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Election Reflection
May 18, 2016
May 17, 2016

To the Editor:

While this year's election cycle seems to have brought out the worst in us, I chose to disarm today's tension with humor. I walked up to the Election Clerk and presented my I.D. with a smile. Then I signed my name in the log, legibly.

Next, I was handed a Republican ballot. Upon receiving my ballot, I extended my ballot out at full arms-length and peered at it over the top of my glasses. This caught the attention of all the clerks. After briefly scrutinizing the names, I exclaimed, "Waitress...may I have another menu?" This evoked laughter. Mission accomplished.

Gerald B. Higgs
 
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