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Trump given too much power

EDITOR: Is the executive branch all that matters in the time of Trump? I understand that our Constitutional democracy has been eroded by the use of executive power by both main political parties, but it is hard to have imagined the extent it is now happening and the complicity of the Department of Justice in covering the abuses of power by President Trump. How is this possible? It seems to me that you need a leader obsessed with his own ego and infallibility; a leader obsessed with the desire for power and wealth; a political party willing to forward the leader’s wants and needs ...

Need more here to ‘shop local’

I am addressing the advertising in regard to shopping local. When I moved here in 2000, coming from Racine, Wis., I was more than thrilled with the people, the low crime rate and, at the time, where we could shop. There was JCPenney, Shopko, Walmart, Payless Shoe Source and Kmart. Besides that, there were some great places to eat, even though some were fast food. In my 19 years here, it is saddening to see the downslide of businesses that have closed their doors. No more JCPenney, no more Shopko no more Payless Shoe Source and no more Kmart. The only source is now only Walmart. After ...

A need for civil discourse

I see Letters to the Editor from many parts of the socio-political spectrum regarding the state of our country today, both politically and culturally. Many of the issues are complex and we try to look at these issues and dissect them the best we can to discuss them. But issues can be like a cube, and people often only see one, two, maybe three sides of the cube at a time, which may be different sides than what others see. Although God can see all sides of “the cube” at once, we, as imperfect human beings, are not omniscient and can only see a limited view. The point of the analogy ...

Foundation sets savings fund for kindergartners

EDITOR: When I read a story this week that the Boston school system was providing $50 savings accounts for every kindergartner in that city, I couldn’t help but smile from ear to ear. Through the newly-established Future Fund at the M&M Area Community Foundation, every kindergartner in Marinette and Menominee counties is going to benefit from a similar program, and our Community Foundation is among those leading the nation in this effort. The Future Fund is about hope. It isn’t about $50 or about what compound interest will be after 12 years of school, it is about the ...

Not American values to deport sick children

EDITOR: It’s not enough to cage immigrant children on the Texas border. Now we have the irony — remembering that Jesus was on Earth 33 years — of requiring severely ill, undocumented immigrant children to leave the country in 33 days. It seems the U.S. Customs and Immigration Service no longer will permit the previous two-year legal deferral of removal of children with serious medical conditions. National Public Radio reports Boston Children’s Hospital, a premier medical facility, has immigrant children who will die without specialized medical care they cannot obtain in their ...

Too soon for deer baiting ban

I must comment on the regional baiting ban the state has put in place. First, there was “one” deer found with chronic wasting disease, or CWD, in Dickinson County. Then during rifle season, they tested 1,700 more deer in this area — nothing found. This ban does not have to happen at this time, unfounded. This could have been decided far down the road if more cases were found. This is not going to go down well; it will hurt many people, hunters and business people. Now, when I started hunting at 14 in 1959, there was no such thing as “baiting” — there were not even any ...