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Sound Off: April 19, 2025

Inmates remain in a cell at the Counter-Terrorism Confinement Centre (CECOT) mega-prison, where hundreds of members of the MS-13 and 18 Street gangs are being held, in Tecoluca, El Salvador on January 27, 2025. Marvin Recinos/Getty
Inmates remain in a cell at the Counter-Terrorism Confinement Centre (CECOT) mega-prison, where hundreds of members of the MS-13 and 18 Street gangs are being held, in Tecoluca, El Salvador on January 27, 2025. Marvin Recinos/Getty Getty

Message delivered

If you’re here illegally, you might want to take note of recent events. If you don’t want to end up in a prison in El Salvador, now is the time to return home.

All afraid

When U.S. Republican Sen. Murkowski says “we are all afraid” of using our voice against President Trump, all citizens should be alarmed. The Senator courageously openly stated the reality that all are afraid of Trump’s retaliation against them if they disagree with his actions.

Almost too late

The Republicans had better get a grip on their president before any more damage is done. In 100 days, he has thrown the entire world into turmoil. We all will suffer because of his misguided “stable-genius” attitude. He will not listen to experts, fires those that disagree with him, and has ruined the lives of many real Americans already. He has just begun.

Go away

Oh, now Joe Biden wants to talk? He had four years to do something ... anything ... about the disaster at the Southern border. So spare me the complaints. If we’ve made a mistake or two, at least it’s because we’re trying to fix the mess he ignored.

Thoughts and prayers

Another school shooting. Another student, maybe more, dead. Another chance for our elected officials to offer their thoughts and prayers and then move on along.

FSU video

School shootings have become so commonplace and so accepted that someone walked past a victim, while filming and drinking a coffee and just kept moving right along.

A shame

Its a shame that today’s modern kids will never know the joy of finding and eating a dyed hard-boiled egg

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