October 28 Morning Edition

ABC7
— New York Times: President Trump had $270M in debt forgiven after failing to repay lenders for Trump Tower Chicago, tax records show. Trump responds on Twitter saying he made ‘great deal’ – CNN
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/report-trump-had-$270m-in-debt-forgiven-for-trump-tower-chicago/7416899/
— CPS parents plan rallies calling for reopening classrooms despite Chicago Teacher’s Union pushback. Chicago coronavirus cases surge as some parents call for schools reopening. – Diane Pathieu
https://abc7chicago.com/education/chicago-public-schools-parents-plan-rallies-calling-for-reopening-classrooms/7414425/

CBS2
— DuPage County Sheriff’s Office Launches Internal Probe After Staff Are Seen Dining Inside Restaurant, Against Governor’s Orders – Charlie De Mar
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/10/27/dupage-county-sheriffs-indoor-dining-investigation/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: CBS 2 started asking questions, and it sparked an internal investigation within the DuPage County Sheriff’s Department. CBS 2’s Charlie De Mar has obtained the photos that have the department asking its own why they may have been eating inside a local restaurant – despite Gov. JB Pritzker’s orders not to. Photos taken in front of the Verdict Restaurant in Wheaton were sent to CBS 2 this week. They show a DuPage County Sheriff’s squad car, along with the department’s community service volunteer, parked in front of the restaurant. “We are right across from the courthouse, so the 99 percent of the people that are telling us to stay open work for the county,” said Verdict Restaurant owner Anna Sarantopoulos. Sarantopoulous chose to keep serving inside despite the governor’s order to stop, and she acknowledges the DuPage County Sheriff’s personnel sat inside this week. The department is only about a mile from the restaurant. “I can’t babysit a law enforcement officer. Do you know what I mean?” Sarantopoulos said. “They came in to support the Verdict. You know what I mean? I’m not the one to say, ‘Oh I can serve everybody else in the community but I can’t serve you.’ That’s not my place.” Late Monday, Sarantopoulous received a non-compliance notice from the DuPage County Health Department. She was threatened with a misdemeanor if the struggling restaurant continues to serve inside. “Our question is why us and not all the other the surrounding restaurants in the area?” Sarantopoulos said. “We’re trying to keep our staff. We’re trying to keep all our employees. We’re trying to pay the rent.” The DuPage County Sheriff’s Department said after we asked about the photos, an internal investigation started. “They have a boss. They have their own bosses. If the bosses wanted to tell them, ‘Do not go into any of the local restaurants,’ then they should have,” Sarantopoulos said. “Their boss should have reiterated and said, ‘Hey guys, be careful where you go eat.’ But not me. Not my place.” The DuPage County Health Department said they have contacted 13 restaurants in the area for indoor dining complaints.)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— What if a state can’t agree which presidential candidate won? It’s happened before and voters don’t necessarily get the final word. – MATT PEARCE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-nw-biden-trump-election-20201028-y7mnrk7rfvbgrdrfte5y2lb5hy-story.html
— Will County Republicans question notification for daily mail-in ballot processing – ALICIA FABBRE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-will-county-early-voting-st-1027-20201026-hzyqmvcmybdnlegdkgfbhhxpia-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/dahleen-glanton/ct-donald-trump-black-community-20201028-h6muhdj5ufarzimwhdbzqcxxfi-story.html
— How to preserve the American republic? The Constitution and originalist justices like Amy Coney Barrett. – JOHN KASS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-amy-coney-barrett-supreme-court-kass-20201028-rrosymjimfgjhiw53loxhuj2my-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— How Democrat Lauren Underwood, Republican Jim Oberweis are closing their Illinois 14 Congress race The government response to the COVID-19 pandemic is a top reelection issue for Rep. Underwood. State Sen. Oberweis is making “law and order” a theme. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/10/27/21537175/how-democrat-lauren-underwood-republican-jim-oberweis-are-closing-their-lllinois-14-congress-race
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Stoners want pot to be less expensive.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2020/10/28/21537462/illinois-chicago-dispensaries-cannabis-weed-flower-bud-smokeable-nuera

DAILY HERALD
— Republican O’Brien outraises Democrat Foxx in Cook state’s attorney race – Barbara Vitello
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201028/republican-obrien-outraises-democrat-foxx-in-cook-states-attorney-race
— DuPage court clerk candidates make their case – Scott C. Morgan
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201028/dupage-court-clerk-candidates-make-their-case

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Boeing to cut 7,000 more jobs COVID and the prolonged grounding of the 737 Max jetliner are squeezing the planemaker’s finances.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/manufacturing/boeing-cut-7000-more-jobs

