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To the editor: The American Constitution begins by recognizing a historical record of flawed human behavior (e.g., kings generally and King George III in particular); progressing through a flawed present (e.g., retaining African slavery in Southern states); into a future in search of an ever ...
To the Editor: To all my friends who work and study at KU. Please submit a simple declarative sentence at the bottom of your email address, i.e. She graduated from Dartmouth 1987. This will be a way to let us all know how you want to be recognized without going against the KU policy. Karl ...
To the Editor: Welcome to the beautiful Lawrence Loop! Today we're on the Lawrence Loop between Burcham and Constant Parks. Twenty years ago this was just a dirt path where you could walk your dogs, listen to the birds and watch the sun come up over the river. But today it's paved and ...
To the Editor: I want to support KU Coach Lance Leipold’s idea of hosting the KSHSAA Football State Championship games at KU and KSU football complexes. (LJWorld, Aug. 1, 2025). This would include teams from all divisions from 6A to 6-player divisions. Anyone like me who grew up in Lawrence ...
To the editor: With CoreCivic threatening to open an ICE detention center in Leavenworth, I’m haunted by a play I did in junior high about Holocaust survivors mentioned in Anne Frank’s diary. I never imagined I’d look at my notes again for anything other than nostalgia. But here we ...
To the editor: After the former president of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, made a silly threat on social media, Trump responded by saying he was ordering two nuclear submarines into positions closer to Russia. In fact, the nuclear subs sail on secret routes known only to the crew and Trump has ...