LETTERS OPINIONS
Ride safe
To the Editor: While doing some after supper, early evening shopping these last few 80 degree days I have noticed many young people out getting in some bike riding. The weather has been perfect and traffic is reduced to, supposedly, make it safer. However I also noticed that virtually none …
Bureaucrats shouldn’t decide when a church opens or closes
To the Editor: On this year’s ballot, there are three amendments to our state constitution. One of those impacts religious freedom. A ‘yes’ vote means that the local church decides whether to stay open or closed for any reason and a ‘no’ vote would allow the government to close all …
Guilfoyle never mastered the art of the shakedown
About three weeks before Republicans expect an electoral beating, Donald Trump had to get rid of Kimberly Guilfoyle, his ambassador to Greece. He simply had to.
Not fine at all
Imagine getting a bill from your local government for $900,000 because they see a greenhouse on your property and just assume you’re growing marijuana without a permit. Imagine government demanding $400,000 because you didn’t know to fill out a single-page form.
Stop the hysteria over flock cameras
In the bad old crime days of New York City, I spent a Christmas Eve waiting outside an emergency room. Our foursome had been violently robbed in a subway station, and I was eager for the doctor’s report on one member who’d suffered a concussion fighting off a mugger.
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Trillionaires
How much money should any one person have? When Elon Musk became the world’s first trillionaire, people got mad. “He will own everything!” claims a popular YouTuber. “He will own your house ... your country ... your government.”
New rule will hurt local economy, calls for others to contact elected officials
To the Editor: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has a dangerous new rule beginning Oct. 22 that will threaten the healthcare of millions of Americans. The rule, “Indefinite Suspension of the De Minimis Exemption for Mail Shipments,” will effectively end Americans’ ability to personally import their prescription medicines.
If Hegseth wants to strip the military of weirdos, he should resign
Where did this guy come from? How did a TV personality end up leading America’s defense department, especially in a time of war? Donald Trump put Pete Hegseth in charge of the Department of Defense. It’s now officially called the War Department, but I’m not ready to go there.
Genocide poppycock: The targets of genocide accused of committing one
The attempt to massacre Israelis that played out on a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv last week was both extraordinary and more of the same. The Omani co-pilot stabbed the pilot and tried to seize control of the plane, telling investigators that he intended to crash it at …
Stop buying votes. Everybody!
It would be hard to find a more insulting offer than to exchange money for your vote. That’s exactly what President Donald Trump did in announcing that if voters keep Republicans in power come the midterms, he’ll send every adult citizen a $5,000 check.
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Time with Teddy: It’s good to share a dog’s life
“Everyone thinks they have the best dog,” wrote W. R. Pursche, “and none of them are wrong.” Those who’ve never had a dog don’t get it, and you can’t blame them. People who’ve never had a Toll House cookie likewise have every right to be ambivalent on the subject.
‘Externalities’
To the Editor: Once upon a time the World was in balance. Trees and abundant other forms of plant growth needed, and absorbed, carbon-dioxide from Earth’s atmosphere. They gave back their waste product, oxygen. A limited population of humans and numerous animal species needed the oxygen, and gave back their …
Free AI
Cell phones made my life easier. So did the internet. Artificial intelligence may enrich it even more. But lots of people are worried. “Stop AI or we’re all going to die!” shout protesters.
River News: Our View
If you want to know why we have so much poverty in northern Wisconsin, not to mention right here in Oneida County — and we do have more than our fair share — we urge you to read the article in this week’s edition about the DNR’s plans for the …
September 11 seems like yesterday in New York City
Smoke still rose from the ruins of the World Trade Center, and the smell of nearly 2,000 deaths lingered miles uptown. A reporter asked New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani whether he worried that the city’s Muslim neighborhoods would be attacked in revenge for that Islamist-inspired atrocity. Giuliani responded that he …
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