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Dec. 23
Orchids to
remembering the real Reason for the Season.
Emily Fowler for Christmas together.
Ali and Greg Simo for the nice TV set.
Monty at Clean Right in Seymour for going above and beyond and taking care with cleaning my carpets.
Jasmine at Centra Credit Union for showing me such kindness, caring and great customer service on Friday.
First Lutheran Church carolers for coming to my house.
Joy Lawler for continuing to donate soup to hot meals, from all your friends.
Onions to
placing hate‑filled plaques beneath portraits of former presidents, which is petty, demeans the office and disrespects the nation’s history.
the preposterous lie that Venezuela stole U.S. oil.
the U.S. House that just passed a bill to remove Endangered Species Act protections for the gray wolf outside Alaska.
the continued unlawful attacks on unarmed, alleged drug boats in the Caribbean.
the MAGA leader for adjourning Congress without voting on extending subsidies, which will cause millions of people to become uninsured.
renaming the Kennedy Center after a convicted felon, which is a travesty of justice.
the elected official putting his name on buildings in Washington, D.C., which does not change the fact that he is a convicted felon.





