Peninsula Pulse April 17-24, 2020

Letter to the Editor: Please Practice a ‘Kinder, Gentler’ Approach

Dear Door County friends, We understand the fear that full-time Door County residents are feeling with the COVID-19 crisis. My family feels the same fear here in Illinois. However, we do take issue with the way it is being conveyed. We have vacationed as a family in Door County for 30 years – paying to […]

Letter to the Editor: Praise for Those Working in Information Technology

A friend posted on Facebook yesterday about the COVID-19 death of an IT professional he’d met mere weeks ago while working at a major hospital in Chicago. The deceased was the father of two young children. It is truly a sad loss among so many others worldwide. My friend’s post got me thinking in the […]

Letter to the Editor: Don’t Take Me Out to the Ball Game

Having heard that Major League Baseball games may begin soon, my response is this: Don’t take me out to the ball game; Keep me far from the crowd! Give me some gloves and a homemade mask; Don’t make me sick – that’s all that I ask. And it’s cough, cough, cough if infected, So stay at […]

Letter to the Editor: A Plea to Lodging Partners

Dear all lodging partners in Door County (hotels, motels, STRs, Airbnbs), Although the statewide order did not force us to close our doors, it is important to remember to do what is right for the health of the community at this critical and pivotal time. There is a nonessential travel ban in place for a […]

Letter to the Editor: Who is Entitled to Door County?

We wonder: Who is entitled to return and reside in their Door County home during this challenging time?  A DC resident who wintered in her Florida home? A DC resident who traveled to Mardi Gras or anywhere else outside the county in the recent past? Descendants of the founders of DC or families that have […]

Letter to the Editor: Elections and the Census: Both Vital

What do the current world disruption from the coronavirus and the climate crisis have in common? The worst effects of both are much more horrible than they would be if responsible leaders had paid attention to early warnings and had planned ahead for how to avoid the worst. So I am especially distressed to learn […]

Letter to the Editor: Which Person Would I Like As My Neighbor?

In the April 10 Pulse, there were two letters written by people from out of state. The concern was, should they come to their second home amid the battle we are having with COVID-19?  Stanley from Arlington Heights, Illinois, was indignant and self-centered in his statements. Who are the powers that be in Door County […]

Letter to the Editor: Response to Supreme Court Election Day Decision

Dear Wisconsin voters, Shame on Wisconsin Supreme Court Justices Patience Roggensack, Annette Ziegler, Rebecca Bradley and Brian Hagedorn! They deserve to be recalled for arrogantly acting against local, state and national recommendations – as well as common sense.  On April 7, Wisconsinites had to choose between being disenfranchised, or gambling with their lives by gathering […]

Letter to the Editor: ‘I’ll Be Staying Home’

This is a reply to Mr. Eisenhammer of Arlington Heights, Illinois.  In your opening paragraph [of your letter in the April 10 issue of the Pulse], you say the Door County Board’s advisory is misguided. Then in the next paragraph, you say the county board should issue an advisory. Well, the board did, and you […]

Letter to the Editor: Two Votes That Didn’t Happen

Folks in Door County may not have had firsthand experience with the loss of their ability to vote in the April 7 elections, but the decision to hold the election despite the coronavirus pandemic meant that many Wisconsin voters were unable to participate. I would like to share a story about my mom, Denny Stratte, […]

Letter to the Editor: The Writing Is on the Wall

Even though Door County was featured in a recent New York Times article about quarantining in place, even though Wisconsin has now set a punishable-by-law statute saying that unnecessary travel is prohibited, and even though most people should know better, the signs of early tourist and second-home-owner migration are upon us. Why? They would think, […]

Letter to the Editor: We Need Specificity!

Why are we not told where our nine COVID-19 patients have been in the county? To say that the people these infected people have been in contact with are being notified is not enough. Shouldn’t we know when and where these people have been – for example, was the infected person in Walmart on Wednesday […]

Letter to the Editor: Simple Facts

• U.S. population: 5 percent of the world’s population • U.S. confirmed coronavirus exposure: 30 percent of all of those exposed • U.S. coronavirus deaths: 19 percent of the world’s coronavirus deaths (You can confirm these facts on the Johns Hopkins interactive map on the internet.) The coronavirus started in China, then went to Japan and South Korea, […]

Letter to the Editor: Resident Response

I already had thoughts forming about the tensions among residents and tourists, both historical and current. My inclination was to actually be somewhat generous to tourists – who mostly are on good behavior, add vibrancy to our community and support many of our lifestyles – while also pointing out some of the reasons why residents lack appreciation […]