LETTERS OPINIONS
The art of taxing fairly is messy
“The rich should pay their fair share of taxes.” Who can argue with that? But then we must decide who is rich and what is meant by fair. Neither political party has distinguished itself in making such distinctions.
A missed deadline shouldn’t deny justice to Oneida County firefighters
On Sept. 5, justice was denied to thousands of firefighters in the United States when the filing window for Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF) multidistrict litigation closed. Less than 13,000 cases were filed, comprising a sliver of the U.S. firefighter population. Almost 99 percent of those exposed never knew that the …
Trump v. The Supreme Court
President Donald Trump has a problem with the Supreme Court, which finally said no to him on tariffs. He doesn’t like an independent judiciary. He thinks Justices should do what the president who appointed them wants. He thinks the Founding Fathers were wrong. And the Constitution.
Evil meat
Do you eat steak? You’re killing the planet! So say climate activists. Silly media agree: Vox warns that beef is the “worst thing we eat when it comes to global warming.”
Is affordability really a crisis?
At some point, the headlines turned “affordability” from a concern into a “crisis.” But what does affordability mean? For most of us, that depends on what we consider our minimum requirements for happiness. If you look at TikTok, life in New York City is a fairy tale of chic bars, …
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River News: Our View
There is a simple yet durable rule in physics that systems tend to veer toward entropy unless external energy is applied. That is, in the universe, disorder is the default setting. Turns out, governments within social systems behave the same way, just substitute ‘accountability’ for ‘energy.’ Left to its own …
An open letter to Sen. Ron Johnson and Rep. Tom Tiffany
To the Editor: I’m writing to urge you to vote against the President’s SAVE Act, the bill to require states to make people provide strict proof of citizenship to register to vote, to show certain limited forms of ID when casting a ballot, and to require states to turn over …
The energy policy we could have had
Oil, oil, oil. The war with Iran has oil prices soaring. And no thanks, President Trump, for your other war, the one against green energy.
Grift and graft: A White House simply for sale
In the end, it wasn’t the disturbingly Gestapo-like tactics of her U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, smashing cars, pulling innocents off the streets and executing two American citizens, that did Kristi Noem in. It wasn’t the sneering contempt of court orders or the incessant lying that ended President Donald …
Protecting roadless lands protects our future
The wild forests and clear waters of the upper Great Lakes region are the lifeblood of our people. These places ground us, feed us, and connect us across generations. For generations, the St. Croix Chippewa Tribe has been a caretaker of these lands, doing our part to protect the clean …
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The first responders we don’t see
To the Editor: Emergency dispatchers are often called the first responders, yet their role is frequently misunderstood and undervalued. I’ve been a police officer for 24 years and understand how important dispatchers are to an officer’s and the public’s safety and how their mental health struggles are often overlooked, or …
Popular governors rise above party
Another exercise in nonpartisan cooperation ended sadly, as Donald Trump undoubtedly planned. Every year, the nation’s governors meet with the president to discuss common concerns. Trump had initially banned two Democratic members of the National Governors Association from attending — governors Jared Polis of Colorado and Wes Moore of Maryland.
River News: Our View
Remember that night your not-so-attractive neighbors left their curtains wide open while they changed their clothes. Of course you do because what you saw you can never unsee. It’s the cause of all those horrible nightmares and countless therapy sessions. It’s the reason you bought a second-hand print of “The …
Random Act of Kindness Day
To the Editor: Random Act of Kindness day is Feb. 17, and it is a day to celebrate kindness and the whole pay-it-forward mentality. The movement of Random Acts of Kindness inspires people every day.
Nudity is the new submission
Some listeners who are not entirely sold on Chappell Roan’s artistry brush off her songs and bawdy stage persona as “campy and loud.” They see a flashy, attention-grabbing circus act. And even as Roan markets herself as an over-the-top lesbian, the styling still reads as catering to the male gaze. …
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