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Sound Off for June 25, 2017

Once upon a time …

… 13th Street was two lanes and there was a move to widen it. Now we want to go back. We're supposed to be moving forward.

Look closer to home

Apparently, David Lewis has little confidence in MCSD employees. Anytime there’s a high-level vacancy, he brings in an outsider. Sir, there are many well-qualified employees who could do the job.

Seems he reads polls

Our great leader threw of Rose Garden party for the “terrific” Republican House health care bill, but now he is telling GOP senators that it is “terrible.”

Put her on waivers

The Congressional baseball game proved one thing definitively ... that Democrats play better when Pelosi is not in the lineup.

Tasteless and inappropriate

After AM Joy’s comments about Rep. Scalise, our mayor must be really proud of herself for being on the AM Joy program.

Ballot boycott

As long as Donald J. Trump is President I will not even consider voting for any Republican for local or state office.

False sense of security

If a heavily secured facility in Afghanistan is blown to bits, do not think that it can’t happen here. It’s just a matter of time.

A little humility ...

People who live under bridges and in the woods are looked down upon; yet we celebrate one day of the year when a baby was born in haystacks.

This story was originally published June 24, 2017 at 1:07 PM with the headline "Sound Off for June 25, 2017."

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