Category: Letters

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

It seems somewhat unconscionable that at the same time when Wisconsin is experiencing huge increases in COVID-19 cases, the five Catholic dioceses would end the attendance dispensations and “require” Catholics to attend mass in person. The decision was made, the Rev. John Girotti tells us, because “… we’re worried about the souls of the individuals […]

It seems somewhat unconscionable that at the same time when Wisconsin is experiencing huge increases in COVID-19 cases, the five Catholic dioceses would end the attendance dispensations and “require” Catholics to attend mass in person. The decision was made, the Rev. John Girotti tells us, because “… we’re worried about the souls of the individuals […]

“Wisconsin Sets Single-Day Record as More Than 2,800 Test Positive for Coronavirus” As I read this headline on Sept. 26, I asked myself a simple question: “When will we change our minds and collectively try to deal with this pandemic?” It is not going away and will continue to spread relentlessly through schools, churches, restaurants […]

I have attended the last two Egg Harbor Fire Commission meetings and have witnessed some very disrespectful behavior by the members of the commission as a whole toward the people of Egg Harbor who are concerned with the safety of the community.  At both of the meetings I attended, they closed the session and sent […]

One definition of the word “disconnect” is “a lack of or a break in connection, consistency or agreement.” Here’s an example. While driving down a country road, I passed a farm with a sign for organic eggs. There were also three Trump signs in front of the same property. I had to ask myself, “How […]

I believe the recent letter from Mr. Sensenbrenner tells only half the story. The Pew Research Center released a global report on Sept. 15, and the findings don’t surprise me. We are in a condition of chaos and confusion in the U.S., and it seems that science and religion are not in agreement. We have […]