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: Nov. 10 is my nephew’s birthday. He won’t be celebrating, however, because a drunk driver killed him almost two years ago. He left behind a young widow and three children under the age of 6. The drunk driver, now — finally — in prison for murder, had multiple previous ...
To the editor: I was raised in Hutchinson and have shopped at Dillons stores all my life. The new Dillons at 23rd and Iowa is close to us and has lots of great stuff. I looked forward to shopping there. We shopped there once, but we won’t be going back and I want to let others know why. ...
To the editor: For those who remember the Nixon administration coverup of the Watergate break-in of the Democratic National Headquarters, “follow the money” was the advice from the key informant known as Deep Throat. The same wisdom applies today. Nixon was playing with money raised by ...
To the editor: Chad Lawhorn’s lengthy article about Emporia State University’s “experiment” with President Ken Hush’s appointment was quite interesting but also incomplete. Lawhorn touts the school’s improved credit rating and slightly improved enrollment numbers, but adds little ...
I once met a man who claimed to make up his mind who he wanted in presidential elections only after stepping into the voting booth. “Are you kidding me?” I asked, aghast. How could anyone, I marveled, not know who they were planning to vote for? What were they waiting for, a message ...
When I headed to Montana to visit the American Prairie, I had bison on my mind. They are the quintessential plains animal and North America’s largest land mammal. But what I didn’t expect was for a rodent to pique my interest and steal my heart. The black-tailed prairie dog lives in ...
