Sound Off for January 14, 2018

Compassionate common sense

Companies have taken advantage of immigrants for years knowing that they can pay low wages that discourage American workers. Issue work permits to those who qualify and force employers to use e-verify before hiring.

Keep your distance

The Donnie thinks he can beat Winney in a presidential race. He’s hoping she will come into grabbing distance of him on a stage.

Kindness and comfort

Love the new Aflac duck, and the peace it will bring to children going through treatment. Thank you, Aflac! You motivate us all to find ways to make the world better.

Sounds like a peewee baseball star

Baby Bonds? Seriously? Who thought of that — Bernie Sanders? You'll never solve wealth inequality by throwing money at people.

Question answers itself

Why did it take an English ex-spy to report a suspected Russian connection to the FBI when Donald Trump Jr. didn't have the sense to even consider doing the same thing?

‘Scholar-athletes’? Right ...

I was concerned to hear high school football players can quit school in December if they have college football offers. I'll bet they are the only students without diplomas admitted into college.

The one most of us can’t afford

The only "deep state" I see is the "Donor Deep State" that wannabe oligarchs, Fox propaganda moguls and Republican shills are perpetrating against hard-working middle-class taxpayers.

This story was originally published January 13, 2018 at 6:55 PM with the headline "Sound Off for January 14, 2018."