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Orchids to
Steve Blystone for the milkshakes, from Lincoln-Central Neighborhood Family Center.
Susan Cox for her great column on teaching children to think critically.
the local leaders for their letter opposing the unnecessary education bill.
Greg Willmore, Mary Kohen, and Larry Shade for your excellent letters!
Mary Kohen and Greg Willmore for their insightful letters to The Republic.
Mary Kohen for a spot-on letter concerning an elected official’s lack of transparency and accessibility.
Greg Willmore for a spot-on letter concerning a party’s actions speaking louder than their meaningless words.
Greg Willmore for his well-written letter on the difference between Republican ideals and what they actually promote.
all the informative wonderful articles. Keep it up.
Mary Kohen for pointing out the flawed behavior of the elected official who never earned his post and still hasn’t.
Greg Willmore for his reality check on Republican ideals where actions speak louder than words.
Larry Shade for outlining the sorry state of politics and advocating setting aside differences to defend our country.
Mary Kohen for clearly showing the elected official’s hypocritical behavior – we’ll remember it at the polls.
the organizers and backers of Liberty Academy, from a retired elementary teacher.
the people who showed up at the library plaza to protest legislators’ attempts to censor and muzzle teachers.
the letter from the local leaders opposing the unnecessary education bill.
Regina at BMZ for your kind and friendly service, from Iris.
all those who signed the letter about the unnecessary education bill.
Susan Cox for her excellent column.
Robert and Patsy for all the goodies, you’re the best, from your neighbor.
Jason Hatton, Terry Clark and Boden Keele for standing up for the freedom of speech and press.
Onions to
anyone who does not realize that as soon as books are banned, people want to read them even more!
political party working at warp speed to create solutions that don’t work and another working hard to do nothing, choose carefully.
the former federal leader for mishandling, disposal and theft of presidential documents, some top secret, from The White House.
our state representative whose ideas are so far radical right that his own party is primarying him from the center.
not delivering mail until 7 o’clock at night and sometimes not at all.
forgetting that voters can dictate by legislation a reformation of public institutions.
the police for not doing anything about people who park in the handicap parking lot.
politicians who don’t realize that the people’s house in Washington belongs to all of us.
bond attorneys and minions peddling $40 million in new debt while their previous creations have $37 million in cash.
the letter containing a lot of misleading statements.
Happy Birthday to
Stacy Michelle Heagy.
Betty Nolting, from your family and Donna.
Linda Iwamuro, from your family, Sheryl and Donna.
Sarah Ballman, from all of your friends.
Cindy Bauer a.k.a. Lulu on No. 60, from your family and friends who love you dearly.
Jim McKinsey, from family and animals.
ANOTHER beautiful morning
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