Orchids to …
• Opportunity zones that help minorities get ahead.
• Flintwood Wesleyan Church’s SAM dinner on Thursday, from John Tinkey.
• Dr. Hart and Dr. Day and the Columbus Regional Hospital nurses and staff for the wonderful care during my heart procedure on Monday.
• Matt Booth, Bartholomew County jail correction officer, for saving the overdose patient in Taylorsville on Saturday, from Leslie, Bonnie, and Lexie.
• the Taulmans for the nice Valentine’s Day basket, from Patty L.
• all the Columbus police officers who helped me in my time of need when my sister passed, and Charlie DeWeese, the coroner, for all his help.
• Burt’s Termite and Pest Control for installing the vapor barriers in my crawlspace and taking care of your long-time customers.
Onions to …
• the school official who cannot admit mistakes.
• the city for never giving out a total cost to the taxpayer for the FairOaks Mall repurpose.
• the school corporation that hires far too many people who sit behind computers daily and then complains about not having money for teachers and staff who work with kids.
• the teacher for not being reflective in determining how to teach a more inclusive program aligned with the Indiana State Fine Arts Standards.
• those who have nothing better to do than count how many times “federally elected official” is printed in the paper.
• those who continue to allow the federal elected official to abuse his power by undermining the justice system.
• the employee who moved three or four jackets and didn’t tell anyone, then sat and played on his phone while another young man who worked there helped us try to find them.
• the store that has grocery carts with wheels that lock up until an employee comes to unlock them.
• the person who put the birthday wish in the newspaper without asking permission of the people involved.
• the co-worker who talks constantly and, without profanity, wouldn’t have much to say.
• the political party for not doing their work for the people and supporting a federally elected official who should be impeached.
• the current state of our American government where the State Department has been gutted and the Department of Justice has been corrupted.
• the federally elected official for undercutting a war hero.
• the scammers who are pretending to be Social Security representatives and are calling senior citizens and telling them that their Social Security is going to be taken away if they don’t call a telephone number.
• the federally elected official for retaliating against employees working under him.
• the onion writer who should know the president’s budget does not cut federal dollars for Medicare and that funding for Medicaid should be reduced because more people are working now.
Happy Birthday to …
• Marilyn Cabbell from your family and Donna
• Laura Lancaster, from Joseph Hart Chapter DAR.
• Danette Brewer, from your family.
• Tim Franke, from Jennifer, Brandon, Chloe, and Kayleigh.
• Tina Gibson, from Alma.
• Michael Morrow, from Dad, Mom, and Daniel.
• Belated Birthday to
• Patty Knapp, from your husband Bill and the family.
Happy Anniversary to …
• Tim Reinbold on No. 37, from your wife Martha.
• Willie Homer and Peggy Cash, from Pastor Marvin Brown and Trinity Baptist Church.
• Mike and Angie, from Pastor Marvin Brown and Trinity Baptist Church.
• ANOTHER beautiful morning