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— There’s still time to become an election pollwatcher in Illinois. What are the rules? – KELSEY LANDIS
https://www.bnd.com/news/politics-government/election/article246611723.html

JACKSONVILLE JOURNAL COURIER
— Powerful House speaker sees more support dropping – Greg Bishop
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/insider/article/Powerful-House-speaker-sees-more-support-dropping-15679640.php

LAKE GENEVA REGIONAL NEWS
— OUTSTANDING: Supporters of all ages show up to cheer for Trump at the La Crosse Fairgrounds – RACHEL MERGEN
https://www.lakegenevanews.net/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/supporters-of-all-ages-show-up-to-cheer-for-trump-at-the-la-crosse-fairgrounds/article_9248f42a-8cb8-5ff3-9dce-f4ff95796d15.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— Official On Why He Resigned From Federal Salary Council (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government demanded “political loyalty.” They got rid of their employees who were not Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40. The planks in the Democrat Party platform that they demanded the most loyalty to were the ones that called for the federal government to give preference to its employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/official-why-he-resigned-federal-salary-council#stream/0
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The federal government here in Washington and around the country is run by civil servants – people who provide consistency, deep expertise, even as administrations change. The idea is that politicians and their political appointees may come and go, but thousands of lawyers and scientists and other specialists – they stay put. Well, a new executive order issued by President Trump puts tens of thousands of those jobs at risk, prompting our next guest to resign in protest, writing that Trump’s order is, quote, “nothing more than a smokescreen for what is clearly an attempt to require the political loyalty of those who advise the president or, failing that, to enable their removal with little, if any, due process,” end quote. Those are the words of Ron Sanders. He resigned yesterday as chair of the Federal Salary Council, and he joins us now.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump Has Weaponized Masculinity As President.” (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to promote hatred against Trump, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred against those who share his demographics, that is, against those who are White, male, older, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/trump-has-weaponized-masculinity-president-heres-why-it-matters#stream/0

JOLIET PATCH
— Will County Board Member Rachel Ventura and educator Ernest Crim discussed decades of racism and oppression of Black Joliet area residents. – John Ferak (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or political office, because my demographics, my critics/opponents who stress the I worked in Joliet as an IRS Revenue Officer during 1973 and 1974.)
https://patch.com/illinois/joliet/time-justice-now-get-it-right-will-county-speakers

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Dark Days in the U.S. Senate – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/10/dark-days-in-the-u-s-senate/

CAPITOL FAX
— COVID-19 roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2020/10/28/covid-19-roundup-55/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democrats falling short in swing states, early voting statistics show – Dave Boyer and Seth McLaughlin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/oct/27/joe-biden-democrats-falling-short-swing-states-ear/
— ‘Immigration crisis’: DHS officials warn of border ‘invasion’ if Biden wins – Stephen Dinan (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs a) have declared war on Republicans, b) shout at illegals that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of for once and for all, and c) see illegals as being soldiers in their army to destroy Republicans.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/oct/27/mark-morgan-warns-border-invasion-if-biden-wins/

GOPUSA
— Night Of 1000 Looters: Philadelphia Rocked By Second Night Of Rioting After Fatal Police Shooting (DIERSEN: Ever-increasing, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if Democrats are not elected, Democrats will loot, riot, and burn everything down.)
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=96922
— Maryland Man Arrested For Refusing To Wear Mask While Voting
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=96901

BREITBART
— More than 1 Million Migrants Are in the U.S. Seeking Asylum – NEIL MUNRO (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs a) have declared war on Republicans, b) shout at migrants that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of for once and for all, and c) see migrants as being soldiers in their army to destroy Republicans.)
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2020/10/27/more-than-1-million-migrants-u-s-seeking-asylum/

DAILY CALLER
— Election Experts Warn Voters To Stop Sending In Ballots, Vote In Person Amidst USPS Delays – THOMAS CATENACCI
https://dailycaller.com/2020/10/27/election-experts-warn-voters-mail-in-ballots-vote-in-person-usps-delays/
— Media Research Center: Media Coverage Overwhelmingly Negative For Trump, Positive For Biden – DAVID KRAYDEN
https://dailycaller.com/2020/10/27/rightwing-watchdog-media-mrc-newsbusters-coverage-overwhelmingly-negative-trump-positive-biden/
— Trump Lashes Out At Fox News For Airing Obama’s Rally For Biden In Florida – CHRISTIAN DATOC (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who since 2000 have lashed out at me because I included links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that they do not like. I would focus on those who have been Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct. I would focus on those who have been leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have had lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems. I would focus on those who I have sued.)
https://dailycaller.com/2020/10/27/donald-trump-twitter-fox-news-barack-obama-rally-florida-2020-election-campaign-joe-biden/
— Police Unable To Handle Philadelphia Looters As Businesses Get Ransacked – SHELBY TALCOTT (DIERSEN: Ever-increasing, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if Democrats are not elected, Democrats will loot, riot, and burn everything down.)
https://dailycaller.com/2020/10/28/videos-police-philadelphia-looters-walter-wallace-jr-riots-protests-unrest/

