Around Town – Sept. 24

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Sept. 24

Orchids to

Trent Morgan for your kindness, from Dana Foster.

The Republic staff on their HSPA awards.

Grant at Voelz Body Shop, my Saab and I thank you.

the residents of Columbus for passing the referendum, which created teacher retention and made BCSC a leading employer based on Forbes.

true Americans who react to death with love and prayers rather than arson and looting.

Chris at Auto Zone for great customer service.

Onions to

canceling the annual Household Food Security Report, probably to hide the increase food insecurity that will result from cutting food stamps to millions of people.

the highway department for not picking up a dead deer that was hit by a car that is in their 6-foot right-of-way by a house.

the official who probably now wants a gold carriage after getting a UK pony ride in one.

bicycle and scooter riders who ignore stop signs and/or ride the wrong way on one-way streets.

the utility that hired tree crews who spoke no English and could not be communicated with.

over-the-county pain reliever being linked to autism when the evidence appears to be inconclusive or lacking.

the elected official who continues to promote violence, then when things go wrong, he blames everybody else.

the speech full of misinformation, outright lies and xenophobic hate delivered by the elected official at the UN assembly.

the elected official supporting debunked theories proven wrong by real doctors and scientist about autism, among other things.

the state official for instigating a witch hunt in the schools to fire teachers and other personnel who might have expressed a personal opinion outside the school about the slain MAGA leader.

the person who hit and destroyed our brick mailbox on Chipper Road, we are checking cameras.

the left’s pathetic response to the Charlie Kirk memorial.

the leader in our country who thinks he has the right to his opinions and what he wants to say, but no one else has the same right unless they agree with him.

Happy Birthday to

Debra Bailey on No. 65, from your husband, Jeff Bailey.

Brian Thompson, from Kimberly Thompson.