Opinions

GUEST COLUMN: Would naturalized president be better for US?

Published by LPulaski on Fri, 10/15/2021 - 1:53pm

A naturalized president of the United States — yes, at first glance it does come across as a much wilder and far more distant dream than any chimeric dream, but if you stay with me during our short exploratory journey and also remember that this is the United States of America, which is quite unlike any other country in the world, then the dream will become less of a chimeric dream.

Majority of America wants social media cover-up

Published by LPulaski on Wed, 10/13/2021 - 10:07am

We realized all too well recently how much we depend on social media in our lives when we tried getting into Facebook and were told that no connection could be made for a six-hour period. Those who tried getting into Instagram were also out of luck. WhatsApp? Denied.

LETTER: Wisconsin election review flawed, unnecessary

Published by LPulaski on Wed, 10/13/2021 - 10:03am

To the editor:

I am frustrated with the review of the 2020 election in Wisconsin. The excuse is to regain public trust in our elections. The county and municipal clerks I know take their responsibility for conducting fair and transparent elections by the rules seriously. Except for hardcore partisans I don’t believe there is concern for the conduct of the election. Accusations have already been investigated and debunked through legitimate election audits and court decisions.

Petito in spotlight while other women vanish

Published by LPulaski on Fri, 09/24/2021 - 1:51pm

Gabby Petito, a 22-year-old Florida woman who disappeared while traveling across the country with her boyfriend, has dominated the airwaves and internet in recent days as the entire nation has tried to figure out whodunit. Her story has captivated us as we have wrung our hands in pity and thought how horrible a tragedy it was that she was found dead near Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming and that we need to find justice for this woman.

GUEST COLUMN: Legislative leaders undermine public education

Published by LPulaski on Tue, 09/21/2021 - 3:50pm

This is a special time of year for children, families and educators. I know, as an educator and as a parent, that the transition back to school can be a challenging time, and this year, of course, the challenges are far greater than ever before, and our educators and students are rising to them.

LETTER: Fear distorts elections, COVID-19, refugees

Published by LPulaski on Tue, 09/21/2021 - 3:48pm

To the editor:

Fear — an emotion experienced in the mind.

Fear has the power to inhibit one’s rational thinking. It may be politically and culturally manipulated to persuade others of ideas that otherwise should be widely rejected. It also can dissuade people from idea that would otherwise be widely supported. Our world today is full of examples of fear being used to influence our thinking and divide us.

GUEST COLUMN: Point Beach courts disaster, sirens off

Published by LPulaski on Mon, 09/13/2021 - 9:59am

A change has been made to the “emergency response” protocol at the old Point Beach nuclear reactors on Lake Michigan, south of Green Bay. The operator, NextEra Energy Point Beach, has replaced the site’s disaster warning sirens.

No more will the familiar wail warn of potentially catastrophic radiation releases or spills from the two reactors, which are 51 and 49 years old, respectively, well past their originally licensed maximum of 40 years.

Please pay for the news; we like to eat

Published by LPulaski on Fri, 09/10/2021 - 2:13pm

Back in olden times when the internet was still fresh and new, the average newspaper put up a website and shared all its stories online for free. The thinking, I think, was that the web was a promotional tool, another incentive for people to go out and buy a paper, where you didn’t have to do all that clicking and scrolling to read all the stories.

GUEST COLUMN: K-12 education isn’t nearly as good as we think

Published by LPulaski on Wed, 09/08/2021 - 10:32am

The performance of the United States’ K-12 public school system is so poor that nothing less than a major overhaul, something akin to what the state of Maryland is undertaking, will fix its problems.

Tragedy brings U.S. together, but time pulls it apart

Published by admin on Fri, 09/03/2021 - 2:22pm

Twenty years ago, the vision of America changed. Before that time, we thought we were safe. We thought that nothing bad could happen on a massive scale in the United States.