LETTERS/OPINIONS
Lakeland Times: Our View
Everyone should take time to read the story in today’s edition about the Oneida County board’s adoption of its 2027 budget, and the minimally higher levy it will impose on county residents next year. Overall, it’s a pretty responsible budget. That’s why you should read it, and then make sure …
Baum, 7th Congressional candidate, addresses denial of Oneida Republican Party membership
To the Editor: In March, I applied for membership in the Oneida County Republican Party. At the time, I was an announced candidate in that party’s own primary for Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District.
A response to a previous letter regarding ATV/UTV use in Boulder Junction
To the Editor: At what point does protecting the lifestyle we personally cherish become an effort to deny our neighbors the freedom to enjoy theirs? We believe that question lies at the heart of the continuing debate over ATV/UTV access in Boulder Junction, and it deserves considerably more attention than …
Try, try again
Some businesses fail, and people lose jobs. So politicians say, “We must protect workers!” Some states expanded the WARN Act, making it harder to lay off workers. But there’s a downside to protection, says economist Allison Schrager.
What the Democrats need to do
The instinct to get even must be nearly overwhelming. After two years of getting pounded every day by the Trumpers, of fighting hard when you know you’re going to lose every vote, of indignities large and small inflicted on the Democratic minority, the tables are suddenly turned. The minority becomes …
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More than a thumping, possibly a realignment
More than a “thumping.” That’s what George W. Bush called it when Democrats won majorities in both houses by gaining six Senate and 30 House seats in 2006. In Tuesday’s midterm elections, Democrats won majorities in both houses, gaining seven Senate seats, with chances at two more, and have gained …
The blue wave
It was President Donald Trump’s worst nightmare. Remember, he’s convinced that everyone loves him. Most of his life is organized so that’s all he sees. But occasionally, it is reported, he changes the station. Even more occasionally, all the stations get changed on him and they all are telling the …
Lakeland Times: Our View
Some columns we really don’t want to write, and this is one of them. Turns out, Oneida County zoning director Karl Jennrich is retiring. We’re not sure how many years it’s been, but we have been reporting on Mr. Jennrich and his department’s activities for at least two decades. It …
Another crisis?
“There is an epidemic of suffering!” says New York Gov. Kathy Hochul. “A mental health crisis!” says Vice President JD Vance. Alarmist media agree: “Mental health crisis among U.S. teens,” reports The New York Times.
Stop2End
I’ve been doing it every day. Stop2End. Stop sending me text messages from my favorite politicians begging for money. Dear Susan, they begin as if they know you (except the ones I get regularly for someone named Virginia who lives in Georgia and must have had a similar number in …
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Echoes of 1776 in today’s divisive politics
It’s easy to forget that Americans are voting in a year that marks the 250th anniversary of the nation’s Declaration of Independence. You don’t hear much about the declaration in the campaign rhetoric, and most people would bristle at the notion that the sublime message of the founding document has …
This is where the courts come in
“It is one of the weakest election lawsuits I’ve ever seen,” Professor Richard Pildes, an NYU professor who has seen them all, said of the Justice Department’s preemptive lawsuit attempting to block the Alaska Senate results — if the Republican loses. “It should have no realistic chance of success in …
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?
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