LETTERS/OPINIONS
Sound stats on ATVs
To the Editor: Over the years, I have heard misstatements about the sound of ATVs as compared with other recreational vehicles. Once, a lawyer stood in front of a town board meeting implying that the sound of ATVs is trivial as compared with motorcycles he hears running past his home.
Delayed reaction: Joe Biden won’t be short sold forever
In her iconic song “Big Yellow Taxi,” an obvious lament about American presidents who have been underappreciated while in office only to finally be given their due with time’s passage, famed presidential historian Joni Mitchell wondered, “Don’t it always seem to go that you don’t know what you’ve got ‘til …
Give or take?
'Tis the season for giving. For me, that mostly means supporting charities. One organization I donate to is SSP, Student Sponsor Partners, a nonprofit that gives scholarships to kids from low-income families. SSP helps children escape bad public schools by providing grants to students so they can pay the cheaper …
St. Germain ATV/UTV advocate wants people to ‘take a look at the facts’
To the Editor: There have been two letters to the editor written recently regarding the Vilas County ATV/UTV Alliance’s request to the Vilas County Highway Department regarding opening all county highways to ATV/UTV use and the use of a study done by the Wisconsin ATV/UTV Association.
When Elon speaks
Something very scary happened in Washington this week. The world’s richest man flexed his political muscle. And the House collapsed. All in a day.
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Duke: Halverson’s letter on Vilas ATV use presents ‘speculative and dismissive’ arguments
To the Editor: Steve Halverson’s opinion piece of 20 December, on ATV use in Vilas County, presents arguments that are largely speculative and dismissive of well-documented examples of successful shared recreational land use.
Lakeland Times: Our View
Way back in the years following World War II, the great poet Dylan Thomas wrote a stunning poem in which he closed with this powerful last line: “After the first death, there is no other.” That is perhaps one of the most important sentences ever written, and so on this …
Trump’s success: Who’d have thunk it?
Who’d have thunk it? The Assad regime collapses in Syria after 54 years. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s hold on power seems undermined by imperial overstretch, and the mullahs of Iran have been unable to defend their skies and their leaders’ hotel rooms from Israeli attacks.
Meteorologist warns of climate ‘crisis’, advocates for ‘sound’ policy
To the Editor: When I studied meteorology 35 years ago, many didn’t believe climate change was real. Now, many know it is real, and humans are the primary driver through fossil fuel burning. Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are 50 percent higher than in pre-industrial times. Carbon based gases …
Lakeland VFW thanks local businesses
To the Editor: The members of the Lakeland VFW Post 7898 in Woodruff would like to express our deepest gratitude to Ace Hardware and Trig’s for allowing us to set-up outside their establishments for our Memorial Day Poppy Distribution as well as for our 2024 POW/MIA raffle sales.
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‘Board ignores public hearing outcome’
To the Editor: At a St. Germain Town Board meeting held November 11, 2024, three of the five supervisors voted to increase the town’s room tax from 4.5% to 8% following a public hearing held on October 28.
‘Economics of Vilas County ATV Request’
To the Editor: Vilas County ATV Alliance (VCAA) Claims that opening all county highways (CTHs) in Boulder Junction (BJ), Manitowish Waters (MW), and Winchester (Win) to ATVs:
Lakeland Times: Our View
Lawfare is the new progressive weapon, or, perhaps more accurately, it is increasingly the only remaining weapon progressives have and one that might be fast diminishing.
Boulder Junction ATV Club interim president responds to Halverson’s letter opposing county request
To the Editor: Steve Halverson’s recent letter opposing the Vilas County ATV Alliance’s request to open county highways to ATV traffic raises concerns that warrant thoughtful discussion.
The devils are here
This week, a deranged 26-year-old anti-capitalist allegedly shot to death the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, Brian Thompson, on the streets of New York. The alleged shooter carried a manifesto with him, decrying the nature of America’s health care system: “Frankly, these parasites simply had it coming.”
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