LETTERS/OPINIONS
An appeal to Black voters to vote for Trump from a former Democrat
To the Editor: To The Lakeland Times and to my fellow Black Americans, this is an open letter. I have something to say to the Black citizens of Wisconsin and the rest of America: What do you have to lose by voting for President Trump?
Election integrity and Trump
To the Editor: I have read those voters that have professed voting for republicans, particularly for Trump, will undermine or threaten our republic. While I respect any voters making a choice for leadership of the country, the fallback of many of those expressing the threat of a vote for Trump …
A reader’s patriot’s plea
To the Editor: America Loving Patriots (Reference “Song of the Patriot” Johnny Cash) — now more than ever, you need to vote — and you need to “vote right!”
Prosperity or profit
To the Editor: Isn’t it ironic that Trump’s “God Bless the USA” Bible was printed in China for less than $3 per book and sells for a minimum of $59.95? Trump has claimed an affiliation with the Prosperity Gospel.
Sorting through the noise
It’s still challenging for me to tell the difference between the dried corn leaves rattling and the chattering blackbirds flocking onto the cornstalks as I walk along the edge of a neighbor’s field on an October day — this despite my solid Wisconsin dairy farm upbringing in Clark County.
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Deceitful promises
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris keep making new promises. Trump fans applauded when he said he’ll eliminate taxes on tips. Then Harris proposed that, too. Her audience applauded. Trump then proposed not taxing overtime. More applause. But narrow tax exemptions are bad policy.
Lakeland Times: Our View
Let’s start right off the bat by saying that Oneida County’s highway department staff does a terrific job. They do so under sometimes harsh weather conditions, which goes with the territory. They also labor under sometimes less than adequate working conditions, thanks to a facility that is way past its …
One year later
In the West, we are on vacation from history. That’s because we are living on the interest earned by our parents and grandparents. The European continent, until the war in Ukraine, had never experienced a more peaceful respite from history than since the end of the Cold War; America has …
What matters
Bob Woodward’s new book, “War,” has what we have come to expect as the usual number of blockbuster revelations, proving once again his skill at loosening the lips of those close to power. My favorite is the story that in the midst of drastic shortages at home and abroad, Donald …
Koeppl challenges Schwanebek’s claims against Harris-Walz, compares Trump and Biden on Tribal sovereignty
To the Editor: I noted a letter to the editor in the Oct. 4 edition of The Lakeland Times “Reader asserts Harris-Walz ticket threatens Tribal sovereignty with alleged Marxist ties.” After reading this letter, I did as the author of the letter suggested.
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Put country over partisanship: Why a reader believes Republicans should vote for Harris
To the Editor: In 2021, for the first time in almost 250 years, there was not a peaceful transition of the office of President of the United States. Despite the fact the 2020 election has been proven over and over to have been fair and accurate, due to Trump’s continual …
Lauer’s response to Rulseh: Acknowledge hate within the Democratic Party
To the Editor: Response to Ted Rulseh’s letter to the editor “Rulseh rejects Lauer’s remarks as despicable, slanderous and ironic” published in the Oct. 8 edition of The Lakeland Times.
Mystic taunts competition
To the Editor: I would like to encourage my fellow Lakeland Times Football Prediction Board members to do better. It’s inconceivable that the mystic (aka Dread Pirate Roberts), with no sports education is beating a sports writer and an athletic director.
Contempt for democracy
The latest filing by Special Counsel Jack Smith makes clear that Donald Trump and his aides had nothing but contempt for democracy in his efforts in 2020 to subvert the results of a democratic election.
Politicians steal homes
Sometimes politicians steal people’s homes. Really. If homeowners miss property tax payments, even if they never received the bills, some towns grab the whole house and keep the proceeds. All the proceeds. Even if the total is much more than the property tax owed.
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