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: Shutdown not due to Dems

To the editor: Senate majority leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, and House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, keep iterating that the shutdown will be a Democrat shutdown. They both appear to have problems with math. I love math. One of the few places where there is one and only one correct ...

Letter to the editor: Loss of relays is a big shame

To the editor: KU and KU Athletics are spending upwards of $750 million on a Gateway project. This project is to assist in student recruitment and be an economic development win for all. KU’s CFO, Jeff DeWitt, stated this will bring in almost $2 billion to the county and the state of ...

Letter to the editor: What the pope means by ‘woke’

To the editor: I am not a member of the Roman Catholic Church, but I am very impressed with the new pope, Leo XIV. He is intelligent, thoughtful, articulate and gives high priority to social, racial and economic justice. Read the words from several of his initial pontifical ...

Letter to the editor: Tenure is more necessary now

To the editor: Recent events in Texas make the Kansas Board of Regents’ recently announced review of academic tenure policy very troubling. A lecturer was dismissed at Texas A&M for expanding upon gender questions in a children’s literature class, and a tenured professor at Texas ...

Letter to the editor: Crucial to vote in midterms

To the editor: Midterm elections will be in November 2026. Time flies. Votes in Douglas County do count. A U.S. senator, representatives and governor will be up for election. Kansas has a history of picking Democratic governors; that could happen again. Loyal Republicans and conservative ...

Letter to the editor: The hypocrisy behind the hate

To the editor: The death of Charlie Kirk is horrific. The deaths of Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband along with the shooting of State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, the beating of U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s husband, are all horrific. I could go on and on. Can we please ...