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Sound Off for Feb. 11: Is there a dog park in Gulfport?

PAUL VIDELA/pvidela@bradenton.comDogs may have been domesticated more than once, according to a new study.
PAUL VIDELA/pvidela@bradenton.comDogs may have been domesticated more than once, according to a new study. Paul Videla

Dog parks?

Is there a public dog park in Gulfport? If not, is there a members-only dog park in Gulfport and if there is, who is the contact person for membership?

Taxes-go-round

I have watched a clip of a roundabout. I just wonder why in the world does MDOT think people are going to yield going around the roundabout. Thinking of Mississippi 15 and Lamey Bridge Road, if people don’t yield at a stop sign, what makes MDOT think they will at a roundabout? I guess MDOT just likes to spend money.

Freeway 49

When is U.S. 49 going to become a freeway with loop-arounds and pedestrian overcrossings? Traffic is terrible.

Such a waste

Somewhere in Jackson, they are meeting to decide what unreadable logo to put on our car tags next. Why can’t we just have a forever tag as other states do and stop throwing ours away? It must cost plenty to manufacture new tags. Aren’t they borderline bankrupt anyway?

Mass transit needed

The entire Mississippi Coast needs a state-of-the-art mass transit system.

The greatest

If all Americans had their basic needs met including education, we would be No. 1.

Thanks, Sun Herald

Thank you, Sun Herald, for your editorial Wednesday, Feb. 8, pointing out the port and auditor should know better. But why stop with them?

Great idea

Whoever came up with the idea of “No One Eats Alone,” God bless them! What a great way for students to make new friends.

Fix this

A speed bump has developed on U.S. 49 in the northbound lane just before South Swan Road. It is getting worse, and you can’t slow down to go over it without taking a chance of getting rear-ended. This needs to be fixed.

Send your Sound Off comments to soundoff@sunherald.com for consideration for publication.

This story was originally published February 10, 2017 at 12:00 AM with the headline "Sound Off for Feb. 11: Is there a dog park in Gulfport?."

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