Letters To The Editor

Mary L. Steensrud, City of Jefferson
Decades of cutting educational budgets left teachers and students deprived of the materials, resources, and courses for a well-balanced education. We need to educate our children about the unlimited possible careers awaiting them. If we don’t, we lose the promise of their talents.

Leslie DeMuth, Lake Mills
In Sen. Ron Johnson’s latest attack on working people, he has suggested that Medicare and Social Security should be eliminated as title programs and instead be subject to annual approval as discretionary spending.

Ben Adams, Watertown Township
This November we will be voting on who will represent Watertown and Jefferson County in Congress. The incumbent, Scott Fitzgerald, does not represent us.

Kathleen Townsend, Fort Atkinson, WI
Use your voice in the upcoming primary August 9th election! Return your absentee ballot as soon as possible by mail or to your clerk. Or vote in person early or on election day

Ken Berg, Watertown
Elections have consequences and we need to remember that. We are living in turbulent, bizzare, Trumpian times and that is not going to change in the foreseeable future. Therefore, the November elections need to be a priority for every Wisconsin voter.

Leslie LaMuro, Fort Atkinson
Ladies, it’s time to make your voices heard at the ballot box. The government has no say in decisions regarding women’s health choices, but should care about children’s lives more than blood money from the NRA.

Leslie DeMuth, Lake Mills
Whether going to school, the grocery store, or a place of worship, every American should feel free to live without the threat of gun violence. The tragic carnage of mass shootings, suicide and domestic homicides are preventable.

Leslie DeMuth, Lake Mills
This is truly grim. Millions of Wisconsin residents have been calling for fair voting maps, and earlier this year a reasonable compromise had been reached. But now the Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled in favor of extreme partisan gerrymandering.

Leo Kucek, Aztalan
As tanks roll into Ukraine, I am reminded of how fragile our democracy is. As Americans, we can agree to disagree, but we should stand united to ensure that all of our voices are heard and votes are counted.

Steve  Bower, Lake Mills
The people of Wisconsin believe that voting is a fundamental right of citizenship. Wisconsin voters turned out in record numbers in 2020.