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Oct. 21
Orchids to
Samantha Ison for an excellent letter to the editor.
Brandon Wormer of Plumbing Solutions for excellent work! from the Mayer Family.
those who vote to restore true democracy to this country, and remove those trying to tear this country apart through deceit and outright lies.
understanding that losing our democracy to an autocracy means a single person has absolute unlimited control and decision-making powers in all political, economic, social and military power.
realizing the predictor in school test scores is community socioeconomic level (wealth), not the school system or teachers.
Samantha Ison for a great letter.
Becky Church, the “Flower Lady,” for your contribution in the beautification of downtown Columbus for the past 14 years.
the cartoon on the opinion page of Wednesday’s paper.
Dr. Hernacki and her outstanding, professional, kind staff at Columbus Optical, from Iris.
Elizabeth at Walgreens.
BCSC for all it does with higher than the average rate of students in poverty and higher than the average rate of students who are English language learners.
Samantha Ison’s letter.
the Fay and Riley caring families on Hunter Place for all you do for me, from Alberta.
the candidate receiving a favorable decision for parents’ rights to speak at school board meetings during public comments.
Rep. Greg Pence for talking to the group of 200 people at the chili cookoff and telling the story firsthand on what happened on Jan. 6.
the young lady in Edinburgh for her help getting prescriptions, ordering everything, instead of keeping me on the phone line for 40 minutes.
Samantha Ison for her excellent letter.
Officer Billy Kinman for being such a great officer, empathetic and professional and on-time.
Onions to
the guy working on the house who sexually harasses women walking by.
the city for forgetting to take down the construction signs on 30th Street.
employees who won’t park in garages.
the hospital system that decided to prioritize nurses with a retention bonus and offer nothing to the rest of us, especially after a pandemic.
inconsiderate and clueless drivers who drive the wrong way into the gas lines at the big box store.
those who wish you a blessed life, as long as it’s according to their definitions.
supporting representatives of our state who have not once voted for any law that might benefit our communities.
being more concerned about the shortage of oil than the shortage of water.
not realizing if kids don’t get their ideas from library books then it will be from their friends.
planners who even for a second think parking on Second Street could possibly be safe.
candidates not realizing that local school curriculums are set by the state board of education, not by classroom teachers or the local school board.
corporate profits greed being too high causing inflation and higher prices.
the semi flying through the light at U.S. 31 and 550N.
the car driving the wrong side of the barrier at Wendy’s on U.S. 31.
Happy Birthday to
Doug Cline, from your family and Donna.
