Letters To The Editor

Vote ‘no’ on eligible voter amendment

Kathy Marr, Fort Atkinson
It’s been proven repeatedly: Wisconsin has safe and secure elections with safeguards to ensure only eligible voters are voting. This amendment is just a way for legislators to create a problem that doesn’t exist and use fear as a tactic to further divide us.

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Reject Project 2025

Patt Heise, Williams Bay
Former president Donald Trump has tried to distance himself from Project 2025, the 922-page document from the ultraconservative Heritage Foundation, describing what the next Republican administration will do.

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Fitzgerald endorsement: ‘Joan shares my values’

Cynthia Holt, Fort Atkinson
Joan shares my values and the values of Jefferson County and Wisconsin: Respectful communication with neighbors and constituents, hard working ethic to find solutions to improve the lives of as many citizens as possible, and reaching across the aisle to get things done.

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Gaslighting: Psychological Manipulation

Peter Watts, Watertown
Donald Trump gave us a fine example of gaslighting in his Pennsylvania rally speech on Sept. 23, saying that he would be a “protector of women.” This is a perfect example of gaslighting. On May 9, 2023, a jury found the disgraced ex-president guilty of defamation and sexual abuse.

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Republicans must push back against Trump’s lies

Terry L. Hansen, Milwaukee
Bryan Steil is continually promoting initiatives to increase “election integrity.” If Steil was really concerned about this issue, he would push back against the false narrative about stolen elections relentlessly pushed by former president Donald Trump that has created so much doubt in the eyes of many Americans.

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Who in Wisconsin would vote for Trump?

Ben Adams, Watertown
His recent rants about turning back the clock to the 50s with a strong addition of autocracy are troubling to say the least. It made me wonder, again, who in Wisconsin would vote for him?

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