LETTERS OPINIONS
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.
Input needed on comprehensive land use plan
To the Editor: With most people focused on our national and state elections these days, it is easy to forget about what is happening locally. There are major issues dominating county board committee discussions, issues which will affect our lives, and the lives of our children and grandchildren.
River News: Our View
As we report today, in an astounding vote, the Vilas County Board of Supervisors defeated a resolution 18-2 that would have recommended that clerk of court Beth Soltow be recalled, and it tabled a similar resolution for circuit court judge Daniel Overbey.
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.
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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?
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.
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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.
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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!
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.
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