LETTERS/OPINIONS
Checks and imbalances: Why one reader is not writing one
To the Editor: I am sharing a letter I sent to Mr. Charles E. Schumer, Senate Democratic Leader, in response to his request for donations to the Democratic party.
Clean CR, dirty consequences
To the Editor: For the people of northern Wisconsin, especially those relying on critical access hospitals in Tomahawk, Park Falls, Eagle River, and Antigo, the ongoing political brinkmanship in Washington is not a remote issue — it is a matter of life and death.
Abortion, assisted suicide, and the erosion of empathy
To the Editor: In many respects the world has turned upside down in my lifetime. In my youth, we were taught to serve others, to be humble; to help the elderly on our block, to attend church; to obey our parents; and follow our conscience based on teachings from parents-school-church …
Appreciate your local heroes
To the Editor: To the residents of Minocqua and surrounding area, do you realize how fortunate you are to have the quality of law enforcement and healthcare serving your communities? If you have never thought about it, let me give you an example of why you should be proud of …
Racism claims, conservative gains
To the Editor: Keep hearing that the libs are calling Charlie Kirk a racist. I would suggest that there are hundreds of new black conservative YouTubers, converted by Kirk that would disagree with them. Also the historic black turnout for Republicans in the last election, mostly attributed to Kirk and …
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Lakeland Times: Our View
It was a strange thing this past week to see a revolution of, by, and for retirees of the 1960s hippie industry. It was less like Woodstock and more like a convention of AARP at Sun City. We’re referring specifically to the so-called ‘No Kings’ tantrums thrown for the sake …
Same old stuff
Fresh from his triumph in the Middle East, President Donald Trump returned to Washington and reverted to playing the vengeful monarch, holding a press conference in the White House to announce his enemies’ list and demand that they be prosecuted — for something.
Free speech
The Constitution’s First Amendment protects free speech for good reason. If people can’t say what they want, we don’t have honest debate. I was relieved when Donald Trump, campaigning for the presidency, said, “If we don’t have free speech, then we just don’t have a free country!”
Wake boats and where I stand
Editor’s Note: The following column was submitted by Manitowish Waters town board member Doug Zeise in response to our Oct. 17 coverage. Zeise offers clarification on his positions regarding wake boats, UTV access, and the role of non-resident property owners. As a first-term board member, Zeise says he hopes to …
What next?
President Donald Trump is flying high. He calls it a “historic dawn of a new Middle East,” resolving “3,000 years” of conflict, even though, in his speech to the Knesset, he couldn’t stop himself from insulting former Presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama for their “hatred toward Israel,” saying they …
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Donald Trump, peace president
This week, I had the opportunity to visit the Israeli Parliament, the Knesset, to hear President Donald Trump speak. Trump, who had just brokered a ceasefire deal involving the release of all 20 living Israeli hostages from Hamas — without a full Israeli withdrawal, and with a stated commitment by …
Minocqua Dells?
To the Editor: In the past couple of months The Lakeland Times has published a number of unrelated articles and letters to the editor which, while unrelated, do have a common thread. A thread that I think many of us may have missed, overlooked or have simply elected not to …
Soybeans, sanctions and subsidies
What are they thinking? Why would we bail out Argentina to the tune of millions of dollars to start with? Worse, after we did that, they sold their soybeans to China. Why is that bad? Because our farmers are facing bankruptcy. Since the tariffs were put in place our biggest …
Lakeland Times: Our View
On Tuesday, on what would have been the late Charlie Kirk’s 32nd birthday, President Donald J. Trump awarded Kirk the highest civilian honor the nation has to bestow, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Life is always about choices: It’s always instructive to see what choices our leaders make, especially when …
Protecting our children online can unite America
While we’ve increasingly seen political division in our nation and state, there is one thing everyone seems to agree on – unchecked online access is putting our children in danger.
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