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Sound Off: April 1, 2025

This radar image shows Potential Tropical Cyclone Four in the Gulf of Mexico on Aug. 20, 2022.
This radar image shows Potential Tropical Cyclone Four in the Gulf of Mexico on Aug. 20, 2022. TNS

Let us pray

As the hurricane season approaches, let’s pray that we don’t get hit. President Trump wants the states to handle disasters, so heaven help us, because I don’t see anyone else who will

DEI

As to Bobby Harrison’s analysis: To place a Black on the DEI commission just to have a Black is the epitome of DEI.

No sympathy

It amazes me how retired people are supportive of all the mass firings. Is it because it does not affect you personally yet? You’d better hope they don’t come after your pension and social security. Not to mention your health care.

The new DEI

DEI is being replaced by nepotism. Our Secretary of Defense just hired his brother for a Pentagon job.

DOGE alert

If President Trump is so worried about government spending, why is he wasting so much playing golf every weekend?

Get it straight

I wish folks would quit including the price of eggs in arguments about government failings. The increase in price had nothing to do with action or inaction on the part of the government. It was a result of egg producers having to cull their laying flocks due to bird flu.

You’re fired

TV Trump would have no problem saying “you’re fired” to the people who leaked sensitive war plans. Yet President Trump doesn’t see anything wrong with what they did. What a hypocrite.

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