LETTERS/OPINIONS
Don’t blame socialism, blame dictators
To the Editor: Recently a guest columnist spent a couple of issues attacking “socialists,” without shedding much light on what that term might mean. He repeats the idea that socialist governments always fail. Apparently no one has told him about the socialist mayors of Milwaukee, in the first half of …
Sexuality is a spectrum
To the Editor: Many of us have a hard time understanding human sexuality. I remember as a child in the 1950s, homosexuality was not discussed and those who were in same-sex relationships lived quietly and unobtrusively, never brandishing their sexual orientation. Often those who spoke out about their sexuality were …
Lakeland Times: Our View
In our ongoing coverage of Northwoods communities, we have often found much to be proud of in the way local government functions. Our town governments tend to reflect the values of their residents, but when a hot-button issue turns up, the residents turn out. They weigh in, ask questions, and …
Trump is testing us by militarizing cities. We’re failing
The first time I encountered a police checkpoint was in the former Soviet republic of Kazakhstan. My first reaction was excitement. I’d read about this facet of autocracy; here it was! It quickly gave way to fear. The men posted on the Almaty street intersection were armed. They had the …
A sad state of emergency services for pets
During my 52 year veterinary medical career, I owned and operated three different animal hospitals, a pet food and supply store, and during the last half of my career I worked as an independent employee in over two dozen different animal health facilities. Licensed to practice in Florida and Wisconsin …
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Why would we want bad people here?
This week, news emerged that the Trump administration has been setting new standards with regard to incoming immigrants. According to Axios, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will now take into account the “positive attributes” of migrants entering the country; such attributes can include community involvement and educational level.
‘The epitome of dumbness’
Some headlines are just too stupid to pass by. Yes, this is the Trump era, and Trump being Trump and all that. But even so, there should be some things a president doesn’t say — or do. This is one.
In defense of Oct. 7
Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. Commandos on land vehicles and paragliders killed 1,195 Israelis, injured about 5,400 and seized about 250 hostages. A few hours later, Israel launched its genocide of the Gazan people. The Israel Defense Forces have since killed at least 60,000 Palestinians — with some …
Lakeland Times: Our View
That huge rustling suspiration everybody in the Northwoods heard this past week can now be explained: It was a collective sigh of relief upon hearing the news that former Oneida County corporation counsel Michael Fugle had resigned.
Public lands are priceless: Stop the Roadless Rule Repeal
To the Editor: While spending recent would-be beautiful Northwoods weeks indoors because of Canadian wildfire smoke, I have been thinking about Representative Tom Tiffany’s letter to Canada’s US ambassador.
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The latest from LA
The latest from the streets of LA — ICE Seeks Supreme Court Approval for Racial Profiling. That’s what they’re doing. As I wrote in my last column, in June, the federal district court found, discriminatory “roving patrols” of ICE agents terrorized Los Angeles and its residents, targeting not those who …
Why do Democrats hate black people in DC?
Crime on the streets of Washington, D.C., has become practically apocalyptic, to the point that President Donald Trump has been forced to take control of the city’s law enforcement operations and deploy National Guard troops to return order.
Lakeland Times: Our View
The chairwoman of the state Public Service Commission, Summer Strand, must surely think we’re stupid. She surely thinks U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany is none too bright, given her response to a letter he wrote to her expressing concerns about the state’s utility future. As we report today, Tiffany recently urged …
Open letter to Congressman Tiffany
To the Editor: I recently read in a column by Bruce Murphy in the publication “Urban Milwaukee” that in an interview with him regarding smoke from Canadian wildfires, you indicated that you don’t believe that man-made climate change has been proven, calling it a “theory that needs to be tested …
Reader upset over publication of ‘offensive’ column
To the Editor: I was reading the Friday, Aug. 8 edition of The Lakeland Times and came across the opinion piece by syndicated columnist Ted Rall “Israel no longer has a right to exist.” I found the column to be very offensive and upsetting.
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