I wish to send a huge blossom out to a very nice lady who, while my daughter and I were shopping at Aldi, came up to me to ask if she could purchase a Barbie toy that my daughter was admiring. When I asked her why, she simply replied that she didn't have a daughter and that she herself loved Barbie and wanted to. Still reeling in such a blessing that was presented, I graciously said yes and thank you. Thank you again to the wonderful lady at Aldi, Friday, Nov. 4. God Bless you and your family. - Johnson family
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I would like to send a blossom to the young lady who was working the cash register for carryout at Pizza Hut on Friday (Nov. 11) night. The grief from customers that she put up with in the 10 minutes I was there made my heart hurt for her. She was so polite and upbeat, even when she was getting ripped by back-to-back customers. I want to barb these customers for making this poor girl jump through hoops for you and you still weren't happy. If you were so unhappy with your wait and product, then complain to the management about staffing the place better, don't take it out on the person who didn't make your pizza or cause you to wait. You people need some real problems. - Anonymous
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A blossom to Jeff Skatrud, Green County sheriff, for his article on domestic abuse mentioning alcoholism (as) the cause of domestic abuse. It's not only alcohol or drugs. If a person is abused by a a parent or someone when he is growing up, physically, mentally or sexually, he or she is going to take it out on a member of their family when he or she is married or someone outside the marriage. We all know there is terrible abuse in some families. They were probably abused sometime growing up. Cruelty creates cruelty. Another thing, if you're gong with someone of either sex and they slap you or are mean to you in some way, don't marry them because they will continue to do so after you're married. -Anonymous
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A barb to the "leeches" described in Saturday's paper. The dictionary defines a leech as a person who clings to others for personal gain. So if you had no job and paid no income taxes and owned no property on which you paid taxes, but expected all government services and programs to be at your disposal, you would fit the definition of a leech perfectly. Need I say more? - A taxpaying American
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A blossom to Monroe High School teachers Romy Cherney and Kathy King for their dedication and hard work in this weekend's production of "Treasure Island." Thank you for challenging students to rise to levels they never would have imagined. - Thankful parents
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A burdock barb to the Monroe School District for the new grading scale. Zero is a zero, not a 50. The kids who do not complete the assignment are being rewarded for work not done. Keep the grading scale the way it was and make the kids work for the better grade or give them an F for work not done. Shame on the state of Wisconsin for allowing the Monroe school district to lower the grade scale. Shame on Monroe School district. What a disgrace. We will have a bunch of students running around with a high GPA they did not work very hard for. If your teachers cannot handle teaching these students, then it's time to clear out and start fresh with teachers who can handle the job. Open enrollment is in February for any parents wanting to send their kids to better schools that care about the children's curriculum and not just pushed through the system. - Disgusted taxpayer
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A blossom to the students at Black Hawk: Last week, the Black Hawk School District was in the headlines because of a bomb threat at the building in South Wayne. This kind of news impacts everyone in the school district. This week, we would like to change that image to something more positive. This past weekend, the students at Black Hawk put on the production "Get Smart." Congratulations to the directors, Sheila Bredeson and Kimberly Becker, for a job well done. The cast and crew of this production did a great job. As in other schools, these students put in countless hours of preparation and practice. They are involved in numerous activities simultaneously in addition to their academics. Many of them go from their sports practices straight to their play/musical practices with no break in between. Many of them are also holding part-time jobs and still find time for all their extra-curricular activities. We were "lucky" enough to host the cast party for these students on Saturday night and we were very impressed by the character of all these individuals. They are a great group of students. In an age where people dwell so much on the negative, please join us in looking at all the positive things in our small school districts. - Mary and Jeff Moore
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A blossom to Jose, who in the Nov. 12 Barbs and Blossoms, said how much he resented waitresses using the term "guys." I, too, certainly hope owners and managers instruct their employees not to refer to their customers as guys. Why can't they just say "May I help you?" and "Thank you." The term "folks" is nice but even that's not necessary. I think I'm going to ask the wait staff "Are you referring to me? If you are, I'm not a guy." Maybe if enough of us who resent this term did this, it might get through to these employees that they are not being friendly, they're just rude. - Insulted patron
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A big big barb to the Green County Humane Society for not checking out a very young cat and her two tiny fluffball babies. These cats were living on and under a porch. We fed them for two days before catching them in a live trap. The mama was calm, no hissing, etc. Upon entering the Humane Society, the person there said if she was feral, they would not take her. Never did she get up to see and check them out. Her reason was feral cats are too wild and hard to handle. If she would have checked, she would have seen this case was different. - Anonymous
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A huge bouquet of blossoms to Yuliya from Ukraine, Hala from Israel, and Honey from Pakistan for coming to Twining Valley and doing a very fun and informative presentation about their countries, customs and families. These three young ladies are great representatives for the Monroe AFS Exchange Program and their native countries. We enjoyed your visit and would love to have you come back in May before returning home. - Twining Valley 55+ Retirement Community
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A blossom to the members of Monroe City Council for passing the zero-percent increase budget Tuesday night. It was great that you were able to keep our taxes from going up and while keeping the services in tact. Thanks to those that voted for its approval. - Anonymous
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A giant barb to those rude individuals who are making obscene gestures, and yelling rude, obscene comments to the people choosing to support the recall. It is our right as Americans and Wisconsinites to file for and work towards a recall. Whether you agree or not is irrelevant - don't sign the petition. But restrain yourselves from the ugly behavior. You don't want students, or others doing that to you - stop doing it to law abiding Americans. - Anonymous
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A barb against the concealed carry law. The Second Amendment states "well regulated militia." It does not state that paranoid handgun nuts have a right to carry.
