Then-Sen. John F Kennedy wrote admiringly in his 1955 book, “Profiles in Courage,” about Republican U.S. Sen. Edmund G. Ross of Kansas. In 1868, in a decision Ross knew would end his political career, he broke with his party to vote against the impeachment of then-President Andrew Johnson, ...
Washington — It’s a good rule never to start a fight you’re not eager to finish. But the Trump administration and its Arab allies now seem caught in a version of that dilemma with Iran, which is proving to be a tougher adversary than Washington expected. Iran’s alleged attack last ...
With apologies to Stevie Wonder, for whom it was once an album title, nothing is “hotter than July.” July was the hottest month. Maybe you’re waiting for that sentence to be qualified: “hottest month of the last 20 years,” let’s say. But it turns out July of 2019 was the hottest ...
Hong Kong — Lee Cheuk-yan, unlike most Americans, remembers and reveres Lane Kirkland, a hero of the first Cold War. During 16 years as leader of the AFL-CIO, 1979-1995, Kirkland gave crucial support, both material and moral, to Lech Walesa and the Solidarity movement in Poland, where it was ...
Editor’s Note: Views from Kansas is a regular feature that highlights editorials and other viewpoints from across the state. Unemployment in Kansas stands at 3.3%, according to the Kansas Department of Labor. But before you jump for joy, take note that Kansas is on a long-term trend of ...
To the editor: George Will’s recent columns from Hong Kong clearly explain the reasons why millions of Hong Kong residents are marching in the streets. They are doing what they can to defend their free and open society against the efforts of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to incorporate ...
Hong Kong — As tens of thousands of protesters marched down Hennessy Road toward government headquarters Sunday afternoon, chanting pro-democracy slogans and waving American flags, it was an exuberant celebration of this territory’s yearning for freedom. The protesters seemed mindless of ...
To the editor: In this week’s newsletter, Sen. Jerry Moran states concerning the president’s rollback of the Clean Water Act, “ In doing so, the president eliminated uncertainty.” It would be better said that the president has deregulated the Clean Water Act, opening up our rivers and ...
To the editor: You can tell from the print ads that autumn is almost here. And once again the outlets are advertising assault rifles under “sporting goods.” When I was a boy learning to hunt squirrel, my daddy would send me out with one 22 long rifle cartridge for the purpose. If I ...
In a town that thrives on young college students, it would be easy enough to forget about those residents on the opposite end of the age spectrum: senior citizens. It is a credit to our community that we have not done so. The latest example that Lawrence cares about our senior citizens can be ...
To the editor: I recently attended a Lawrence Planning Commission meeting as a concerned resident about an assisted living facility that was allowed to be built in our neighborhood. The home added a large structure on to the existing property to house 11 disabled residents. It has increased ...
Washington — President Trump is a horrendous racist. And it’s time for Democrats to stop calling him one. Counterintuitive? Yes. But substantial evidence shows that labeling Trump “racist” backfires against Democrats. It energizes his supporters without providing any additional ...
To the editor: Constitution Week is Sept. 17-23. I’d like to share some interesting facts about the Constitution of the United States of America from Roger Sachar and Chris Chadzutko, along with information from the National Archives. Jacob Shallus, a clerk, was paid $30 to write the ...
To the editor: Recently, Johnson County Mental Health Center began efforts to include education about mental health and substance abuse in Johnson County schools. Developed by EverFi Inc., the new course “introduces students to the experiences of others in order to develop awareness and ...
Charleston, S.C. — Once upon a time, Mark Sanford might have been a contender, but there’s too much water under the bridges that stretch from this city of steeples to his erstwhile home on Sullivan’s Island. The disgraced former South Carolina governor and congressman announced Sunday ...
Washington — Gen. Joseph Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who will retire this month, is that rare senior official in Donald Trump’s Washington whose career and reputation don’t seem to have been tarnished by his dealings with the president. The explanation is simple: ...
Our subject today is a word. It seems to be the word of the moment, at least on the political left. One can hardly read an opinion page or watch cable news without confronting this tiresome term, this irksome idiom. For the love of heaven, people, please stop saying ...
Imagine if Alexander Graham Bell had another idea when he invented the telephone: Third parties could listen in on the phone calls and use the information from your conversations to sell you other goods and services. Such activity today would be illegal in America, and if the telephone ...
Hong Kong — Physically diminutive, intellectually acerbic and with an eye for the ironic, Margaret Ng — lawyer, writer and former legislator — is, at 71, a member of the generation for which this city’s youthful protesters have scant patience. They say the elders have been too patient ...
It just stands there, all 13 floors, abandoned and alone. Once the hub of Kansas’ administrative activity, the Robert B. Docking State Office Building is empty and orphaned, its previously vibrant departments now slimmed down and parceled out to rented space and other cities. In the late ...
