Orchids to …
• Vickey, Maggy, Laura, Dawn, Gennie, Brittany, Kathy, Kevin and Dr. Chambers at Spine Surgery Care at Columbus Regional Hospital for taking great care of me, from Patty G. Whittington.
• Bartholomew County Assessor Ginny Whipple, who stepped up in public service to provide the property transfer listings to the public and the media.
• Doug Otto for his spot-on, factual letter on Donald Trump, accurately describing the behavior of this president.
• Dr. Kathy Watts and her excellent staff for their superb patient care and making it pleasant and fun to go to the dentist.
• those in the Trump administration who refused to follow his orders because they felt it would be illegal.
• Teresa Miller for her letter that perfectly rebuts the mudslinging from local conservatives.
• Doug Otto for his excellent letter in Friday’s paper concerning the current resident in the White House.
• to the MOPS ladies and Jolinda who gave of a Friday evening doing a service project of sorting and packing at Orphan Grain Train.
• Dough Otto for his excellent letter to the editor on Friday that was insightful and revealing and hit the nail right on the head.
• Westside Community Church’s Living Last Supper, which was appreciated and beautifully done.
• Rick and Carolyn Mullins, for hosting the men’s weekly lunch and fellowship at the garage.
Onions to …
• the attorney general for sounding more like the president’s defense attorney than the nation’s top law enforcement official.
• people who think political claims are lies simply because they haven’t seen those matters reported in The Republic.
• our system that allows a single senator from any party to have the power to decide what legislation gets voted on, and how our country makes progress toward our many issues in this difficult time.
• this presidency for what was exposed by the Mueller investigation.
• letter writers who confuse the reported fake decency to the real truth that our president is decent in what he had done for our economy and jobs for America.
• the owner of the tiny black car with the big fin on back that clearly needs a muffler.
• Democrats who work so hard to not see what’s around them and that they are the problem.
• our state legislature for leading us backwards toward coal power.
• candidates who put multiple signs in one yard, because elections are not about a sign popularity contest.
• Democrats who keep beating a dead horse versus working on serious problems like border security.
Happy Birthday to …
• Tasha Butler, from your family and Donna.
• Linda Martin Knue, from Charlotte and all the Martins.
• Belated Happy Birthday to…
• Doretta Trent, from Elsie.
• ANOTHER beautiful morning
