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Sound Off

Sound Off for September 23, 2017

Ask them

You can tell that you are watching local news broadcasts when nearly 100% of the advertising is personal-injury lawyer related. If they are as great as they claim, why do they have to advertise?

Stop the money

Viewers are supposedly tuning out ESPN, the Emmys, Oscars and other programs that have recently become politicized. I'll keep watching, but I won't be patronizing their sponsors. Pay attention to the ads, people.

It’s so simple

If everyone would get a true education, we’d all be Republicans.

Soft treatment

People complaining about Trump are not giving him half the bashing he deserves. He’s a useless excuse for a human being.

Anyone in mind?

It seems that when cowards obtain authority and power they become tough guys.

The aging divide

It’s obvious that too many nursing homes are interested in profits instead of patients. The well-to-do can live in a health spa facility while those who aren’t live in bedbug manor.

Never mind

We should have learned our lesson … how many times has it been predicted to snow here in Columbus and it doesn’t? Same goes for hurricanes now.

This story was originally published September 22, 2017 at 10:00 AM with the headline "Sound Off for September 23, 2017."

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