LETTERS/OPINIONS
Reader pleads for ignoring and stifling RFK Jr.
To the Editor: Please ignore and try to stifle the message from Robert Kennedy, Jr., HHS secretary. He is biased, ill-informed and just plain wrong.
Lakeland Times: Our View
A famous film director, Justine Bateman, has an expression of deep feeling pinned to the top of her X account: “Decompressing from walking on eggshells for the past four years.” Bateman posted that after last November’s election, and it captures the emotions of many Americans who feel that they can …
Who is an American
So now all the babies born to undocumented parents in the 28 states that didn’t challenge President Donald Trump’s executive order will have to sue (anonymously, of course, lest this administration deport them, which it would if it could find them) to demand that the Constitution be followed in their …
NYC to DNC: drop dead
The people have a message for the establishment: We hate you. We really, really hate you. The upset victory of Zohran Mamdani in New York’s Democratic mayoral primary — which, in an overwhelmingly Democratic city, makes him the odds-on favorite to win the general election — has profound implications for …
LUHS students write letters to the editor for advocacy project
Some Lakeland Union High School (LUHS) students in civics class this last school year wrote letters to the editor. It was one option of an advocacy project that teachers assigned to students in order for them to engage in some sort of issue by writing letters stating their position.
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Construction projects should be done sooner with less delays, one student says
To the Editor: My name is Braeden McMahon and I am a student at LUHS and a permanent resident of the Minocqua area. One complaint that I have about the area is the construction that occurs year after year. It’s not the actual construction taking place that bothers me, it’s …
Student says owners know what they’re doing when building a smoke shops next to schools
To the Editor: My Name is Vinnie Wolfe, I am a Junior at Lakeland Union High School. The reason I’m sending you this letter is because there are so many “Smoke Shops’ near schools. Also addressing the problems it has in schools that are close to smoke shops. Lastly why …
Student wants more funding for missing and murdered indigenous women in Wisconsin
To the Editor: My name is Emma Mitchell, I’m a part of the Lac Du Flambeau tribe and I am currently a student at LUHS. I’d be addressing in this letter the local issues on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in Wisconsin. Wisconsin has taken significant steps to help the …
Wolves need to be delisted, one student says
To the Editor: My name is Ajay Coron, and I am a student at Lakeland Union High School in Minocqua. On July 30, 2024, my dog was brutally murdered by a lone wolf right in my front yard. My mother was about 5 feet from my dog when it was …
Student wants help for local restaurants
To the Editor: My name is Victor, and I am a junior student at LUHS in Minocqua. This letter is about large restaurant chains taking over smaller, local restaurants, which threatens the variety of food options and harms the financial health of local communities. Also, my letter is for a …
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Student addressess the state of mental health
To the Editor: I’m a seventeen year old student here at LUHS and the purpose of this letter is to address the state of mental health. I’m writing a letter about this because I’ve noticed both in and out of my own life and others that there are a lot …
A smoke shop next to LUHS at student’s dismay
To the Editor: My name is Bella Wewasson and I am a Junior at Lakeland Union High School in Minocqua, Wisconsin. There is a smoke shop located right next to our High School. As a concerned member of the community, I am writing to express my opinion that smoke shops …
‘Teachers are the real Heroes’
To the Editor: Hello! My name is Gavin Peters from Lakeland Union High and I am a junior in high school writing about an issue I feel strongly about in the school community. Teachers mean the world to some people and create strong habits for later life.
Student asks Times to review mental health crisis in teenagers, offers his findings
To the Editor: My name is Frankie Plahuta, I’m a Senior at Lakeland Union High School. It has recently been brought to my attention that mental health issues are much bigger than how it is being dealt with currently.
The Zohran Mamdani revolution
They did it. They finally did it. Those maniacs. They blew it up. As New Yorkers walk dazed through the streets of the world’s greatest city, seeking perhaps the half-buried Statue of Liberty lying beneath the silent sands of a deserted beach in the Forbidden Zone, one thing has become …
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