Sound Off: August 20, 2025
Sun Herald readers weigh in on local and national topics.
Give solutions
What would the Democrats do differently than what President Trump has done? Would they reopen the borders? Would they like for illegal criminals to remain in our country? Would they allow trans men to continue to play sports against biological women? Would they continue to support transgender surgery for minor children? What’s their alternative solution for ending the Ukraine-Russia war? There are many other issues, but I haven’t heard any solutions, just total criticism of the Trump policies.
Make them pay
Hopefully by now trucking companies are fined heavily and drivers are being terminated for attempting to cross over a railroad which is clearly marked as “do not cross due to low clearance.” Are truckers not able to read, or do they intentionally ignore the signs? Either way, they need to pay the price.
Epstein
Every Republican member of Congress knows that if it were Barack Obama who had such a close relationship to Jeffrey Epstein as Donald Trump had, they would have been crying for Obama’s head, and rightly so. Hence, it is the height of hypocrisy for them to try to distract from or diminish a thorough investigation into Trump’s connections to Epstein.
What a joke
Mississippi’s governor is going to spend our tax money sending our National Guard troops to D.C. when we are one of the poorest states in the nation and are rife with problems of our own.
National Guard
Who is paying for Mississippi National Guard troops being sent to Washington D.C.? If it’s my tax dollars, I’d rather see it used to feed hungry families, provide medical help for the uninsured, house the homeless and better pay for teachers and police in Mississippi.
Keep them here
Gov. Reeves, why are you sending Mississippi National Guard members to Washington D.C. when Jackson has a higher murder rate and gun violence than D.C.? What’s happening? I know, you’re sucking up to President Trump trying to look like you’re doing something good, when you can’t even take care of your own state.
Money wasted
Why will the county do another traffic survey for Buc-ee’s? Instead, why not hold someone accountable for the planning debacle? Be assured a study will not reveal much. The roundabout concept so close to a stoplight where so many cars are exiting every day is ludicrous. A review by a so-called consulting engineer is not going to fix anything. Taxpayers can expect to get their wallets out for this one.
Why?
European countries are our kinfolk, economic partners, and philosophical allies. By contrast, Russia is an adversary of Europe and the United States. So why does President Trump favor Russia over Europe? Very suspicious.
Lapdog
Why didn’t President Trump browbeat Vladimir Putin the way he did Volodymyr Zelenskyy back in February?
Ukraine and Alaska
Ukraine was once part of the USSR, and now Vladimir Putin wants it back, and is willing to kill innocent civilians to attain his goal. Alaska was once part of the USSR until the U.S. acquired it in 1876 for 2 cents an acre. Now Putin meets with Trump in Anchorage. Was this a political summit, or just an attempt at another real estate grab by the ruthless Russian dictator. Trump thinks he can develop Gaza into the “Riviera of the Middle East.” Future News Flash: Trump annexes Greenland and Iceland; Putin annexes Ukraine and Alaska. Not too farfetched. Senator Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, how’s your Russian vocabulary?
Get ready
NATO is going to have to put boots on the ground in Ukraine and call Vladimir Putin’s bluff now or in Poland later.
Europe’s problem
I’m still trying to figure out why it’s America’s job to solve the Russia-Ukraine problem. Let the Europeans handle it.
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