LETTERS/OPINIONS
Reader calls for a new look at sovereignty and public funding
To the Editor: For the sake of this conversation, I will be referring to the Lac du Flambeau tribe as a special interest group. When a special interest group of Americans is given extra special rights and privileges it’s only natural for the rest of the population to feel that …
Washington politics
It’s business as usual — almost — in the midst of a war abroad and an affordability crisis at home and the longest partial government shutdown in history.
In today’s NBA, beliefs can be a firing offense
There are plenty of things an NBA player can do and still keep his job. League history is littered with examples: players involved in off-court scandals, arrests, even allegations of serious violence. Time and again, teams and the league have found ways to look past behavior that, in most professions, …
End it or explain it
The costs of this war are becoming, painfully, clearer and clearer. The Friday headlines of The New York Times capture part of the picture: “Global Food Supply Faces Dangerous Bottleneck in Strait of Hormuz” (that’s the skyrocketing price of fertilizer at work); “Diesel Is a Bigger Problem for Consumers Than …
Over a barrel: Iran has us between a rock and a hard place
In Washington recently, the Foreign Minister of a Middle Eastern country under attack by Iran argued that Iran must at last be forcefully confronted by the international community, and that continuing to kick the can down the road when it comes to Tehran is unacceptable.
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Lakeland Times: Our View
There is an old assumption in American civic life that the legislature is the beating heart of representative government, the place where the will of the people is translated into law. It is also the soul of constitutional governance, where competing interests are massaged into compromise, where the excesses of …
The SAVE Act
The Republicans are determined to pass it. It’s their Hail Mary pass for the midterms. If you can’t win an election fair and square, then suppress the votes. Disenfranchise those who aren’t likely to vote for you. Create a phony problem that you then have to solve. It’s an outrage. …
Are we safe anymore?
It’s time to ask some serious questions. As spring travel ramps up, a record 171 million Americans are expected to take to the skies. Airports will be crowded, security lines long, and for many travelers, a fundamental question will linger: Are we safe?
Lakeland Figure Skating Club presents ‘Finding Your Light’
The Lakeland Figure Skating Club will present its annual spring ice show, “Finding Your Light,” on April 11 and 12 at 1 p.m. at the Lakeland Hawks Ice Arena. This year’s production is dedicated to mental health awareness, weaving themes of strength, resilience, and self‑discovery into a program designed to …
Care Conversations help patients navigate serious illness decisions
Aspirus is strengthening support for patients diagnosed with serious illnesses through Care Conversations, structured appointments that provide dedicated time for patients and providers to discuss goals, preferences, and expectations for care. These conversations are designed to ensure medical decisions reflect what matters most to the patient as their condition evolves.
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Public praise, private pettiness
To the Editor: In his recent letter to the editor, “Clarifying my contributions to Manitowish Waters,” supervisor Doug Zeise went out of his way to thank “the resident” who submitted a letter and expressed appreciation for “the resident” taking the time to speak up. As the actual resident who wrote …
The economists who got it right
Politicians say they can “make the economy work better.” I once believed they could. But years of reporting taught me that politicians’ attempts to “fix” the economy usually make things worse.
Lakeland Times: Our View
It should not come as a surprise, but it should alarm all of us that Gov. Tony Evers, who has time and again exposed his addiction to power and privilege, did so once again this month when he went on a veto binge for the ages.
Facing financial reality in LdF
To the Editor: If perhaps you toured our brand new firehouse last October during the open house, or at least you’ve driven past it a time or two, you’ll have to agree we have perhaps the biggest and best fire barn in the area.
The way they talk
Megyn Kelly, the former Fox News Host turned podcaster, is in the business of getting attention. This week, it worked. She got the attention of the President of the United States in her attack on fellow conservative talker Mark Levin, not to mention the support of fellow bomb thrower Marjorie …
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