LETTERS/OPINIONS
An open letter to Congressman Tiffany
To the Editor: The United States has a terrible health care system. Compared to other developed countries, we don’t live as long, infant and maternal mortality rates are higher ... the list goes on. For these abysmal results, we pay twice as much per citizen as any other country.
Wreaths across America Day
To the Editor: We would like to thank The Lakeland Times and the community for publishing and contributing to the recent Veterans Day insert, Veterans Salute. This paper highlighted local veterans who served our country. We’re grateful to see our veterans being recognized for their service by the community and …
Roundabout doubt spurs overpass proposal
To the Editor: I recently wrote a letter concerning the proposed roundabout regarding the Highway K - Swamp Lake Road - Highway 51 intersection. Stacy Hagenbucher claims their computer model said it would work.
Veterans Day deserves respect: Progressive rejects extremism
To the Editor: First of all, on behalf of the local citizens of the northwoods communities please accept my sincere apology to Brian Jopek, his family and all veterans regarding the despicable behavior of the protesters that he encountered outside of his employment at The Lakeland Times building on Nov. …
‘Get the word out’
It took three weeks for President Donald Trump to speak up. In the meantime, Tucker Carlson’s chummy interview with white nationalist and outspoken anti-Semite Nick Fuentes was tearing Trump’s MAGA crowd apart. And when he finally did speak up, it was to defend Tucker Carlson — and Nick Fuentes.
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The Epstein grifters
There are plenty of serious questions to be asked about Jeffrey Epstein. Where did he get his money? Why did so many major figures hobnob with him long after his plea agreement on sex charges with minors?
Accuracy affirmed
To the Editor: I finally got around to read the recent The Lakeland Times. What drew my interest was Richard Moore’s news analysis article of the “Cap Times Report Questioned for Omissions” on DPI investigations of teacher improprieties and his follow-up “Our View” opinion piece that “Umland should sue Cap …
Reader calls for tolerance over bitterness
To the Editor: I was saddened to see the misguided sensationalism you call front page news in the Nov. 14 edition of The Lakeland Times, “Veterans Day protest turns fowl: Reporter and combat veteran called ‘chicken,’ ‘turkey’ outside Times office.”
Defending the indefensible
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, where Maurene Comey used to work, wouldn’t touch the case. The whole office took itself out.
Lakeland Times: Our View
First things first, let’s give credit where credit is due. Our Northwoods representatives, Rep. Rob Swearingen (R-Rhinelander) and Rep. Calvin Callahan (R-Tomahawk), were right to vote against the rushed reauthorization of the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program last week, as we report in today’s edition.
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Paid to do nothing: A reader slams shutdown politics
To the Editor: First, I want to congratulate, our congressman, Tom Tiffany on getting six weeks of added vacation. Millions have lost their paychecks due to the shutdown, the longest in 250 years, but not our Tom. He’s getting great health care, too. Sadly, the rest of us aren’t doing …
I don’t get it
Why start something that you don’t have the guts to follow through with? Why grab defeat from the jaws of victory? Barely a week after the best election night Democrats have had in years, with the president’s approval ranking hitting new lows, with voters deserting him on the economy and …
What makes things affordable?
Affordability. It’s the word on everybody’s lips. Ever since self-described socialist Zohran Mamdani became the frontrunner in the New York City mayoral election by saying the word “affordability” with talismanic regularity, we have been told that the key to modern politics is that word’s repetition. Say “affordability,” and watch your …
Mining Isn’t the problem: Burning Is, says hybrid owner
To the Editor: I recently purchased my fourth hybrid car. Also recently, I saw a picture posted on Facebook comparing lithium excavation that looked like the landscape of the moon compared to a simple oil rig, sitting in a green grassy field with the caption “drill baby drill.” I feel …
Stripping away local control: A reader challenges Oneida County’s mining maneuvers
To the Editor: Back in 2009 a company called Tamerlane approached Oneida County about acquiring rights to the Lynne Deposit, a known zinc/silver/lead deposit that was discovered in 1990 by Noranda under a glacial aquifer just upstream of the Willow Flowage on county forest lands.
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