LETTERS OPINIONS
NIMBY needs a lot of defending
NIMBY stands for Not In My Backyard. It’s often employed as a shaming tool to portray those unwilling to turn their neighborhoods over to developers as selfish or even racist. It’s a weapon in efforts to plow through zoning laws put in place to preserve a sense of community and …
Ask your legislators to support Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Fund
To the Editor: Ask your state legislators to support funding of Wisconsin’s Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Fund. This fund, named after Governor Warren Knowles (R) and Senator Gaylord Nelson (D), has funded public land acquisition and recreation infrastructure around the state, including in Northern Wisconsin for decades.
Regarding birthright citizenship and DEI
To the Editor: On February 4 the Northwoods River News published two articles that caught my attention. One had a front-page headline which read “Tiffany reintroduces legislation to ban DEI in the federal government”.
No more Marxist school taxes!
To the Editor: There is no such thing as “free public education.” It certainly is not an American notion. As enunciated in 1848 Germany by Karl Marx, free public education was a key plank of ten in the Kommunist Manifesto. Marx, a mlacontent German Jew, realized that there would always …
Third-grade student seeks information about Wisconsin
To the Editor: Hello! I am a third grade student in Northern Virginia. Our class is learning about the United States, and I will be teaching our school about the state of Wisconsin. In late May, I will create a display for our State Fair that I hope will make …
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River News: Our View
Back in 1983, the incomparable Woody Allen produced a movie, Zelig, about a man who so desperately wanted to be liked and to fit in that he took on the persona of those around him. It was not malicious. Zelig, who came to be known internationally as a human chameleon, …
River News: Our View
During Donald Trump’s first term in office, the unelected federal bureaucracy went all in for subverting the agenda of the elected president — offering up misinformation to cabinet members, refusing or delaying implementation of executive orders, and often enough simply ignoring, if not outright defying, the White House.
Life is too short for four more years
After giving the matter some thought, I have decided that I’ve become unsuited to the low art of writing newspaper columns any longer. My deficiencies to participate in the current conversation are many. For one thing, I have never listened to a podcast. I prefer reading things, a more efficient …
Balancing profit, people, planet
To the Editor: Climate change is of growing importance to Americans. A CBS News poll taken last October showed 45 percent of voters viewed it as “very important.” Yet, President Trump continues to dismiss climate science, and policies to lessen or adapt to climate change, and vows to disregard our …
Salute to veterans
To the Editor: Behind every veteran’s story is a lifetime of courage, sacrifice and service — a legacy that deserves our deepest gratitude. As we celebrate National Salute to Veteran Patients Week, I invite our community to join us in recognizing and supporting the veterans in our lives.
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Outraged constituent wants Tiffany to defend the rule of law
To the Editor: An open letter to Congressman Tiffany. You have been a steadfast supporter of President Trump. As your constituent, I want you to know that I am outraged by his current assault on the rule of law and our Constitutional order.
Your Right to Know
There’s good news and bad news in a recent Wisconsin Court of Appeals decision upholding an open records judgment related to the ridiculous and ham-handed investigation into alleged 2020 election fraud headed by former Supreme Court justice Michael Gableman.
Resilience will see us through
The morning is gray and drab and nothing outside my window seems inspiring at the moment. After too many minutes of doom scrolling on social media, I realize that is not the answer.
River News: Our View
As of today, snowmobile trails are open in Oneida County and that’s a good thing, but it can’t mask the reality that the opening was delayed and hampered by a flawed system for opening and closing snowmobile trails that inflicted serious economic injury to many area small businesses and to …
River News: Our View
President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship almost assuredly is going to be struck down in the courts, and, quite frankly, it should be. That’s because, with few exceptions, if you are born on American soil, you are an American citizen, and the language of the constitution’s Fourteenth Amendment …
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