Category: Letters

Bob Inglis, former Republican congressman from South Carolina, has stepped up with an imaginative proposal for House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy: if House Democrats, as promised, form a select committee on climate change, Inglis suggests, McCarthy should appoint creative GOP members who “are ready to enter the competition of ideas” rather than deniers and skeptics […]

The American public has been treated to a potent mix of musical chairs and a constant stream of members of the president’s cabinet and other staff leaving office in the last two years. Investigations thus far have shown that loss of political and financial integrity is widespread, making association with the USA undesirable. Not to […]

By shuttering museums, limiting access to national parks, and not paying TSA workers – just to name a few examples – they are taking the shutdown out on us as taxpayers by denying us the services we have paid for. It’s the legislative and executives branches who are not doing their jobs that shouldn’t be […]

I have deep concern for what is taking place in Sister Bay. We fixed the hills and streets, buried power lines, got the waterfront in great shape for beach access and marina facilities. Then we started to remodel and build and are now planning to allow a 46-unit hotel occupy one of the busiest areas. […]

We Wisconsinites love our winters. Oh, we may joke about it (“Wisconsin. Come for the cheese. Stay because your boots are frozen to the ground.”), but the truth is we relish its quiet beauty and the outdoor activities ushered in by the season. Unfortunately, winters in Door County and across the country are changing, and […]

I’m finding it increasingly difficult to take the Republican Party seriously: After railing for years against increasing the deficit, under their watch the deficit is ballooning. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell offers Democrats a civic lesson that any legislation requires the president’s signature, which ignores the fact that the House and Senate, if they have […]

I am responding to the Village of Egg Harbor’s spring ballot non-binding referendum legalizing medical and recreational marijuana. I am a “newcomer” to Door County, moving here two-and-a-half years ago from the western slope of Colorado. Pot was legalized there first for medical, then recreational use. Egg Harbor – be careful how you plan for […]

Trump’s latest “beautiful wall” is to be built of “steel slats.” Think of that. As he demonstrated it on television it would consist of vertical steel columns, several inches apart. One of the purposes of this wall is supposed to be to stop drugs. So here is how the wall stops drugs. The cartels in […]

The president has created a dangerous crisis by holding the country hostage to his non-negotiable demand for a wall. On one level, his behavior resembles that of a spoiled child holding his breath to get the proverbial pony. On a more somber level, it brings to mind the failed appeasement of Hitler by Chamberlain at […]

“Bone Spurs” Trump continues his ranting and lies to the troops in Iraq today, even exposing a covert Navy Seal operation in the process. It has been reported that the silence of Republican leadership in Congress is due to the belief that the strength of our institutions will withstand his incompetence. They will not. His […]

Wisconsinites have a well-deserved reputation as people who love the outdoors. We love our rivers, lakes, forests and state parks. With such strong support for protecting our natural resources many Wisconsin voters naively believe that the politicians in Madison also share their enthusiasm for protecting the environment. However if they have been paying attention to […]

Mr. President: Are you sure you aren’t moonlighting as Santa Claus, too? You sure seem as busy as Santa this Christmas, what with the gifts you’re giving us Adorable Deplorables, making America great again and protecting us from migrant caravans of nasty women and scrawny children. You’ve even found time to work on shutting down […]

I grew up in a working class neighborhood in the Midwest. We had a bully and a spoiled brat on our block I vowed to my loved ones that I was going to put my satirical poison political pen aside for the holidays and wait and see how things play out next year. But, no, […]

The president has made this a season without reason. The Trump Slump is upon us. Everyone should be praying. Colleen Malmen Baileys Harbor, Wis.

A big thank you and Happy New Year to all the dedicated folks who participated in The Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign in Door County this year! Many thanks to the ringers who gave their time and braved the weather! A record number of ringing slots were filled in 2018!  Sincere thanks to Econo Foods, […]