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Letters to the Editor

Social Security, Medicare face challenges ahead

Dr. Bob Lorinser was in town June 6 to talk about critical issues facing Dickinson County elders—the survival of Social Security and Medicare. For the 24% of county residents 65 and older, this is vital. Social Security and Medicare are facing challenges. Under current laws Social Security ...

Undercutting our democratic institutions

EDITOR: Are there any standards for political figures including the nominees that should be met? It appears that there are not or if they exist today, they are hidden. When we talk about no standards based on clear evidence, and not respecting others you may disagree with over policy, or ...

Need to stop for signs, signals

After reading Tuesday’s Daily News, I was compelled to write a response to one of the articles. Two women were needlessly killed as a result of an automobile accident in Marinette County. The article states that a male motorist failed to stop for the stop sign at Highway B and collided ...

Decaying justice system

Well, now America can understand third-world countries and their corrupt justice systems. What a political witch hunt, and disgrace to America. All this was is an attack on one political party against another. We do not have that in America, never had it before. But this shows the length the ...

Invest the time to tell government what you want

I am a 100% disabled Vietnam War veteran. I get excellent health care from the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center in Iron Mountain. I am also a member of the American Legion and the Disabled American Veterans organizations. I recently called a Wisconsin state-level office of the American ...

Need to accept election results

For a democracy to function there must be two requirements. First, political parties must be willing to compromise. Second, people must be willing to accept results that are not always in favor with their own desired results. I brought up a fact to a young man that Hillary Clinton won the ...