Voting is important and a privilege. We hold the responsibility for our children and grandchildren for a future that is prosperous and free. Every year I receive voter information to register or apply absentee applications to vote for my grown children, who have not lived here for over 15 years; for the prior owner of […]

Although many believe that voter ID is a partisan issue, several polls suggest that is not the case. In at least one recent survey, it was found that 80% of Americans or more support requiring voting individuals to have a photo ID.   Some recent studies show that voter ID laws do not reduce voter turnout. […]

Ballot Question 1 on voting infuriates me. The one time, in the last 40 years, that I didn’t vote was when the three days before the election limit was enacted. My work made it impossible to be home to vote on Election Day, and its demands kept me from going to get a ballot until […]

The people who support Question 1 focus on the requirement to prove one’s identity at the polls. That is misleading. If people actually read the ballot, they will discover the proposition includes at least six different measures: one of them requires proof at identity at the polls; the others are designed to make it more […]

Inundated by negative news about how problematic American culture has become, it’s hard to escape the fact that the ultra-wealthy have assumed control — we are now a plutocracy. Billionaires now want to dictate how we are governed, how we are taught, who deserves opportunity, what religions are acceptable rather than let a dynamic marketplace […]

I just wanted to write to show how much I appreciate these letters to the editor. It’s my second favorite part of the paper (after the comics) and is like social media without the bad parts. I get to hear five opinions per day from literate people (real people, not AI), and those people aren’t […]