DAILY SIGNAL
— It’s Time to Fix Section 230. Here’s a Plan to Do It. – Rob Bluey (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to get rid of Section 230 so that they can sue me for including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that they do not like. I should write a book about a) my critics/opponents, b) the authors of articles who my critics/opponents do not like, c) the articles that my critics/opponents do not like, and d) the adverse actions that my critics/opponents have taken against me because I included links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that they do not like.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/10/27/its-time-to-fix-section-230-heres-a-plan-to-do-it/

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— IS GETTING TRUMP WORTH IT? – Walter E. Williams
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/is-getting-trump-worth-it/

FEDERALIST
— The DOJ’s Lawsuit Against Yale Is How To Win The Culture War For the first time in decades, the diversity bureaucrats dividing the country on the basis of race, class, and sex are worried about losing federal funding and being sued. – Sumantra Maitra (DIERSEN: Democrats are extremely divisive. Democrats divide a) minorities against Whites, b) women against men, c) younger people against older people, d) those who have less money against those who have more money, e) non-Christians against Christians, f) non-Protestants against Protestants, g) non-German Americans against German Americans, h) non-Italian Americans against Italian Americans, i) veterans against non-veterans, j) moderates and liberals against conservatives, k) LGBTQers against heterosexuals, l) non-married people against married people, m) Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs against Republicans, n) non-patriotic people against patriotic people, o) citizens of foreign countries against citizens of America, p) those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time against those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, q) non-gun owners against gun owners, r) drinkers against non-drinkers, s) gamblers against non-gamblers, t) pot users against non-pot users, u) etc. against etc.)
https://thefederalist.com/2020/10/28/the-dojs-lawsuit-against-yale-is-how-to-win-the-culture-war/

EPOCH TIMES
— Why Regret Is So Often a Waste of Time Be wary of lamenting ‘wrong choices’ at the cost of life’s profound opportunity – NANCY COLIER (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all the decisions that I have made have been wrong, and especially my refusing to me manipulated or dominated by them, my refusing to glorify and praise them, my refusing to pander to them, my refusing to serve as one or their operatives or dupes, my refusing to give them money, and my suing them.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/why-regret-is-waste-of-time_2287942.html

THE HILL
— NYT: Trump had $287 million in debt mostly tied to Chicago project forgiven – JUSTINE COLEMAN
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/523069-nyt-trump-had-287-million-in-debt-mostly-tied-to-chicago-project-forgiven

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: How Trump Maneuvered His Way Out of Trouble in Chicago. When his skyscraper proved a disappointment, Donald Trump defaulted on his loans, sued his bank, got much of the debt forgiven — and largely avoided paying taxes on it. – David Enrich, Russ Buettner, Mike McIntire and Susanne Craig
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/27/business/trump-chicago-taxes.html
— A Divided Nation Agrees on One Thing: Many People Want a Gun   Gun buyers say they are motivated by a new destabilizing sense that is pushing them to purchase weapons for the first time, or if they already have them, to buy more. – Dionne Searcey and Richard A. Oppel Jr. (DIERSEN: Ever-increasing, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if Democrats are not elected, Democrats will loot, riot, and burn everything down.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/27/us/guns-2020-election.html?searchResultPosition=1
— U.S. Reports a Record 500,000-Plus Coronavirus Cases Over the Past Week
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/10/27/world/covid-19-coronavirus-updates
— What Counts as Race Discrimination? A Suit Against JPMorgan Is a Test A former employee accuses JPMorgan Chase of failing to stop what she said was racially driven bullying. The bank says race had nothing to do with it. – Emily Flitter
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/27/business/race-discrimination-lawsuit-jpmorgan.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Openly LGBTQ candidates are running in record numbers — again – Gabriele Magni and Andrew Reynolds (DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBTQ focus on destroying Republicans.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/10/28/openly-lgbtq-candidates-are-running-record-numbers-again/

