LETTERS/OPINIONS
Reader asserts Tiffany's bill endangers affordable medication
To the Editor: Are you a senior citizen on Medicare? Will you be? Did you know Representative Tom Tiffany is working to make it harder for you to afford medicine?
A breath of fresh air
This week, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees began their Senate confirmation hearings. After four years of the administrative malaise of the Biden administration, the nominees proved to be a breath of fresh air. They completely reject the failed philosophies of the Biden years — and the contrast is absolutely stunning.
Is Los Angeles toxic?
While I’ve been mainlining local news to see if my house, on the edge of an evacuation zone, was going to survive, my daughter (who I’ve been staying with) has been doing research on the air. As depressing as it has been to see these fires destroying my adopted hometown, …
The Parable of Michael Gableman, Part I: Rise and fall
Editor’s note: Part II of this guest editorial will be published next week. On November 19, 2024, the Wisconsin Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR) instituted a formal disciplinary proceeding against former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman.
Halverson responds to ATV proponents
To the Editor: First of all, I do not disdain motorized sports. I welcome and support snowmobiling; as do the towns of Boulder Junction, Manitowish Waters, and Winchester. I also support water skiing and most other motorized water sports. I do not support ATVing where the town government and the …
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Reader's Rage: Sick and tired of ATVs/UTVs on roads!
To the Editor: I am so sick and tired of reading about ATV/UTV clubs and owners demanding their machines be allowed to operate on various town and county highways that I could scream! How do these selfish people justify their narrow interests over my safety and everyone else who drives, …
Gullibles’ travels: Trump routs America. Americans yawn
The Supreme Court’s narrow vote to permit a New York state judge to formally pronounce a practically meaningless sentence on Donald Trump pursuant to a jury verdict convicting him of 34 felonies was hailed by some as promising news, that there remain institutional guardrails constraining the 47th president from doing …
Anarchists versus libertarians
“Donald Trump will be a tyrant!” So my neighbors claim. I live in Manhattan. Feel for me. Yes, Trump says wild things, like riffing about “terminating” parts of the U.S. Constitution.
Lakeland Times: Our View
The “new journalist” — meaning drug-induced crackpot — Hunter S. Thompson once wrote a novel entitled Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas about two protagonists who pursue the American Dream in Las Vegas, of all places, using drugs as their fuel.
ATV club: Noise debate misses key points
To the Editor: Mr. Halverson’s Dec. 31 letter to the editor on ATV noise, while technically accurate, misses the point of the argument. That is; the ATV/UTV “sport” is a state regulated, legal form of outdoor recreation in Wisconsin.
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The age of censorship is ending
This week, in a stunning volte-face, Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook would now be revising its censorship policies to accord with his older vision of free speech.
The routine of the rule of law
This year, Jan. 6 was a routine day. Congress certified the election of Donald Trump. They did it in 30 minutes, instead of the overnight session in the wake of riots four years ago. As one Democrat put it, there were no election deniers on the Democratic side. The rule …
Carter’s legacy and the true meaning of hospice care
To the Editor: The passing of President Jimmy Carter marks the end of an admirable life dedicated to service, compassion and humanity. While we mourn his loss, we can also reflect on the impact he made, even in his final chapter, by helping to shift the conversation around hospice care.
Concerns over noise: Are ATV critics ignoring reality
To the Editor: Noise, Really? I read Mr Halverson’s letter in Dec. 31 edition of The Lakeland Times about ATV noise. It is interesting how he can quote facts out of the code of regulations yet totally ignore the “real life” facts.
ATV economics: Balancing the books
To the Editor: The 2024 Penn State study, “Economic impact of All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) on local economies: a literature review,” states: “The findings indicate that existing studies have assessed the economic impact of ATVs solely based on gross expenditures, lacking comprehensive inclusion of the costs associated with ATV damages …
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