LETTERS/OPINIONS
Shoreland protection in Oneida County
To the Editor: There’s a gaping hole in the Oneida County Shoreland Protection Ordinance, which is designed to help preserve the quality of our water resources, wildlife habitat, Northwoods scenery, and the value of lakefront property, the taxation of which contributes so much to the county budget.
Lakeland Times: Our View
There’s a lot of noise out there this week, and not all of it comes from celebratory fireworks. Some of it is downright negative. But amid all the noise, let’s take a moment on this Fourth of July week — our nation’s 250th birthday — to remember what this country …
Reader pushes back on columnist’s humiliation abroad claim
To the Editor: My wife and I got a good chuckle reading syndicated columnist Jeff Robbins fairy tale “Apology tour: Americans abroad experience humility and humiliation” in the June 18/19 edition of The Lakeland Times. Everyone knows people with such severe Trump derangement syndrome that they dwell in a world …
The issue is Israel
The little girl had to go to the bathroom. They went into the cafe, one of a small chain, and the barista was happy to help. The father, who wasn’t really thirsty, bought a cup of coffee anyway and added a tip to thank her.
Days of disgrace: America tells refugees to pound sand
“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,” reads the iconic welcome to the world’s oppressed inscribed on the Statue of Liberty. Emma Lazarus, the poet who penned those words, had herself helped Jewish refugees from the anti-Semitic pogroms of Eastern Europe who had fled …
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Climate survey highlights candidate responses in the 7th Congressional District
To the Editor: In April the Chequamegon, Rib Mountain/Marshfield, and Birchwood Chapters of Citizens’ Climate Lobby sent a survey to 7th Congressional District Candidates Michael Alfonso, Chris Armstrong, Niina Baum, Fred Clark, Jessi Ebben, Kevin Hermening, and Ginger Murray with the following questions:
The war goes on
So much for a peace treaty. President Donald Trump is back to making threats. In a phone interview on Sunday with Fox News, Trump threatened to attack Iran and take over the Strait of Hormuz if Tehran interfered with passage through the waterway. He told Fox’s Trey Yingst that he …
The Republican Party’s dissidents are showing themselves the door
Tucker Carlson says he can no longer support the Republican Party. In that regard, he finds himself in familiar company. A growing faction on the populist Right — including figures such as Candace Owens, Marjorie Taylor Greene and Nick Fuentes — has increasingly positioned itself in opposition to core Republican …
Shambles: America surrenders, unconditionally
There was a time when lying all the time was frowned upon, and when easily demonstrable lying all the time could get a fellow into trouble. If President Donald Trump has succeeded at anything, it is in proving that those days are over. Pathological, even felonious, lying did not impede …
‘Something sinister’: anglers sound alarm over DNR mismanagement
To the Editor: Politics and Science don’t mix. The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) of Wisconsin was created in 1967 when Governor Warren Knowles reorganized and combined the Conservation Department and the Department of Resource Development. For the first 28 years the DNR secretary was appointed by the Natural Resources …
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Digging for answers in Minocqua
To the Editor: Is it not the right of a person to receive compensation when their personal property has been damaged or destroyed by another party? Not only is it a legal right but a moral one as well. So why does our township of Minocqua feel they have no …
Hillary is right
In a new interview this week, Hillary Clinton identified the key decision that resulted in President Donald Trump’s election in 2024. It all boiled down, in her view, to a “terrible miscalculation” - former President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s decision to run for re-election. Mr. Biden made a “terrible mistake …
Lakeland Times: Our View
There’s a saying in legal circles — at least it’s rumored because we don’t actually run in legal circles — that people should keep an eye on dissenting opinions issued by courts because, sooner or later, they become majority opinions.
An Iran agreement defined by unanswered questions
The Trump administration is promoting a new agreement with Iran as a diplomatic breakthrough. White House talking points emphasize Iranian commitments to forgo nuclear weapons, international verification, regional stability and economic incentives tied to compliance. Yet many of the details that have emerged so far raise more questions than answers.
Weed control, out of control
To the Editor: When the weeds are gone, what else disappears? As someone who values the health of our communities, not just for people, but for the wildlife we share it with, I feel compelled to speak out about the continued use of toxic herbicides like Roundup in residential neighborhoods.
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