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: ‘A lot of chaos’: Trump’s rhetoric, a global pandemic and tsunami of lawsuits complicate 2020 election – Kristine Phillips (DIERSEN: Ever-increasing, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if Democrats are not elected, Democrats will loot, riot, and burn everything down.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/10/22/a-lot-chaos-trump-rhetoric-covid-lawsuits-complicate-election/3643521001/
— Border city mayor asks Mexico to ban entry by US citizens as COVID-19 cases surge – Daniel Borunda and Lauren Villagran
https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2020/10/26/us-mexico-border-juarez-mayor-asks-stop-us-travel-due-covid-19/6046075002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage children to engage in LGBTQ activity.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2020/10/22/lgbtq-inclusive-books-donated-preschools-through-high-schools/5680942002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
–DIERSEN HEADLINE: When Republican presidents are running for reelection, Democrats always to everything that they can to drive the stock market down.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/global-stock-markets-dow-update-10-28-2020-11603877876
— Philadelphia Sees More Unrest After Police Shoot, Kill Walter Wallace Jr. Police said about a thousand people were looting businesses northeast of downtown – Scott Calvert (DIERSEN: Ever-increasing, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if Democrats are not elected, Democrats will loot, riot, and burn everything down.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/after-police-fatally-shoot-walter-wallace-protests-erupt-in-philadelphia-11603809996

FORBES
— Trump Tells Voters To Change Their Votes—But Only A Few States Allow That – Jack Brewster
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackbrewster/2020/10/27/trump-tells-voters-to-change-their-votes-but-only-a-few-states-allow-that/#1c810bc1bac3
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Pennsylvania, Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, New Hampshire, Indiana, and New Mexico allow voters to spoil their ballots (to varying degrees) only if their ballot has not been processed already, according to ABC News.)

BLOOMBERG GOVERNMENT
— Billionaires Pay Up To Get Voters’ Attention on Ballot Questions Ultra rich trying to sway voters on ballot initiatives At least 19 donors in six states gave $1 million or more – Tiffany Stecker
https://about.bgov.com/news/billionaires-pay-up-to-get-voters-attention-on-ballot-questions/

BALLOTPEDIA
— 44 states allow voters to check the status of their ballot online – Dave Beaudoin (FROM THE ARTICLE: Four states—Illinois, Mississippi, Missouri, and Wyoming—have no online ballot tracking at the state level.)
https://news.ballotpedia.org/2020/10/28/44-states-allow-voters-to-check-the-status-of-their-ballot-online/

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Analysis: Biden Still Leads in Electoral College Projection If Biden won all of the Tossup states, he would garner a whopping 375 electoral votes, a larger total than any presidential candidate since Bill Clinton in 1996. – Louis Jacobson (DIERSEN: Democrats are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means. Democrats use dishonest polls to help elect Democrats.)
https://www.usnews.com/news/elections/articles/2020-10-28/analysis-tossup-states-grow-but-biden-still-leads-in-electoral-college-projection

NEWSWEEK
— Trump Says ‘We’re Getting Your Husbands Back to Work’ – CHRISTINA ZHAO (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, of those who have similar education, similar work experience, and/or similar professional certifications and licenses, females earn far more than men. If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would have presented a jury with evidence that my Democrat GAO superiors paid their employees who had similar education, similar work experience, and/or similar professional certifications and licenses and were female far more than they paid their employees who were male.)
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-says-were-getting-your-husbands-back-work-womens-unemployment-rate-rises-1542644

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Two Visions of the Suburbs Are on the Ballot. Both Are Myths. – Zak Cheney-Rice (DIERSEN: What do you say to hypocritical hate-filled hypocritical Republican-haters who hypocritically flee the poverty and crime in Democrat areas and hypocritically move to Republican areas to hypocritically take advantage the prosperity and safety that Republicans created there? How bad is the hypocritical Democrat invasion in your county, in your county district, in your township, in your municipality, in your municipal district, in your precinct, in your neighborhood, and on your block?)
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/10/the-myth-of-the-suburbs-for-trump-and-biden.html

METRO WEEKLY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote LGBTQ focus on destroying Republicans. I should write a book about those who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who focus on promoting LGBTQ, that is, who focus on destroying those who are religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on those who have been Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct. I would focus on those who have been leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have had lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems. I would focus on those who I have sued.
https://www.metroweekly.com/2020/10/lgbtq-advocates-slam-amy-coney-barretts-confirmation-to-supreme-court-as-a-sham-and-power-grab/

Author: David Diersen

The opinions that I express in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are based on experience that I have gained doing many things since 1948. I base my opinions on what I learned a) working for the federal government for almost 30 years -- Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, serving on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1983-1996, and being a union member while I worked for the Post Office and IRS; b) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a masters degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a masters degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997; c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; c) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Chairman 2005-2012, a member of the 2008 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Platform and Resolutions Committee, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004; d) attending the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 IRP State Conventions as a delegate; e) being the subject of a nasty 4-page article in the February 1978 issue of Money Magazine; f) pursing litigation including Diersen v. GAO and Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange; g) being married since 1978; h) living in Crete 1948-1972, in University Park 1972-1976, in Chicago 1976-1978, and in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 1978; and i) being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran.