In what has become an annual exercise in free speech, students in Ryan Young’s class at Escalon High School have sent off their ‘Letters to the Editor, dealing with a variety of current topics. The goal, Young said, is to get the students thinking about the world around them and focus on something that is important to them, something they feel passionately about and would change if they could. Topics range from texting and driving to online bullying, animal rights to unionized workers.