LETTERS OPINIONS
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.
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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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It was a specter of two cities. More than that, it was the specter of two nations.
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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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In Wisconsin, voters are tasked with the major responsibility of electing judges whom we depend upon to make sure that citizens’ constitutional rights are protected, that laws are applied as the legislature has written them, and that citizens are held appropriately accountable when they violate those laws.
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Oneida County’s long, long human services nightmare is nearly over, and soon those in need of those vital programs will be adequately served, thanks to the Oneida County board’s vote this week to officially reorganize its delivery of community services.
Vote ‘no’ on constitutional amendments
To the Editor: I believe we should vote no on both constitutional amendments on April 2. The proper approach is to legislate thus adding it to the 5 chapters of statutes already regulating our elections. Our Constitution was intended to grant rights not take them away. Amending our Constitution is …
Who’s the biggest loser? We are
One of them looks old; the other looks older. One of them faced a nomination challenge from one of his presidential appointees; the other faces continual calls to step away from the campaign. One of them sees a dystopian future; the other seems stuck in a romantic past.
Hold Tiffany accountable
To the Editor: At a recent constituent listening session in Rhinelander, Congressman Tom Tiffany stated: “the American people want transparency and accountability” from politicians. I agree.
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Perhaps the weirdest thing about the modern age of American politics is how upside down everything has become, especially the progressive world view.
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