Letters To The Editor

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?

Terry L. Hansen, Milwaukee
Former president Donald Trump mocks the threat posed by human-induced climate change. He once declared, “Global warming is an expensive hoax!” And Trump can find support for his views among Republican members of Congress.

Terry Tutton, Whitewater
We are living in turbulent times. Perhaps never in our nation’s history has our democracy and freedom been so threatened. A significant number of Americans seem to be willing to forfeit living in a democracy and enjoying freedom for an autocrat with an agenda is hard for me to believe.

Dr. James Fitzpatrick, Fort Atkinson
Why is our district and virtually every other district in the state of Wisconsin constantly coming back to their communities seeking referendum support? Well, the answer is pretty simple: Wisconsin public school funding had not kept up with the rate of inflation.

John Callan, Fort Atkinson
Both questions led former lives as proposed legislation vetoed by Gov. Tony Evers. Now, the state Senate, lacking a supermajority to override the veto, is again attempting an end-run around both the legislative process and the separation of powers by enshrining failed legislation into the state constitution, where it would be immune to gubernatorial veto.

Rodger Thomann, Fort Atkinson
The stronger the community and the more growth, the more valuable our homes become and the more people who will share in the funding of our schools and other local services and quality of life amenities. Without strong public schools the reverse may happen.

Commentary submitted to Fort Atkinson Online by School District of Fort Atkinson Board of Eduction President Kory Knickrehm.

Steve Tesmer, Fort Atkinson
Wisconsin is a classic “purple state,” split nearly 50-50 between Democrats and Republicans. In statewide elections, sometimes Republicans win and sometimes Democrats win, but for more than a decade, Republicans have held strong control of both houses of the state legislature, thanks to the gerrymandered district lines they drew in 2011.

Leslie LaMuro, Fort Atkinson
The April 4, 2023 election in Wisconsin is critical to democracy, don’t sit this one out. Each community has important local school boards or city officials on the ballot; however the vitally important statewide election is for the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

Vicki Wright, Fort Atkinson
Gerrymandering is when a political group changes a voting district to hurt another group or work to their advantage.  Wisconsin is known for some of the most gerrymandered state legislative maps in the country.  All of us have the right to have fair voting maps which are not based on maneuvering lines to a political party’s advantage.