The Washington Post, beginning Nov. 1, 2019, will allow its syndicated columns to appear only in print. The columns will still be available as part of our e-edition newspaper online, but they will not be available as separate pieces on our website, ljworld.com. These columnists include George Will, David Ignatius, Michael Gerson and others. This does not affect other columnists like Leonard Pitts, Mona Charen, Connie Schultz and Mark Shields, who are not affiliated with the Washington Post.
To the editor: Convicted sex offender and twice-impeached President Donald Trump has finally delivered a message we voters can all get behind: "Pretend I'm on the ballot." Indeed! If shivers run up your spine when you hear that, if your wallet is thin, your gas tank is thirsty, your freezer ...
To the editor: I live just over a mile from Memorial Stadium. In the past, I could hear muffled sound of the PA system during football games, but nothing like this season. I can distinctly hear every play announced, regardless of whether it is a morning game or evening. At night, even with my ...
To the editor: Today I received a $90 deposit from the Social Security Administration. I will be sending Trump's bribe to Just Food for their food pantry. Nancy Miller, Lawrence
To the editor: It’s not often that you can get a deeper view of a candidate’s character and qualifications in political races, but I have been neighbors with Scott Morgan for over 30 years, and you get a pretty good idea of someone’s true nature after all that time. Scott is ...
It is the ugliest scoreboard in America — which makes sense given that it is measuring politicians. Recent public polling by the Pew Research Center shows that 58% of Americans view the Republican Party unfavorably and 59% view the Democratic Party unfavorably. The scoreboard sucks not only ...
In the bad old crime days of New York City, I spent a Christmas Eve waiting outside an emergency room. Our foursome had been violently robbed in a subway station, and I was eager for the doctor’s report on one member who’d suffered a concussion fighting off a mugger. Because someone got ...
