Sound Off for September 7, 2017

Incentives as well as penalties

Along with tickets for distracted drivers, why not reward good drivers with a coupon for a cup of coffee/ice cream or a simple thank you?

Values vacuum

A leader has focus, empathy, integrity, innovation, open-mindedness and accountability. Trump has none of these.

Misplayed your hand

Look, ex-Sheriff Darr, you could have gotten some of the money you needed to run the Sheriff's Office if you kissed up to the mayor and council.

Spread thin enough already

Mr. Trump, stay out of Venezuela’s affairs. You are chest thumping and bragging. We don’t have issues of consequence with them. Leave us out of their internal strife.

Diplomatic discretion

My friends are going to be traveling in Italy and Spain next spring. I suggested that they use their Spanish-speaking ability while there, so no one will know they're Americans.

Categorical overlap

Not every Trump supporter was deplorable, but just about every deplorable was a Trump supporter.

This story was originally published September 6, 2017 at 10:00 AM with the headline "Sound Off for September 7, 2017."