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.
Have you heard about the federal government’s plan to begin denying large batches of background checks for firearms purchases if any one such background check came back inaccurate? The system would work this way: People who purchase a gun from a federally-licensed dealer already are required ...
Since we last visited the artificial intelligence industry in this column, a lot has happened, much of it seeming to confirm my worst fears. Seven weeks ago, I wrote about the “Hugging Face” breach, so called for the company that got hacked with no human intervention by “rogue” AI ...
To the editor: I am a KU grad, a longtime resident of Lawrence, and I grew up in Missouri. Before the KU/MU game earlier this month, I had occasion to drive on Kentucky Street and Tennessee Street, mostly between 11th and 17th. I was horrified and disgusted to see that most every house had a ...
To the editor: I appreciated Mona Charon’s recent column, “Finding resilience in the face of disability” which drew attention to the resilience exhibited by Sens. Dole, Hart, and Inouye, as well as current Iowa Senate candidate Josh Turek, in coping with their disabilities. Her message ...
To the editor: Your recent articles on proposed data centers in De Soto, Tonganoxie and Lawrence captured the real dilemma. Our cities need new tax revenue to meet growing budgets, yet data centers sit at the heart of a controversial technology that remains largely unregulated. As a ...
On the Sunday evening of Labor Day weekend, after a delightful dinner with close friends, I tripped over one of those ubiquitous electric rent-a-scooters. I went down hard, landing on my knee and arm, though luckily not hitting my head. At home that night, I couldn’t even bend my left elbow ...
