Orchids to …
• John Burnett for receiving the IU President’s Medal for Excellence, in recognition of your dedicated and effective service to enhance and support educational opportunities in Indiana.
• Americans who believe our nation should be symbolized by a statue welcoming immigrants, not a wall keeping them out.
• Joe Whitney for being meals on wheels for me and my mom, from Deb.
• Carla at Columbus Internal Medicine, from Iris.
• Columbus Township Fire and Rescue for the amazing job for helping the homeowner on Lutz Drive this past weekend.
• Mackenzie Rooks on making the dean’s list at Manchester College, from your family.
• the youth group at Fairlawn Presbyterian Church in Columbus for raising $468.15 and 43 cans of soup for Love Chapel in their Souper Bowl of Caring on Sunday.
• Ryan Schroer for his very interesting sports article about the Chicago Cubs player and the new book coming out.
Onions to …
• a resident on County Road 950 who thought she could get free stone by saying the driver cussed at her when he didn’t.
• xenophobes and know-nothings.
• administration supporters who write to complain about how a liar and con man are written about, as he tries to slam the other side.
• the medical group referring to a decades-old patient as a “new” patient when told to switch to a different doctor in said group.
• a local hospital employee who thinks the universe revolves around her.
• to the letter writer for the assumption that the needy do not work, completely ignoring the millions of U.S. working poor.
• the person who posted about people who love and hate, because one can love someone and hate everything they do, and one can hate someone and love everything they do.
Happy Birthday to …
• Marjorie Clouse Hull, from all of her Bartholomew County friends.
• Rob Jacobs, from Mom and Dad.
• Marjorie Hull, from Joseph Hart Chapter DAR.
• Marjorie Clouse Hull, from friends at the Moravian Church.
• Reid Coers, from Aunt T., Uncle Craig and Natasha
• Allie Cherry, from Jean Patrick.
• Beth Shafer, from Dad, Mom, and Grandma Jean and Grandma Joan.
• Belated Happy Birthday to…
• Scottie Jenkins on No. 25, from a friend.
• Wilma Huffman on No. 92, from Charles, Mary and Elsie.
• ANOTHER beautiful morning
