Orchids & Onions (August 24, 2012)

Orchids to…
county road crews for trimming back Road 400N between River Road and U.S. 31 from Flat Rock Park, from Jerry.
the Columbus Police Department officer who pulled over the pickup truck on Rocky Ford Road with two unrestrained children in the bed of the truck.
Dot Yeaton for her Letter to the Editor, from Patsy Harris.
the three fellows in the white van who stopped to see if I was OK after they saw me trip up my back steps on 23rd Street Thursday morning, from E. Marshall.
Clay Johnson for stepping up and retrieving my remote control plane from the 30-foot pine tree near the Par 3 golf course, from Jon Vinson.
Mike George for welding my boat chair, from Pop.
Mike Reed, principal of Columbus Signature Academy New Tech, for monitoring our children’s activities before and after the bell, from a grateful parent.
Linda, our neighbor, for mowing our yard while we were on vacation, from Paul and Barb Waltz.
Mandy and Joey Fox for being awesome parents, den mother, PAAL football coach, scoutmaster, secretary Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, etc, from the community.
ABC-Stewart parents for your support at the start of another great year, from Mike Gorday.
Onions to…
The Republic for listing streets with shabby houses.
diners who treat groups of co-workers to lunch on the company card, and leave small tips.
the car dealership that won’t accept cash in full payment for a vehicle.
the closed store that is an eyesore in the middle of Columbus.
The Republic sports page for not publishing the results of the Trinity-Shortridge game last Saturday.
the people who accelerate to dangerous speeds at 16th and Union streets and the lack of speed enforcement in this area leading to increased accidents.
government agencies that claim they want to help people but will not return phone calls.
doctors who dismiss patients from the hospital without seeing the patient or explaining new orders.
bad handling and rehiring of the employee in the wrong.
The Republic for running the same article two days in a row about veterinarians making house calls using different headlines.
people who spread the word that certain streets and neighborhoods have low-quality, substandard, rundown homes.
horrible harassment of disabled people at the Rock the Park event.
The Republic for not finishing sentences in stories.