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To the editor: If you read the reports of various crimes around this area (especially those with violence), there’s a disturbing pattern. A majority of the suspects have multiple prior convictions and are out on probation. Kudos to our judicial system for being ecologically sound. They have ...
To the editor: Like some other people on the fringe of the North Lawrence solar project issue, I’m conflicted. My opinion is that the proposed site is a good one for the project; except for the prime ag land there, I am an ardent supporter of preserving. (When I worked for the Lawrence ...
To the editor: In his recent column on schools, George, Will claims public education suffers from “administrative bloat,” because a little more than half of employees are teachers. But he fails to acknowledge the many services that schools provide in addition to instruction. They range ...
To the editor: I am opposed to a flat income tax rate in principle, but why are our elected officials quibbling over whether the rate/s should be 5.45%, 5.65% or 5.7%? That much difference doesn’t matter to me. I’m more interested in what the personal exemption might be, but that was left ...
To the editor: Several people have told me that I should write this letter. I served in Vietnam as a member of the 3rd Battalion 3rd Marines from early January of 1967 to February of 1968. The 3/3 served a total of 1,600 days in Vietnam and conducted 48 combat operations — more than ...
To the editor: Eugene Robinson’s tour of the Bible (“Trump’s big Bible grift is going to backfire,” Journal-World, March 31) missed a few points of interest. His selected passages and commentary assure readers that abortion “is one issue Jesus never addressed.” Although this is a ...