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  • Letter to the Editor: Honest or Evil?

    The former president complimented Hezbollah. He said they were “smart.” I guess it’s a crime to admit the strengths of your opponents. He criticized Israel by saying they were unprepared. Even they admit they were caught off-guard.  President Biden has confirmed US support of Israel. Now we wait for him to call out the anti-Semitism […]

  • Letter to the Editor: Our Insanity

    Yet another shooting spree. This one is personal. Lewiston, Maine is my hometown.   I called my brother Wednesday evening to check in. He lives a mile from the bowling alley. He said all the outside lights are on and he is sitting in his living room with his rifle by his side. He questions what […]

  • COORDINATED COMMUNITY RESPONSE: Strangulation is Silent, But Deadly

    by KAYLEE DOTTERER, HELP of Door County, domestic violence advocate October was domestic violence (DV) awareness month, a time when advocates and survivors came together to shed light on a pervasive issue and empower those who have suffered in silence. Survivors are a powerful reminder of the importance of this month and the need for […]

  • Letter to the Editor: BS Apology

    It looks like my jokes of the ex-president’s bone spurs have come back to haunt me. It appears I might have them in my left heel. I’m telling you, if I make a wrong move the pain is excruciating – and I don’t even walk. What that man must endure every day on the golf […]

  • Letter to the Editor: Leadership or Chaos: You Choose

    During a major world crisis, President Biden properly responded to the slaughter of civilians in Israel announcing it as “pure, unadulterated evil” by the terrorists of Hamas, and pledged American support for Israel and peace in the Middle East for all peoples. The former president complimented the Iran-backed militant group, Hezbollah, and criticized Israeli’s Prime […]

  • Letter to the Editor: Israel’s Response Should Match the Terrorist’s Attack

    As a Jew living in Sturgeon Bay I would like to express my opinion of what’s going on in Israel. In 1977 I was working for the UJA [United Jewish Appeal] and was sent to Israel for education about the country. During that time Gaza was open and we visited. There was little tension, and […]

  • PERSPECTIVE: Keeping Our Disputes From Becoming Disdain

    Some 35 years ago I was a college intern in the U.S. Senate Radio TV Correspondents Gallery. In those pre-digital days, my job was to take notes on what Senators said on the floor and post them so reporters could decide if something newsworthy had occurred that warranted further scrutiny.   On one occasion I recall […]

  • Letter to the Editor: Realty Check

    As one watches the dog-and-pony show happening in the House of Representatives in regard to the election of a leader, the Republican party must step back and ask one question. Is there not one Republican in the House that has character, integrity and a concern for our country?  Currently, the two that have stepped forward […]

  • Letter to the Editor: Humbled by the Generosity of the Door County Community

    We are grateful and honored by your support of Challenge Walk MS: Door County, held Sept. 22-24. Following the devastating fire on Sept. 5 at our host venue, Rowleys Bay Resort, our event was in serious doubt. And when an event is in doubt, that means critical funding for cutting-edge research and essential programs for […]

  • Letter to the Editor: Support Increased Funding for Childcare Counts Program

    When the American Rescue Plan ended on Sept. 30, according to the Century Foundation, an estimated 3.2 million children were at risk of losing their spots in childcare in the U.S. Per year, provider disruption could cost “families $9 billion in lost earnings,” and states “$10.6 billion in economic activity.”  In Wisconsin, 87,425 kids were […]

  • Letter to the Editor: Saying Housing is Affordable Doesn’t Make it Affordable

    Recently in the Peninsula Pulse, there was a photo of the ground-breaking for the Geneva subdivision in Sturgeon Bay. “Twenty-four single-family homes are planned in the 5.5-acre subdivision at prices that are expected to be affordable for Door County’s workforce,” read the caption. Prior news reported it would be “a subdivision with homes in the […]

  • Race Day at the Fall Fest Derby

    On each of the past two Fall Fest Sundays, I’ve rolled into Sister Bay around 7:30 am to a quiet, largely empty village that is still a couple hours from coming back to life after Saturday’s festivities.  The folks at Analog are serving a few people coffee, but the sides are still down on the […]

  • Letter to the Editor: Leadership or Chaos

    We now have chaos in the U.S. House of Representatives. As of this writing, the Republican-led House is without a leader and virtually powerless. The Republican majority in the House will not be getting anything done for us American citizens in the near future, and we have another potential government shutdown looming on Nov. 17. […]

  • Letter to the Editor: Questions for Mr. Kitchens about AB-415 and Fair Maps

    Rep. Joel Kitchens has declared adoption of the “Iowa Model” as “the last best chance for fair maps” in Wisconsin. Really? The Republicans have controlled the legislature for the past 12 years, why the sudden, last-minute urgency to adopt this approach? Republicans are about to lose the power to draw maps to the State Supreme […]

  • Letter to the Editor: Volunteering Can Cure the Winter Blahs

    Ever feel down? Getting that old ennui? I started volunteering at the Miller Art Museum in the Sturgeon Bay Library and felt better right away. The art is amazing. Shows change almost monthly. Right now is the 48th Juried Annual Exhibit of Wisconsin visual artists exhibit –  which is outstanding. Each week I sit at […]

  • Letter to the Editor: Local Lives and Businesses Matter

    As Door County’s high season comes to an end, many within the local workforce and small business community are both anticipating and dreading that fact. Businesses and employees look forward to taking a break from long hours and personal sacrifice to make the season successful, but they also worry they haven’t been able to earn […]

  • Letter to the Editor: History Check

    Many thanks to Jonathan A. Salit for his letter to the editor, “STR Operator Reality,” which ran in the Sept. 29 issue of the Peninsula Pulse. My BA in History diploma and the three dozen volumes on colonial America and the early U.S. started shaking when I read the second paragraph linking STRs, the founding […]

  • Letters to the Editor: We Can Decide to Thrive

    Now, before divisive rhetoric that encourages anger and outrage, it would be a time to step back, take a deep breath and remind ourselves of all the ways in which we are blessed and all the things we have in common. One of those is that we all want our children, our families and our […]

  • Letters to the Editor: The People Have Not Lost Confidence in Megan Wolfe

    In May 2020, Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Megan Wolfe gave a presentation about election security to a local Door County group. At that time, long before anyone cooked up ways to throw uncertainty on our whole election process, the concern of our local group was on possible cyber-attacks on our Wisconsin election machines. Ms. Wolfe […]

  • Letters to the Editor: Constitutional Change Needed with Redistricting Legislation

    After reading your recent point and counterpoint columns on the proposed law to draw legislative districts [Peninsula Pulse, perspectives page, Sept. 22], I believe the proposed legislation in AB-415, that Rep. Joel Kitchens sponsored [and who provided the ‘point’ side], is in line with Iowa’s current law. Karen Wilson [in her counterpoint] never said what […]