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: Admit what you did

To the editor: To those Kansans and others who marched on Washington on Jan. 6,2021, I would offer for thought how much better received your message would have been if your trespass at the nation’s Capitol was organized as an act of nonviolent civil disobedience. In fact, there are ...

Letter to the editor: Decency over ego

To the editor: A scene in the Netflix series “The Crown” shows Winston Churchill leaving 10 Downing St. He saved his country, and for thanks he’s been turned out of office. As his car leaves, he sees the car of the new prime minister pulling up behind him. Churchill tells his driver to ...

Letter to the editor: These 2 are unfit

To the editor: I’m a lifelong Republican, and I identify as deeply conservative. I voted for both Rep. Jake LaTurner and Sen. Roger Marshall (in both the primary and general elections). I contributed money to Marshall’s campaign. I had a sign for Marshall in my yard. During the primary ...

Letter to the editor: Permit for violence

To the editor: Do you believe that your race is best? That your religion is the only true religion? That your culture is the best? Surprise! Everybody on the planet believes the same. And you are now ready to argue with me about the above statement. We all have unique opinions and when they ...

Letter to the editor: A stain on our state

To the editor: In 2020 the Kansas Republican Party blessed the residents of the 2nd Congressional District with their latest GOP wunderkind, Rep. Jake LaTurner. Now, less than a week into his term in Congress, Rep. LaTurner decided to join a group of his fellow Republicans in a pointless ...

Letter to the editor: Marshall must go

To the editor: I sent the following to Sen. Roger Marshall: I am one of your new constituents. I am extremely upset about your yes vote that occurred after the riot took place, which killed five people. I cannot believe you still voted yes to object to the Electoral College certification. ...