Around Town – April 9

April 9

Orchids to …

• Claude (Bub) Wright Construction for doing such an awesome job on my home repair.

• Tim and Jim at Loesch Heating and Air for doing an excellent job installing our new heat pump.

• the low-wage workers who kept us fed, supplied, clean and safe during the worst of the pandemic, without hazard pay or recognition.

• border patrol and ICE agents who are our first line of defense at the border.

• the company leader supporting voter rights, he should take action by reducing employment in states that restrict voter rights.

• President Joe Biden for staying focused on what the majority of Americans like the most and things that need to be done the most.

• John Krull for his column in the paper.

• Tower 5 for being so kind and caring, from Ellie.

• Kate Craig for the colorful quilt pattern coasters you made, from Sharon.

• my great Sycamore Bend neighbors who helped me with my tree trimming.

• Ricardo at Xfinity store on Beam Road.

Onions to …

• all the enablers of illegal drugs and immigration.

• those that don’t realize the new voting laws were not the result of voter fraud but rather the result of high voter turnout.

• the constant complaints about the former president.

• the business that thinks it’s a social justice company.

• criticizing abortion, there are two sides to this argument.

• those who don’t realize that it’s possible to care about two issues, compassion does not exist in a vacuum.

• the political leader warning CEOs to stay out of politics.

• the new administration for opening the border, pushing to make D.C. a state, and appointing women to positions regardless of qualifications, to secure more votes for future elections.

• corporations that think their opinions influence voters.

• the business that dictates policy for the entire community and has since the 1950s.

• sending tax dollars to a country that uses the money for pay to slay.

• the constant censorship occurring in our country that it is eating away at our basic human rights.

• big corporations critical of the U.S. while having a footprint in a foreign country with no voting, no human rights, work camps and no religious freedom.

• the federal elected official and his sidekick for the crisis at the border.

• the federal elected official for endangering American lives with his open border policies.

• the former federal official who spent four years compromising his beliefs and ideals in pursuit of power and would make a very poor choice for a presidential candidate.

Happy Birthday to …

• Judy Nichols, from Joseph Hart Chapter DAR.

• Beverly Bott, from your family and Donna.

• Paula Winkler, from your family and Donna.

• Larry Cox, from your family and Donna.

• Philip Henry, from Rhonda.

• Leilah Littiken on No. 11, love all your family and friends!