Orchids to …
• those who don’t use Orchids and Onions as a divisive political soapbox.
• President Trump, the best president the United States of America has had in many years, who speaks the truth.
• Rudy Giuliani for supporting a woman’s right to choose an abortion.
• Joe Cole for his letter to the editor, endorsing bi-partisan agreement that all politicians should be held to the same high standard of truth as journalists, and should be summarily fired from their jobs if found to be lying to the public.
• Joe Cole for helping to reveal the actual truth in his letter to The Republic.
• Hauser High School for the great basketball facilities they gave us.
• Tropical Smoothie for the free smoothies.
• to the local racers at Brownstown Speedway, good luck on Saturday.
• Missy, Tanya and Courtney at Circle K on Central Avenue for excellent customer service.
• the east-side Goodwill store, and Debbie for helping me pick out my outfit for the sock hop at Mill Race.
• the best grandparents with a green and black Buick.
Onions to …
• those who use Orchids and Onions to… argue politics and, therefore, drive a wedge between Americans — whatever happened to civility in political discourse?
• the letter writer for his view in Wednesday’s publication, because he clearly has no clue about science or that God gave us animals for meat.
• the letter writer who thinks the press is not held accountable for fabricating stories, and then names journalists who lost their positions for running false stories.
• people who vote on party, not issues.
• the letter writer who pointed out the lies told by mainstream media, resulting in severe consequences for the individuals responsible, while our president lies and fabricates on a daily basis unchecked and with no consequences.
• the elementary school for student drop-off and pickup traffic that blocks lanes in both directions, with non-school cars sitting needlessly waiting to safely pass.
• the biased mind-reading news anchor who stated that President Trump was “using his power to take revenge” when he lawfully revoked an individual’s security clearance.
• the school district that worries more about public perception than transparency with school safety as demonstrated by the lack of information provided to the public about a threat made at one of the high schools prior to school starting last week.
• those who forget that journalists get fired for lying.
• people at the local high school for the bully who makes fun of me for not having a dad because he died when I was 5.
• some of the kids in the local high school for their bad memes.
• the person who stole my iPhone charger.
• those who express concerns about animal neglect or abuse in the Onions column but fail to report this to the authorities.
• city officials for not being concerned about East Ridge Manor and Sloan Branch, which is full of mosquitoes and needs to be cleaned out.
• the person who forgot that Dan Quayle prompted the boy to add an “e” to potato because of the flashcard he was given by the teacher, not because he didn’t know how to spell the word.
• anyone who thinks it’s OK to knowingly commit fraud when signing an employment contract.
Happy Birthday to …
• George Uppling.
• Grace Hufty, from your family and Donna.
• Sasha Burton.
• Macy Foster.
• Sawyer Shoaf and Steve Wallace, from friends at the Moravian Church.
• Tessa Sims.
• Lillian Finke.
• Linda Henderson.
• Dave Gregory.
• Carvin Bode.
• Melissa Bay, from Erica, Seth, Aubrey, Evan, Kristen, Andrew and mother.
Happy Anniversary to …
• Shawn and Melissa McNealy, from friends at the Moravian Church.
• ANOTHER beautiful morning
