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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 other things such as religion and political viewpoints, it appears to me we are supporting criminal and dictatorial behavior and those likely to act in that way. This is behavior that is not based on the rule of law as interpreted by a jury of peers for all the people including its leaders, but ...

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 with the woman’s vehicle. Inattentive driving was thought to be a factor in the accident. Inattentive driving? What was this driver looking at? Apparently not the road. I don’t know how many times I have come up on a near accident because a vehicle does not stop for a stop light or stop sign. ...

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 Democrats will go through to retain power. Not just now, but forever. The Democrats had a team of lawyers looking into anything they can find against Trump. Everything Biden says Trump is going to do if he is elected, the Democrats are doing this now. We have an evil party in control now, and you ...

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 Legion and asked a question and received an answer. During the conversation, I mentioned to the person with whom I was speaking that the U.S. House of Representatives has had a House resolution pertaining to providing dental care for all veterans in the veterans health care system. Presently, dental ...

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 popular citizenry vote against Donald Trump, though she lost the election because of the electoral college vote being in favor of Donald Trump. He replied that she won the popular vote because of the number of Democrats in California, which is a true statement. I asked him that if there were more ...

Property taxes pay for services

EDITOR: Who pays the men who plow the snow on our streets? Who buys the plow and the fuel to power it? Who pays for heat and lights at City Hall? Who pays city and county clerks and managers? Police, firefighters, public safety officers? There is even a modest stipend for council members and commissioners. Who pays for it? I do. And so do you. The late Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes said, “Taxes are the price we pay to live in a civilized society.” Even a quick glance at your property tax bill shows that the single largest share of the tax is for “operations.” ...