LETTERS OPINIONS
Local veterinarian shares thoughts on veterinary care in the Northwoods
To the Editor: My thoughts on veterinary care in the Northwoods: I saw a http://change.org petition recently wanting to get an emergency veterinary clinic in the Northwoods of Wisconsin.
Messer area resident speaks out
To the Editor: I am one of many neighbors opposed to the sidewalk construction as well as other parts of the Messer Area Street Project. The project proposes to update water and sewer services, widen the streets, and install sidewalk, curb and gutter as part of the “Rhinelander Comprehensive Program.” …
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Earlier this year, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, who was running for re-election, promised that if voters followed her off a cliff, she would dutifully reward them when they hit the rocky bottom, provided they survived.
Conventions were distinguished by who wasn’t there
Let’s return for a moment to the two conventions now concluded and consider one of the important things that didn’t happen — and what that omission tells us about the two parties.
Disagree with land use zoning decisions? Here’s what you can do
Many people become upset when their local government enacts new zoning ordinances or makes zoning decisions that can alter the neighborhood or community, such as by allowing commercial businesses in areas that were previously zoned for residential.
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This is perhaps one of the saddest times to be alive, at least politically. While life brings us many joys, it is nonetheless disheartening to witness what is happening before our eyes, like watching a suddenly swooning moon: the disappearance of free speech and with it the disappearance of self-governance …
Does the president have an absolute right to pardon himself?
On June 4, 2018, President Trump posted a tweet declaring, among other things, that “I have an absolute right to PARDON myself…”
Treating crime victims with dignity and respect
To the Editor: Ensuring victims of crime are treated with the dignity and respect they deserve is a priority at the Oneida County District Attorney’s office. We know the criminal justice process can be confusing and even traumatic for crime victims.
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This Tuesday, Wisconsin voters have a chance to help re-calibrate government toward a true separation of powers, in which the three branches of government hold unique divisions of authority, and they can do so by voting ‘yes’ on the two constitutional questions they will see on their ballots.
Protecting ‘God’s Country’
To the Editor: People call this place where we live “God’s Country”. The lush green forests, clear deep waters of Lake Superior, and the perfectly blue sky in the summer are exceptionally beautiful.
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Your Right to Know: Guides help public navigate openness laws
You ask for a record from your local government, you get it. You want to attend a meeting of a public body, you can walk right in.
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As we report in today’s edition, this week the Biden-Harris administration’s rewrite of Title IX took effect in most of the country’s schools, endangering the rights of women across the country.
Lynne’s mining saga
To the Editor: Back in 2009 a group of county board supervisors spent three years trying to lease public lands in the town of Lynne for a mine in a vast wetland area upstream of the Willow Flowage. The public was opposed to the proposal, and most importantly, so were …
Reader is troubled by “globalist left-wing” influence at LUHS
To the Editor: The letter to the editor in the July 19 edition of The Lakeland Times written by Hannah “Bonnie” Dana is troubling.
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As we have often said, elections have consequences, and nowhere is that so more than in Wisconsin, where Democrats have been running wild with a radical left-wing policy agenda that Wisconsinites will pay dearly for in years to come.
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