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.
New Yorkers are divided on what happened on that F train when a former Marine, who was white, choked to death an unruly homeless man, who was Black. The comments sections of the New York papers reveal little division among the readers. Facts are still coming in, but based on what we know, most ...
To the editor: The recent desecration at Prairie Park is a deeply troubling but foreseeable continuation of a process of removal that began over 150 years ago. Lawrence sits on land that was 90% prairie prior to 1854. That native prairie ecosystem, including the plants, buffalo and other ...
Some television hosts might hang their heads in shame if their show was dubbed “Worst TV show in history.” Jerry Springer wore it like a badge of honor. “It’s hard for anyone to get upset at our show today,” Springer said after receiving that dubious honor from TV Guide in 2002, ...
They waited ’til the midnight hour, almost; it was the evening of the final day of the 2023 legislative session when lawmakers compromised on school funding and school choice voucher bills. Republicans, Democrats, legislators from rural counties and urbanites from upscale northeast suburbs ...
Any parent will tell you that forcing children to eat their spinach is no way to win a household popularity contest. Children don’t care about the long-term benefits of eating healthy food when the alternative is the short-term thrill of sugary treats. Much to their children’s chagrin, ...
To the editor: Our U.S. Supreme Court is in a state of disaster. Senators are proposing ethics consults to restore decency in judicial conduct. This would help, but ethics is not slapping hands. In the legal field, ethics is the people’s responsibility for creating the future. As the legacy ...
