Around Town – Jan. 15

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Jan. 15

Orchids to

Nick Slabaugh for his letter.

Brian Howey’s guest column.

the 52 senators who saved democracy by stopping removal of the filibuster rule.

Dr. Dwenger, Jackie, Patty, and Mary at the Breast Health Center at CRH for the excellent care of my wife, from a grateful husband.

Christy Walker for being so strong and beautiful, love Nicholas Linney.

a big thank you to my sister Bonnie Rigsby for making my 80th birthday special, from your sister Barb.

Taylorsville Tire for fantastic service and courteous and polite employees.

RK Auto Electric for their fine diagnostic work for a baffling problem with my Honda CRV.

Aaron Miller’s column.

the seditious conspiracy charges finally beginning for the Jan. 6 insurrection.

Americans who know which political party Jefferson Davis, Bull Connor, George Wallace, and Robert Bird belonged.

the Supreme Court for striking down government over-reach.

Senators like Manchin and Sinema who use common sense rather than support a bunch of malarkey.

lawmakers making it very easy for me to decide who to not vote for by trying to pass a ridiculous, dangerous gun law.

the DOJ and police for finding the officer innocent of any wrong-doing in the shooting death of the violent insurrectionist intent on harming our lawmakers and democracy.

Onions to

the extremist lawmakers trying to control schools from what’s being taught in classes to the party affiliation of school board members.

the need to remind people doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result is the definition of insanity.

oil change places that used to go the extra mile and sweep your car out and clean windows, it is sorely missed.

the “public living room,” and the overpass that I still have to listen to train horns and now the abandoned mall.

realizing Republicans are not the solution to problems but the Democrats are the cause of the problems.

antivaxers taking up hospital space so cancer patients and emergency patients can’t get care.

foes of the previous administration continuing to slam the former leader to make the current leader look better.

the political party wanting to eliminate ID to vote, but not objecting to an ID for social services, banking, housing, a job and flying.

the city that wants to be like roundabout-crazy Carmel.

the two senators who refuse to stand against voter suppression.

the former federal elected official who lost the election but tried to steal it.

the party that voted in 2006 for voting rights but now refuses and has transformed into a party of fear and fascism.

the former congressman.

those who can’t see through the propaganda that this administration is dishing out.

the woman in the white car who ran the stop sign Thursday night.

Happy Birthday to

Brenda Gordon, from friends at Bethel Baptist Church.

Ronnie Speer, from all his Bartholomew County friends.

Jessica Inman, from all your coworkers at Columbus Internal Medicine.

Michaela Shuff, from Mom, Dad, and Kristin.

Martha Hitch, from Donny, Kendrick, Penny, Charlie, Patsy, Sammy, Marilyn, John, Sisco, Sevvie, and all the rest of your family and friends.