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