LETTERS/OPINIONS
Lakeland Times: Our View
Much of America panicked last week as reports spread of terrifying flocks of beheaded poultry stampeding America from coast-to-coast.
Reader wants both candidates replaced
To the Editor: The so-called debate on June 27 has put the travesty that is the 2024 presidential election in crystal clear perspective.
Gratitude for medical heroes
To the Editor: To the unsung heroes: scenario — surprise burst appendix. Remedy: call 911 and rouse Presque Isle’s outstanding EMT crew. Donna Jukich collected and called in my vitals and symptoms, Gary Owens ably assisted and Corky Curtiss expertly drove us to Minocqua.
Mercer’s recycle center cultivates community and cucumbers
To the Editor: Only in Mercer! Today I went to the recycle center and one of the attendants smiles at me.
Reader warns of mining plans for Oneida County
To the Editor: With most people focused on our national and state elections these days, it is easy to forget about what is happening locally. There are major issues dominating county board committee discussions, issues which will affect our lives, and the lives of our children and grandchildren.
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COVID-19: Another fail-safe institution proves not so safe
Between 1998 and 2003, the budget of the National Institutes of Health was doubled. This was an extraordinary enterprise after the multi-year, post-Cold War decline in defense spending and at a time when government agency budgets tended to be increased marginally or carried over from previous years.
Is this really the best we can do?
It was painful to watch. Two men vying for the most important job in the world. And neither of them making the cut.
Town supervisor’s wife speaks out on ethics, errors and backroom bureaucracy in Lac du Flambeau, calls for investigation
To the Editor: There are so many things with the Tuesday, June 18 article “LdF town board passes ethics measure — Role of town supervisor’s wife in town business questioned” that I hardly know where to start.
Should masks be banned at Gaza protests?
Things got violent outside a Los Angeles orthodox synagogue on Sunday, leading the mayor at a Monday press conference to say that a ban on wearing masks to such protests should be considered.
Men are not disposable
The American packet ship Poland was traveling from New York to Normandy when, in May 1840, it was struck by lightning. A fire broke out.
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Lakeland Times: Our View
Always during the week of the Fourth of July, we take time here to celebrate the nation’s founding principles, heritage, and history and to remind people of our shared bonds and values.
Novak clarifies position on Presque Isle wake boat issues
To the Editor: During the June 20 Presque Isle town board meeting, I was asked by chairman MacLean to share my perspective regarding the Artificial Wake Enhancement Ordinance - Subchapter 507.
State of disbelief: Journalism takes a hit, and so do we
A publisher, Adlai Stevenson quipped, is someone who separates the wheat from the chaff — and then publishes the chaff. Significant segments of America believe just that: that the media are in the business of selling “product,” no differently than plastic goods manufacturers or car dealerships.
A candidate who cares about freedom
Former President Donald Trump spoke at the Libertarian Party convention, asking delegates to vote for him, promising, “I will put a libertarian in my Cabinet!”
River News: Our View
As we report today, in an astounding vote Tuesday, the Vilas County board of supervisors defeated a resolution 18-2 that would have recommended that clerk of court Beth Soltow be recalled, and it tabled a similar resolution for circuit court judge Daniel Overbey.
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