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: After reading two more stories in the Journal-World on May 16, I am compelled to write about over- and erratic spending by the city. The city has continued to move forward on spending over $100 million to build a field operations campus that was originally approved in 2017 at ...
Gov. Laura Kelly recently vetoed House Bill 2285, which would have restricted the ability of public health officials to respond to public health emergencies in the state of Kansas. While Republican legislators will be unable to override this veto, bill proponents have promised this fight ...
To the editor: Is the 2040 plan and industrial wind and solar compatible? The 2040 plan talks about preserving the character, rural heritage and beauty of Douglas County. Rural Douglas County has been farmland and cropland for centuries. Farmers have been keepers of the land, ...
To the editor: I’m writing in regard to Cory Elkins’ sentence reduction. I am friends with one of his victims, and I attended every day of the trial in 2008. Elkins was responsible for rapes that occurred in 1993, 1994 and 1995. That’s right. Lawrence had a serial rapist running ...
Donald Trump’s solution was to build a wall and insult migrants. Left off his playbook for curbing illegal immigration was any punishment for employers who hired undocumented workers. That would inconvenience farmers, he said. As it turned out, the wall wasn’t built, and those entering ...
Bidenomics is not just about spending money anymore. No, it’s about a new economic paradigm, according to a recent speech at the Brookings Institution by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan. He describes the Biden approach as a “modern American industrial strategy.” The phrasing ...