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: I heartily applaud the color scheme chosen by a newer family in the West Hills neighborhood. The colors evoke a light and airy feeling, suggest the “feel good” of springtime and reflect one of the best of American values: confidence! I’m looking forward to driving by ...
To the editor: Thanks for reviewing the Baldwin City and Eudora school bond issues up for public voting May 16. Seeing the Eudora plan in full description and the Baldwin plan with scant details is very telling. Most striking is the strategic approach of Eudora’s plan in contrast to the ...
The Wall Street Journal’s James Taranto is befuddled. He cannot understand how people who are or once were Republican or conservative can criticize Justice Clarence Thomas. In a piece titled “Et Tu, Juan? Clarence Thomas’s Fickle Friends Pile On,” Taranto denounces Sen. Mitt Romney and ...
I’ve used this space many times over the years to provide some defense of the political powers and interests of the cities that over 75% of Kansans live in. I did last month in response to a bill in Topeka — which thankfully died in committee — that would have forbidden cities from ...
Tucker Carlson has left the building. That in itself was unusual because Carlson hadn’t been in the building most other days over the last couple years. He rarely went into the Washington or New York bureaus, preferring his own private studios in Maine and Florida — comfortable silos from ...
To the editor: If we wish to be honest with ourselves, we have to admit that we have known people throughout our lives who have fallen somewhere in the middle of gender expectations. For years we bullied and/or ignored these people, but honest observers recognized their presence. Your ...
