Around Town – May 20

May 20

Orchids to …

• the gas and oil power plants producing electricity that make our modern lives possible.

• Gov. Eric Holcomb for ending the unemployment bonus.

• Larry Jackson’s letter.

• Texas reporting no COVID-19 deaths statewide on May 16.

• Rep. Liz Cheney for humiliating the liars.

• President Biden and Vice President Harris for meeting with the bipartisan group of Congressional leaders and being committed to working together to build back better for the American people.

• Chris at Kroger for outstanding service, from A. and H. D.

• the lady at the Dollar General Store who gave us cash to buy items for the blessing box.

• Larry Jackson for his well written, spot-on letter.

• the young person that had three years recovery that Officer Decker saved their life and Officer Decker, God put the people in our lives at the right time.

• Larry Jackson for his brilliant letter saying what so many of us believe in this country as far as racism is concerned.

• Ron, Logan, and Billy at Best One Tire Service for the great service on my tire, from Scott Pruitt.

• politicians willing to support a bipartisan commission to investigate what happened during the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

Onions to …

• the former conservative party which has become the realm of the former president.

• not having trash cans in county parks.

• the firm doing the voting fraud audit but failing to find evidence of Chinese interference.

• the health care system and daily phone calls with an appointment reminder for a week away.

• that ex-federal elected official statement about “unbelievable election crime” because that is actually unbelievable.

• the former elected leader for tweeting 27 times that his predecessor played too much golf while in the White House.

• whoever stole my raincoat from the restaurant booth on Mother’s Day leaving a senior citizen without a coat on a cold, rainy day.

• siphoning off property tax revenue to give to developers who already make millions, instead of giving it to the schools or other areas where it is needed.

• re-evaluating property assessments, and corresponding taxes, during an all-time high in market prices.

• thinking the border crisis was created by the former administration because it is the current administration.

• the political party making the decision to get rid of truth tellers and leadership.

• the political party’s break with reality which is now the biggest threat to America.

• the political party that is bowing to fraudsters and seditionists.

• any politician opposing a bipartisan commission to probe the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

• the neighbor with the vile sign ithat school kids see every day.

• thinking the U.S. isn’t racist when an article on the page before indicates racism is very much alive in this country.

• the letter about African-American students, do not criticize until you have walked in another’s shoes.

• closing drive-thrus and dine-in eating because restaurants can’t get enough help due to extended unemployment benefits.

• the government officials in charge spending taxpayers’ money, and being so busy spending money that they can’t even return calls.

• not having an open and impartial investigation of the Jan. 6 insurrection.

Happy Birthday to …

• Don Gates, from your family.

• Tony Stewart.

• Amanda Manning, from Grandma Weddle.

• Mary Morrow, from Gary, Michael, and Daniel.

• Stephanie Hensley, love Betty and Pete.

• Mom, Janet Kimball, from Bill, Mark, Debbie, and the rest of the family.

Happy Anniversary to …

• Wendy and Aaron Joslin on No. 26, from family and friends.