LETTERS/OPINIONS
A clear-cut crisis?
To the Editor: What's happening to the Northwoods? Shouldn’t a place named for the forest actually be forested? I understand the need for wood-based products, I understand a materially-based world needs stuff. And I understand that there may be some environmentally-reasonable excuses for logging an area. But humans need nature. …
Swarmed with ticks
From everything I’ve learned about ticks these past few years, the last thing I’d want is to have a swath of them on me, let alone one. From everything I’ve learned about ticks these past few years, the last thing I’d want is to have a swath of them on …
How Zionism causes antisemitism
Antisemitism as we know it has resulted from a complex witch’s brew of historical stereotypes, economic resentments, ignorance and political extremism. Antisemites believe that Jewish people “have too much power,” “have too much control and influence,” and “are more willing than others to use shady practices to get what they …
An open letter to Congressman Tiffany
To the Editor: Dear Congressman Tiffany, In the segment of the May 9 Tiffany Telegram entitled “Ending the Green New Scam” you state that the Inflation Reduction Act “was simply a Trojan horse for the Left’s radical climate crusade, packed with Green New Scam handouts.” I’m wondering what the scam …
The Political message from Omaha should be obvious
As I flew into Omaha for the first time, the only thing visible from my descending plane was cornfields. You could even see the tassels. I was wondering, where is the city?
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On education, Mississippi shows the way
Mississippi leads the nation. That’s not a typographical error. And it’s not just a gotcha phrase, preparing the reader for learning that Mississippi leads the nation on all sorts of negative things. Once upon a time, that was true, and in some respects it still is. Mississippi has the lowest …
Qatari jets and golden threads
This week, controversy emerged when President Donald Trump announced that the Emirate of Qatar had offered him a gift: a $400 million jet, a modernized “flying palace” complete with all the fixings. The gift will be presented to the Department of Defense to be retrofit for Air Force One; after …
The different faces of loyalty
To the Editor: Loyalty can be virtuous. Being loyal to your country, your spouse, your team, your family, is oftentimes associated with moral character. It is seen as promoting teamwork, patriotism, true love, and faithfulness to the point of making extreme sacrifices when the situation seems to call for it.
The perfect Trump story
It’s the perfect Trump story, one that tells you everything. It begins, as so many of them do, with a candidate whose qualification for high office is appearing on Fox News, proving once again that talking about something on television — and looking good — is not the same thing …
Trump is shocking but not new
The philosopher Nigel Warburton shrugged: “Users of slippery slope arguments should take skiing lessons — you really can choose to stop.” But slippery slopes are a thing precisely because people often choose to keep cruising along until they smash into Sonny Bono’s tree.
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Lakeland Times: Our View
One of the most head-scratching turn of events in modern politics is the embrace by the Democratic Party of seemingly insane political agendas that the vast majority of people obviously oppose. Why do they do it?
Protect AmeriCorps — a source for launching futures and bridging divides
To the Editor: The news that AmeriCorps may be terminated is deeply troubling. For decades, AmeriCorps has been a vital national service program, empowering thousands of Americans — especially young people — to serve their communities through education, disaster response, health outreach, and more. Its elimination would not only dismantle …
Cheers for Senator Thom Tillis
On Tuesday, Thom Tillis, a Republican senator from North Carolina and a key vote on the Senate Judiciary Committee, announced that he would not support the nomination of one of the most over-the-top Trumpers (I know, that’s saying a lot) Ed Martin to be the U.S. attorney for Washington. Tillis …
On consequences and ‘cancel culture’
This week saw two odd but parallel stories. The first featured a white Minnesota woman named Shiloh Hendrix, who allegedly spotted a Somali child rifling her diaper bag at the park; she then reportedly called the child the N-word.
Paul Pacetti
Paul Pacetti, 61 of Woodruff, passed away unexpectedly in Hollister, Mo. on Friday, May 2. Funeral arrangements for Paul are pending with Nimsgern Funeral & Cremation Services. Online condolences and complete obituary with service times at nimsgernfuneral.com.
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