• Orchids to…
• Rita Bass for all the hard work getting ready for the garage sale.
• Thrive Alliance for providing nutritious meals at two nutrition sites in Columbus.
• the person who bought my dinner at the Taco Bell drive-thru Thursday night.
• Vicky at Lee Supply for always providing super customer service, from the Fogles.
• Ashley in the Circulation Department at The Republic for her professional, pleasant and helpful manner when I ordered the newspaper, from Darlene.
• Onions to…
• whoever decided it was a good idea to paint lines on 25th Street during the lunch rush.
• The Republic for publishing Onions.
• citizens who didn’t exercise their right to vote in previous presidential elections, leaving us with the poor selection we have this year.
• the candidate who left people to die in a foreign country then lied about the reason for political gain.
• people who abuse no-pets policies by making up illnesses.
• churches that won’t help the poor but help rich ministers.
• anyone who tries to tell me who to vote for.
• The Republic for not publishing anything about the anniversary of the 1945 sinking of the USS Indianapolis on July 30.
• ministers who use naive people to get ahead and make money for their church.
• the president for given Iran millions when people on Social Security didn’t get a raise.
• The Republic for being politically biased.
• the person who cut down the tall flowering bushes beside my garage along the alley in Lowell Addition.
• the candidate who claims to support our nation’s military and wants to be commander-in-chief, but avoided the draft and service to his country by claiming sore feet.
• Happy Birthday to…
• Janet Fiesbeck, from Pastor Lewis and the Who So Ever Will Community Church.
• Janet Fiesbeck, from Jeri, Bob, Leroy, Kim, Linda, Sharon, Virginia and the rest of your family.
• Karen Johnson, from Aunt Marian, Imojene, Papaw, the Millers and the Kirbys.
• Katherine Knulf from Jean Patrick.
• Janice Simmons, from Vera, Ron, Larry, Retha, Becky, Henley, Michelle, Andrew and the rest of your family.
• Steve Shumard, from Retha, Ron and Dylan Greathouse and Penny and Lydi.
• Collin Crawford, on No. 12, from your family and friends.
• Joe Bronnert from Ron and Sara.
Belated Wishes to …
• Ruth Coy, on No. 88.
• Happy Anniversary to…
• Tina and Chuck Boddie, from your family and Donna.
