LETTERS/OPINIONS
Social (In)Security
“We will always protect Social Security, Medicare!” says President Donald Trump. That would be nice. But when I look at these programs’ balance sheets, I don’t see how he’s protected anything. Both Social Security and Medicare are on track to run out of money.
‘Our vote is our voice’
To the Editor: Our vote is our voice. The will of the people, expressed through voting, gives leaders their power. A peaceful transition of power ensures the electoral outcome is based on the will of the people, and not on violence, threats or corruption.
Voter says no to MHLT referendum and asks others to join him
To the Editor: I am writing as an experienced educator, who, before retirement, earned DPI licenses as Principal and Superintendent. I shall vote no on the MHLT referendum. As a former educator, perhaps you’re curious, why?
Lakeland Times: Our View
Here’s the thing: There is something very, very peculiar about this election season. For one thing, voters don’t seem to like either political party. Most Americans shake their heads when the craziest of Democrats open their mouths and say absurd things, like men can be women with the wave of …
Watch what Tiffany does, not what he says
When judging politicians, watch what they do, not what they say. That adage is especially true now. Tom Tiffany says he represents us, the “good people of Wisconsin,” let’s test what he says, against what he does.
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Can’t we all just get along?
To the Editor: In the Oct. 9 issue of The Lakeland Times, I read with great interest the comment concerning the problem wolves killed in Fifield from Alex Bohman of the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission (GLIFWC). Alex said wolves strengthen deer populations through predation of sick, weak, …
What’s ahead if the polls are right — or wrong
With less than two weeks until the midterm elections, things look bad for President Donald Trump’s Republican Party. Generic polls show significant movement away from Republicans and toward Democrats since Trump defeated former Vice President Kamala Harris by 50% to 48% two years ago.
Blame the court
It’s not often that you hear the justices of the Supreme Court take on each other in their free time. That was left for biting dissents, of which there have been plenty lately. But that’s changing, and it needs to. One of those writing her share of biting dissents is …
‘Vote Smart!’
To the Editor: I have been fact-checking the candidates’ advertising. When someone pays for an ad, they can say whatever they want. They don’t have to put their name on it and if you look at the facts most of these ADS just do not ADD UP! Consider a quick …
Guilty of wasting our time
I shouldn’t get so angry. It isn’t healthy. Last week, New York state summoned me to jury duty. I went, of course. It’s the law, and my duty. A jury may protect the innocent from government abuse. Ordinary citizens, not officials, decide if you are guilty.
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What a losing campaign looks like
If you want a one-word answer to how the president is approaching this election, I’ll give you my favorite. Kentucky. That’s it. He has exactly one public event scheduled on Saturday — a rally in Kentucky. Kentucky, a state that President Donald Trump carried by 30 points two years ago.
Has Trump broken his McDonald’s promise?
The defining moment of the 2024 presidential campaign, it can be argued, came almost exactly two years ago, on Sunday, Oct. 20, when then-former President Donald Trump traded his suit coat for a yellow apron and worked the fry station and the drive-thru window at a McDonald’s.
Having it all
It was Katie Zacharia’s first day as White House Press Secretary and it may be the only time I’ll defend her. Not for just reading a prepared eight-minute homage to her perfect King, or only taking three questions (from Breitbart, Fox News and the Daily Mail), but from the question …
Financial pressures are mounting for rural schools
To the Editor: Our schools are the heart and soul of every rural Wisconsin town. Sadly, most face serious financial struggles, and many residents don’t know why these struggles go on and on.
‘I remain skeptical’
To the Editor: Flydubai 1073 conjures a spectrum of 9/11 thoughts and terrors for many of us. In the first week of September 2001, I flew a three-day trip sequence on the 737-800 aircraft. In those days I was a flight instructor (Check Airman) conducting initial operating experience for crews …
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