Around Town – July 7

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July 7

Orchids to

Local property owners who run their properties as they should.

all staff members and Dr. Pankratz for excellent care, from Gloria Hartwell.

John Pickett for voting to hold the local landlord who has multiple rental properties in poor shape accountable but is again allowed to continue doing very little.

John Pickett for standing up and saying what no one else had the guts to.

El Toreo, the clean Mexican restaurant with the most amazing food.

the couple who saved us by towing our boat on July 4 at Tipton Lakes when it died.

Columbus Cycling and Fitness for good service and loading my bicycle.

Onions to

our representatives who endorse Second Amendment rights as a means to secure votes.

our city that needs to focus on improving schools, removing blight, reducing crime and paving streets as an economic development strategy instead of multi-million dollar ball diamonds, water parks and conference centers.

not knowing a president’s executive order can’t take money out of treasury according to the Constitution.

the political party that has groomed its supporters to fear the word “democracy.”

raising postage prices and the service for the mail getting worse.

the power outage, which caused me to miss my doctor’s appointment.

what the current guy is doing to the country.

the political party filing lawsuits instead of complying with the government.