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.
“Everything she writes,” Mary McCarthy famously said about playwright Lillian Hellman, “is a lie — including ‘and’ and ‘the.’” Historians wrestling with how Americans permitted their democracy to be so badly debased during the President Donald Trump era will have to first ...
Donald Trump’s approval numbers continue to crater. Even Republicans have cooled on the president’s performance. But the president shows no sign of noticing, nor is he changing his ways. Even his gaslighting has gone wan. He’s failed to make Americans believe that prices are going down ...
To the editor: Nov. 10 is my nephew’s birthday. He won’t be celebrating, however, because a drunk driver killed him almost two years ago. He left behind a young widow and three children under the age of 6. The drunk driver, now — finally — in prison for murder, had multiple previous ...
To the editor: I was raised in Hutchinson and have shopped at Dillons stores all my life. The new Dillons at 23rd and Iowa is close to us and has lots of great stuff. I looked forward to shopping there. We shopped there once, but we won’t be going back and I want to let others know why. ...
To the editor: For those who remember the Nixon administration coverup of the Watergate break-in of the Democratic National Headquarters, “follow the money” was the advice from the key informant known as Deep Throat. The same wisdom applies today. Nixon was playing with money raised by ...
To the editor: Chad Lawhorn’s lengthy article about Emporia State University’s “experiment” with President Ken Hush’s appointment was quite interesting but also incomplete. Lawhorn touts the school’s improved credit rating and slightly improved enrollment numbers, but adds little ...
