Around Town – June 24

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June 24

Orchids to

the Utah school district for reversing the ban on the Bible for elementary and middle school children, especially since it was never removed for high schoolers.

Harold Burton and James Babcock for the goodies, from Columbus Physicians Associates, PC.

The Republic for the deeper look into and turning up a prior OWI on the state elected official.

the local newspaper for disclosing the state elected official’s other “hiccup”!

the CRH emergency room crew, you are awesome and deserve to be called the A-team, from the man with AFib on Monday.

the eighth wonder of the world when we get the 8,000-mile train track completed.

Onions to

entitled people with money who whine about a service charge.

the local government who has ensured property taxes are beyond the town’s employer pay scales.

obnoxiously loud cars drag racing down Marr Road starting about 5:30 a.m. and all day long.

the driver of the city bus for speeding through the red light at 25th and Taylor Road around 6:20 p.m. on Thursday.

people continuing to whine about board meetings because they don’t operate like they think they should.

the state elected official, obviously guilty in both cases, who is preaching about “morality” from his self-created pulpit.

the local state elected official who thinks he should continue to be allowed to make laws when he is incapable of following them.

members of the party who shout “witch hunt” any time they are expected to follow the laws that all citizens are expected to follow.

the church fair booth that closed down because people don’t want to volunteer.

the three bullies on the square in Hope on Wednesday evening.

federal officials who in today’s America have shown that some people are above the law.

anyone claiming it’s one bad decision when they drink and drive, make multiple terrible decisions, and receive an OWI.

Happy Birthday to

Paula Pyles, from your family and retiree lunch bunch.

Hallie Grace Hege, from your family and Donna.

JoAnn Blevins.

Happy Belated Birthday to

Pam Ison, super happy birthday, from Teen.