LETTERS/OPINIONS
LUHS students write letters to the editor for advocacy project
Some Lakeland Union High School (LUHS) students in civics class this last school year wrote letters to the editor. It was one option of an advocacy project that teachers assigned to students in order for them to engage in some sort of issue by writing letters stating their position.
Construction projects should be done sooner with less delays, one student says
To the Editor: My name is Braeden McMahon and I am a student at LUHS and a permanent resident of the Minocqua area. One complaint that I have about the area is the construction that occurs year after year. It’s not the actual construction taking place that bothers me, it’s …
Student says owners know what they’re doing when building a smoke shops next to schools
To the Editor: My Name is Vinnie Wolfe, I am a Junior at Lakeland Union High School. The reason I’m sending you this letter is because there are so many “Smoke Shops’ near schools. Also addressing the problems it has in schools that are close to smoke shops. Lastly why …
Student wants more funding for missing and murdered indigenous women in Wisconsin
To the Editor: My name is Emma Mitchell, I’m a part of the Lac Du Flambeau tribe and I am currently a student at LUHS. I’d be addressing in this letter the local issues on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in Wisconsin. Wisconsin has taken significant steps to help the …
Wolves need to be delisted, one student says
To the Editor: My name is Ajay Coron, and I am a student at Lakeland Union High School in Minocqua. On July 30, 2024, my dog was brutally murdered by a lone wolf right in my front yard. My mother was about 5 feet from my dog when it was …
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Student wants help for local restaurants
To the Editor: My name is Victor, and I am a junior student at LUHS in Minocqua. This letter is about large restaurant chains taking over smaller, local restaurants, which threatens the variety of food options and harms the financial health of local communities. Also, my letter is for a …
Student addressess the state of mental health
To the Editor: I’m a seventeen year old student here at LUHS and the purpose of this letter is to address the state of mental health. I’m writing a letter about this because I’ve noticed both in and out of my own life and others that there are a lot …
A smoke shop next to LUHS at student’s dismay
To the Editor: My name is Bella Wewasson and I am a Junior at Lakeland Union High School in Minocqua, Wisconsin. There is a smoke shop located right next to our High School. As a concerned member of the community, I am writing to express my opinion that smoke shops …
‘Teachers are the real Heroes’
To the Editor: Hello! My name is Gavin Peters from Lakeland Union High and I am a junior in high school writing about an issue I feel strongly about in the school community. Teachers mean the world to some people and create strong habits for later life.
Student asks Times to review mental health crisis in teenagers, offers his findings
To the Editor: My name is Frankie Plahuta, I’m a Senior at Lakeland Union High School. It has recently been brought to my attention that mental health issues are much bigger than how it is being dealt with currently.
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The Zohran Mamdani revolution
They did it. They finally did it. Those maniacs. They blew it up. As New Yorkers walk dazed through the streets of the world’s greatest city, seeking perhaps the half-buried Statue of Liberty lying beneath the silent sands of a deserted beach in the Forbidden Zone, one thing has become …
All’s well that ends well?
Not exactly. First of all, it’s not clear what “all” exactly means. Was Iran’s nuclear capacity really eliminated? What capacity did they actually have? We don’t seem to have a consensus within the administration on even the most basic questions, or they wouldn’t be pushing back so hard against those …
One bad turn from a funeral
To the Editor: About 12:35 p.m. on June 24, we were traveling north on U.S. Highway 51. Three red pickup trucks in a row, and a red dump truck behind us. At County Road W in Manitowish Waters, the first two red trucks were turning right onto W, so was …
Disney dreams, debt realities
To the Editor: Our senator, Ron Johnson states that he’s against having a huge debt, “I know everybody wants to go to Disney World, but we just can’t afford it.” Senator Johnson needs to take off his Mickey Mouse ears and put on his Pinocchio nose, and start telling the …
Lakeland Times: Our View
Progressives in this country have a peculiar sense of justice. On the one hand, the left has tried for years to send Donald Trump to prison, literally for the crime of being Donald Trump. Trump Derangement Syndrome is a very real disorder, even more so than just plain old progressive …
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