Around Town – August 16

Orchids to …

• heroes in Columbus — teachers, bus drivers, aides, doctors, nurses, and others who deliver goods and services to us.

• Becky Church and the city of Columbus for another season of joy-producing flowers downtown.

• Becky Duncan for finding my Pepsi for me.

• the Columbus BMV for such a quick turn around in updating my vehicle titles and registrations.

• the clever writer who quoted William Shakespeare to get the point across.

• Joe Biden for honor, decency, and common sense in bringing people together.

• Tami Hines for the beautiful bouquet of sunflowers, from Lisa.

• Lee Hamilton, for his column stressing the importance of our votes this year.

• Trump for being for absentee ballots and against mail-in ballots which are sent to addresses instead of people who request them.

• Vice President Mike Pence and all his supporters who know law enforcement is not the problem, law enforcement is the solution to the problem.

• Dennis Baute for his very informative letter to the editor.

• to the states who are supporting no excuse absentee voting this year due to the pandemic.

• Ellen in customer service at Sam’s Club for all your help.

• our president who has always promoted the validity of absentee ballots but not universal, mail-in ballots.

• our fantastic president for his love of America.

• Victoria at the CRH lab for getting blood on the first try, from Alex.

Happy Birthday to …

• Kristen Goecker, from Bob, Jeri, Brandon, Gwen, and the rest of your family and friends.

• Adriana Ritchison, from great-mamaw Jan.

• Anna Emmert, from all your family and friends.

• Belated Happy Birthday to…

• Janie (Stapp) Bailey, from Aleisha and Kaylyn

Happy Anniversary to …

• Patty & Steve Edington.

• Erin & Jason Hallett.

ANOTHER beautiful morning