Around Town – Dec. 30

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Dec. 30

Orchids to

Nicole Marshall for taking the pictures of my outdoor Christmas lights and to Amy Artis for submitting my home in the Christmas Lights Contest, from Terry Sullivan.

the helpful Kroger customers who helped me in my search for Polenta and Lawry’s steak sauce.

the Jan. 6 committee.

Byron at Kroger for helping with my electronic coupons.

Dr. Darryl Tannenbaum for being such a blessing to our community and repairing my leg after a bad accident many years ago, from Larry Borgman.

Hobby Lobby for their full page Christmas message.

Conner at Panera’s, from First United Methodist Church.

the person who returned my purse that was left in the Walmart shopping cart.

President Biden for sending B-52s to Australia to counter China.

Onions to

complaining about the border, turn off Fox News, and move to the southern states so you can keep a closer eye on things.

the judge that denied the protective order.

our male-dominated government branches making it next to impossible to protect women from acts of violence by men.

the official that denied the request for protection from violence.

judge who vacated a protective order related to child abuse because the mother could not “prove“ the child had been abused by a family member.

waiting for a month for results of a Department of Child Services investigation.

suggesting we brush the former guy’s criminal behavior under the rug, if there are no consequences, you can bet it will happen again.

the local judge who displayed poor judgment and someone died.

the gas stations in Columbus for 50 cents higher gas than the gas stations 10 minutes away.

the judge who should be forced to resign.

the statement in Wednesday’s paper that life begins at conception is a “Christian definition” when it’s also a scientific definition.

the waitress who is always so rude to the bartender.

Happy Birthday to

Carter Doody, from your family and Donna.