Letters to the Editor

To submit a letter to the editor, please email your submission to letters@ljworld.com or mail it to Box 888, Lawrence KS 66044. Letters should be 250 words or less, be of public interest and should avoid libelous language. The Journal-World reserves the right to edit letters, as long as viewpoints are not altered. Letters must bear the name, address and telephone number of the writer.

Letter to the editor: Insatiable hunger for ignorance

To the editor: United States intelligence sources long ago concluded that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia bears responsibility for the torture and murder of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi. And yet, the president of the United States thinks otherwise. The U.S. Department of ...

Letter to the editor: Stand up to Trump’s threats

To the editor: I am appalled and stunned that our current president is so tone deaf and self-centered that he would actually issue threats to those service members just trying to do their duty for our country by upholding the Constitution. For this president, or any president, to threaten ...

Letter to the editor: Article brings back memories

To the editor: The Journal-World article on KU’s Wilcox Classical Museum brought back wonderful memories of the Lawrence community theater’s production of my play “Flesh, Flash and Frank Harris” in April of 1980, and then again Off-Broadway in New York in 1983-1984. Harris was a ...

Letter to the editor: Bicycle racks needed at KU

To the editor: KU’s new conference center and stadium are wonderful new facilities. However, one curious aspect of the entire Phase 1 project is that the new premises seem to have zero space set aside for bicycle parking. Considering Lawrence’s ostensible concerns about climate (not to ...

Letter to the editor: ESU is a failing experiment

To the editor: With respect to your recent article on the Emporia State “experiment,” I feel that it is important to point out the magnitude and significance of the special appropriations that ESU has received from the Kansas Legislature. These appropriations were given directly to ESU ...

Letter to the editor: No decency

To the editor: Consider the recent, lavish back-to-back weekend parties at Mar-a-Lago featuring beef filet and seared scallops, ice sculptures, an opera performance, and synchronized swimmers performing to “God Bless the USA.” Judicial Watch estimates that it costs $1 million for each of ...