Around Town – Sept. 1

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Sept. 1

Orchids to

the fire department for coming and checking my carbon monoxide detector.

Peterman Heating and Cooling for the great installation job.

The Republic for making space for others to voice their opinions.

the on-point cartoon on the Opinion page of last Sunday’s paper.

Pat Warner.

the two county councilmen who actually seem to care about the employees who are also taxpayers and are worried about employees leaving the workplace.

the county council for looking out for the taxpayers.

Onions to

drivers who stay on your bumper even though you signaled two blocks before your turn.

the county elected officials who do not even try to understand the needs of each office before making decisions about budgets.

the former leader who, like the Wizard of Oz with the curtain pulled back, has been exposed as a total fraud.

all but two of the county elected officials who insist on showing county employees they have no loyalty or concern for their wellbeing.

weeds and tall grass along U.S. 31 and the country roads, bless the farmers who keep the roadways up around their property.

the elected official using taxpayer money to buy votes.

the political party trying to defend a former leader who stole classified documents from the federal government and tried to conceal them.

a former leader illegally taking top secret documents to his home.

the department responsible for the striping of the roads here in Bartholomew County, it is absolutely confusing and terrible.

Happy Birthday to

Jorge Morales, from your family and friends.

Dani Drysdale, from Xavier and Kambry.

Jack Allman, from your family.

Jack Allman on No. 87, from everyone in the family.

Happy Belated Birthday to

Brenda Kimmel, from someone who never forgets.