The roses found a way to sprout this week despite some muggy conditions and plenty of thorny issues.
Rose: To the registered Republicans who came out in force on Election Day to vote in their primaries. In Allen County, 68.5% of registered Republicans cast their ballots in the special election that chose Susan Manchester as the next state representative. That number was 43.8% in Putnam County in the race that selected Roy Klopfenstein for the November general election. Auglaize County had the improbable happen, with more than 100% of Republicans turning out, thanks to 400 additional voters registering with the GOP. We’re always glad to see people participate in the process.
Thorn: To Dale Gear, of Van Wert, who was sentenced to two years in prison for tempering with evidence in the search for missing man Kori Glossett. If Gear knows where Glossett is, he owes it to society and Glossett’s family to say something. Gear was the last known person to see Glossett.
Rose: To Lima Mayor Sharetta Smith and the Black Ministerial Alliance, who announced separately last week they’ll work to address the recent gun violence in Lima. Acknowledging the problem is a good first step. Now we serious follow-through to get to the root causes of the problem.
Rose: To Sister Immacolata Scarogni, of Landeck’s St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, who had a baseball field dedicated in her honor. She’s been a big supporter and hard worker in the region despite her personal battle with thyroid cancer.
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