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: Whether you’re an extremist, liberal or conservative, you should reach the conclusion at some point that you would be flabbergasted if the world you believe in ever exists. It’s time for reality. Whether it’s the planet, social justice, the economy or human health, now is ...
Glenn “Doc” Rivers is reportedly paid $10 million a year to coach The L.A. Clippers. It is not enough. That’s not a statement of his market value, but an answer to those who think he had no business saying what he said last week. Rivers, who is African American, gave an impassioned ...
America basically has turned into an outrage machine, which makes it odd to say that there is one topic that is not producing enough outrage in American discourse. It is Facebook. The enormously profitable company has evolved from a dumpster fire to an all-out blaze with flames that are ...
This year, like every election year, I have students ask me, “Why is voting so hard?” My initial response: “It’s not hard at all!” That answer is basically accurate, as the high levels of turnout among the older segments of our population demonstrate. Still, I can’t deny that ...
Since I announced publicly that I will be voting for Joe Biden in November, I’ve received a few communications from puzzled readers. “How can you, a supposedly pro-life woman, support someone who believes in killing babies?” I will try to respond for the sake of those who, like me, find ...
It comes early in an African American life. Before “Pomp and Circumstance” is played. Before the corsage and the limousine ride. Before final exam, favorite teacher and science project. Before first kiss. Before any of that, someone has appraised you — millions of someones who ...
Editor’s Note: Views from Kansas is a regular feature that highlights editorials and other viewpoints from across the state. President Donald Trump was out of line this week in calling for a boycott of Goodyear tires. The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., which has plants in Topeka and across ...
To the editor: A big thank-you to the Lawrence Journal-World for its investigative reporting of our local police department. Through the many articles in the newspaper we can plainly see the urgent need we have as a community to demand transparency, truth and accountability from our local law ...
To the editor: Donald Trump is an expert at tearing things down. He wants to tear down Social Security and eliminate it; tear down Medicare and Medicaid and eliminate them; tear down our Postal Service and make it harder to receive our medications, Social Security, election ballots and other ...
The “post-game” analyses of the 2020 Democratic National Convention have gone on for longer than the convention itself. Critics continue to weigh in on whether Barack Obama or Michelle Obama was the more effective speaker and whether Joe Biden, in his 24-minute acceptance speech (remarkably ...
Here we go. The start to the most unusual school year in recent memory is scheduled to begin on Monday when the University of Kansas begins its fall semester. It will end the longest, most boring, most frightful spring break that many students and staff have ever endured. Remember, that is ...
In 2016, I wanted Hillary Clinton to be our next president, and I was sure that she would be. I was devastated. In 2019 and early 2020, I wanted a woman to win the Democratic Party’s nomination for president. Instead, one qualified woman after another failed to get enough votes. I’ve ...
To the editor: In the August 14 edition of the Journal-World, an article reports on concerns that KU misrepresented survey data to justify opening campus to in-person classes. Why on earth would KU administrators do that? So that they would have to work 24/7 all summer long? So they could ...
To the editor: I picked up a copy of the paper this past Tuesday and found two articles I felt I should respond to. I was saddened to see the article about the audit which revealed that the “City staff still lacks proper financial controls.” I read that “outside auditors” ...
It is time to do some election math in Douglas County. Thankfully this exercise doesn’t have anything to do with the actual counting of votes. That process is scheduled to end on Monday, when the last of about 600 provisional ballots are counted, and a “canvassing” process certifies the ...
To the editor: Question: What do you call an American who uses his authority to prevent other Americans from voting? Answer: You call him Donald Trump. With NO evidence at all, he claims that mail-in voting will result in a gigantic fraud, and so he publicly refuses to approve funding ...
To the editor: Dramatic city utility rate increases are being proposed when many in our community are struggling to pay for basic needs due to the pandemic. At the same time, the city utilities division proposes an expensive new project in Water Tower Park, a few blocks west of the KU ...
To the editor: Everybody chill. It’s just a virus. It’s not a conspiracy, hoax, or Divine Plan for population control. It’s a little piece of protein surrounded by a protective layer of fat. Happens in nature all the time. Human beings can control the spread, protect themselves and save ...
To the editor: In the “age of disruptions” none of us anticipated this new reality: our schools across the state having no consensus and the very true divide we are seeing in our communities. With the recent email from the school district that outlines the options that will play out ...
Editor’s Note: Views from Kansas is a regular feature that highlights editorials and other viewpoints from across the state. Kansas House Speaker Ron Ryckman acted irresponsibly when he failed to fully inform colleagues and the state that he had been treated for COVID-19 in ...
