“I bet nobody thought I’d ever give this person an award,” joked Mayor John Peyton before presenting Times-Union columnist Ron Littlepage with the Mayor’s Award during the recent 18th Annual Environmental Luncheon. The event celebrates the positive environmental contributions from the past year from local organizations and individuals. Though Littlepage’s columns have been columns have been critical of the mayor from time to time, (“Actually he’s a friend of mine, but we don’t always agree,” said Peyton.) the one thing they tend to agree on is the importance of the local environment. Littlepage was one of 26 to receive different awards during the event.