Around Town – March 16

March 16

Orchids to …

• Cathy Caldie for her spot-on letter.

• the person who found my keys and turned them in at Party City.

• Diane Doup and Randy Allman at Lincoln-Central Neighborhood Family Center for their dedication to their jobs and service to our community.

• HAVOC Morgan Elite 16’s tournament win, from the fans.

• Tom Smith Glass for outstanding work on my screen, from Ginger.

• former President Trump for protecting our sovereignty with an effective and successful border policy.

• President Joe Biden for helping the middle class, the working class, and the poor and economists are now forecasting the biggest economic recovery since 1983.

• economists predicting the biggest economic growth since 1983 with President Joe Biden and the Democrats’ 1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill.

• Elizabeth at Jay C for being so helpful, from Gail Krebbs.

Onions to …

• tearing down a Carnegie library.

• the motorcycle rider who doesn’t care that the revving of his engine.

• the state official who doesn’t care about the earth and the future of our families.

• those who would "never hurt anyone" shooting at police.

• local residents who joined the caravan to, witnessed, or participated in the attack on the U.S. Capitol Building, but have not talked to the FBI.

• taking $7.8 million in tax dollars, people’s hard-earned money, and having no clue what to do with it.

• being concerned about immigration after poor leadership caused the loss of half a million Americans.

• the ex-federal elected official who after months of falsely crying "fraud" on mail-in ballots once again requests one for himself.

• anyone who thinks corporations pay taxes when they really just pass the cost on to consumers.

• bogus arguments of voter suppression.

• the household continuing to fly the American flag upside down.

• the political party that is destroying America one day at a time.

• whoever decided to vaccinate teachers before the real frontline workers who have worked day in and day out.

• the restaurant that had more than an hour wait.

• open borders.

• the federal officials who need to go live at the border and deal with all the illegal immigrants.

• the church leader trying to bully parishioners into getting the vaccine instead of letting each individual make their own decisions.

• white supremacist domestic terrorism which has no place in our country.

• the political party with a racist agenda.

Happy Birthday to …

• Donita Compton, love your family.

• Alan Retz from Missy, April, Katie, Tommi, Lily, Braelynn and Mom.

• Greg on No. 60, from the family.

• Gloria Hartwell, from Jay, Heather and Chris.

• Matt Lee, from Mom, Dad, Lisa, Katie, Ethan, Sarah, Ronnie, Paige, Mamma Lee, and Mamma Burris.

• Rodger Bunch Sr., from Wilma, Rodger Jr., Dawn, Sue, Donnie Wayne, Junior, Jacob, Tiffany, and family and friends.

• Mamaw Lisa, love Owen.

• Bryan Krebbs, from George, and Mom, and Granny Joan.

• Bryan Krebbs, from daughters McKenzie and Kaitlyn.

Happy Birthday to …

• Sharon Mangas on No. 70, love family and friends.

Happy Anniversary to …

• Tom and Nancy Bennardo, from your family and Donna.