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Letter: Vote Mindfully, and for Issues of Value, Not Just Against Candidates

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To the Editor:

...to ourselves, to our families and friends, to our community, to our state, to our country, andto our world.

Our vote, as individual US citizens, is our most important and far-reachingexpression ofthat service.

When we elect representatives who will represent the general population and who will balance theneeds of the general population with the specific and real needsofvulnerable minorities (such as,businesses,veterans, the elderly,the young, various races, the disabled and infirm, those with alternative orientations,various religions, immigrants, students, teachers,first responders, those inactive serviceto our country,etc.), then we achieve the vision of our nation's founders, aunified people all moving forward together, yet eachin our own private and respectful way, as it should be.

We all hope that those we elect on Nov. 8will respect the trust and faith we give to them with our vote. Itseems like many of our representatives, at every level across the country, have chosen to ignore our trust in them, which isdiscouraging to many of us,frustratinglyhardto understand, and basicallyimpossible to forgive.

Lately, through a churning maelstromof good and bad messaging,we've pushed ourselves (or we've been pushed), consciously or otherwise,into extreme, fringe positions against each other, certainly in our politics. We, myself included, have too often raisedthe flag of intolerance and obstruction over that of tolerance, collaboration, compromise and real problem-solving.

We are constantly being manipulatedby virtuallyeverything around us. It's like we all need to take a deep breath to clear our minds of the endlessbarrage of fluffwe are being fed from all sides and to thencarefullyassess and meter what goes intoour minds and hearts withthoughtfulnessand the deliberate consideration of others.

Let's think about all important issues, let's understand our candidates' positions, and let's vote mindfully. Our votes do count. They impact everything right now and for generations to come. Let's vote for candidates and issuesof value, not just against someone or something.

Michael A. Horejs

Plover, WI

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