Editor,

​Judging from the May 18 letters to the editor in this publication, I must have gored a sacred cow. That all but one letter and the cartoon referenced “The Big Lie” as the truth and anyone who questions the “official” findings is a radical insurrectionist says more about their ideology than mine.

First, let me commend the editors of the News-Times for being true to their header. If more of your readers would read it, they might understand the power of honest discussion to find truth than bowing to some preconceived script.

I have always been a skeptic of mail-in voting and extended voting times. If I trusted that all people were honest, there would be no question that we had honest results, but having lived on this planet for over 70 years, I know that a few of my fellow humans can’t be trusted. Lyndon Johnson was noted for delivering enough late votes in Texas to give his party’s candidate a win.

This state has a history of holding recounts on close elections until the results are what the power brokers want. Dishonest? Perhaps. Provable? Probably not. But it does point to problems in trust.

That Democrats oppose in- person voting, valid IDs, and want ballot harvesting makes me cringe. And if studies are correct, mail-in voting actually decreases participation. Strange way to instill trust in the electorate.

This is, of course, my opinion and if that upsets you, I suggest you look to the bottom of the published letter and if it is from me, don’t read it.

I promise I won’t be offended, and I won’t tell the editors not to publish yours.

Fred Wilferth

Coupeville