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To the Editor:
This past Sunday we received a call from Christi Stellingworth wondering if we would like our lawn raked and cleaned up.
I have had two strokes in my life and really appreciated the offer.
Later that day, a large group of school aged girls descended on our lawn with rakes and leaf blowers.
We live in the country with lots of pine, oak, and maple trees on over an acre of land. This was not an easy job! In a matter of hours, the group had our lawn looking immaculate! What a great group of people our community has produced!!
We would like to thank all involved for your thoughtfulness and hard work!
– Greg and Sue Schofield
Merrill, Wis.
To the Editor:
To Whom it May Concern:
Once again thank you for stealing my wreath and flowers from my cemetery plot. If it is money you need to purchase these items, please let me know.
– Tom Burhans
Wausau, Wis.
To the Editor:
The Yale Program on Climate Change Communication just released a new report “Politics & Global Warming,” which finds that large majorities of registered voters, including many Republicans, support a variety of climate and energy policies, including many currently being considered by Congress:
• 86% support providing tax incentives or rebates to homeowners, landlords, and businesses to make existing buildings more energy efficient.
• 81% support funding more research into renewable energy sources.
• 81% support providing tax rebates to people who purchase energy-efficient vehicles or solar panels.
• 79% support providing tax incentives or rebates to homeowners, landlords, and businesses to purchase appliances that can be powered without burning fossil fuels.
• 75% support regulating carbon dioxide as a pollutant.
• 70% support transitioning the U.S. economy (including electric utilities, transportation, buildings, and industry) from fossil fuels to 100% clean energy by 2050.
• 70% support increasing federal funding to low-income communities and communities of color who are disproportionally harmed by air and water pollution.
• 69% support requiring fossil fuel companies to pay a tax on the carbon pollution they produce, and using that revenue to reduce other taxes (such as the federal income tax) by an equal amount [i.e., a revenue-neutral carbon tax].
• 66% support requiring electric utilities to produce 100% of their electricity from renewable energy sources by the year 2035.
Here”s hoping that Senators Johnson and Baldwin and Representative Tiffany will take notice and act accordingly.
– Bill Bussey
Bayfield, Wis.
To the Editor:
I would like to remind everyone to always be kind! We all have our issues, believe me. I want to mention Polka Dotted Pie where a benefit was held at the Les & Jim’s bowling alley in Merrill for Connie. It doesn’t matter if you know her or not, but her family does.
Please remember Connie, her family, and help if you can. Even if it’s just a smile.
– Sincerely,
Darlene Weirick
Merrill, Wis.
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