Sound Off for August 31, 2017

Great human story in a single image

The Monday front page photo of the Houston police officer carrying the young woman and her baby to safety should win a Pulitzer. Such a great, touching photo that really tells it all.

According to my numbers

Of the 16 Columbus Consolidated Government employees making $100,000 per year or more, seven are worth the money; two are worth half of their salaries; seven are hopelessly unqualified and ought to be fired.

Toxic orbital field

Trump as eclipse meme? The only astronomical event he resembles is a ring of debris around Uranus.

No excuse, no sympathy

Hey, Deputy — it doesn’t matter whether your sex was consensual or not. It was still wrong. (And illegal, I think.)

Start boiling the shrimp

To Chris Johnson: Is there no world problem that can't be solved with sponge cake and a brand-new tattoo? I should be listening to Jimmy Buffett instead of his cousin Warren.

Not by my definition

Joe Arpaio is not a patriot. He is a thug who violated people's rights.

This story was originally published August 30, 2017 at 4:19 PM with the headline "Sound Off for August 31, 2017."