Letters to the editor

Dear editor,  I would like to thank all those that came out to the blood drive Saturday, June 5th. We had 36 people, 34 pints of blood, 28 whole blood and 6 power reds. The next blood drive is Saturday, Aug 7th, 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. at Midland UMC. Sign up is available at www.redcross.org, 1-800-733-2767. Thank you,   Stacie Prochaska Midland UMC   Greening Buelow ALA Unit 437 would like to extend a huge thank you to all our Memorial Day helpers, including the Wisconsin Heights band, Jim Wick, Mike Wages, Natalie at B-Style Floral, Nick “DJ Robbie Rob,” Dan Schlamp, Eileen Hankins, our Post 437, and Mr. Jeff. Wow, couldn’t have done it without your help.  Thanks again, from all of us at the 437.   Shelley Drager Mazomanie   Deadline for Democracy Republican state legislatures around the country are passing laws to make voting more difficult by limiting early voting, making voting by mail more complicated, requiring photo IDs, and limiting drop boxes. Even worse than this, some states are giving themselves the ability to nullify elections. This cannot be allowed to happen. Everyone in every state should be able to vote, have their vote counted and the election results tabulated following established rules. Our democracy depends on this. The For the People Act, or a reasonable compromise of it, must get passed in the Senate. This Act would protect voting rights, prevent political gerrymandering of voting maps, and help eliminate dark money from the political process. The clock is ticking. The For the People Act will be up for a vote in the Senate in the near future. This is a deadline for democracy. Please contact your senators now (Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson) and ask them to do everything they can to get it passed in the Senate. This is about protecting the voting rights of everyone regardless of their political viewpoint and ensuring we do not come to have an autocratic government. You can reach Senator Baldwin at 608-264-5338 and Senator Johnson at 920-230-7250. Be sure to give your name and zip code.   Wendy Carlson Town of Roxbury