Orchids to …
• Richard Gold for his thoughts on the way this country is going.
• all the teachers helping students in the Bridge program keep up with the other students as they learn from home.
• the staff at every school who stood outside in the rain on the first day of school to welcome the students and screen them before entering the building.
• Richard Gold and Bob DeWeese for thoughtful, well-written letters.
• John and Coach’s Cutz by Village Pantry for the help with my flat tire last week, thank you, from Julia.
• parents who support their child’s teachers.
• The Rev. Larry F. Rowe, thank you for your compassion, patience, and grace.
• BCSC for all the hard work and dedication to ensure our children have a great year while staying safe, keep up the great work!
• Carrie Harris and all the team members of “Sew Hope” for making more than 4000 masks during this pandemic — we are so proud of every one of you, from Gramma and Grandad Harris.
• Duke Energy for being the best and working so hard to get our power back on so quickly, from Luretta.
• Mark Franke for his article in Friday’s paper.
Onions to …
• the utter callousness of spreading lies about mail-in voting during a pandemic instead of dealing with the pandemic.
• those who want The Commons open instead of protecting kids from the virus.
• the family constantly switching license plates between different vehicles and getting away with it.
• the local elementary school that is too hot.
• leaders in large cities playing politics by refusing to condemn criminal behavior until the protests are over.
• the American company in China supporting communist China who needs to get out.
• rock radio stations that play a core group of artists every single day, multiple times a day, invest in some new music for variety.
• the elected county official continuing to lie about the county they live in and switching out different vehicles so it appears as though they live at the residence in question.
• those who don’t remember the last time a major presidential candidate picked a woman vice president — it was because he thought his opponent was going to do the same.
• the federal elected official threatening the viability of Social Security and Medicare that millions of Americans depend upon by recklessly halting payroll taxes.
• students for congregating around small lunch tables and not wearing masks as mandated by the state and school.
• the federal elected official for ordering a payroll tax cut only for those making less than $104,000, yet not revealing it has to be paid back at the end of the year.
• the federal elected official for jeopardizing the future of Social Security and Medicare.
• not enforcing the mask rule.
• the federal elected official trying to figure out where to accept the presidential nomination, why not go to Russia to accept it since he is such good friends with its leader.
• the local long-time business doing out-of-state billing for their business charging customers a $2 fee to send you a bill from an out-of-state facility.
• the school corporation claiming concern about the health and safety of students and faculty, but saying they will not disclose if someone in a school building has tested positive for COVID-19.
• the person too worried about everybody else’s marriage to see that their own was falling apart.
• ANOTHER beautiful morning
