Opinion

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.

Letter to the editor: Lack of shelter is not real issue

To the editor: I strongly agree with Ray Finch’s letter on our obligations to the homeless. I do not think that the city owes these individuals a place to live. Temporary shelter during unusually inclement weather or for adults with children in an emergency situation is certainly ...

Letter to the editor: Losing twice to Arkansas

To the editor: Kansas has now los t to Arkansas twice in the past three months: at the Liberty Bowl in December and Saturday afternoon in Des Moines. There is a lesson to be learned here: In college sports, size matters. Arkansas’ offensive line towered over our defensive players in the ...

Opinion: Writer the latest to be disgraced by lies about heritage

I have never known a man who faked his own death, but I have known a man who faked his own life, then sadly failed to live long enough for us to talk about it. I’m talking about the late Hache Carrillo, a rising, award-winning literary talent whose reputation grew quickly after the ...

Opinion: Unwelcome government meddling

The California governor has no business “canceling” Walgreens. But I could. The Florida governor has no business punishing Disney for disagreeing with him over his state’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill. But people who agree with Ron DeSantis here can boycott Disney World. There is a ...

Opinion: If you’re giving away bailouts, I’ll take one, please

Dear Sirs (one assumes), What follows is my official application to be included in the billions of dollars in bailouts -- I’m sorry, “debt relief” — planned for the Silicon Valley banks that failed after engaging in risky tech industry loans, dumb cryptocurrency investments and ...