Dear Editor: Who is Speaking, and Why?

Dear Editor,

Who is speaking, and why?

One need go no further than the mailbox to realize another election season is upon us. Inside were the usual glossy flyers telling me who to vote for, who not to vote for, and all the reasons why. I filed them where most of them appropriately belong: the trash can. Normally, I file them in bulk. This time, I tossed them in one at a time.

As I closed the lid, jumped back in my truck, and started down the road, a thought crossed my mind. Not one of those pieces of mail had an individual signature on it.

Candidates are required to sign their names to documen...