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.
To the editor: With CoreCivic threatening to open an ICE detention center in Leavenworth, I’m haunted by a play I did in junior high about Holocaust survivors mentioned in Anne Frank’s diary. I never imagined I’d look at my notes again for anything other than nostalgia. But here we ...
To the editor: After the former president of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, made a silly threat on social media, Trump responded by saying he was ordering two nuclear submarines into positions closer to Russia. In fact, the nuclear subs sail on secret routes known only to the crew and Trump has ...
Evidence was offered in recent Senate hearings that judicial nominee Emil Bove told subordinates the federal courts might need to be told “f**k you” if they opposed the administration. Nevertheless, in a display of their complete, utter and abject submission to President Donald Trump, ...
To the editor: In June, the Higher Learning Commission issued a notice changing Haskell Indian Nations University’s status from “accredited” to “accredited on notice.” This alarming situation creates greater trauma and endangers Native American student beneficiaries attending ...
To the editor: To Sen. Roger Marshall, MD: I hope you will consider returning home soon to resume the practice of medicine. Since the country is now governed entirely by executive order, Congress is clearly unnecessary (I hesitate to call it, as DOGE would, “waste”). Your services as a ...
To the editor: Reduce your property taxes. Lawrence voters’ biggest complaints are: 1) High property taxes; 2) Proposed fees at Rock Chalk Park. You can impact this. Every vote matters in City Commission elections because only about 10% of registered voters vote in the primaries and ...
