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.
To the editor: Justice Matters has been highlighting the importance of ending chronic homelessness, through a comprehensive plan, for years. We researched other communities who have ended chronic homelessness through their “Built for Zero” programs and encouraged the City of Lawrence and ...
To the editor: In 1994 I led the site selection team that determined where in Kansas the Cessna Aircraft Company would spend $40 million building a new facility in Kansas to manufacture single engine airplanes We considered requirements that had to be met and other important factors. ...
To the editor: The November elections will be the most consequential of modern history! At stake is the rule of law, democracy versus dictatorship, freedom or a crazy cult society beholden to the will of one dangerous man. This is a five-alarm fire! Don’t allow yourself to be hoodwinked ...
To the editor: I think the term “single-use plastic bags” is a misnomer. I probably speak for many of us when I say that the plastic bags I bring home from the grocery store full of groceries get used for many other purposes: lining bathroom trash cans, doggie bags on walks, donating to ...
To the editor: The recent stabbing of Crystal White proves, once again, that our unhoused neighbors cannot be kept safe from harm or held accountable for their living conditions at the unsanctioned camp by the river (which has far more people than the sanctioned camp!). They cannot continue ...
To the editor: I’ve seen the idea floated that Russians have infiltrated the Republican Party. It apparently comes from Trump inviting Russia to invade and “do whatever the hell they want” to U.S. allies who don’t “pay up.” As if U.S. alliances were a gangster protection ...