A blossom to those businesses that prominently displays the anti-handgun sign (a handgun with a red circle and slash over it.) Businesses that want the business of sane people will have to prominently display an anti-handgun sign. - Dave Searles
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I would like to send a blossom to the young lady who was working the cash register for carryout at Pizza Hut on Friday (Nov. 11) night. The grief from customers that she put up with in the 10 minutes I was there made my heart hurt for her. She was so polite and upbeat, even when she was getting ripped by back-to-back customers. I want to barb these customers for making this poor girl jump through hoops for you and you still weren't happy. If you were so unhappy with your wait and product, then complain to the management about staffing the place better, don't take it out on the person who didn't make your pizza or cause you to wait. You people need some real problems. - Anonymous
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A blossom to Jeff Skatrud, Green County sheriff, for his article on domestic abuse mentioning alcoholism (as) the cause of domestic abuse. It's not only alcohol or drugs. If a person is abused by a a parent or someone when he is growing up, physically, mentally or sexually, he or she is going to take it out on a member of their family when he or she is married or someone outside the marriage. We all know there is terrible abuse in some families. They were probably abused sometime growing up. Cruelty creates cruelty. Another thing, if you're gong with someone of either sex and they slap you or are mean to you in some way, don't marry them because they will continue to do so after you're married. -Anonymous
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A barb to the "leeches" described in Saturday's paper. The dictionary defines a leech as a person who clings to others for personal gain. So if you had no job and paid no income taxes and owned no property on which you paid taxes, but expected all government services and programs to be at your disposal, you would fit the definition of a leech perfectly. Need I say more? - A taxpaying American
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A blossom to Monroe High School teachers Romy Cherney and Kathy King for their dedication and hard work in this weekend's production of "Treasure Island." Thank you for challenging students to rise to levels they never would have imagined. - Thankful parents
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A burdock barb to the Monroe School District for the new grading scale. Zero is a zero, not a 50. The kids who do not complete the assignment are being rewarded for work not done. Keep the grading scale the way it was and make the kids work for the better grade or give them an F for work not done. Shame on the state of Wisconsin for allowing the Monroe school district to lower the grade scale. Shame on Monroe School district. What a disgrace. We will have a bunch of students running around with a high GPA they did not work very hard for. If your teachers cannot handle teaching these students, then it's time to clear out and start fresh with teachers who can handle the job. Open enrollment is in February for any parents wanting to send their kids to better schools that care about the children's curriculum and not just pushed through the system. - Disgusted taxpayer
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A blossom to the students at Black Hawk: Last week, the Black Hawk School District was in the headlines because of a bomb threat at the building in South Wayne. This kind of news impacts everyone in the school district. This week, we would like to change that image to something more positive. This past weekend, the students at Black Hawk put on the production "Get Smart." Congratulations to the directors, Sheila Bredeson and Kimberly Becker, for a job well done. The cast and crew of this production did a great job. As in other schools, these students put in countless hours of preparation and practice. They are involved in numerous activities simultaneously in addition to their academics. Many of them go from their sports practices straight to their play/musical practices with no break in between. Many of them are also holding part-time jobs and still find time for all their extra-curricular activities. We were "lucky" enough to host the cast party for these students on Saturday night and we were very impressed by the character of all these individuals. They are a great group of students. In an age where people dwell so much on the negative, please join us in looking at all the positive things in our small school districts. - Mary and Jeff Moore
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A blossom to Jose, who in the Nov. 12 Barbs and Blossoms, said how much he resented waitresses using the term "guys." I, too, certainly hope owners and managers instruct their employees not to refer to their customers as guys. Why can't they just say "May I help you?" and "Thank you." The term "folks" is nice but even that's not necessary. I think I'm going to ask the wait staff "Are you referring to me? If you are, I'm not a guy." Maybe if enough of us who resent this term did this, it might get through to these employees that they are not being friendly, they're just rude. - Insulted patron
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A big big barb to the Green County Humane Society for not checking out a very young cat and her two tiny fluffball babies. These cats were living on and under a porch. We fed them for two days before catching them in a live trap. The mama was calm, no hissing, etc. Upon entering the Humane Society, the person there said if she was feral, they would not take her. Never did she get up to see and check them out. Her reason was feral cats are too wild and hard to handle. If she would have checked, she would have seen this case was different. - Anonymous
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A huge bouquet of blossoms to Yuliya from Ukraine, Hala from Israel, and Honey from Pakistan for coming to Twining Valley and doing a very fun and informative presentation about their countries, customs and families. These three young ladies are great representatives for the Monroe AFS Exchange Program and their native countries. We enjoyed your visit and would love to have you come back in May before returning home. - Twining Valley 55+ Retirement Community
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A blossom to the members of Monroe City Council for passing the zero-percent increase budget Tuesday night. It was great that you were able to keep our taxes from going up and while keeping the services in tact. Thanks to those that voted for its approval. - Anonymous
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A giant barb to those rude individuals who are making obscene gestures, and yelling rude, obscene comments to the people choosing to support the recall. It is our right as Americans and Wisconsinites to file for and work towards a recall. Whether you agree or not is irrelevant - don't sign the petition. But restrain yourselves from the ugly behavior. You don't want students, or others doing that to you - stop doing it to law abiding Americans. - Anonymous
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A barb against the concealed carry law. The Second Amendment states "well regulated militia." It does not state that paranoid handgun nuts have a right to carry.
A blossom to those businesses that prominently displays the anti-handgun sign (a handgun with a red circle and slash over it.) Businesses that want the business of sane people will have to prominently display an anti-handgun sign. - Dave Searles
