LETTERS/OPINIONS
Lakeland Times: Our View
They sure do love to talk a big game. That would be the Botch Brothers, Oneida County zoning director Karl Jennrich and county board and zoning committee chairman Scott Holewinski, just in case you haven’t seen them give one of their performances. Jennrich is known for writing tough-talking letters to …
Concerns over Tiffany and Oneida County sulfide mining
To the Editor: Tom Tiffany is running ads for his bid to become the next Governor of Wisconsin. His line is that he’s the only candidate “Protecting Wisconsin Values.” However, he is blatantly ignoring a loud and clear message from voters of Oneida County on Sulfide Mining. We don’t value …
Dairy industry and what drives it
To the Editor: In the 1980’s it was Wisconsin’s identity as America’s Dairyland that prompted Chicago Bears fans to poke fun at Packer fans by calling them cheeseheads. Now many of us consider that label a badge of honor.
The case for capitalism
I’ve failed! I make the case for free markets ... young people elect socialists! What are they thinking? Do they even think? Do they pay any attention to history? Or economics? Socialism always fails. Only markets create environments that let people prosper.
Ending the backlash
“Ending the Backlash on LGBTQI+ Issues” is the title of the report out this week from the respected liberal think tank The Center for American Progress. As you might expect, the Center report urges Democrats to stand firm in supporting transgender soldiers and gender-transition care. But when it comes to …
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The Right cannot defeat the Left by abandoning its own principles
The ideological excesses of the American Left are becoming increasingly difficult to ignore. Political commentator Hasan Piker recently appeared in a Mao jacket — a conspicuous tribute to the Chinese dictator whose regime was responsible for the deaths of tens of millions of people — before addressing college students.
‘Dear Tom Tiffany’s Mom’
To the Editor: I think it is a great idea you keeping an eye on Tom’s campaign promises. However, you seem to have missed his last two term promises to do something about the wolf plague in northern Wisconsin. Other states, like Washington, Utah, and Wyoming were able to delist …
Lakeland Times: Our View
U.S. Supreme Court justice Amy Coney Barrett has come under a barrage of criticism of late, and rightly so after making two disastrous votes, one in favor of birthright citizenship and the other letting stand a Mississippi law allowing ballots arriving after election day to be counted.
War or peace
“We are doomed and our leaders are insane.” So wrote journalist Matt Taibbi recently. Taibbi didn’t respond to our request for an interview, but he raises issues that deserve debate. So my new video is based on his column.
The limits of merit
The New York City Public School system is 62% Black and Hispanic. At its eight most prestigious competitive high schools, 80% of the students are Asian or White. Wait — what’s considered the most selective of the city’s schools, Stuyvesant High, 777 students were offered slots. Of those, how many …
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Erasing Little Italy is about more than a map
New York City has long been celebrated as a city of immigrant neighborhoods. Little Italy, Chinatown, Harlem, Washington Heights, Brighton Beach — these communities tell the story of generations of newcomers who helped build America’s largest city while gradually becoming part of it.
Scary stuff
Representative Ro Khanna was touring the West Bank in Israel when, he says, a group of armed Israeli settlers detained his group. A terrifying incident, it would seem. A publicity stunt, Khanna’s critics were quick to point out. IDF forces said they arrived at the scene and disbanded the settlers. …
Cebery family thanks community for strong support in their time of need
To the Editor: We want to start off by saying what an amazing community we are a part of. We had gone through a devastating family event at the beginning of this year and the way this community from near and far showed up for us was simply amazing!
Nuclear power
A few years ago, nuclear power looked doomed. Plants were shutting down. Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo won applause bragging about closing a nuclear plant “14 years ahead of schedule.”
Diplomacy anyone?
On Wednesday, Mr. Trump had a new word to describe our adversary’s leaders: “scum.” “They are sick people. They’re led by sick people, and they’re vicious, violent people,” he said, adding, “As far as I’m concerned, it’s just a waste of time dealing with them.”
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