Where are the letters?

OK, it's hotter than a Tabasco-stained jalapeno. And it's August. And its back-to-school week. And everyone has better things to do.

But where are The Star's letter writers?

Based on the online reports we receive each day, The Star's "Speak Out" feature is one of the best-read parts of the newspaper. People enjoy having their letters published, and they like to see what others have to say. It's community journalism at its core.

But we're struggling this week; what we've published has quality, but there just hasn't been enough of it.

So come on, letter writers. Log on, write, and hit send. We miss your input -- even if we don't agree with what your letters say.