Opinion
LTE – Greg St. Onge -12-15-2021
Letter to the Editor: My path to a more conservation minded future: A step at a time approach has served me well towards reducing the amount of gasoline and power grid electricity that I use. I’ve approached the idea of reducing my energy use from a conservation perspective during the last twenty years and to…
Read MoreLTE – JoAnn Utphall – 12-15-2021
Evidence is surfacing of election irregularities and nefarious activity, not only in Wisconsin, but throughout the US. Former WI Supreme Court Justice Gableman submitted a report to the WI Committee on Campaigns on Wednesday, Dec. 8th. Using the report as the resource, Liz Harrington stated that, “There are 119,283 ‘active voters’ registered who are over…
Read MoreThe FDA’s Gut vs. Your Child’s Heart
by Jane M. Orient, M.D. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has set up a flimsy, or fake, barrier to reaping multi-billion-dollar profits from COVID-vaccine boosters or pediatric shots. The Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) voted 19-to-0 in favor of Moderna boosters for high-risk adults. “The data itself is not strong, but…
Read MoreLTE – Terry Nichols – 12-8-2021
Letter to the Editor 2020 Census and Redistricting Due to the compressed timeline this year for redistricting and timelines, it seems the redistricting issues is making headlines across the state. Of course, at the state level you have the proposed Republican map and the Democratic map. Oh, don’t forget the People’s map. At the county…
Read MoreOff The Publisher’s Desk – 12-8-2021
Gun sales boom! Sales of guns hit a new record on Black Friday with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) conducting 187,585 National Instant Criminal Background Systems (NICS) check on gun sales and transfers on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving. That information is from a site called GUN DYNAMICA. “The National Shooting Sports Foundation…
Read MoreOff The Editor’s Desk – 12-1-2021
Rittenhouse verdict, not accepted by leaders! On November 19th, a jury sitting in Kenosha found Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty of homicide, attempted homicide, and reckless endangerment following a two-week trial. The then 17-year-old Rittenhouse shot and killed two people and injured a third during a protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin in August of 2020. The protest…
Read MoreLTE – JoAnn Utphall – 12-1-2021
Dear Letter to the Editor: Senators have submitted hundreds of amendments to the (must be passed each year) 2022 National Defense Authorization Bill to improve the nation’s security. Most proposals relate to the Defense Department but some don’t. Here is a partial list: withdrawal from Afghanistan; the supply chain’s reliance on China; ending reliance on…
Read MoreOff The Editor’s Desk – 11-24-2021
Drugs are the cause of a lot of our problems Drug use and the distribution of drugs are a burden upon the backs of our citizens and they are probably the cause of much of the violence and shootings that is taking place on the street of our cities. I back law enforcement efforts of…
Read MoreThanksgiving meal price increases for 2021
MADISON – The price of a Thanksgiving meal in 2021 is experiencing a 17.25% increase this year according to Wisconsin Farm Bureau’s annual Marketbasket survey that rang in at $71.49. The Marketbasket survey is an informal look at the price of popular food items used to prepare a Thanksgiving meal in quantities sufficient to serve…
Read MoreLTE – Ann Norton – 11-24-2021
We have all seen the beautiful photos of Arlington Cemetery covered in snow with Christmas wreaths decorating each cross. But many are not aware that there is a Northern Wisconsin State Veterans Cemetery on Highway 53 near Spooner that also places these Christmas wreaths. I come from a family of veterans with myself and four…
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