Cheers for a great senior Thanksgiving, and jeers for ‘Christian’ as a marketing tool
Cheers: To the Senior Center in Weatherford for providing a fantastic Thanksgiving dinner of delicious turkey and all the traditional trimmings. Special thanks to the hard-working cooks, Pam, Glenda and Ken.
- Jim and Beverly Hahn, Weatherford
Cheers: To the city of Fort Worth for the excellent recent event on the state of recycling. It was informative, interesting and a great way to gain insight into today’s recycling issues and learn more about other important environmental issues.
- Kristi Kay Wiseman, Fort Worth
Jeers: To businesses using the word “Christian” in their company names, then charging double what other businesses charge for the same services.
- Russell Phillips, Burleson
Jeers: To the Star-Telegram for not reporting the massive fire at Wurstfest on Nov. 14 and its reignition the next day.
- Deborah Greenlee, Arlington
Cheers: To the person who paid for my meal at IHOP at Bryant Irvin Road and Interstate 20 on Nov. 2. You made my day so special.
- Susan Barber, Fort Worth
Cheers: To Linda Murphy, director of First Street Methodist Mission, for her outstanding work with the homeless.
- Loveta Eastes, Benbrook
Cheers: To Fort Worth police officers J. Maron and A. Robison for responding to my elderly mother’s alarm malfunction call. They were comforting and waited with our elderly, frightened dog until we quickly returned home.
- Caron Moore, Fort Worth
Jeers: To the Star-Telegram for stopping the Saturday print edition. How much will my bill go down for home delivery?
- Randy Geisel, Arlington
Cheers: To the loyal patrons and dedicated volunteers who supported the Friends of the Fort Worth Library book sale. Their longtime support of the Friends is essential to our mission to make sure our community has access to materials that support literacy.
- Bunny Gardner, Fort Worth
Jeers: To the three young adults who refused to stand during the national anthem at the recent Fort Worth Symphony pops concert. They are evidently clueless on how lucky they are to live in this great country.
- Steve Lucas, Fort Worth
Cheers: To Missy Griffith at the Tarrant Appraisal District for her expertise in tax ceilings. She has a wealth of knowledge.
- Sadie Sue Williams, Fort Worth
Cheers: To former Arlington mayor and Star-Telegram columnist Richard Greene for retelling the story of Medal of Honor recipient Neel Kearby. (Nov. 17, 5B, “Statue of WWII hero at Arlington City Hall honors vets every day”) And cheers to Richard Aghamalian for initiating and doggedly pursuing the recognition of Kearby.
- Clete McAlister, Arlington
Cheers: To Benjamin Franklin Plumbing and its personable and professional plumber, Danny Luttrell, who solved a serious problem with my 1954 plumbing at a most reasonable cost.
- Virginia Noah, Fort Worth
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