Around Town – March 4

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Orchids to

Lauren Boebert for her honesty.

Love Chapel mobile pantry and Elizabethtown Methodist Church for a well organized food distribution by helping hands and smiling faces!

Indiana Senate for killing CRT-inspired legislation HB-1134.

our military, thank you!

everyone recognizing conflict anywhere causes oil and other commodity prices to go up everywhere.

guest columnist Michael Leppert’s well written letter, pointing out the misleading, if not downright lying tweets from another Indiana representative.

remembering that 1,700 Americans died on average each day last week from COVID and continuing to take precautions.

Elaine Hilber for distinguishing herself from the unflinchingly predictable ‘get-along, go-along’ city council.

people who can see the collusion between Putin and Trump with the delayed defensive assistance that fueled his first impeachment and continued efforts to weaken NATO throughout his term.

Michael Leppert and Elizabeth Shackleford for both excellent articles.

Sen. Lindsey Graham for trying to get international charges for Putin and Russian military leaders for war crimes.

Onions to

anyone complaining about military training, sorry to inconvenience your freedom.

those that don’t know what happened after masks became optional in 1918.

the former guy playing shameful political games by withholding the aid money for Ukraine and we see now how important it was to provide that aid.

the former federal official, for putting America first … into a tailspin, spiraling ever downward in democracy, world leadership and stature.

local elected officials who think sitting on piles of cash more than sufficient for a full-price offer on Tony Stewart’s home somehow represents the voters who put them in office.

liars who are the worst thieves out there, they steal the truth from all the people.

the elected official who in the State of the Union address said, “Buy American,” while we buy oil daily from Russia.

the city that needs to design and build roundabouts that are functional.

those people who didn’t realize the former elected official was doing Vladimir Putin’s work for him by destroying NATO and not supplying weapons to Ukraine.

Happy Birthday to

Larry Higgins, from your family and Donna.

Logan Lay, from your family and Donna.

Paysoyn Nicole Weddle, from Grandma Weddle.

Happy Belated Birthday to

my little peanut, Laya Houshour, on No. 2, from Nann.

Happy Anniversary to

Harold and Wanda Engelau, Grandma and Grandpa, on No. 50! Love, your loving grandkids.