Around Town – March 11

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Orchids to

Lucabe’s for using the old Irwin Union building for the new coffee shop.

Ron Shadley for his letter.

the county crack patchers for their crack patching work on Fiesbeck Drive.

Sen. Greg Walker who voted against eliminating licenses to carry handguns.

the two very kind ladies at Kroger helping me with my first time doing self-checkout, from the “old” lady who was very appreciative.

Aaron Miller for his great column on defining patriotism.

Congressman Greg Pence for voting for the Ukrainian bill.

AT&T tech Mr. Moss for such a good job fixing all my TV and phone problems, from Ruth.

Trudy Lieberman for highlighting how much big pharma lobby and money influence the approval of new drugs.

Onions to

driver who made a U-turn at an intersection on Monday when it is not legal to do so.

the company’s corporate greed for not halting all of its operations in Russia like many of its other U.S. peers.

the local company that chose not to halt all its operations in Russia.

daylight savings time – there’s no savings and we’re losing an hour this weekend.

any engine maker doing business of any size engines in or with communist China.

the representative who always has a lame excuse for not doing the right thing; it is time for a change!

banning oil from Russia only to pressure other countries to pick up the slack rather than return to energy independence.

unsurprisingly gaslighting the domestic oil industry for our energy woes after running on the platform to eliminate fossil fuels.

the officials who have not seized all of the Russian assets here in the U.S.

people in their vehicles who have their music so loud it shakes their windows.

car companies for doing business with Russia and not stopping it.

all the litter in our county and our city.

legislators not supporting our police while approving repeal of Indiana’s firearm permit requirements; hypocrisy.

the young man who didn’t see the light at National Road and 25th Street and then thought it was funny.

the former leader who served as Putin’s lapdog and did his best to destroy NATO.

the very ignorant political cartoon in Wednesday’s paper.

Happy Birthday to

Don Weddle Jr., from the Weddle bunch.

Jim Guilfoyl, from your co-workers.

Bev Johnson, from your family and Donna.

Doris Bedell, from your family and retiree lunch bunch.

Don Weddle Jr., from your family.

Patty Katpel, from Margie.

Victoria Kerns on No. 20! from Mom &Dad.

Bonnie Decker, from Jan.

Happy Anniversary to

Keith Patterson, my loving husband for an extraordinary 50 years, from your loving wife Patricia.

ANOTHER beautiful morning

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