LETTERS OPINIONS
River News: Our View
Two days ago, on June 19, the nation celebrated the federal holiday of Juneteenth, though each year since it became a holiday in 2021 the celebrations have become more divisive and partisan — just like everything else in this country.
Reader asserts preservation bolsters Oneida County economy
To the Editor: Someone didn’t get the memo! The headlines this week report Wisconsin sees another record-breaking tourist season in 2023, and tourism is expected to break records in 2024.
River News: Our View
They say there’s always a silver lining in a bad situation, and one of the silver linings of having schools closed during the pandemic is that, because of remote learning, parents actually got to see what educators were teaching their kids, many of them for the first time.
Reader responds to ‘Secret group’ article
To the Editor: In response to Richard Moore’s article in the Northwoods River News and The Lakeland Times entitled “Oops! ‘Secret group’ is secret no more,” I would like to say a few things. Mr. Moore’s article seems to imply that a group of environmental advocates who want to know …
Your Right to Know
Imagine I sue a school district for refusing to provide copies of records. Do I have to prove I’m entitled to them, or does the district have to prove it can withhold them?
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River News: Our View
It is not an exaggeration to say that the American justice system is corrupt, and has been for a long, long time.
Inventing and spreading conspiracy theories
To the Editor: I used to think that newspapers exist to gather facts and distribute them [hopefully in an impartial manner] to inform the people of the community. Now we see [River News, 31 May] that inventing and spreading conspiracy theories is first-page work.
Butkus responds to Moore
To the Editor: Regarding Mr. Moore’s article, it is a fair treatment of my mistake. And I can hardly blame those who forwarded the emails to Mr. Moore.
River News: Our View
President Donald Trump. A lot of people like saying that, and a lot of people don’t, but, after last week’s Libertarian Party convention, it’s more likely than it was before that The Donald will reclaim the title.
Come one, come all, ye Posers and Hypocrites
Hear ye! Hear ye! Tonight at the town hall, come watch the posers and the hypocrites try to bamboozle us all!
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Ask Congress for a moratorium on postal rate increases
Dear Reader: The United State Postal Service recently announced another 10% increase in their rates effective July 14, 2024.
River News: Our View
The universe is a mysterious place, and so is Earth, as is whatever planet the nation’s progressives call home in their heads.
News fatigue is a real thing
The conviction of the Democrats: The tawdry details of Donald Trump’s private life that are emerging from his New York trial involving $130,000 in hush money to the porn star Stormy Daniels finally will sink the former president’s reelection campaign. The chaos in the House of Representatives will turn the …
Washington looks for its escape pod
According to New York Times veteran political reporter Peter Baker, the No. 1 topic of discussion at Washington dinner parties and receptions these days is “Where would you go if it really happens?” “It” being Donald J. Trump’s return to the White House following the November 2024 election.
Your Right to Know
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will soon hear a case involving records related to the voting rights of mentally incompetent people. No matter which side wins, the public has in some ways already lost.
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