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To the editor: I read with alarm the article “White House moves forward with Head Start overhaul,” published in the Lawrence Journal-World Aug. 7, 2026. Mr. President, you’re overhauling Head Start? Why? Why are you focusing on this tiny program in our country’s mammoth budget? This ...
To the editor: Sen. Roger Marshall recently criticized the Rev. Adam Hamilton, his opponent in the upcoming election, as “Woke" and therefore unqualified for the position. I have known many Methodist pastors and congregants over many years, and they have all been “awake” to the teaching ...
To the editor: I read with a mixture of anger, frustration and disappointment a recent article in the LJW about the CDC’s "zombie programs." One program, authorized by Congress yet not funded ($41 million), is the Alzheimer’s initiative. My late mother suffered from dementia for about the ...
To the editor: Our state’s flagship university now proudly offers a degree in social influence. We are among the first to teach our students how to promote themselves and influence others even before they have accomplished anything worthwhile or learned much. No doubt this will attract ...
To the editor: I was saddened to learn of the passing of Sen. Nancy Landon Kassebaum. Her years of public service reflected a faith in the representative democracy envisioned by our founding fathers, a government of checks and balances where civil discourse and compromise are often necessary ...
To the editor: I wasn’t even aware that Lawrence had a “Sustainability Board,” and was dumbfounded that we are paying city employees to seriously discuss how to encourage Lawrence residents to avoid idling in their cars when transporting their children to and from school (“Ideas to ...