Orchids to …
• Democrats who are trying to stop our country from becoming a dictatorship.
• north-side fire firefighters and animal control for rescuing the baby raccoon from the storm drain.
• Joe Cole for the informative letter in Thursday’s edition of The Republic.
• Mr. Laine and the Schmitt Elementary School choir for the wonderful program.
• Joe Cole for his truthful letter to the editor.
• Lowell Daffron for a well-written letter to the editor.
Onions to …
• whiny right-wing letter writers.
• the local company putting an office building in Greenwood when there are so many vacant buildings in Columbus.
• the person who thinks Medicare and Social Security are socialism-type systems, because these were both paid into by working people their entire lives.
• whomever stole my temporary plates off my car Thursday.
• those who don’t agree that the president would never submit a tax return.
• the individual who thinks Medicare and Social Security are socialism, because Medicare has a monthly charge of over $100 and I paid into Social Security for over 50 years.
• “emergency” groups that prove their lack of preparedness every time it rains.
• those who do not realize that Medicare, Social Security, military health care, company health care and any insurance care could all be considered forms of socialism.
• the local elected official who still has his campaign yard signs out many days after the election.
• the misinformed writer of the letter to the editor regarding Democrats.
• those too shortsighted to see the long-term benefit of tariffs, which is fair trade for the United States.
• Democrats who still can’t get over losing to Donald Trump.
• the thief who stole my mom’s big red flower.
• those who believe the ridiculous notion that Democrats expect illegal immigrants to vote for them.
• the writer of the letter in Friday’s paper that has wrong information in it.
• people who shoot high-powered guns in subdivisions or close to them.
• the anti-choice group for spreading outdated information abut abortion and breast cancer risk, because the American Cancer Society and National Cancer Institute both cite more current studies that show no such link.
Happy Birthday to …
• Pat Beatty, from your husband, Mike, family and friends at Ziggie’s.
• Bill Rose Jr., from Pastor Marvin Brown and Trinity Baptist Church.
• Dennis Dailey, from friends at the Moravian Church.
• Teresa Gearhart, from friends at the Moravian Church.
• Gary Hampton.
• Belated Happy Anniversary to…
• Jackie and Dale Maschino from everyone in the family.
• ANOTHER beautiful morning
