To the editor, After two nighttime meetings, the Shawano Area Writers have not seen much interest in these events. But it’s not totally bad news. Only one person has come to the two night meetings, and this person has a lot of potential as a writer. In the Student Writing Contest years of 2022, 2023 and 2024, Francesca Ullmer a homeschooled student, has won nine awards.

To the editor: I am completely unknown to probably about 99.9% of you. I am a 78-year-old white woman (about to be 79) who has written no books. Nor ever been interviewed by anyone. I am ashamed to be an American. I am disgusted and embarrassed. I cannot believe that millions of you voted for a convicted felon, a convicted rapist, a misogynist, a racist, an anti-Semite and, oh, by the way, a liar and cheat.

To the editor: On Oct. 11, Fortiguard released a major update.

To the editor: Horace Mann, “Father of Education,” believed that education should be available to all children, free of charge, and funded by the state. Now, in 2024, a goal of the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025’s is to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, a vow Donald Trump has repeated over and over on the campaign trail. Presently, 90% of children living in the United States go to public schools.

To the editor: America has been referred to as “the world’s greatest democracy.” In recent years, however, there has been an undermining in the confidence in American democracy. Donald Trump didn’t invent the Republican tactic of using racial and religious bigotry to win elections.

To the editor: I am a 70-year-old U.S. Navy submarine veteran who proudly served during the Vietnam War. Normally, I stay away from politics because I’ve seen that too often it serves to divide people instead of bringing them together.