Orchids to …
• Walgreens on National Road.
• Colin Schmidt Garage Doors for the quick response and fairly-priced repair to our garage door.
• John, Jacinda, Linda, Roy and Diana for doing everything for us during this crisis time, from Clay and Pat Garland.
• Yee Kee Restaurant for the awesome lunch Tuesday afternoon, the best in town!, from Mrs. Greene at Richards Elementary.
• our granddaughter-in-law, Larissa Bova, for making face masks to donate to first responders and health care workers and for sale to help with her costs.
• the housekeepers at the hospital, keeping things clean and saving lives.
• the U.S. Post Office employees for a great job delivering mail to 165 million mail boxes, six days per week no matter what the weather is, during the stay-at-home restrictions.
• Robert from Overhead Door for the fast coil spring repair Monday morning, from Glenn.
• those who remember Teddy Roosevelt’s quote: “To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we are to stand by the president, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.” — support the country not necessarily the leader.
• all retail, food service and health care workers for all you do, we appreciate it very much.
• community groups Behind the Badge and Bartholomew County Mask Makers for sewing face masks for Turning Point Domestic Violence Services’ clients and staff, thank you for helping keep us all safe and healthy!
• letter writers Dick Marshall and Julia Federle for their letters April 15, positive and much needed.
• Dick Marshall for the letter to the editor in Wednesday’s paper.
• those who do not let Hollywood celebrities determine their political opinion.
• Catie and Lindy at The Savory Swine for their amazing customer service and efforts to make ordering and pickups a breeze, from a very appreciative Swiner.
• Democratic and Republican governors who have united state governments to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Victor Allen for all the help that he does for his mom and Maurice.
• all of the nation’s governors who are demonstrating what intelligent leadership looks like.
• Carter Sweeper Sales for a prompt response to my email and curbside service.
• the very kind lady who paid for my beautiful tulips at Lowe’s on Saturday.
• KFC for providing meals for hospital workers.
• the Kroger pharmacy for allowing me to pick up over-the-counter medications in their drive-thru and my prescriptions at the same time to avoid coming into the store.
• Hannah Holliday and her successful senior project that raised more than $1,200 in cash and food for Turning Point through sales from Blackerby’s market.
• Dick Marshall and Julie Federle for their letters to the editor stating what many of us are thinking.
• Pastor Ann, Terry, and all who help put the service online at East Columbus United Methodist Church every week.
• Walgreens’ drugstore drive thru on Beam Road for the good service you give to your customers, from Tom and Mary.
• the Hope teachers and staff and the bus drivers who made the tour around the Hope area in a parade.
• Dick Marshall and Julie Federle for the great letters on being positive in Wednesday’s paper.
Onions to …
• the federal elected official who now thinks he is king of our country.
• the political party for not removing the federal elected official from office as he continues to do damage to this country which will take many years to fix.
• the presidential election process because a Republican would never win the presidency via the popular vote.
• people using COVID-19 as an excuse not to go back to work for as long as possible.
• the “armchair presidents” who think they know so much better how COVID-19 should have been handled when even the health experts have been confused about how to respond.
• the most inept administration ever.
• The wrong federal elected official at the wrong time.
• elected officials who want to give money to illegal immigrants.
• people who are negative, try whistling.
• people who still don’t believe in raising the minimum wage to a livable wage, as it is these essential workers who are making sure we are able to eat, get our medications, and who keep things clean to prevent the spread of the virus.
• those who close their eyes and ears to what their leader is lying about on a daily basis.
• those who think people are being anti-American which completely misses the point as so many people are just anti-this federal elected official.
• those who think the federal elected official should get credit for all the fake jobs he created by giving away our money in the form of a tax cut and now he’s doing it again after he has destroyed the economy.
• the narcissistic federal elected official for needlessly extending the suffering by delaying the distribution of relief checks so his name can be printed on them.
• the letter writer who fails to recognize that the federal elected official would willingly sacrifice the lives of the elderly to try to boost his boundless ego by opening the economy when the experts say it is too soon for that.
• the federal elected official who insisted that his name be printed on the stimulus checks.
• the alleged national leader who first tells the governors they are on their own, then proclaims his “absolute authority,” and now says it’s all the fault of the World Health Organization — absolving himself of any responsibility.
• not stopping the overpass project, with the impending collapse of our economy, we may not need an overpass anymore.
• the onion writer who does not realize that the federal elected official is trying to turn the USA into China or Russia.
• those who think people care that some read the newspaper in the bathroom — the only care is the spread of germs.
• county officials who continue to mislead property owners as to when property tax payments are due.
• the city that requires yard waste toters at this time.
• the political party doing everything they can to make this situation more difficult to deal with.
Happy Birthday to …
• Lorraine Chandler, from Joseph Hart Chapter DAR.
• Shirley Chadd, from friends at Bethel Baptist Church.
• Grandma, can’t wait till we can celebrate together, love Soph and Felicity and Sarah.
• Caitlin Wager on No. 18, from Mom and Dad, Zach, Grandma and Grandpa Beaker, and Aunt Melissa and Uncle Brian.
• Ryan and Danielle Cosby, from Grandma Norma.
• Peggy Wampler and Wanda McHolland, from Loretta.
• Lauren Burker from your family and Donna.
• Mark Green from mom, Donetta and Donna.
• Peggy Hall from your family and Donna.
• Judy Preston, from Pam, Lincoln, Gabby and Ezra, and Ava and Lucas.
• Charlie Pedigo, from Penny, Heidi, Mom Hitch, Angela, Gina, Stacy, Marilyn, Patsy, Donny, Sammy, Fisco, and all of the rest of your family and friends.
• ANOTHER beautiful morning
