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Sound Off for May 5, 2017

Bipartisan funding source

If all the B.S. coming from both parties were worth a penny a pound they could retire the national debt.

Self-serving preference

Why is the journalism award the most prestigious Page One award?

Rekount?

If Russia did help Trump get elected, I bet they wish they could have a do-over.

Public figure

Frank Myers is a poor example for our school children. First his TV commercial where he had to bleep out his own words and now billboards where he calls himself a troublemaker.

Historical and statistical detail

Actually, Lincoln was probably our most hated President. He won with only 40% of the popular vote in 1860 and only 55% of the popular vote among the Union states in 1864.

Unarguable truth

When Trump said his presidency was the first of its kind — now that’s something he’s said that I believe.

This story was originally published May 4, 2017 at 4:11 PM with the headline "Sound Off for May 5, 2017."

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