Orchids to …
• my friend for drawing me a picture even though she lives five states away.
• Coach Sluder and Coach Weaver for doing a great job with the Columbus North girls cross country team,.
• Attorney General Jeff Sessions for refusing to be bullied.
• avowed Trump supporter and juror Paula Duncan for voting eight times to convict Paul Manafort.
• Dr. Rivera and staff for their professionalism, kindness and caring attitude from someone who has been a patient there eight years, from Betty.
• Cynthia McMillin, Bob DeWeese and the creator of the “Birds of a Feather” cartoon for giving a voice to why we should be concerned about the press being labeled enemy of the people.
• Bob Valek for his excellent letter to the editor.
• Cynthia McMillin for her forceful defense of news media in Friday’s letter to editor in The Republic.
• the cashier at Dollar General for helping with the change I needed to get my candy.
• Lori Rowan for the great job in managing insurance issues, from Peggy Dunlevy.
• the great and right-on-target letter regarding social media censorship in Friday’s paper.
• Darrell Shinholt, for doing a great job mowing our yard, from Ginger and Bonnie.
• Cindy McMillin, Bob DeWeese and Joseph Heinlein for articulate, fact-based letters that support truth, because truth matters.
Onions to …
• the person who claims his business is just a hobby.
• anthem kneelers, because nobody cares.
• the addict who left a needle in the children’s playground at Donner Park.
• people who don’t understand cross- country, because runners push themselves hard and want to finish their race.
• the store that failed to inform dozens of people standing in long, unmoving lines that their bank cards would not be accepted due to a storewide malfunction of technical equipment.
• the former elected official who thinks anybody cares.
• the childish person who wants to continue to argue over who reads the newspaper on politics.
• the wrecker service driver who didn’t clean up debris on the roadway after a two-car accident in a small town Monday morning.
• the county for chip-sealing a road that was blacktopped less than five years ago.
• the Education secretary for considering a plan that would allow states to use federal funds to purchase guns for teachers, per The New York Times, ABC News and CNBC.
• people who twist everything President Trump says into the exact opposite of what he actually said.
• our neighbors with barking dogs.
• everyone for who thinks relish and ketchup are not adequate hotdog toppings.
• the letter writer for the nonsensical lies regarding the left.
Happy Birthday to …
• Derek Scott Wells, from Nana.
• Gary Bridges.
• Gary Manowitz, from your family and Donna.
• Bill Carson, from your family, George and Donna.
• Tracy Fear, from your family and Donna.
• Adeline Wheeler, on No. 14, from Papaw Titus.
• Juanita Adkins, from your kids, grandkids and great-grandkids.
• ANOTHER beautiful morning
