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Peninsula Pulse Letters Policy

As of 03/15/2019

Do you have an opinion you’d like to share? Please email it (preferred) to [email protected]; submit it online at doorcountypulse.com; or mail it to Peninsula Pulse, 8142 Hwy 57, Baileys Harbor, WI 54202. Email letters@ppulse or call 920.839.2121 if you have questions.

  • Letters must be sent to [email protected]. Letters are limited to 350 words. Letters must include the author’s name, daytime phone number, mailing address and email address, but only the author’s name and town/state of residence will appear in the paper.
  • We will publish only one letter  by a given author within a 30-day period. Multiple letters by different authors addressing similar topics may be omitted, and in most cases, we do not publish letters that have appeared in other publications.
  • The Peninsula Pulse reserves the right to edit and refuse letters, to add titles to or retitle them, and to print them at the time of our discretion.
  • All opinions expressed in letters are those of their authors and not those of the Peninsula Pulse, its owner or staff.
  • Letter to the Editor: Trump’s Lies Too Numerous to Count

    It’s not easy to respond to the Sept. 4 letter in the Pulse defending Donald Trump. It’s hard to change minds. To enumerate all of Mr. Trump’s lies would appear to be wasted time.  One could start, however, with the lie that President Obama was not born in the United States and continue on to […]

  • Letter to the Editor: We Deserve COVID-19 Data Transparency

    I believe there is tremendous opportunity within our local and state public-health departments to provide additional data transparency regarding the continued COVID-19 pandemic response.  There is a question being skirted around regarding the increase in positive cases: How many of these positive cases are actually sick people? We rely on legislators and reporters to ask […]

  • Letter to the Editor: Can You Do It?

    As a teacher at Gibraltar, I work late into the night and weekends preparing engaging and educational lessons for my students. This is my 32nd year of teaching and the most challenging. I live with anxiety because I want to do the best job reaching my students. Teachers across the country have always worked overtime, […]

  • Letter to the Editor: Outraged by School Closure

    As parents of two high school students in the Gibraltar district, we are outraged that the threshold plan was triggered this week to keep school closed for another week. Classes for our two girls during the first week were minimal at best, and with two study halls scheduled, entire half-days were devoid of any teaching […]

  • Letter to the Editor: What I’m For

    In response to your editorial urging readers to speak about what we are for, I offer this: I am for a community that honors the truth of every speaker. I am for science-based decision-making. I am for communities taking the lead in providing health care, education and public infrastructure. I am for relieving employers from […]

  • Letter to the Editor: In Honor of Bob Zak

    This letter is in honor of my late father, Bob Zak, because I felt the need to be a voice for him, what he stood for and his love of this great nation. My dad volunteered to serve in the Army and was deployed to Vietnam. He went to be with Jesus in 2016 after […]

  • Letter to the Editor: Climate Change Should Be a Bridge, Not a Wedge

    In the face of conclusive contradictory evidence, President Donald Trump blames the devastating Western wildfires primarily on forest management while dismissing global warming. Although fire-management practices do play a role with regard to these tragic fires, climate change also has a profound impact. It’s important to take note of a 2015 issue of the U.S. […]

  • Letter to the Editor: Economy Has Been a Disaster under Trump

    Back in March, the Washington Post’s fact-checking staff published a 345-page book documenting 16,000 Donald Trump falsehoods, misleading claims and flat-out lies. Americans should have learned by now that he cannot be trusted about anything, including how well he’s led the country economically. Data on real gross domestic product (GDP) show that it took Obama […]

  • Letter to the Editor: We Need President Trump

    I want to share some thoughts about the upcoming election. I am a former Door County resident who still has family in the county. My wife and I relocated in 2014 because I accepted a position in DePere in 2013. Joe Biden can’t possibly be a solution now because he has been part of the […]

  • Letter to the Editor: Value Differences – Don’t Fear Them

    Pink streaks in her natural white hair are nearly as bright as the safety vest she wears while riding on a tandem recumbent tricycle. She hopes riding will help her friend – an acclaimed cycling author – to recover from a major stroke.  Passing drivers see lights and flags for safety on the back of their […]

  • Letter to Editor: OK on the Dark Side

    Last week I attended an event in northern Door County with Rep. Mike Gallagher. Six months ago, I didn’t even know who Mike Gallagher was. Six months ago, I thought Republicans were mostly rednecks, uneducated and crazy in their support of the “orange man.”  Little did I know that I was the uneducated one. Listening […]

  • Letter to the Editor: Would This Really Be Bad for Us?

    To those of you who will be voting Republican on Nov. 3, 2020: Enjoy your freedom now because, people, things are going to get bad if Biden is elected.  Those terrible Democrats will want to make health care universal. They want sick people to receive medical care. Aren’t they just the worst? They will also […]

  • Letter to the Editor: Trespassing, Dumping Are Signs of Bigger Issues

    The letter to the Pulse regarding Main Street Market’s attempts to reserve its parking lot for its customers is an indication of a condition spreading across the county.  Another indicator is the need to, in essence, post a guard at the Baileys Harbor Green Site as a result of indiscriminate dumping of garbage in the […]

  • Letter to the Editor: Start with the Foundation: Free Public Education

    I do not know how many issues there are where we could each have our own political opinion – hundreds, I suppose. And they are all important. I do not want to belittle that or try to deny that. But in my mind, there is only one issue that controls who I vote for: free […]

  • Letter to the Editor: Kitchens Shows Proven Leadership on Water Quality

    Water quality received a lot of attention last year with statewide advocacy focused on this pivotal issue. Do you know the one thing that different water issues and solutions have in common? Joel Kitchens. He is the Assembly’s “go-to guy” on conservation issues. He is also my counterpart in the other house. As a proven […]

  • Letter to the Editor: Defining the Country Club

    The Sept. 4 issue of the Pulse [“Vandalism Heightens Campaign Intensity”] contains quotes by several prominent Republicans, one being Stephanie Soucek, chair of the Republican Party of Door County. “The Democrats have gone left,” she said, “and the Republicans, as one person told me, are not the ‘country club Republicans’ anymore. It’s more blue-collar.” I’m […]

  • Letter to the Editor: The Law-and-Order President

    President Trump, at the national convention, claimed he is the law-and-order guy. He has lied so many times we’ve lost count, so how can we believe anything he says? The policy of law and order apparently does not apply to him or his administration. They went against the law (Hatch Act) by using government properties […]

  • Letter to the Editor: The Golden Rule 2020: A Call for Dignity and Respect in Politics

    The Door County Civility Project’s steering committee members, holding different political views, have come together to express concern about the polarization and incivility that are tearing our country apart. We are also deeply troubled by the rhetoric being used during the 2020 political campaign season, which is causing further division among the people in our […]

  • Letter to the Editor: Do You Believe …?

    Do you believe the Affordable Care Act should be eliminated, removing 20 million people from health insurance rolls? Do you believe Social Security should be destroyed, drastically reduced or underfunded? Do you believe that undocumented people who have been here for many years, who pay taxes and who obey laws should be separated from their […]

  • Letter to the Editor: How to End Gerrymandering in Wisconsin: Lessons from Other States

    The National Conference on State Legislatures’ (NCSL) mission is to “advance the effectiveness, independence and integrity of legislatures; foster interstate cooperation; and facilitate the exchange of information among legislatures.” It’s the source of information in this letter (ncsl.org/research/redistricting/redistricting-systems-a-50-state-overview.aspx). Every 10 years, the census is conducted, and based on how it finds that the number and […]