LETTERS/OPINIONS
We need a universal high income
“Get a job!” That’s the cliched response to panhandlers and anyone else who complains of being broke. But what if you can’t? That dilemma is the crux of an evolving silent crisis that threatens to undermine the foundation of the American economic model.
Sinwar’s helpers: Foolish Pols and useful fools give Hamas reason to smile
Last week, the German newspaper Bild broke a story that was too unsurprising to be much of one. According to Bild, a document seized from a computer used by Hamas strongman Yahya Sinwar summarized Sinwar’s strategy for pressuring Israel into a ceasefire deal that would enable Hamas to promptly prepare …
Veteran condemns Trump, supports Democratic ticket
To the Editor: I am an honorably discharged Air Force veteran. In fact, I left Okinawa for home and discharge on the day Saigon fell. I am now retired and work with veterans who have been asked to do too much for too long.
What if Trump runs ahead of his poll numbers — again?
As I try to understand public opinion in yet another presidential election year with former President Donald Trump as the Republican nominee, I see an anomaly.
Good guys with guns
Do you carry a gun? Bad idea, says Hollywood. Civilians with guns are fools. You are more likely to hurt yourself than the bad guy. “Leave it to a good guy with a gun to really screw things up,” says a cop on ABC’s “The Rookie.”
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Lakeland Times: Our View
Like most Americans — we are a curious type — many people spend at least part of their week wondering why they don’t have any money in their bank accounts, despite hard work and careful budgeting. Just dare go to the grocery store and it’s Paupersville for you.
A dam good argument
Instead of using fossil fuels, we’re told to use “clean” energy: wind, solar or hydropower. Hydro is the most reliable. Unlike wind and sunlight, it flows steadily. But now, environmental groups want to destroy dams that create hydro power.
How Kamala can win the debate
The stakes could not be higher. Tens of millions of people will be watching, hopefully including those who (like me with baseball) tune in just in time for the World Series. Kamala Harris has to do two things: fill in the blanks in her own platform; and let Trump be …
Reader asserts our immigrant roots are essential now and for a prosperous future
To the Editor: There are many in this country who would like to totally close the southern border to immigrants. Consider that if this had been the policy of the United States just a few generations ago, you may not be living here.
Dirty little secrets: Lips sealed on academia’s Qatar connection
Last week ended with a split screen featuring savagery on one side and shame on the other. We woke Sunday with news that hours earlier Hamas had taken six hostages they were holding in the tunnels beneath Rafah, each emaciated after 11 months in captivity, and shot them in the …
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The evil of cowardice
On Saturday night, the Israeli military made a macabre and horrifying discovery: the slain bodies of six hostages taken by Hamas, including American citizen Hersh Goldberg-Polin. All six hostages had been shot point-blank in the head some 48-72 hours prior, presumably upon the approach of IDF soldiers; Hamas terrorists chose …
Lakeland Times: Our View
As this newspaper reported this past week, in a recall election in the town of Fifield, voters responded in a big way, not just in turnout but in making a statement — booting former town supervisor Ann Sloane from the board by more than a 2-1 margin. In that election, …
Forever grateful for firefighters in Flambeau and everywhere
To the Editor: Shortly after midnight on Aug. 26, we received a call from the Vilas County Sheriff’s Office informing us that our cabin in Lac du Flambeau was on fire. A call you never want to receive.
The definition of Kamala Harris
What Kamala Harris has managed to do in a month is totally redefine herself in the eyes of American voters. She went from being a mostly disapproved of vice president to being a positively viewed candidate in the space of four weeks.
Hidin’ Harris
To call the last eight weeks in presidential politics unprecedented would be a wild understatement. It was just over two months ago when Joe Biden — a man deemed highly successful and mentally sharp by our legacy media — took to the stage to debate Donald Trump, and promptly expired.
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