LETTERS OPINIONS
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.
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.
728 X 90 AD
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.
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.
River News: Our View
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 …
728 X 90 AD
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.
River News: Our View
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.
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.
728 X 90 AD
