Orchids & Onions (August 11, 2012)

Brian Jasper for his Letter to the Editor, from someone who agrees.
Allen and Harriet Dillman for all their help, from a grateful person.
Mrs. Rebber for planning our all-school field trip to Camp Lakeview and for being the most awesome physical education teacher ever, from Mount Healthy students and staff.
Julie Abedian for the informative tour of Columbus Regional Hospital's lower level, from the FGC Extension Homemakers Club.
all the great online rebuttals to the recent anti-gay Letter to the Editor, from one who feels likewise.
Crystal Davis, Derk Wells and Steve Heck of Heck Construction for all your free help cleaning up storm damage in Hope Thursday, from Pam Jones.
Keith Prior Jr. and Blaize Metz for great behavior and making good choices the first week of school, from Mommy and Daddy.
Jake Stevens and Dave Parker for packing and hauling the lunch and breakfast items to Camp Lakeview, from the cafeteria staff at Mount Healthy.
Kevin Moore and R.A. from Moore's Custom Painting for the bright stripe job on Sparkle Car Wash, from customers.
Denise, pharmacist at Target, for being a wonderful, customer-oriented pharmacist, from a grateful customer.
Duke Energy for the great job of getting the power back on in Hope, from Maggie Janes.

Onions to

person responsible for breaking the valve stems off or puncturing children's bike tires at Parkside Elementary School while the children were inside learning to be better people.
school bus drivers who speed.
people who set up an appointment to come look at items for sale in the paper, then never call back or show up.
school that claims to serve healthy food that had a large piece of white cake on the plate in the newspaper photo.
driver of the new gray SUV for driving so dangerously on West Lowell Road.
parents who get free school supplies for their children under false pretenses.