LETTERS OPINIONS
The tariff target on roses makes zero sense
May is usually the best month for florists, Mother’s Day being a big reason. But Donald Trump’s tariff war is raining pain on their bestselling season. Pierson’s Flower Shop and Greenhouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, expects customers to dial back on purchases because of higher prices forced by tariffs.
Good intentions: bad results
Government makes most things worse. Lyndon Johnson launched a War on Poverty; Richard Nixon a War on Drugs. Both had good intentions, but their “wars” do more harm than good.
Canada starts the real resistance to Trump
Most remarkable about the recent Canadian election is that patriotism rather than raw economic interest propelled voters to resist Donald Trump. Canadians rejected the MAGA-fied Conservative Party, despite an economy suffering from anemic growth and high housing costs, all pinned on Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party.
Fleeced: America gets grifted by the swamp king
Addressing Congress in 1940, President Franklin Roosevelt warned Americans about being lulled into unconsciousness by those who pooh-poohed the dark clouds over Europe created by Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini. “I hope that we shall have fewer American ostriches in our midst,” said FDR. “It is not good for the …
ChatGPT is actually not your friend
I have been deep in conversation with ChatGPT, asking all kinds of questions. Are there direct flights between the U.S. and Queretaro, Mexico? Will Apple give me credit for a 2014 iMac? What color goes with teal? What was France’s GDP in 1998?
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Marlene Josephine (née Smukowski) Prahl
Marlene Josephine (née Smukowski) Prahl, 86, passed away April 22, 2025. She was born on July 4, 1938 in Milwaukee, the daughter of Walter and Faye (Korda) Smukowski.
Nourish to flourish
To the Editor: All three Forest County school districts currently offer no-cost breakfast and lunch to all students. The program that provides this service is called the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). Crandon, Laona, and the Wabeno area school districts are eligible for this program because they are deemed high-poverty school …
Let’s regulate wake boats with facts, not misinformation
Here in the Northwoods, we pride ourselves on common sense, fairness, and a deep respect for our natural resources. That’s why the growing push to ban or severely restrict wake surfing on Wisconsin’s lakes — including many right here in Oneida and Vilas Counties — deserves a closer look.
It’s the economy. It’s the Economy.
Many in the Democratic base are frustrated that their party isn’t pounding away at Donald Trump over his attacks on the rule of law, academic independence and decency. That’s not quite the case. Democrats and others opposed to the president’s toxic agenda are seeing some success in the courts.
Preventing problems, not fanning flames
To the Editor: I have worked at the Oneida County Health Department as the Community Health Educator in the Reproductive Health/Women’s Clinic/Family Planning Program from 1982 until 2022. During this time I saw firsthand how the health department works with people and policies to protect the health of the entire …
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Thanks for a successful tax season
To the Editor: I would like to thank all the volunteers, sites, and site personnel that helped make this tax season a success. We completed 1144 tax returns, up from 1062 last year. We saved our clients $171600.00 in tax prep fees and got them $1,035,358.00 back in refunds.
Administrative error or executive overreach
To the Editor: I am writing about the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia who was unlawfully sent by the Executive Branch of the U.S. government to a Salvadoran prison.
Trump’s war against the Ivy League is all smokescreen
Let’s cut to the chase. Most of Donald Trump’s threats against Ivy League colleges are an attempt to divert attention away from an economy heading into crisis.
Climate myths
I guess United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres didn’t think his hyping global warming risks brought him enough attention, so now he says, “The era of global boiling has arrived!”
Thanks for a successful tax season
To the Editor: I would like to thank all the volunteers, sites, and site personnel that helped make this tax season a success. We completed 1144 tax returns, up from 1062 last year. We saved our clients $171,600 in tax prep fees and got them $1,035,358 back in refunds.
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