LETTERS/OPINIONS
Both parties aiming to lose the off-year elections
This election is a contest to see which party can do its best to lose. Looking forward from mid-September, President Donald Trump’s Republicans seem to be well ahead at this. But the Resistance (or don’t they call themselves that anymore?) Democrats are putting up a contest.
The cost of the war
The latest figures from the Pentagon on the war against Iran amount to $38 billion, with future costs running at $3 billion a month. And contrary to some of the president’s earlier statements, it’s not about to be over. And who is paying the price? Look to your left. Look …
Free AI
Cell phones made my life easier. So did the internet. Artificial intelligence may enrich it even more. But lots of people are worried.
The murdering mother
Lindsay Clancy deserves to spend her life in prison. She strangled her three children, one after another. She knew what she was doing and knew it was wrong. She did it anyway. She is a murderer and should be treated as one.
Lakeland Times: Our View
First things first this week, let us all give thanks that U.S. Representative Tom Tiffany is OK, not counting some stitches, and back campaigning after his unscheduled swim in Lake Wausau this past week.
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Hey, Germany, it’s legitimate to limit immigration
Just weeks after far-left candidates have won surprising victories in Democratic primaries in Pennsylvania, Florida, Michigan, Colorado and New York City for the Senate and House in the United States, the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has won a widely predicted victory in the election last Sunday for the legislature …
The toxic toll of 9/11
I’m not a big fan of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, but this week, he did something important that his predecessors had refused to do. On the eve of the 25th anniversary of 9/11, New York City released over 170,000 pages of documents about the toxic air quality levels after …
Phosphate problem in Lake Kawaguesaga
To the Editor: My name is John Tedstrom. I’ve recently joined the board of the Minocqua Kawaguesaga Lakes Protection Association to head up the Natural Shorelines Committee.
Children’s safety is at risk
To the Editor: Mr. Robert Smudde, school district administrator, I read with interest on the article about MHLT altering the bus routes to save money is a good idea under certain circumstances, but “Not” when our children’s safety is at risk!
Lakeland Times: Our View
If you want to know why we have so much poverty in northern Wisconsin, not to mention right here in Oneida County — and we do have more than our fair share — we urge you to read the article in this week’s edition about the DNR’s plans for the …
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The truth about the forever war
It has been more than six months since President Donald Trump — without the authorization of Congress — declared war on Iran. It is turning into one of those forever wars that candidate Trump so vigorously denounced. Now he has enmeshed us in such a war, costing billions, lives and …
A Better Labor Day
Did you celebrate labor last Monday, Labor Day? I did. But not organized labor. At least I get to choose. Organized labor isn’t a fan of choice.
Rent control ... still doesn’t work
In 2022, politicians in Minneapolis and St. Paul voted for rent control. I said that would lead to bigger problems. Was I right? My update video reveals what happened.
Massachusetts speaks
Tuesday was primary day in Massachusetts, where winning the Democratic primary makes you the prohibitive front-runner in November. Which is a long way of saying that Massachusetts will be returning three aging Baby Boomers to Congress. I couldn’t be more pleased.
Democratic socialism should frighten Americans
To the Editor: Nearly complete is the “Memory Holing” of socialism’s murderous swath through mankind in the last one hundred years. That I would find someone who understands my allusion to Orwell’s totalitarian masterpiece might be quite optimistic.
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