Around Town – June 16

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June 16

Orchids to

William Hartung for his so thoughtful column.

free parking everywhere.

moving quickly toward electric vehicles so that oil companies, Russia, and Saudi Arabia can no longer hold us hostage with high oil prices.

Pope Francis for his comments about Ukraine.

Audrey, hardest working greeter at Sam’s at noon on Tuesday.

Onions to

the lady riding a bicycle with a dog on a leash and a young boy riding a bicycle with her, very dangerous.

this administration for bad policies decimating my hard-earned retirement savings.

the party in power spreading untruths.

the television network which is just as culpable as the former leader for promoting “The Big Lie,” which resulted in insurrection.

the political party giving us the gun laws and power grid of Texas.

the political party which has proven over and over it cares only about power and not the slightest in preserving our democracy

all who complained about the Jennings Public Library Pride Month display, bigotry is not a good personality trait to gloat about.

more talk, talk, talk about downtown and never talk about revitalizing the rest of the blighted city.

this administration dismantling our energy independence so we can now beg for help from other countries.

all the noise from the military facility.

large pickup trucks and SUVs parking on Washington Street.

the bank that cashed a check that had a forged signature on it.

not having the minimum age for military service, driving, drinking and voting at 21 from now on.

Happy Birthday to

Brenda Bean, from your family and Donna.

Cindy Boll, from your family and Donna.

Logan Peck, from your family and Donna.

Jarrett Turner, from Pastor Marvin Brown and Trinity Baptist Church.

Darlena Kriete, from your racing fans.

Clayton Richardson, from Pastor Marvin Brown and Trinity Baptist Church.