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Crocodile tears
My feet are almost back
on the ground after a fan-
tastic Trump victory. But as
we watch the Liberal world
soak their veggie burgers
with crocodile tears, I just
wanna bring a little calm
into their world and maybe
a little sanity. To the girl
sobbing, swearing, and
sinking into the depths
of despair, while asking
what went wrong…. please
grab a tissue, and some
Ativan….and listen.
I will tell you what
got you here. You’ve been
duped (this means you’ve
been tricked into believing
something untrue). Please
try to open your 22-year-
old mind to the possibility
that you have been wrong.
Some people have a nefari-
ous agenda to promote, and
you have swallowed it all,
hook, line, and sinker. So,
to clear things up for you…
here are some lies you’ve
sadly embraced. 1) There
is no real God, so you get
to create your own. Your
god has no requirements
nor consequences…so you
can behave as you please. 2)
You get to create your own
morals….so you don’t need
any other moral law (mak-
ing the Ten Commandments
totally unnecessary and
outdated). 3) There is no
real truth, so you can make
up your own and pretend
it’s real. 4) Everyone who
doesn’t pretend or agree
with you is “intolerant” and
full of hate speech. 5) Love
and sex are the same thing.
Marriage and the tradition-
al family are obsolete. 6)
Love means acceptance of
all behavior (this applies
to everyone but you). 7)
Jews are all bad and need
to be eliminated (from the
river to the sea). 8) The
government owes you and
so does anyone who has
more than you. 9) Guns
are all dangerous and will
kill at will. 10) Borders are
all bad and inhuman. Only
good people cross them. 11)
Humans can “save the plan-
et” (by eradicating humans)
and Greta Thunberg is a
climate expert. 12) Biology
is just a suggestion. DNA,
resident hormones, and ap-
pendages mean nothing. 13)
You can redefine “baby”
as a Reproductive Choice,
Product of Conception,
Fetal Tissue, or Potential
Human. Also…“My body,
my choice” means you can
pretend your baby doesn’t
have a body and isn’t be-
ing destroyed during an
abortion. 14) Animals and
humans are the same. Eagle
eggs deserve protection.
Human embryos don’t. 15)
A racist is someone who
does not treat certain races
as different and special.
Ignoring the differences in
skin pigment is racist. 16)
There is no such thing as
evil…. only mental health
issues. 17) Trump is evil.
This is not a complete
list, but it gives you some
things to ponder. Please find
some common sense.
18 Stop fooling your-
selves. If you count your-
self above average in intel-
ligence, as judged by this
world’s standards, you had
better put this all aside and
be a fool rather than let it
hold you back from the true
wisdom from above. 19 For
the wisdom of this world is
foolishness to God. As it
says in the book of Job, God
uses man’s own brilliance
to trap him; he stumbles
over his own “wisdom” and
falls. 20 And again, in the
book of Psalms, we are told
that the Lord knows full
well how the human mind
reasons and how foolish
and futile it is.” 1 Corinthi-
ans 3:18-20
B y S u s i e C r o s b y,
Prineville, OR.
DEADLINE:
Under Votes: 250
Total Ballots: 1,130
Morrow County Soil and
Water Conservation,
Director, Zone 3
Brian Doherty: 897 votes
Write-ins: 1 vote
Over Votes: 0
Under Votes: 232
Total Ballots: 1,130
Morrow County Soil and
Water Conservation,
Director, at Large 1
Duane A. Neiffer: 889
Write-ins: 3 votes
Over Votes: 0
Under Votes: 238
Total Ballots: 1,130
Morrow County Soil and
Water Conservation,
Director, at Large 2
Jim McElligott: 856 votes
Write-ins: 6 votes
Over Votes: 0
Under Votes: 268
Total Ballots: 1,130
Boardman
Morrow County Com-
missioner, Position 1
Gus Peterson: 420 votes
Roy Drago Jr. 715
Write-ins 24
Over Votes: 1
Under Votes: 148
Total Ballots: 1308
