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.
Recently as I drove my Silent Generation father-in-law on an out-of-town trip along I-70, he made a peculiar observation. “I never noticed this before but there’s plastic bags everywhere. My gosh. It looks terrible!” Peculiar because he’s typically not a passenger-seat guy. Peculiar ...
Public parks belong to the public, right? A billionaire can’t cordon off an acre of Golden Gate Park for his private party. But can a poor person — or anyone who claims they can’t afford a home — take over public spaces where children play and families experience nature? That is the ...
There’s no record of Edmund Burke — the great Irish-born British statesman and father of modern conservatism — actually saying what is often attributed to him: “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” But it does capture his worldview well ...
We have entered a new social media hell, where online creeps run sadistic schemes targeting high school kids. Since late 2021, their ruses have driven at least 20 young people, mostly boys, to take their lives. One victim was a 17-year-old star athlete at Marquette Senior High School in ...
To the editor: I was born and raised in Lawrence. Moved several years ago out of the area. I read the paper daily and become more sad and discouraged about the town. I am surprised and shocked about how far left Lawrence has become. My main concern is the homeless situation and how ...
To the editor: I’ve disagreed with most of what Rep. Jake LaTurner has done and stood for during his time in office, particularly his odious falsehoods about President Joe Biden and border security. But there is no denying that LaTurner stood up for freedom and decency April 20 in voting to ...
