Orchids to …
• the editors of The Republic for the editorial against paid parking downtown, it would be the final nail in the coffin for downtown restaurants and retailers.
• Lee Shipman for your spot-on letter!.
• Lee Shipman for his accurate description in his letter.
• Lee Shipman for a great, true, but sad letter.
• Indiana University for requiring students, faculty and staff to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before returning to campus.
• Purdue University for holding a $9,992.00 lottery for 10 lucky students who can prove they are fully vaccinated by July 15.
• Lee Shipman for his letter.
• Lee Shipman’s spot on letter.
• legislators who understand the dangers of mandating experimental biological shots that are not fully FDA approved.
• Columbus Optical for repairing my damaged glasses so quickly and completely.
• Lee Shipman for the informational and accurate letter.
• Dave Wallace and the Wallace Window Cleaning crew for a fabulous job in Jefferson Park.
• the New York Attorney General and the Manhattan District Attorney.
• 35 House Republicans who voted for country, not party.
• the only political party that is living in reality.
• Tim at Neal’s Tires for helping me with my tire problem, from Peggy.
• Deborah Wolfe for always being a friend and neighbor and having my back, from Peggy.
• the young gentleman who bought the round for the five retired gentlemen at Applebee’s, it was appreciated.
• Lee Shipman for his truthful letter.
• Lee Shipman for telling it like it is in his letter.
Onions to …
• changing the floodway of a river by filling or digging resulting in changes in flow and flooding behavior.
• companies that need to stop supporting a communist country and slave labor and get their factories out of there.
• entities bribing people to get a vaccine.
• the legislator who would probably rather see guns on campus, than a fully-vaccinated staff and student body on campus.
• churches that use skinny jeans, theatrics, smoke machines and a light show to invoke emotions instead of preaching the gospel.
• the group that claimed they only planned a peaceful protest but that included stun guns, zip tie handcuffs and bear spray.
• the previous federal executive for the shocking comment naming his favorite dictator.
• those asking the state leader to prohibit state universities from mandating vaccinations.
• the unstable representative who deserves to be expelled.
• the federal elected official showing disrespect to taxpayers with his $6 trillion budget.
• the carnival of clowns who have taken over the political party.
• the political party lying about what happened at the Capitol on Jan. 6.
• anyone thinking that anything will get done on Capitol Hill when many members are standing up for a criminal attack on the building.
• conspiracy theorists residing on Capitol Hill.
• the dishonor, lack of patriotism, lies, and rot at the center of the political party.
• the political party trying to pretend what happened on Jan. 6 didn’t happen.
• those involved in the Jan. 6 failed attempt to overthrown our Constitution and our democracy.
• the local elected representative who would be quite happy if IU students were required to bring guns to campus in the fall.
• the farmer who sprayed his corn and killed all my tomato and cucumber plants and killed other garden plants nearby.
Happy Birthday to …
• Taylor Rouse, from your family, Missy and Donna.
• Beth Hege, from your family and Donna.
• Katie Putnam, from your family and Donna.
• Nicole Jones, from your family and Donna.
• Jean Ann Weddle, from Pam & Kenny, Debi, Beth & Tim, Luke and Katie.
• Sarah Fulp, from Gramma and Grampa Fulp.
• ANOTHER beautiful morning
