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: Cruel, vulgar comments

To the editor: The work of public officials and staff on the nearly 35 local boards and commissions is an important foundation for the quality of life we enjoy in Lawrence and Douglas County. Whether citizen volunteers or full-time elected officials and their staffs, whether city or county, ...

Letter to the editor: No to RFK Jr.

To the editor: The HHS secretary is in charge of our nation’s health care, managing Medicaid and Medicare policies, overseeing the CDC, FDA and National Institutes of Health, and is in charge of preparing for and responding to public health and medical emergencies, like pandemics. It’s a ...

Letter to the editor: Diversity is important

To the editor: I had the pleasure of attending the KU Center For East Asian Studies Lunar New Year celebration recently at Memorial Union. Hundreds of people of all ages turned out for a wonderful evening of free food to sample, children’s activities, bingo and music and dance performances. ...

Letter to the editor: Ducking the question

To the editor: I contacted both Tracy Mann, our congressman for Lawrence, and Roger Marshall one of our U.S. senators that are supposed to represent Kansas. I emailed a simple question to them: Do you agree with pardoning the Jan. 6 insurrectionists? Mann had an assistant call me and when I ...

Letter to the editor: An assault on workers

To the editor: President Trump’s actions earlier this week hit really close to home. His actions to trim the federal workforce is nothing short of an all-out assault on 2 million loyal and hardworking Americans. One of the “pillars” of federal service outlined in the email was returning ...

Letter to the editor: Never more terrified

To the editor: The second Trump Administration is working out the way that I expected. The president and his subordinates have launched a blizzard of initiatives either designed to implement the priorities of the extreme right-wing Project 2025 or to seek revenge against those perceived as ...