LETTERS OPINIONS
Reader is troubled by “globalist left-wing” influence at LUHS
To the Editor: The letter to the editor in the July 19 edition of The Lakeland Times written by Hannah “Bonnie” Dana is troubling.
River News: Our View
As we have often said, elections have consequences, and nowhere is that so more than in Wisconsin, where Democrats have been running wild with a radical left-wing policy agenda that Wisconsinites will pay dearly for in years to come.
Reader asserts lawmakers’ inaction on Lincoln Hills a missed opportunity for positive change
To the Editor: Your July 12 headline “Lawmakers warned Lincoln Hills was tragedy ‘waiting to happen,’” should have read “Lawmakers warned Lincoln Hills was tragedy ‘waiting to happen,’ and then waited for it to happen.”
Pro ProcellaCOR reader asserts herbicide has role in combating EWM
To the Editor: What is the impact of untreated EWM? EWM chokes out sunlight, native plants, spawning beds and bird and animal habitat, resulting in a “dead” lifeless environment. Wildlife begins to disappear, fish spawning beds are buried in milfoil, pan fish and sport fish all but disappear and fish …
The crazy train of political obstructionism
Wisconsin Farmers Union is taking a clear stand on two upcoming constitutional questions appearing on the August 13 ballot. Both are designed to limit the power of the governor to distribute federal funding. If they pass, the balance of power within our state government will be upset and our state …
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Debunking Line 5 myths
To the Editor: Misinformation that Line 5 operator Enbridge is pushing to retain massive profits ($1.6 million/day) while endangering the Great Lakes is getting to me.
Who’s running Oneida County?
To the Editor: Back in 2009 a group of county board supervisors spent three years trying to lease public lands in the Town of Lynne for a mine in a vast wetland area upstream of the Willow Flowage. The public was opposed to the proposal, and most importantly, so were …
Bruce Lloyd Fish
Bruce Lloyd Fish, age 72, of Rhinelander, died on July 17, 2024, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on December 31, 1951, in Rhinelander, the son of Lloyd and Bonnie (Lavender) Fish.
River News: Our View
On June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie were assassinated in an open motorcade in Sarajevo, a murder that by all accounts sparked World War I.
Louisiana edict unlikely to survive constitutional scrutiny
It’s precisely because of the First Amendment prohibition of an official state religion, of course, that Americans are so much more inclined to spiritualism than other technologically advanced countries. A reported 56% of us say we believe in the God of the Bible, as opposed to only 27% of Europeans.
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The last firewall
“Save the House!” That’s the rallying cry Democrats are increasingly likely to embrace as they confront the fallout from Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance.
Your Right to Know
The bill moved with lightning speed. It was introduced last December, passed the state Senate in January and the Assembly in February, and was signed into law by Gov. Tony Evers in March. 2023 Wisconsin Act 253 allows police and corrections officials to charge some requesters of video and audio …
These are the good times
To the Editor: Have we all failed to notice that these are the good times? Yes, we have!
County treasurer issues property tax reminder
To the Editor: The second installment of the 2023 Oneida & Vilas County property tax bills is due by July 31, 2024.
River News: Our View
Much of America panicked last week as reports spread of terrifying flocks of beheaded poultry stampeding America from coast-to-coast.
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