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To the editor: There can be no justifying the murder of UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson. Reports are that bullet casings left by the murderer were inscribed with words such as “delay” and “deny.” The New York Times speculates these may be “references to ways that health ...
To the editor: City and county commissioners are elected representatives and not leaders, as so often stated in the Journal-World. All elected positions are employees of the people. “We the People” must demand transparency and accountability or our elected representatives will continue to ...
To the editor: A heartfelt thank you, Lawrence, for turning out for and supporting the Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade. It takes an army to produce this tradition, which is one of a kind. I want to recognize and thank each of the groups that make it happen: the Lawrence Police Department, the ...
To the editor: Gary Henry’s letter to the editor states that Trump prolonged the COVID pandemic and kept Americans dying. According to Statista, the 462,193 pandemic deaths in 2021 when Biden was president outnumbered those in 2020 (384,536) when there was no vaccine for most of that year ...
To the editor: I heard the cries wafting through the Just Food pantry before I saw the child. It was only after the mother and her toddler son finished their shopping and arrived at my volunteer post — the checkout desk — that I noticed his tear-stained cheeks. With one arm the mom ...
To the editor: Now that Donald Trump has been reelected over the protests of many Americans who say no former president with pending or unresolved felony charges against him should be allowed to serve a second term, all Americans should reflect on the history of our nation and ask whether the ...