Letters to the Editor

To submit a letter to the editor, please email your submission to letters@ljworld.com or mail it to Box 888, Lawrence KS 66044. Letters should be 250 words or less, be of public interest and should avoid libelous language. The Journal-World reserves the right to edit letters, as long as viewpoints are not altered. Letters must bear the name, address and telephone number of the writer.

Letter to the editor: Home of the brave?

To the editor: Opinions about the main impulse behind Trump’s reelection are like belly buttons; everybody’s got one. Here’s mine. First, I don’t buy “It’s the economy, stupid.” Harris’ “soak the rich” taxes, government-subsidized first mortgages and defense of Social ...

Letter to the editor: Lies don’t help

To the editor: The pernicious lie that “Democrats abandoned the working class” — recently repeated by so-called “moderate” Republican Mike Warner — is a demonstrable falsehood; key in putting a criminal would-be dictator at the world’s apex of power. Biden took office in the ...

Letter to the editor: Resentment

To the editor: In “What I learned running as a moderate Republican,” Mike Warner’s reflections boil down to this: Affluent, privileged, liberal voters in Lawrence who elect Democrats to county offices don’t understand or care about the interests of small-business owners or ...

Letter to the editor: Proud to be an American

To the editor: This is in response to William Skepnek’s letter on Nov. 19. He states his planning of a trip to Europe is “beclouded with shame.” That he projects “feeling the shame of being recognized as an American.” And that he is “ashamed of being American, ashamed of my ...

Letter to the editor: No plan to storm Capitol?

To the editor: What’s going on? Things are seriously out of whack! Why isn’t Kamala Harris screaming about a rigged and stolen election? Why are Democrats not filing numerous court cases and appeals claiming illegal voters and voting irregularities? Why are there not mobs of Harris ...

Letter to the editor: Time for action

To the editor: I noted with interest a recent letter by Bill Skepnek, who is a law school classmate of mine (new Green Hall, Class of ’78). In it, he lamented Trump’s victory and spoke of how he has withdrawn from the media. Our Jewish friends would say he is sitting shiva for our ...