LETTERS OPINIONS
River News: Our View
Wow, talk about the proof in the pudding. National Public Radio just gave a hands-on first-class demonstration of why government subsidies to the media are bad, no, horrific.
The rest of the story on the HSC
To the Editor: With the upcoming change in how Vilas, Forest and Oneida counties will provide mental and behavioral health services and the subsequent end of The Human Service Center, it is important to note that not all facets of the situation have been reported on by local news outlets.
Lessons learned
To the Editor: I ran for Oneida County Board Supervisor and lost the election; however, I don’t consider it a loss.
Property taxpayers please read
To the Editor: We would like to remind property taxpayers to talk with their assessor or attend their town/city Open Book meeting to review the assessment roll if they question the assessed value of their property. Some municipalities have Open Book meetings starting in April. If you are not satisfied …
River News: Our View
If you were planning for interest rates to come down this year — as everybody on the mountaintops proclaimed would happen — better put away your plans for that new house or car and start calculating ways to continue to pay that sky-high credit card debt because the Fed signaled …
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A question about coordination
To the Editor: Your April 16th piece protesting the Pelican River Forest Easement raises questions. This letter will raise more.
Protect the woods and water
To the Editor: A Canadian pipeline company has been trespassing on northern Wisconsin’s Bad River Reservation ever since their easement expired more than a decade ago.
River News: Our View
Maybe the second time is the charm. Actually, we’ve forgotten just how many times President Joe Biden has attempted to end-run Congress with unconstitutional student loan forgiveness plans — he undertakes so many unconstitutional dictatorial exercises it’s hard to keep track — but let’s just say the latest scheme announced …
Thank you, Rhinelander
To the Editor: As a former teacher and high school soccer coach in the Rhinelander school district and currently a high school teacher and soccer coach for both the boys’ and girls’ high school soccer teams at Northland Pines School District, I realize the sacrifice needed to juggle multiple sports …
Your Right to Know
A horrific scene played out in February in an apartment complex in Middleton, a Madison suburb.
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River News: Our View
It was a specter of two cities. More than that, it was the specter of two nations.
Whose footprint?
To the Editor: This year being the warmest winter on record (as in “What winter?”), the sobering reality of global climate change is uppermost in many minds. One may wonder just how much the various actors contribute to global warming, and do I have a significant role to play?
A call to America — greatness or weakness
To the Editor: Where today is the America of 1776? Where is America in 2024? Remember when school prayer was outlawed by the Supreme Court in 1962?
Vote like the earth depends on it
To the Editor: I encourage conservation advocates to always vote because it is a direct way to influence policy decisions, hold leaders accountable, and shape public discourse on environmental issues.
The lessons Haley teaches
In Iowa, 49% of Republican caucusgoers backed someone other than Donald Trump. In the New Hampshire primary, the non-Trump vote was 46%. In South Carolina, the state’s former governor, Nikki Haley, won the backing of 4 in 10 voters.
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