Sound Off: January 11, 2026

Sun Herald readers weigh in on local and national topics.

Finally

Finally, someone willing to admit that an incident isn’t either absolutely black or white. No, Renee Good should not have driven away from officers giving her legal direction. That really shouldn’t be up for debate. But, no, she should not have paid with her life for it.

She wasn’t innocent

No innocent citizen was killed in Minnesota.

Hilarious

President Trump stands in front of America and makes it sound like the Minnesota ICE officer suffered grievous wounds. The same officer who was seen minutes later running around like nothing happened.

Making it hard

I want to support ICE. I want to believe that the people policing us have the best of intentions. Then I see video of the officer kicking around the memorial to Renee Good and then bullying a protester who was exercising his rights. And it’s really tough to support that.

It’s almost comical

The same people who are saying Renee Good got what she deserved are the same ones who believe Ashli Babbitt to be some kind of hero. And here I am thinking both would be alive today if they simply followed lawful instructions.

Epstein files

Enough of the Epstein files. The Democrats had them for four years. If there was anything that would incriminate President Trump, they would have exploited it years ago.

Good luck, GOP

Folks in the Trump Administration and some of these ICE officers better hope that the Republicans perform better than expected in the midterms and in the next presidential election. Because, if not, there are going to be a whole lot of folks behind bars.

Here’s why not

In response to why not take Venezuela, Greenland and Columbia, they are sovereign countries. If the logic of having something that can benefit the United States is used, then I ask why don’t we invade China and Russia, too? They have resources that can benefit us. If your neighbor’s house is bigger than yours, and you could use a bigger house, is it OK to take theirs over? I don’t think so.

What’s next

We get Venezuela and Greenland, Russia gets Ukraine, and China gets Taiwan. That’s where we’re headed, isn’t it?

Rest of the story

The Sun Herald ran a story about a mall po-boy shop closing, and the main focus was on the owner’s statements, saying they’re closing because no one wants to work for them. This begs the question: What salary are you offering, not to attract anyone?” No answer to that.

It’s not drugs

Mexico is the biggest provider of fentanyl and cocaine to the U.S., not Venezuela. So why not remove the President of Mexico and head of the Sinaloa Cartel? The answer is it was never about drugs. It is about President Trump’s heavy personal investment in oil instead of clean energy, and Venezuela having the world’s largest oil reserves. It’s simple.

Congratulations, Rebels

What an incredible season and what fight in the semifinal against Miami. Hold your heads up, young men.

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