LETTERS/OPINIONS

‘Board ignores public hearing outcome’

To the Editor: At a St. Germain Town Board meeting held November 11, 2024, three of the five supervisors voted to increase the town’s room tax from 4.5% to 8% following a public hearing held on October 28.

‘Economics of Vilas County ATV Request’

To the Editor: Vilas County ATV Alliance (VCAA) Claims that opening all county highways (CTHs) in Boulder Junction (BJ), Manitowish Waters (MW), and Winchester (Win) to ATVs:

Lakeland Times: Our View

Lawfare is the new progressive weapon, or, perhaps more accurately, it is increasingly the only remaining weapon progressives have and one that might be fast diminishing.

Boulder Junction ATV Club interim president responds to Halverson’s letter opposing county request

To the Editor: Steve Halverson’s recent letter opposing the Vilas County ATV Alliance’s request to open county highways to ATV traffic raises concerns that warrant thoughtful discussion.

The devils are here

This week, a deranged 26-year-old anti-capitalist allegedly shot to death the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, Brian Thompson, on the streets of New York. The alleged shooter carried a manifesto with him, decrying the nature of America’s health care system: “Frankly, these parasites simply had it coming.”
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Reader worried about Times’ well-being

To the Editor: Holy cow, I’m flipping through the classifieds like a madman, searching for the next missive from “Montana Tom,” when BAM! I hit a full-page piece of propaganda straight from the US Department of Health and Human Services, shoving “Get this season’s vaccines” down our throats.

‘Moral Red Wave Ends Biden Polarization’

To the Editor: Trump unity has embraced renaming Palm Avenue in Dade County FLA as Donald J. Trump Avenue. Now great a second time, America is grateful this year to be safe and prosperous again as today’s recipient voters celebrate Trump’s second mass mandate in eight years.

Hunter Biden’s Pardon

Of course he pardoned his son. Joe Biden had already lost one son, as well as his wife and his daughter. He lost his ability to seek reelection, and then Democrats lost the election, for which he was roundly blamed.

Your tax dollars not at work

Government excels at not getting things done. But politicians promise more things anyway. Kamala Harris declared that our government would “build thousands of miles of fiber-optic cable!” This “Broadband Connectivity Agenda” was supported by “every House Republican on Energy and Commerce,” write Republican representatives.

Lakeland Times: Our View

There’s a dust-up in Madison this week about government workers who continue to work from home, long after the fake pandemic allowed bureaucrats to get away with working from the cozy confines of their bedrooms and dens. Not to mention lots of days in Starbucks.
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Daniel “Deeker” Langowski

Daniel “Deeker” Langowski, age 94 of Minocqua, passed away on Friday, December 6, at his residence with his family by his side. Daniel was born on April 6, 1930, in Cudahy, the son of Jon and Jozefa Langowski.

Reader takes issue with Vilas County ATV Alliance request, ‘serenity over ATV access’

To the Editor: The Vilas County ATV Alliance wrote a letter to Troy Schalinske, Vilas County Highway Commissioner, asking that all County Highways (CTHs) be opened to ATV traffic – against the wishes of the only remaining towns where the CTHs have not already been opened. The exception in the …

Politics of economic redistribution, RIP

Whatever happened to the Democrats’ reputation as the party favoring the working man? Put another way, what happened to the Democrats as the party promising economic redistribution from the rich to the average man?

Stone age ports

Some union leaders are self-destructive idiots. America’s ports have fallen behind. Not a single one ranks in the top 50 worldwide. A big reason is that dock unions stop innovation.

Put the planet first

We face so many challenges that the task of choosing which ones to emphasize and which can be edited out for the sake of brevity is nearly impossible. So many injustices afflict our fellow human beings that, of those that make the shortlist to be attacked and redressed, determining an …
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