The Washington Post, beginning Nov. 1, 2019, will allow its syndicated columns to appear only in print. The columns will still be available as part of our e-edition newspaper online, but they will not be available as separate pieces on our website, ljworld.com. These columnists include George Will, David Ignatius, Michael Gerson and others. This does not affect other columnists like Leonard Pitts, Mona Charen, Connie Schultz and Mark Shields, who are not affiliated with the Washington Post.
After decades of decline, fatal traffic crashes increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Today’s traffic deaths are falling harder and harder on bicyclists and pedestrians. In Kansas, pedestrian deaths increased 261%, from 18 in 2019 to 47 in 2021, according to the National Governors’ ...
I applaud people attempting to bridge divides in America, so two cheers to the New York Times’ David Brooks for taking a stab at understanding Donald Trump’s popularity from the point of view of his supporters. Why not three cheers? Read on. Brooks writes that most people in elite ...
To the editor: Regarding the Journal-World story “Lawrence cyclist survives cardiac arrest thanks to deputies and others having life-saving know-how”: First of all, I am here today by the grace of God, the good Samaritans and the first responders who saved my life. Thanks to Elvira ...
To the editor: When fare-free bus service for 2023 was initiated, I thought that was an excellent way to promote ridership. However, the result, which probably should have been foreseen, was many homeless persons riding on the bus. This has caused problems. I decided to take advantage of ...
America’s political scribes would do us a favor if they would drop the word “storied” before the name “Kennedy.” America does not have families that are royal, storied or otherwise special because of the circumstances of members’ birth. Or it shouldn’t. Lest anyone forget the ...
Former President Donald Trump has boasted that he regards being indicted as “a badge of honor.” If so, he has racked up quite a pile of badges. Last week’s latest federal indictment brought the total number of criminal charges against him in New York State court and federal courts in ...
