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June 17
Orchids to
The Republic for printing the name and photo of the suspect accused of rape and child molesting in Jennings County.
the great article by Whitney Downard and Madelyn Hanes about the deleterious effects of the federal funding cuts on many programs in Indiana, especially those dedicated to middle class and low income or small businesses.
the estimated attendance of the Trump birthday parade being 20,000 and the nationwide No Kings rallies being 13 million.
former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton for deporting far more people than the current president.
The Republic for the thorough and thoughtful coverage of the Columbus No Kings rally on June 14, giving life to American First Amendment rights much like protesters do.
the Columbus Police Department for doing a great, professional, courteous job of keeping the peace at the No Kings rally with a light touch, proving that the local police are quite capable and the best equipped to handle citizen unrest.
to the man who gave the cashier at Jay C $50 to pay for my groceries, thank you and I will pay it forward.
PBS for providing many wonderful shows such as “This Old House,” “Creatures Great and Small” and “Sesame Street,” just to name a few.
the lady at Walmart on Friday who paid for our groceries, it was unexpected, but will be passed on.
the well-written letter to the editor by Clarence Leatherbury, from someone who feels the same way.
Jim Lucas for saying “take the innocence away from a child and we will let God be your judge.”
Onions to
the pathetic, pompous parade promoter.
the naivete and paranoia of the No Kings participants.
a backyard full of clover flowers, and as few as three bees when there should be 20 times that, which is a harbinger of worse things to come.
the person in charge and his anti-missile program Golden Dome that he compares to the Israeli Iron Dome, now being used in Israel, and people are dying.
those wishing a return to illusions of civilized cities by whitewashing things like the KKK, no civil rights, Watergate and Vietnam.
the man who said Hoosiers will have to do more with less, while he spends $118,000 of our monies to get his country estate in Jasper upgraded.
the cost, so far, of sending Marines to terrorize LA being $135 million, isn’t there a better way to spend those millions?
those who pretend not to know the difference between antisemitism and antizionism.
places of worship that are proud to support and encourage an “anything goes” society.
a state representative publicly dishonoring the United States Flag on Flag Day, read the Flag Code.
that Hermit Kingdom leader who still thinks his military parades and its crowds are much better than ours.
the Vietnam draft dodger who wasted $45 million of taxpayer funds on an embarrassing, low-energy and pathetic birthday parade.
anyone who doesn’t know U.S. history and applauds the false information that we have a king instead of a president.
the recently rejected candidate whose acerbic words have come home to roost in his own back yard.
the governor of California, who claimed the National Guard was unnecessary to quell the riots, even though his police said they were overwhelmed and unable to control the riots.
the throwing of rocks, bricks and glass bottles at police, burning their cars and American flags, blocking a major highway, violating curfew and looting businesses, which sounds more like riots than a legal protest march.
