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.
It wasn’t long ago that policymakers worried the internet would split the country into digital “haves” and “have-nots,” leaving millions stranded without access to modern education, healthcare and economic opportunity. So federal dollars poured into the states to help build ...
To the editor: The proposed amendment to the Kansas Constitution to change how Supreme Court justices are selected must be rejected on Aug. 4. Our government is based on a system of checks and balances, dividing power among the legislative, executive and judicial branches so no single branch ...
To the editor: To the owners of the LJWorld, Ogden Newspapers of Kansas, from some country road or another in West Virginia, please know that two seminal events in our town’s history happened fifty six years ago this month. The killings of Rick “Tiger” Dowdell and Harry “Nick” Rice ...
To the editor: A recent exchange over the proposed solar farm accused a supporter of the farm of, essentially, being a city person who doesn’t understand farming and doesn’t love the land. As it happens, the person described is an organic farmer living and working on a small organic farm ...
To the editor: I, too, have been following this story about the Douglas County Commission's decision to not reappoint Chelsi Hayden to the Planning Commission, and the lack of explanation from some commissioners. I've been following the subsequent readers opinions, too. The following is my ...
The windows of bookstores and the marquees of movie theaters across America all sing the praises of Homer’s 2,800-year-old “Odyssey.” This prompted me to review the Greek myths and legends I enjoyed so much as a boy. More than any other, the tale of King Midas, which dates from around the ...