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July 2
Orchids to
the Highway 46 Band at the Columbus Farmers Market, they were absolutely fantastic.
the Highway 46 Band and Green Timbre at the Love Chapel eatery at the 4-H fair, you guys rocked.
the Supreme Court for exhibiting common sense and upholding the Constitution of the United States.
dog owners who limit their dog walks during high heat and humidity.
Pope Leo XIV for condemning the inhumane use of hunger as a weapon of war, because starving civilian populations is a very inexpensive way to wage war.
Onions to
the Big Beautiful Bill, which cuts the U.S. safety net to give to the rich.
wealthy people who think it’s great that they don’t have to pay their fair share in taxes, you should be ashamed.
the downtown radio station employees who are incapable of parking without driving into the neighbors’ wildflowers across the alley.
law enforcement sharing information from Flock camera data with federal agencies like ICE.
the state budget cuts that will result in no free college summer classes for thousands of Hoosier high school students.
the overpaid, undertaxed millionaires in Congress who still don’t understand the sacrifices a regular person makes to get to the end of the month.
the barbaric, inhumane idea of confining migrants in the middle of a swamp, especially when most of them are not guilty of anything.
the spineless representatives who voted yes on the disastrous bill that will hurt millions!
the police department not patrolling Northbrook for speeders and sign-runners.
