LETTERS/OPINIONS
The C-SPAN of Wisconsin must be saved
A bright light went out at the state Capitol last month. Lawmakers should plug it back in, with help from the public. WisconsinEye, an independent nonprofit, stopped broadcasting gavel-to-gavel coverage of legislative floor sessions, press conferences, public hearings and more from the statehouse and across Wisconsin.
The Insurrection Act
President Donald Trump made the threat, where else, on Truth Social: “If the corrupt politicians of Minnesota don’t obey the law and stop the professional agitators and insurrectionists from attacking the Patriots of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, who are only trying to do their job, I will institute …
What’s the matter with Minnesota?
Minnesota? Somalis? Nine billion dollars in alleged welfare fraud? To understand what’s going on from a distance, it helps to understand basic culture. Minnesota was settled largely by people of Scandinavian and German ancestry.
Lakeland Times: Our View
It is apparent these days in contemporary America that there is one consistent standard, and one consistent standard only, and that is the existence of an explicit double standard: Democrats and big government bureaucracies can never be held accountable for their wrongdoing, as average citizens are, and government players can …
Tricia McLaughlin defends ICE’s visible presence
There is still chaos surrounding Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations, and nowhere is the anger more palpable than in cities like Minneapolis. Protesters insist they are exercising their rights, even as some cross legal lines. The distinction matters. Observing ICE is lawful. Obstructing ICE is not. And when citizens interfere …
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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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