Orchids to …
• Voelz Body Shop for honesty and a great job repairing our Fiat Spider.
• the new mowing crew at Garland Brook Cemetery for beautifully maintaining the lawn, from lots of happy families.
• Columbus Baptist Church for being there for someone in need, you bring smiles, from Kathy Kubiszewski.
• Doug Showalter for sharing the anger that so many others feel.
• those who agree with Carey Hutchins to vote against the referendum tax increase because of improper past spending by the school system for unnecessary wish list items.
• the article sharing the music career of Tom Pickett, fond memories of lessons at Pickett’s and park shows!
• 2 Tower at Columbus Regional Hospital for your care of Leona.
• Kristen Brown for standing up for the citizens of Bartholomew County.
• Thomas Heath for simply being a wonderful human being and helping us in our time of need, from Kim.
• Wyatt Mitchell for earning the Mayor’s Award at Fodrea, you will do great at Northside Middle School, we are so proud, love, Mammaw and Pappaw.
• lady at Lowe’s Wednesday who help load my top soil. Very grateful, from Jan.
• Twitter for finally showing the backbone to “fact check” falsehoods posted to its platform.
• Nancy Franke for her thoughtful, well-written letter regarding the elected official who is an embarrassment to our state.
• Mr. Newell, the Columbus East principal, for wearing a mask during graduation photos.
• Kristen Brown for tirelessly working for the people of Columbus.
• the onions for revealing how many “Karens” we have in Columbus — what a bunch of busybodies.
• the federal candidate who mourns with the nation with more than 100,000 deaths.
• John Vanderbur for an accurate and honest letter.
• Tony Murphy for mowing my grass on Memorial Day, from your grateful neighbor Thelma.
• Doug Showalter for a great article.
• all the brave people not wearing masks in public.
• the edict that anyone who congregated and did not socially distance during the holiday weekend needs to quarantine for 14 days.
• the school system bus drivers for their wonderful salute to the Class of 2020, from the Perrys.
• the new manager at the Dollar Tree for doing awesome, God bless you, from Sharon Phillips.
• the Indiana Election Commission for allowing mail-in ballots.
• Nancy Franke for her well-written letter calling out racism by a state elected official.
Onions to …
• candidates running to serve the county for not addressing the lack of reliable, high-speed internet.
• the people who keep slamming others for not wearing masks, it isn’t mandatory, some of us choose not to, and if you are that scared that you even wear one alone in your car, stay home.
• the letter writer apparently clueless that anyone who voted for the current president in 2016 is smarter than those who voted for his opponent and continue to support their party of hate.
• the inappropriately-timed effort to launch a new space expedition while millions have suffered three months without a paycheck which is where that money should be directed.
• the political party who would sacrifice our country, our economy and our way of life for the purpose of winning an election.
• the political party that’s considering a back-to-work bonus but yet no money for the people who have risked their health as well as their family’s health to work during this emergency.
• people with the rainbow peace sign flag for showing they really don’t know which way is up.
• people not respecting my choice not to wear a mask, but I have to respect their lifestyle choices.
• the small restaurant with employees preparing tenderloins sandwiches and other food items while not wearing masks.
• people who are slow to catch on that wearing masks has always been recommended, not written into law.
• the former city official who keeps dragging Columbus through vindictive, unnecessary legal actions.
• those don’t realize if you can feel your breath when you exhale while wearing a mask then you aren’t protecting anyone.
• the school official for not wearing a mask during graduation photos.
• everyone who is mask shaming — it is just another form of bullying, we have been trying to get our kids to quit doing this for years.
• those who have many political yard signs and large political signs indicating bigger egos and less financial stability.
• the fast food workers who wear their masks around their necks or have no mask.
• anyone who thinks they know how much of the revenue from the school tax referendum will actually go to the teachers’ salary.
• the person who puts her name in the paper in the birthday greetings every day for months on end.
• the school system for not publishing the salary rates of teachers and support staff and how it is to be distributed so voters can make an informed decision.
• the federal elected official who was trying to ignore and distract from the tally of more than 100,000 COVID-19 deaths in the United States.
• the federal administration not releasing formal economic projections this summer that would forecast the extent of the downturn.
• those who don’t realize that this virus is so microscopic that it passes right through whatever face covering they’re wearing.
• the federal elected official for trying to stop mail-in ballots because of a need now due to COVID-19 and lack of poll workers.
Happy Birthday to …
• Taylor Rouse, from your family, Missy and Donna.
• Nicole Jones, from your family and Donna.
• Beth Hege, from your family and Donna.
• Katie Putnam, from your family and Donna.
• Jean Ann Best Weddle, from Pam & Kenny, Brenda, Cheryl, Debi, Elizabeth, Tim, Luke & Katie.
Happy Anniversary to …
• Tim and Sandie Goodwin, from family and friends.
• ANOTHER beautiful morning
