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Sound Off for May 5, 2016

Getting weird

Why, in the sheriff election, is there so much confusion and scrutiny about the candidates? Pam Brown’s fingerprints are already on file with the state. Election Board problem?

Remember what matters

Wars, Russian jets, and radioactive waste in the ocean all that pale in comparison to the fact that three San Francisco policemen — including two minority officers — have been exchanging racist and homophobic texts.

Roster moves

Four Auburn football players arrested? Looks like Georgia will have some competition for the “Teams You Want to Play Early in The Season” award.

The real ‘job creators’

Paid protesters are disrupting Trump rallies. How about that! He's not even president yet and is already creating jobs.

Free expression — for us

The Huffington Post is like a lot of the liberal controlled media. They're for free speech as long as you agree with them.

Few graduates

Trump University Lesson Plan: 1. Get born into an extremely wealthy family. 2. Obtain a $1,000,000 "loan" from your father to get started. 3. Inherit over $200,000,000 from your father. Any questions?

This story was originally published May 4, 2016 at 10:00 AM with the headline "Sound Off for May 5, 2016."

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