LETTERS OPINIONS
River News: Our View
There’s a lot of noise out there this week, and not all of it comes from celebratory fireworks. Some of it is downright negative. But amid all the noise, let’s take a moment on this Fourth of July week — our nation’s 250th birthday — to remember what this country …
Shoreland protection in Oneida County
To the Editor: There’s a gaping hole in the Oneida County Shoreland Protection Ordinance, which is designed to help preserve the quality of our water resources, wildlife habitat, Northwoods scenery, and the value of lakefront property, the taxation of which contributes so much to the county budget.
Climate survey highlights candidate responses in the 7th Congressional District
To the Editor: In April the Chequamegon, Rib Mountain/Marshfield, and Birchwood Chapters of Citizens’ Climate Lobby sent a survey to 7th Congressional District Candidates Michael Alfonso, Chris Armstrong, Niina Baum, Fred Clark, Jessi Ebben, Kevin Hermening, and Ginger Murray with the following questions:
Do Democrats have the guts to let a toxic nominee lose?
One of the saddest posts this weekend featured Democratic Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, a moderate, welcoming three Democratic Socialist of America candidates who had won primaries with a handful votes. They included Darializa Avila Chevalier, a nutcase who called for abolishing the borders, police and prisons in addition to accusing …
Minimum wage fail
Not long ago, new kinds of jobs appeared: app-based gig work. They include jobs like dog walking on Rover, Taskrabbit work, DoorDash food delivery, Uber and Lyft driving ... Lots of people like gig work. It’s flexible. You work when you want to work. But “workers’ rights” activists and governing …
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Shambles: America surrenders, unconditionally
There was a time when lying all the time was frowned upon, and when easily demonstrable lying all the time could get a fellow into trouble. If President Donald Trump has succeeded at anything, it is in proving that those days are over. Pathological, even felonious, lying did not impede …
We should vote on ideas, not physical likeness
MS NOW commentator Ali Velshi was not alone in complaining that women are “underrepresented” in Congress. It is true that women account for 51 percent of the U.S. population but only 29 percent of the House members. To which I say, “So what.”
Weed control, out of control
To the Editor: When the weeds are gone, what else disappears? As someone who values the health of our communities, not just for people, but for the wildlife we share it with, I feel compelled to speak out about the continued use of toxic herbicides like Roundup in residential neighborhoods.
AARP Wisconsin urges Congress to protect earned Social Security benefits
To the Editor: Social Security is too important to wait. A new Trustees Report makes it clear: if Congress fails to act, Americans could face a 20 percent cut in benefits by 2034. For millions already struggling with rising costs, that is an urgent threat. If nothing changes, Social Security …
Magic medicine?
People are excited about peptides. The internet is filled with claims: Peptides raise your energy, boost metabolism, clear your skin, slow down aging, build more muscle, repair injuries ... I want some! But there’s a problem: The FDA bans most of them. Why?
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What war?
The president wants us to put the war in the “rear view window.” Who can blame him? Thirteen American servicemen and women have given their lives. You and I, the taxpayers, have spent upwards of $29 billion. But did we “win”? Win what? Is it a more dangerous world, or …
Platner wants redemption, others want a refund
Democrat Rep. Ro Khanna conceded at a rally for the Maine senatorial candidate that Graham Platner’s actions have not been sterling. Voters considering Platner don’t like his “shameful” actions against women, the Californian said, but “they are willing to extend him grace and redemption.”
Here to ‘help’
Politicians promise they’ll “help” us. President Donald Trump says he’ll “create the jobs and future you deserve.” President Joe Biden liked to say, “Help is on the way.” I prefer President Ronald Reagan’s: “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, ‘I’m from the government and I’m here …
Loneliness: People do need people
Ashley, North Dakota, is a small farming town where the local diet leans hard on sausage, deep-fried chicken and strudel. It has something of a medical center, but the nearest trauma hospital able to handle the most serious injuries is almost four hours away in Fargo.
In no one we trust: Americans grow increasingly cynical, with increasingly good reason
In a 2011 Los Angeles Times column titled “When Unity Was All-American,” writer George Skelton marked the 70th anniversary of Pearl Harbor by recalling a time when Americans respected those whom they elected. “What I remember most,” he recalled about America during World War II, “are home front adults pulling …
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