Sound Off for October 18, 2017

Liberty’s symbols and liberty’s reality

I’m a Vietnam veteran and in no way upset about “taking a knee.” That’s what we fought for.

User fee for living?

The Columbus health department charged me $25 for a copy of my birth certificate. Please explain to me how that can be.

Back to the drawing board

They say history repeats itself; research and get back to me. Donald (George Wallace) Trump, Mike (Lester Maddox) Pence, Jerry (Bull Connor) Jones. We haven't learned anything.

Not a partisan strain of sleaze

Don't expect Democrats to canonize Harvey Weinstein any more than you Republicans hero-worship sexual harassers like Roger Ailes, Bill O'Reilly or Donald Trump.

... And the shoe drops

If girls can join the Boy Scouts, my sons want to know if they can join the Girl Scouts.

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As an Eagle Scout from the ‘60s, you’d think my BP would rise when the BSA announced girls could join. It didn’t. If a woman can earn a Ranger tab, she can surely be an Eagle.

This story was originally published October 17, 2017 at 10:00 AM with the headline "Sound Off for October 18, 2017."