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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 Multiple letters by different authors addressing similar topics may be omitted, and in most cases, we do not publish letters that have appeared in other publications.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: Now is the Time

    Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country. Remember those words from a long ago typing class? An appropriate saying, as we watch the tax reform “dog and pony” show play out. We have just witnessed a senate bill passed in the dark of night with no […]

  • Letter to the Editor: Welcome, GEO-DC

    Why do we come to Door County to visit or to stay? The beauty of the water, the sky and the land are often cited, but there is water, sky and land everywhere, and much of it is beautiful. What makes Door County stand out is a special quality of the combination of these elements? […]

  • Letter to the Editor: Time for Desperate Measures

    We live in a time and a place where our elected representatives – by and large – are beholden to their patrons, rather than to their constituents. They answer to no one (except themselves and their keepers) and exempt themselves from the rules that they make. We live in a time and a place where […]

  • Letter to the Editor: Façade of ‘Populism’ Comes Crashing Down

    With the passage of the Republican tax cut bill for billionaires and millionaires the charade is publically exposed. Under the proposed Republican/Trump plans 11 million Americans lose their health insurance because the Affordable Care Act mandate may be removed as part of this so called tax-cut plan and more than half of the middle class […]

  • Letter to the Editor: Simplification At What Price?

    Once again we are witnessing the spectacle of clever advertising designed to sell us the opposite of what we want and need as U.S. citizens. Last night on CBS I saw an ad sponsored by one of the Koch brothers’ organizations that featured Trump himself claiming that “simplification” of the tax code is for the […]

  • Letter to the Editor: Thanks for the Support

    The 38th annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner, held at the Sturgeon Bay United Methodist Church, was a rousing success feeding 360 individuals – a new record. Over 170 people dined at church and another 190 home deliveries and carry-out meals were provided. People who had no one to be with on the holiday enjoyed warm fellowship […]

  • Letter to the Editor: Living HIStory

    I’ve seen a President assassinated, the murder of his assassin and the murder of his assassin’s assassin all broadcast on our black and white TVs. Later, I saw that President’s brother assassinated as he, too, campaigned to become our commander-in-chief. I’ve seen a Democrat – from Texas yet! – inherit the Presidency but decide not […]

  • Letter to the Editor: Keep Eyes Open to Abuse

    For most of us, the coming holiday season brings a sense of joy, hope and renewed promise. However, for the victims of domestic violence, the holidays are sad days of struggle with feelings of never-ending hopelessness. Every nine seconds, a woman is assaulted or beaten in the United States. If you are one of the […]

  • Letter to the Editor: Granary Is Diamond in the Rough

    When you Google historic granary renovations and see what the possibilities are for this 100-plus-year-old structure, it is awe-inspiring. Surviving granaries, especially, have become focal points in many cities for tourists and residents alike. The Sturgeon Bay Historical Society sees these possibilities and has already raised enough money to stabilize and start reimagining its use […]

  • Letter to the Editor: So Frustrated I Could Scream

    Let me see if I have this right. Paul Ryan is calling for sexual harassment training for Congress. So, if I have it right, Congress will be trained in how to comply with a law it conceived and passed. Is it just me, or is there something wrong with this picture? I’ll bet very few […]

  • Letter to the Editor: Addressing Gun Violence in America

    The NRA and gun restriction advocates don’t agree on much, but they do agree that increasing funding for mental health programs in America would go a long way in reducing gun violence. Most of my gun-owning friends say that guns are a good investment; they rarely go down and often go up in value. I […]

  • Letter to the Editor: Time to Say ‘Enough’ to Gun Nuts

    I am writing to commend you [this letter was originally sent to Congressman Mike Gallagher] and thank you and your colleagues, Rep. Martha McSally and Rep. Adam Kinzinger, for calling for a restriction on the gun modifier “Bump Stocks.” I was heartened by your statement, which I read in the Peninsula Pulse, that you spent […]

  • Letter to the Editor: Why the Cut Cut Cut Act Will Not Not Not Increase Wages

    President Trump’s chief economist Kevin Hassett says lowering big corporations’ taxes will boost wages – by perhaps thousands of dollars a year per worker. Many of the other Republican supporters of the House and Senate tax bills are trying to sell them to the American people using a similar argument. Apparently, Hassett’s theory doesn’t rest […]

  • Letter to the Editor: Quantifying ‘Many’

    We’re told “many” Ephraim residents would like sidewalks from the Old Fire House to the Beach, but “many” has never been quantified. Let’s consider numbers and the realities for Ephraim Trustees and taxpayers. At its Oct. 23rd meeting, Ephraim Trustees authorized a half-mile reconstruction of curb, sidewalk and storm water abatement before the Wisconsin DOT […]

  • Letter to the Editor: Tax Relief for Billionaires

    Reading who will see their taxes go down and who will see an increase under the proposed tax plans seems quite confusing. Some middle class taxpayers benefit from one plan but see a tax increase under another. It seems so complicated until I step back and look at the broad strokes. Then it becomes clear. […]

  • Letter to the Editor: Power to the People

    I know that a whopping one third of this country believes that the President is doing a good job. I accept their right to their opinion, but I must question their judgment. Additionally, I feel I must add my sincere concern that the political party in power at this time, is not only an embarrassment […]

  • Letter to the Editor: Tourists in Door County

    My wife and I had vacationed for more than 35 years in beautiful Door County before we moved to Ellison Bay in 2015. Our retirement plan included buying an historic building in Ellison Bay and opening a gallery – Lynn’s Pottery. We have been very pleased with the traffic and sales – of course Lynn’s […]

  • Letter to the Editor: Coward

    Estimates are that about 10 percent of those in the military are involved in actual combat. I was one of the 90 percent who never shot at anyone or was shot at but I do know combat veterans and do believe that actual combat is one of the greatest maladjustments anyone can experience. We don’t […]

  • Letter to the Editor: Who Will Be Muzzled Next?

    It is well known and easily observable that the current administration in Washington D.C. does not believe climate change is primarily human-caused. It is also well known that many administration officials have long-standing ties to the fossil fuel industry. For many of us those facts are both irrefutable and unfortunate. But now recent behavior has […]

  • Letter to the Editor: The First Amendment

    The First Amendment to the American Constitution was written in 1791 and states, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a […]