LETTERS/OPINIONS
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.
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.
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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.
Heartfelt thanks for Spencer benefit
To the Editor: I want to extend my heartfelt thanks to everyone who supported the Spencer Benefit held on May 4. From the bottom of my heart, thank you to all who donated, attended, contributed raffle items, volunteered, or simply helped spread the word. Your generosity and support meant the …
The blame game
This was the week that was supposed to be celebrated for the accomplishments of President Donald Trump’s 100 days in office. It didn’t turn out that way. The president rained on his own parade. The two biggest crises facing the new administration — the rule of law and the economy …
50 years after the fall of Saigon, let’s accept defeat
My mom had an uncanny ability to size up current events and accurately predict their long-term effects. Fifty years ago, I sat in my mom’s colonial dining room and watched the fall of Saigon on her black-and-white TV with two folds of aluminum foil dangling from the rabbit ears. America …
Lakeland Times: Our View
There’s an old story about a man who kept beating his wife in front of his son, and then sharply admonished the child when the boy hit his sister. “But Pa, you beat ma all the time,” the child said. “Well,” the monster replied, “Don’t do as I do, do …
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I'm just asking: is free speech still free?
To the Editor: I’m just asking: I’m just asking. When does free speech not become free speech anymore? This has been an extremely controversial subject.
What does Russia want?
Russia’s war to conquer Ukraine has been raging since February 2022. At first, the Russian offensive seemed fated for success: Russian troops came within a few kilometers of Kyiv, and Western powers offered President Volodymyr Zelenskyy exit from the country.
Sheer lunacy
What do you do when you’ve screwed up so badly that any competent president would be demanding your resignation? Easy. Attack women.
Reader rejects ego over empathy
To the Editor: Your recent Our View piece made me wish all over again that you would always offer, in your paper, front and center, a counterpoint Our View piece, in service to facts and truth.
Reader finds irony in Times postal complaint
To the Editor: I find it ironic that The Lakeland Times, ardent acolyte to Trump and the GOP, is complaining of bad mail service when it was Trump, during his last year in office, who was instrumental in installing the post office board of governors that nominated Louis DeJoy as …
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