Orchids to …
• Columbus East High School for the outstanding job for the seniors’ graduation, the hard work is much appreciated.
• Keith at the downtown Dairy Queen for his excellent customer service, your kindness and hard work does not go unnoticed.
• those wearing masks to help protect my immuno-compromised family member.
• Sam for finishing sixth grade, and for receiving the Mayor’s Work Ethic Award and the Award for Academic Excellence, we are so proud of you!
• DeeDee and Roy Cross for their Christ-like kindness during the birth of our grandchild.
• Columbus North High School for the safe and well-organized celebration to send off the 2020 graduates!
• city buses, drivers and riders, we have missed seeing you on our city streets.
• Madelyn, Albany, and Colton Speer for being in 4-H in 2020.
• Tom Pickett, best wishes, definitely the music man of Columbus, from Jerry Manley.
• the coronavirus for turning out to be nothing more than the average flu, it could have been worse.
• Doug Showalter for his “spot on” column about the pandemic.
• the former vice president for showing care, compassion and respect by wearing a mask in public.
• President Donald Trump for a continued amazing job.
• our president for leading the U.S. back to a safe and vibrant economy.
• Wally Vanderbur for his spot-on analysis of the president’s supporters.
• Menard’s for requiring customers and employees to wear a face mask.
• the Columbus East bus drivers who honored their students with a bus parade that ended up spelling out 2020; you are an inspiration.
• the governor who fired those four police officers, we all bleed the same, we all come from God, God bless us all.
• Tammy Laine for the beautiful crocheted basket of wine and all her dresses for my brand new granddaughter, love Sharon Phillips.
• the edict that anyone who congregated and did not socially distance during the holiday weekend need not quarantine for 14 days.
• those who wear a mask to respect and not infect.
• the fact that if we all wear a mask, we could slow the spread of this disease by 90%.
• Cary Hutchins for his opinion article.
Onions to …
• not having severe penalties for anyone not wearing a mask in grocery stores or markets and anyone preparing or serving food for human consumption.
• the administration with the power and resources to provide testing and protective gear for all Americans so we can safely go back to work and live our lives, but for some reason refuses to do so.
• teachers who bring their dogs into schools and unleash them in classrooms.
• the official who lectures us on wearing a mask but refuses to wear one at all the public meetings.
• those claiming that “x” number of coronavirus deaths could have been avoided if “x” had been done, which is nothing but speculation.
• those who don’t know that there is a choice for president other than the federal elected official on both major party Indiana primary ballots.
• all those who are apparently medical experts and legislators dictating that everyone is required to wear a respirator.
• the federal elected official for continuing to cause divide in the country by refusing to wear a mask.
• the letter writer for not supporting the referendum — BCSC has two assistant superintendents, not a “plethora,” there is no law mandating that a referendum can only be passed in a primary, as you stated, and “taxation without representation” has nothing to do with a primary. Be informed before you submit letters.
• those who can’t logically think we’ve been in our homes, we are wearing masks and staying 6 feet apart, and yet the numbers keep going up.
• the individual making remarks about the county fair not being safe.
• those who don’t realize the federal elected official said he went golfing to get some exercise, but how is riding around in a cart exercise?
• no first class mail delivery on Saturday.
• the more than 40% of the country who are completely comfortable having the leader of their party possess the mental maturity of a spoiled fifth grader.
• the “leader” who chooses not to wear a mask, encouraging his blind loyalists to do the same, continuing to put everyone in harm’s way unnecessarily and potentially extending the pandemic.
• the federal elected official saying COVID-19 would be gone by Memorial Day and not wearing a mask outdoors.
• the woman who thinks that she owns the whole cove and runs people off who are eating their lunch on their own boat while sitting in the shade.
• those sending onions about the federal elected official when they should send orchids about all the other political party has done for America — it should be a short list.
• people putting in onions about people not wearing masks.
• the package delivery service that has employees who can’t or won’t do their jobs.
• the lady seen vaping on government property after dark.
• those who do not pay attention that this pandemic virus is a SARF-CoB-2 novel (Latin for new) coronavirus, which is not a flu virus, but is tremendously contagious and leaves permanent organ damage for many.
Happy Birthday to …
• Gabrielle Ryan, from your family, Patsy and Donna.
• Melissa Hill, from Joseph Hart Chapter DAR.
• Guy Blaney, from your children and grandchildren.
Happy Anniversary to …
• Barb and Charley Waldo on no. 60.
• ANOTHER beautiful morning
