LETTERS OPINIONS
We clean tombstones
To the Editor: You do what? This is the comment my husband and I get when we tell people we clean tombstones. We are looking to train more people who are interested in helping clean stones in the area. It involves some elbow grease but the satisfaction from it is …
River News: Our View
Every year we have come to expect the news stories that document the ongoing parade of car crashes, injuries, and deaths that occur along the two-lane stretch of U.S. Hwy 51 south of Minocqua to Hwy. 8.
Thank you, Trig and Tula, for all that you do
On behalf of the entire community — those who live here and those who love to visit here — The Lakeland Times and the River News would like to take this opportunity to offer a big thank you to Trig and Tula, not only for the new foundation they are …
Reader’s personal survey of why not to vote for Democrats
To the Editor: After learning that a very large number of Democrats felt that the assassination of President Trump was a good thing for America, it became very clear to me that there is a very dangerous virus (hate) circulating within the Democrat Party.
The blame game
The blame game is in full swing, and Donald Trump and his running mate, J.D. Vance, are the ones using inflammatory rhetoric to fan the flames. “He believed the rhetoric of Biden and Harris, and he acted on it,” Trump said of the gunman hiding on his golf course. “Their …
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River News: Our View
The nation’s scientific establishment has weighed in on the presidential election and, to no one’s surprise, they have chosen whom they think is the candidate who embodies scientific integrity and trust: Kamala Harris.
Majority media and the Harris campaign for president
To the editor: Very recently, the Virginia-based 501(c) 3 Media Research Center, in operation for some 37 years, conducted a survey associated with the Biden-Harris administration, in the context of elections and the group’s stated purpose, which is as a watchdog organization, focused upon exposing media bias, censorship, corruption and …
River News: Our View
Like most Americans — we are a curious type — many people spend at least part of their week wondering why they don’t have any money in their bank accounts, despite hard work and careful budgeting. Just dare go to the grocery store and it’s Paupersville for you.
Your Right to Know
Last March, the Wisconsin Examiner asked the Black River Falls Police Department to search for emails regarding the death of a missing Indigenous man. The department said it would process the request but the news outlet would have to pay $4,400. That’s the amount the city’s IT vendor, Tech Pros, …
County board made the wrong decision on highway department
To the Editor: The Oneida County Board has debated what to do with the old Oneida County Highway Shop for more than a decade. It’s starting to look as though it may have passed on a chance for a silk purse in favor of mending a sow’s ear.
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Know Your Legal Rights
Election season is here, and we are about to embark on a journey of evaluating our elected representatives, the decisions they have made, and the policies they have created during their terms. If you want to go beyond the hoopla of the TV ads, it’s important to understand Wisconsin’s transparency …
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.” …
River News: Our View
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.
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