The Letter

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Welcome, and if you’re here because of a letter I’ve sent you, I owe you an apology. In my

rush to get your letter to print I didn’t proofread it for mistakes as thoroughly as I normally

would. You may not have caught the two mistakes. Our brain often inputs the word that

should be there regardless of what we see. I know many people that didn’t catch the

obvious error near the beginning, but there was a very small one toward the end too, did

you see it?

I don’t make many simple errors like this, but it’s my belief that people should own up to

them when they do and correct them as soon as possible. Everyone makes mistakes it’s

true, but what do we do after making them? In my rush to get the letter to print, I didn’t

abide by the golden rule of having someone else with a good eye read it for errors, and this

was my mistake. Something you can be sure of is I will never blame someone else for mine,

nor sidestep any responsibility.

It's interesting to me how petty and dishonorable people can get during politics. Someone,

or the friends of someone has been taking mine and Sara Gum’s signs down. This is more

than the signs being removed from the public road right of way. One of mine was taken off

the front yard of a family friend, and 5 of Sara’s along with one of mine were taken off the

property of one of a friend of hers. This is sign stealing from the yards and property of

private citizens. It is dirty, it is petty, and it is small-minded. I have also noticed that few if

any of the signs belonging to the election opponents of Sara Gum or myself seem to be

missing. I have travelled the county now about four times and have noticed the trend.

A way this sign stealing can happen on the public road right of way is if let’s say you work on

the local road commission and have allies there. These allies could claim they need to

mow a certain road right of way that contains the signs of a political opponent. They will

obviously need to take the signs down to mow the right of way, but then just never put the

signs back up. They disappear. I have seen county road right of ways newly mowed where

my signs have previously been, but now missing.

You will note, at least two of the candidates running for county public office seem to be

making a career out of running for office, any office, until they win an election. Sara Gum’s

opponent and one of mine. How devoted can these people be to their perspective jobs

should they win? It seems to me a matter of throwing mud at a wall to see what sticks. Do

you want someone in their job dedicated to just that job, or someone just hoping to win any

election possible? However, it is in God’s hands now.

I know this is well past the August primary but it’s important. September 21st from 9AM to

11AM there’s a race/walk starting downtown with a post-race celebration at Brady’s Bar

from 11AM to 3 PM for charity. Please visit https://www.morethanfourfoundation.org/

We’re on Team Conor. This is about the easiest and most fun you can have while

simultaneously supporting a local family in a most worthy cause. Bring your kiddos in

strollers, dogs, and whatever else you can muster. Take a 5 K stroll and end up at Brady’s for

some food and fun. Hope to see you.