Orchids to …
• the neighbors in Northbrook for helping my mother when she fell, because it was nice that people stopped by to see if she was OK or if we needed any help.
• the administration for taking care of the immigrating population, giving them the items.
• our immigration administration for taking better care of the children than their parents.
• neighbors who don’t let their dogs bark incessantly in the morning.
• Robert Mueller for agreeing to testify before Congress so we can learn the truth.
• the Columbus community for welcoming roughly the same percentage of Latino residents as New York State.
• the Parkside staff for a wonderful street food festival on Saturday, because the food was great and it was such a fun time.
• the Belle Tire Co. for its awesome flag.
• the ladies and the sheriff’s deputy who stopped to help me when I collapsed on the sidewalk when I was waiting for the bus on Seventh Street.
• Onion to
• those who do not enforce traffic laws on bicyclists.
• those who forget who elected them and continue with the unpopular riverfront project.
• the elected official who ran as a Republican but shows he is really a Democrat.
• the state of Indiana that doesn’t appreciate that law enforcement has better things to do than chase pot smokers, and that state government could benefit by regulating and taxing the product as it does alcohol and tobacco.
• anyone complaining about military training when we should be thankful.
• those who think the treatment of immigrants is so awful, because if it is then why do they keep coming?
• those with love signs who are so intolerant of people with different views.
• the president’s advisers who are trying to walk us into an unprovoked war with Iran.
• the person who thinks the United States is respected.
• renaming city transit, “community transportation,” which does nothing for the environment.
• the two girls who broke glass next to where I parked my car in the alley and then ran off and left it.
• the person who wants to blame Trump for the bad parenting of juvenile delinquent foreign children who come here illegally.
• those who claim to be Christian yet think Donald Trump is a great person, because they should read Luke 17:2.
• those who play the Christian conviction card yet are filled with anger and hatred toward our president and everything conservative.
• this dark time in U.S. history when families and children are being treated horribly at our borders.
• Democrats who bemoan alleged mistreatment of migrant children at the border while at the same time supporting late-term abortion.
Happy Birthday to …
• Terry Sullivan, from your family and Donna.
• Sherry Burkman, from your family and Donna.
• Ron Wheeler, from your family and Donna.
• Gracelynn Rhoades, from the Morrow family.
• Mason Morrow, from Mom, Dad, Ryder, Grandma Jenny, Stephanie, David, Bobbi, Kaydence, Steven and Easton.
• Taryn Tyree, from Grandma Hege.
• Tamyah Mae Absher.
• Belated Happy Birthday to…
• Nikki Jones on No. 24 on June 26, from her Mamam and Pap.
Happy Anniversary to …
• Mark and Esther Eshback from your family, Annette and Donna.
• ANOTHER beautiful morning
