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Dec. 23
Orchids to
Doug Showalter, who for years entertained us with his humorous articles and now a delightful best shot photo.
the kind man in the McDonald’s drive-thru who paid for my order. You made my day!
our neighbors the Halls for the Christmas goodies, from the Bennetts.
the residents of Waukesha, Wisconsin, for not letting a recent tragedy stop them from gathering again to celebrate Christmas in earnest.
those who know that socialism is no more a stepping stone to communism than capitalism is a stepping stone to fascism.
understanding that Sen. Manchin is being the obstructionist he is being paid to be by the coal industry instead of doing the right thing for this country.
understanding that the current COVID deaths are the result of people refusing to get vaccinated and not the fault of the current administration.
our lovely waitress, Tanya, on Monday night at Chili’s, for being the most efficient and personable employees that any business could have, from the old folks.
Steve Crothers at Max’s Jewelry for awesome service, Merry Christmas to you and your family, from Lisa.
the person that added $10 to my gift card at Panera Bread.
Charlotte Straub and the Boyles family for helping sack over 1,000 Columbus Firemen’s Cheer Fund food and candy bags.
the outstanding job decorating your home with the beautiful Christmas lights at the corner of 12th Street and McClure Road, from your neighbors.
the Ceraland light display covers a wide variety of memorable moments for people of all ages.
Officer Andrew for your above and beyond help Tuesday night finding my friend, from Darrel.
Onions to
the poorly informed people who can’t understand the difference between election security and vote suppression.
the grumpy ex-staffer who views constitutional rights as threats and lawful jury verdicts as liberalizing self-defense.
whomever chose to plant invasive Bradford Pear trees along Washington Street as the berries absolutely destroy downtown businesses’ floors and cars!
those complaining about states passing voter suppression laws but doesn’t specify just how legal voters are supposedly being suppressed.
Bartholomew County Library for removing the blessing box at the library.
people greeters at the local store who don’t greet the people.
the local hospital for complaining about capacity constraints after years of aggressively working to prevent increases in local health care options and additional hospital capacity.
the elected body that approved funds they would lose by Friday to go to people who still work from home.
elected officials who give COVID relief funds to those who worked through COVID, yet also give to a few who are still working from home.
the current leader who said to the former, “Anyone who’s responsible for that many deaths should not remain as president of the United States of America,” while there have been more deaths in 2021 than 2020.
the political party that supports to fund private schools, especially religious schools, which goes against the Constitution.
the former federal elected official planning to hold a news conference on the anniversary of Jan. 6, which should make us all physically sick because people died for one reason only, and that is that he cannot accept the fact that he lost an election.
the former federal elected official still stoking anger and delusion.
those not getting vaccinated then expecting health care workers to be able to care for them when they are inundated with other unvaccinated people to care for.
monument company that feels it must advertise their business on the headstone of your beloved deceased.
the local rubber-stamp representative.
the elected official who does not believe an alleged dog abuser is a bad guy.
all the cars who daily refuse to stop at stop signs.
