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Letters to the Editor

Conservative party needed but not this direction

I am asking, is accepting criminal behavior by powerful people the standard in the Republican Party? It was clear from the Senate impeachment trial case presented by the House managers, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s statements after the acquittal, Wisconsin U.S. Rep. Mike ...

Nurse: Get the COVID vaccine

My name is Rhonda Lindstrom. I am a registered nurse currently living and working in Florence County. My purpose in writing this is to tell my story and why I would encourage others to get the COVID-19 vaccine. I am so grateful for the scientists, doctors and entourage of people necessary for ...

Legislators make classic power grab

EDITOR: It appears that our legislators have gone on strike. They won’t approve any of the governor’s nominations because they don’t like the virus restrictions. The won’t release the FEDERAL education funds until they’ve wrested power away from the state Health Department. Oh, ...

Prudent to keep mask mandate

EDITOR: Thursday, the Wisconsin State Assembly passed SJR 3, a resolution that formally repeals the governor’s COVID-19 public health emergency order, and, in turn, the extension of his statewide mask mandate. We are a group of legislators from northeast Wisconsin, writing this letter to ...

Not quite ‘Great Melting Pot’

EDITOR: I was just sitting here thinking that as far back as my grade-school days, which were the 1950s, I have heard that America is the “Great Melting Pot” as a nation. Wait a minute. Right now, today, this month, this year, I am seeing non-white people still being treated as less than ...

Rebuttal to ‘wolf control needed’

EDITOR: In the letter, “Wolf control is needed in region” published Jan. 28, Allen Peterson stated he was bringing facts to the woman who wrote “Wolves are not a problem.” Below are the unsubstantiated claims he calls “facts,” along with the facts. Claim 1. In Hermansville, the ...