LETTERS/OPINIONS
Letter challenges officials’ accounts of Good killing
To the Editor: The reaction of our country’s leaders to the killing of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent has put their complete lack of character in crystal clear perspective. Even if someone takes the highly dubious position that the shooting by Jonathan Ross was justified, there is no …
Liars and thugs: A homicide showcases the shattering of America’s conscience
On the one hand, thank goodness there are videos. But on the other, America’s current leaders couldn’t care less what the videos show. They are prepared to say anything at all with a straight face, and there remain millions of Americans happy to believe what these leaders tell them rather …
School choice is expanding for Wisconsin families
When some people think about K–12 school choice, they often picture families in large metropolitan areas touring dozens of schools in search of the right fit. That certainly happens, but education options for families in Wisconsin and across the country are continuing to evolve.
Jan. 6 deniers
When he entered the camps for the first time, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, confronting the horror, insisted that photographers create a full record of the atrocities, lest future generations deny that it had happened. Which hasn’t fully stopped the deniers.
How Trump finally buried the Iraq syndrome
Something crucial happened with President Donald Trump’s recent actions in Venezuela. In fact, taken together with his earlier moves abroad, they mark the substantive death of what might be called the “Iraq syndrome” — a paralyzing mindset that has distorted American foreign policy for more than two decades.
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Flu season
I thought I was reading something wrong. The same story had two “headlines” on the screen. One announced that the flu season surged in the United States over the holidays and already rivals last winter’s harsh epidemic. The other — the caption for the picture of a flu shot that …
Representative Novak applauded for work to protect public information
To the Editor: On Tuesday, Dec. 9, Governor Tony Evers signed Senate Bill 440 relating to the how government and court notices that appear in newspapers are published. The change, championed by Representative Todd Novak (R-Dodgeville) ensures the continued integrity and print quality of important government information known as legal …
Going to extremes: As our domestic cancer spreads, America flails
Five years to the week since the extremism-fueled, extremist-led Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol and with plentiful documentation of the metastasizing threat from extremism from both Right and Left, Farah Pandith could be forgiven for feeling that her life’s work combating hate is hopeless.
First Amendment and what it means to teen-agers
If you’re looking to get jazzed up about journalism, judge a news competition for professional reporters and editors. You’ll be impressed by the talent and dedication. If you’re looking to get jazzed up about journalism and inspired by terrific young people, judge the Wisconsin Civics Games editorial-writing contest.
Lakeland Times: Our View
If you live in the Lakeland area and have been wondering what that smell is hanging in the winter air, well, first off, it’s not the folks at the Minocqua Brewing Company, as reasonable a thought as that might be. Not this time, anyway.
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AARP: WI needs strong laws to stop crypto criminals from stealing in our local businesses
Criminals have found a new way to steal millions of dollars from older Wisconsinites. Before lawmakers adjourn this current legislative session, they have an opportunity — and we believe an obligation — to stop them.
Tatiana and Trump
On Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025, the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library announced the death of the late President’s 35-year-old granddaughter. “Our beautiful Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts.”
Doomed?
While campaigning, President Donald Trump said, “We’re a nation in decline.” Now that he’s president, the left agrees. “We are witnessing the collapse and implosion of the American empire,” says Cornell West.
Lakeland Times: Our View
There is something wonderfully peculiar about New Year’s Day. It arrives every year with great ceremony and very little instruction. There’s no Christmas tree to put up — though we might take one down — or any great big list of gifts to buy. After Thanksgiving’s reflections and Christmas’s family …
JD Vance gets America’s creed and heritage right
With America’s 250th birthday as an independent nation coming up in 2026, the big debate on the right this season about what it means to be an American couldn’t be more timely. Vice President JD Vance and Vivek Ramaswamy — the 2024 presidential aspirant who hopes to be elected Ohio …
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