Orchids to …
• Aleesa Dickerson, Hauser FFA sponsor and all-around awesome teacher, for always coming to the rescue of the Hauser front office.
• St. Bartholomew Catholic Church for the free opportunity for parishioners to view the fabulous movie “Unplanned” at the AMC theater on Wednesday evening as it presented a powerful case for life.
• the referee at the FFY basketball game Wednesday night who gave the young female player a fist bump and told her she “was going places,” because that gave her a huge confidence boost in her game.
• Democrats who are trying to save our democracy.
• Geniva Dollarhide and Mary Burton for making and selling the delicious Easter eggs and church, and for donating 100 percent of the profit to the church for missions.
• Terry Foote for the truth in his letter to the editor on Wednesday.
• Preston and Darlene Byrd for cleaning up and hauling away our leaves and branches, from Linda and Mark Arnholt.
• Columbus Lions Club on the 75-year anniversary in April.
• the two nurses, Jenny and Tammy, at the Columbus Regional Hospital cath lab for being so kind and thoughtful.
• the CRH ambulance service for a quick response to an incident in Nashville on Friday morning, and to the doctors and nurses in the ER on Tower 3 for wonderful care, from Nancy.
• Yvonne Achterburg and other friends who helped me Friday morning at Nashville United Methodist Church, from Nancy.
• Cheyenne at the BMV for her wonderful service and pretty smile.
Onions to …
• religious conservatives who support this president.
• the letter writer about us needing to believe a summary of a two-year report from an appointed attorney general who earlier wrote a letter in opposition to the investigation.
• the Indiana governor and Republicans for passing legislation on a meaningless hate crimes bill that is not inclusive.
• the letter writer who doesn’t understand the difference between a summary report, written by William Barr, and the actual Mueller report, which none of us has seen yet.
• the lady selling tickets who said dogs weren’t welcome at a city park.
• the city administration for continuing to waste tax dollars on a water park and concrete beach in the White River.
• city and county officials who don’t understand that those of us who live in the city also live in the county and pay the county’s full property tax rate, and who continue to double charge city residents and businesses for everything.
• those who ignore the part in the Mueller report by William Barr that says it does not exonerate the president.
• local politicians for the riverfront project.
• Congress for not accepting Mueller’s report.
• Republicans for not having the ability to get over Obama.
• the teachers who always speak about college and nothing about trade schools, because not all students can go to college.
Happy Birthday to …
• Kaley Stoner, from your family and Donna
• Lola Hoover on No. 90, from Elsie
• Debbie Malone, from Mom and Dad and family.
• Mark Schoettmer from Kim, Mom, Jean and George.
• Mark Schoettmer, from from Kim, Gabriel, Leslie, Jessie, Nick, Beth, Isaac, Jacob, Heather, Zoe, Tommy, Nik, Madi, Raven, Tatum, Briar, Alley, Trevor, Jean, and Mom.
• Belated Happy Birthday to…
• Tamara Brooke Weddle Eisfelder, from Grandma Weddle and the Weddle family.
• ANOTHER beautiful morning
