LETTERS/OPINIONS
Reader defends Trump, critiques opposition
To the Editor: It looks like the hysterical left has come out of hibernation early to once again spew hate, other nonsense and to declare President Trump is Hitler. As a reminder, the Trump is Hitler argument was litigated on Nov. 5, 2024 when President Trump defeated the real threat …
Lakeland Times: Our View
Back in 1983, the incomparable Woody Allen produced a movie, Zelig, about a man who so desperately wanted to be liked and to fit in that he took on the persona of those around him. It was not malicious. Zelig, who came to be known internationally as a human chameleon, …
Dear Secretary Kennedy, CURE LONG COVID
You made it. There are any number of reasons you should not have been confirmed, but Republicans were afraid to buck Trump. They voted in lockstep (except polio survivor Mitch McConnell, who Trump then ridiculed), and now you are the most powerful man in the world when it comes to …
Resistance to memory
When I was young, I knew a lot about old people. Especially about old people I knew personally: members of my family, my mother’s contemporaneous older friends, teachers, clients on my paper route. It wasn’t a choice. When I was young, no one asked whether I was interested in events …
Balancing profit, people, planet
To the Editor: Climate change is of growing importance to Americans. A CBS News poll taken last October showed 45 percent of voters viewed it as “very important.”
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The power of self-interest
Politicians bash businesses. “Stop the greed!” shouts Sen. Bernie Sanders. Many Republicans are equally ignorant.
Are we headed for a constitutional crisis?
Maybe. That’s the best constitutional scholars can say right now. But I’m putting my money on the federal courts.
Dismantling democracy, a troubling comparison
To the Editor: Do the following political manifesto statements sound familiar to you?
Local Indigenous voice heard at State Capitol: No one is illegal on stolen land
To the Editor: On Wednesday, Feb. 5, people gathered at 50 state capitals for 50 protests in 1 voice against Project 2025 and the Trump Administration. I am a Winnebago (HoChunk) tribal member and Waaswaaganing Lac du Flambeau tribal descendant, and I was in attendance to represent my tribes, Indigenous …
Gratitude for civil ATV debate
To the Editor: Thanks to those who led me in the ATV battles, those who fought alongside me, and those who quietly supported those of us on the front line. I also want to thank those who opposed us passionately, while trying to be civil. There are many, I only …
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DNR Line 5 review was thorough, legal games need to stop
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources’ review of the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline relocation took more than four years, included multiple opportunities for public input, and resulted in an 898-page Environmental Impact Statement that concluded the project could be completed safely and in a manner that meets our state’s strict …
It’s a new session in Madison
It has been a busy start to the Legislative Session here in Madison! As I continue to represent the 12th Senate District, I am also taking on a new role this time around: Senate President. From Wisconsin’s founding until 1979, the Lieutenant Governor presided over the State Senate. Since then, …
Lakeland Times: Our View
During Donald Trump’s first term in office, the unelected federal bureaucracy went all in for subverting the agenda of the elected president — offering up misinformation to cabinet members, refusing or delaying implementation of executive orders, and often enough simply ignoring, if not outright defying, the White House.
Penny wise, pound stupid: Shredding USAID, Trump also shreds America
“The key to success,” George Burns observed, “is sincerity. If you can fake that, you’ve got it made.” Donald Trump has established himself as far and away the most successful faker in American history, conning half the country plus a bit more in battleground states into believing that he is …
DOGE to the rescue?
The Department of Government Efficiency has started making moves. The D.C. media are furious about his attempts to cut government agencies. But I take Elon Musk’s side. More efficient government has been promised often. It’s never happened.
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