Morrow County Clerk
Bobbi A. Childers: 998
votes
Write-ins: 14 votes
Over Votes: 0
Under Votes: 296
Total Ballots: 1308
Morrow County Sheriff
John A. Bowles: 937 votes
Write-ins: 36 votes
Over Votes: 0
Under Votes: 335
Total Ballots: 1308
Morrow County Trea-
surer Morrow
Jaylene Papineau: 942
votes
Write-in: 8
Over Votes: 0
Under Votes: 358
Total Ballots: 1,308
Morrow County Soil and
Water Conservation,
Director, Zone 3
Brian Doherty: 912 votes
Write-ins: 17
Over Votes: 0
Under Votes: 379
Morrow County Soil and
Water Conservation,
Director, at Large 1
Duane A. Neiffer: 936
votes
Write-ins: 18
Over Votes: 0
Under Votes: 354
Total Ballots: 1308
Morrow County Soil and
Water Conservation,
Director, at Large 2
Jim McElligott: 907 votes
Write-ins: 12
Over Votes: 0
Under Votes: 389
Total Ballots: 1308
Ione
Morrow County Com-
missioner, Position 1
Gus Peterson: 262 votes
Roy Drago Jr.: 71
Write-ins: 4
Over Votes: 0
Under Votes: 29
Total Ballots: 366
Morrow County Clerk
Bobbi A. Childers: 303
votes
Write-ins: 2 votes
Over Votes: 0
Under Votes: 61
Total Ballots: 366
Morrow County Sheriff
John A. Bowles: 271 votes
Write-ins: 4 votes
Over Votes: 0
Under Votes: 91
Total Ballots: 366
Morrow County Trea-
surer Morrow
Jaylene Papineau: 257
votes
Write-in: 4
Over Votes: 0
Under Votes: 105
Total Ballots: 366
Morrow County Soil and
Water Conservation,
Director, Zone 3
Brian Doherty: 289 votes
Write-ins: 1
Over Votes: 0
Under Votes: 76
Total Ballots: 366
Morrow County Soil and
Water Conservation,
Director, at Large 1
Duane A. Neiffer: 300
votes
Write-ins: 2
Over Votes: 0
Under Votes: 64
Total Ballots: 366
Morrow County Soil and
Water Conservation,
Director, at Large 2
Jim McElligott: 283 votes
Write-ins: 2
Over Votes: 0
Under Votes: 81
Total Ballots: 366
Irrigon
Morrow County Com-
missioner, Position 1
Gus Peterson: 815 votes
Roy Drago Jr.: 469 votes
Write-ins: 7 votes
Over Votes: 0
Under Votes: 225
Total Ballots: 1,516
Morrow County Clerk
Bobbi A. Childers: 1,181
votes
Write-ins: 4 votes
Over Votes: 1
Under Votes: 330
Total Ballots: 1,516
Morrow County Sheriff
John A. Bowles: 1,158
votes
Write-ins: 19 votes
Over Votes: 0
Under Votes: 339
Total Ballots: 1,516
Morrow County Trea-
surer Morrow
Jaylene Papineau: 1102
votes
Write-in: 4
Over Votes: 0
Under Votes: 410
Total Ballots: 1,516
Morrow County Soil and
Water Conservation,
Director, Zone 3
Brian Doherty: 1,109
votes
Write-ins: 14 votes
Over Votes: 1
Under Votes: 392
Total Ballots: 1,516
Morrow County Soil and
Water Conservation,
Director, at Large 1
Duane A. Neiffer: 1,104
votes
Write-ins: 10 votes
Over Votes: 1
Under Votes: 401
Total Ballots: 1,516
Morrow County Soil and
Water Conservation,
Director, at Large 2
Jim McElligott: 1088
votes
Write-in: 16
Over Votes: 0
Under Votes: 412
Total Ballots: 1,516
Lexington
Morrow County Com-
missioner, Position 1
Gus Peterson: 268 votes
Roy Drago Jr.: 58 votes
Write-ins: 1 vote
Over Votes: 1
Under Votes: 46
Total Ballots: 374
Morrow County Clerk
Bobbi A. Childers: 294
votes
Write-ins: 5 votes
Over Votes: 0
Under Votes: 75
Total Ballots: 374
Morrow County Sheriff
John A. Bowles: 290 votes
Write-ins: 7 votes
Over Votes: 0
Under Votes: 77
Total Ballots: 374
Morrow County Trea-
surer Morrow
Jaylene Papineau: 297
votes
Write-in: 7
Over Votes: 0
Under Votes: 70
Total Ballots: 374
Morrow County Soil and
Water Conservation,
Director, Zone 3
Brian Doherty: 289 votes
Write-ins: 1 vote
Over Votes: 0
Under Votes: 84
Total Ballots: 374
Morrow County Soil and
Water Conservation,
Director, at Large 1
Duane A. Neiffer: 302
votes
Write-ins: 1 vote
Over Votes: 0
Under Votes: 71
Total Ballots: 374
Morrow County Soil and
Water Conservation,
Director, at Large 2
Jim McElligott: 276 votes
Write in: 8
Over Votes: 0
Under Votes: 90
Total Ballots: 374
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