Orchids to …
• the Bartholomew County Health Department for its drive-thru flu shot clinic staffed by friendly folks who had to work in windy conditions but provided a great public service.
• Danny Kubal for the fabulous, all-too-true letter.
• the State Department for its probe of Hillary Clinton’s emails that concluded there was no deliberate mishandling of classified information, thereby refuting Trump’s “lock her up” claim.
• U.S. Sen. Todd Young, a U.S. Navy veteran and Republican, for co-sponsoring a bipartisan measure opposing the decision to allow the Turkish military to attack America’s Syrian Kurdish partners.
• the Democrat who admits we have a great economy today.
• Myers-Reed and Hathaway-Myers funeral services for their beautiful calendars, from John Tinkey.
• the president for shaking things up and getting rid of the swamp.
• Jane Siefert for the scrumptious homemade vegetable soup, from your neighbor, Betty.
• all who gave their time and donations to make the Taylorsville United Methodist Church chicken dinner and Christmas Store such a success, and special thanks to Texas Roadhouse.
Onions to …
• the two men that cut in front of me at the long line at the bank Monday at lunch.
• people that don’t understand it’s not about the inability to accept other cultures, instead it’s not tolerating rude, inconsiderate, argumentative people in general.
• the pay-TV provider for not only removing Turner Classic Movies but also removing my WETV, TVLand, WGN and ID (Investigative Discovery), and not replacing them or lowering my payments.
• Socialist agitators and their mindless followers bending over backward to argue that the basis for the Electoral College established in the U.S. Constitution is flawed.
• those that can’t comprehend Obama did nothing for the economy and the only thing he deserves credit for is making it easy for Trump to undo Obama’s anti-growth policies.
• the hospital that does not having a Level 1 trauma center but opts for expensive helicopter rides to other hospitals.
• the administration for stating the U.S. Constitution doesn’t apply to the president.
• those who cannot accept that our economy truly took off only after President Trump reversed President Obama’s economic policies.
• Democrats who hate this president and don’t care about our country and keep it divided.
• those who want to keep the country divided instead of standing behind the president and making this country better.
Happy Birthday to …
• Lauren Reed, from your co-workers.
• Patti March, from your family and Donna.
• Ashleigh Shaw, from your family and Donna.
• Belated birthday wishes to
• Randy Gearhart.
Happy Anniversary to …
• Dan and Anita Burton, on No. 43, from your family.
• ANOTHER beautiful morning
