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Sound Off for May 13, 2016

Talk about divided ...

Mary Sanchez reported a poll that showed one-third of Democrats and half of Republicans would be unhappy if a child married someone from the opposite party. Where are we headed, party-segregated bathrooms and water fountains?

But we loved them anyway

Every shelter dog we’ve ever gotten can’t control its licker.

Show us the money

Television is more about marketing and commercialization than programming.

We’ve seen it before

Transfer of wealth from workers to the wealthy cannot happen without violent reactions. 1930s Germany demonstrated the forces that can be unleashed when the masses are alienated and are highly insecure economically.

Don’t close off — reach out

A man is not an island within himself, but part of the main. Get involved with the community. It will make you feel good.

Hillary agenda

The reason the Ledger-Enquirer is so anti-Trump is because he is the only one who can beat Clinton.

Downhill slide

Sound Off used to be interesting and humorous. What happened?

This story was originally published May 12, 2016 at 10:00 AM with the headline "Sound Off for May 13, 2016."

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