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.
We’re on the cusp of the biggest gusher of “charitable giving” in history. Beware. We tend to think of “charitable giving” as unambiguously good because we equate “charities” with organizations that help the poor and equate “giving” with generosity. But both assumptions are ...
To the editor: Recently, the Journal-World wrote an article about the Supreme Court amendment that is on the ballot. You reported that Kansas is among 14 states that have a merit-based system. You failed to mention that no other state in the union chooses its justices exactly like Kansas does. ...
To the editor: Last week I looked out to the edge of our property to see a spray rig stopped on the road. I figured it was the farmers taking a break, but it wasn’t one of their units. I walked down to check, finding it was a crew from the tree company Asplundh, which normally clears high ...
Americans’ trust in the judiciary and the justice system is eroding at every level. From the U.S. Supreme Court to state courts across the country, polls show sharply declining public confidence in courts as trustworthy institutions. The response from many special interest groups and ...
To the editor: The proposal to turn Kansas justices into politicians is clearly a bad idea. It's a thinly veiled attempt to create legal sock puppets for powerful special-interest groups. That said, it's important to remember that all judges, whether state or federal, acquire their ...
To the editor: On August 4 we will vote — we all need to vote — on a proposed amendment to the Kansas constitution that would make Supreme Court judges elected rather than appointed. This is a callous attack on our judicial system. Why are the Trumpists in the state Legislature promoting ...