Opinion
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OPINION: Junkyard in the sky?
Your views of the havens at night might be interrupted by non-heavenly objects passing by your binoculars.
SMELTER: A serious threat
OK, enough already.
Sorry, Steve: That is not your house
Make no mistake, Steve Groene suffered.
SNAP: Food for families
The U.S. Census Bureau just released new data showing that 1 in 8 Americans live in poverty. These numbers should shock all of us, especially since just a few months ago the House of Representatives took a vote tha…
GROWTH: Death, taxes, traffic
Unless you are a developer, or someone who is putting financial gain ahead of the safety and the well-being of our community, who wouldn’t say it’s time to apply the brakes and take a closer look into this crazy ou…
CAMERON: Second that emotion
I agree with what Steve Cameron wrote a few weeks ago to stop all the nonsense and he added “please” and I second his request. Nothing, and I repeat NOTHING can be settled by anger, name calling and cussing. We can…
ARTS: Facility a big plus
Tuesday’s edition of The Press brought a very welcome article about a potential new arts facility in our beautiful city by the lake. However the article, while focusing on costs and funding, neglected the very sign…
TYPO: A plane to nowhere
From the cover of Tuesday’s, Sept. 11 paper: “County Considers Moving Again: Officials Push Long-Range Planing More Than Fairgrounds Facility.”
The gospel according to Joe
Wisdom can leak from unlikely faucets.
TRUMP: Smith settles debate
Collusion, intrusion, delusion, balusion! It’s time to solve the discussion of the legitimacy of Trump’s election by reviewing the 2016 election.
Does Judge Kavanaugh have the right stuff for the Supreme Court?
Because of the carnival atmosphere of Supreme Court confirmation proceedings in recent years, it has been increasingly difficult to evaluate a nominee’s qualifications for a lifetime job on the Court. The Senators …
Boosting voter turnout is an honorable quest
Many citizens gripe about low voter turnout.
SCHROEDER: We need her
Like many others, I have purchased a vehicle from a dealership and experienced that awkward moment when the salesperson was pushing me to buy into something I really didn’t need, like clear-coat, fabric protectant,…
SIRENS: An alarming trend
It’s 7 a.m. and the daily rash of sirens has already started.
REBUTTAL: Trump litmus test
To JUERGEN NOLTHENIUS. The Electoral College was created during the Constitutional Convention of 1787. It was widely supported. Any proposed elimination would never get close to SCOTUS.
TAXES: Schools, ease up
Here we go again. Front-page news: “More students trigger tax levies in school districts.”