Sound Off: March 31, 2026
Sun Herald readers weigh in on local and national topics.
Iran plan
So initially we wanted complete surrender in Iran and freedom for its people. Now, it seems like we are looking into a Trump/Khamenei Joint Venture LLC with a toll booth that takes Melania coin on the Strait of Hormuz. Is that right?
Menace on the road
I wonder just how many DUI crashes you can cause and how many lives you can recklessly endanger before your driver’s license is revoked. If you are a so-called national “hero,” you can be a habitual offender and arrogantly do that as many times as you want.
Why is he driving?
Tiger Woods has more money than most of us could ever even dream of having. Can the fella not afford to have someone drive him around?
Equal parenting now
Mississippi families deserve a custody system that puts children first, and House Bill 1662 does exactly that by creating a rebuttable presumption for equal parenting time, while still protecting children in cases of abuse or unfit parents. Research consistently shows children benefit emotionally, academically, and socially when both parents remain actively involved in their lives. This bill promotes fairness, reduces conflict, and requires judges to clearly justify decisions that limit a parent’s role. Call your legislators today and demand they pass HB1662. Our children deserve both parents.
Highlighting wins, hiding losses
The Sun Herald does a commendable job highlighting social injustice and calling out actions that work against the interests of ordinary people, which makes it all the more puzzling to see repeated coverage emphasizing stories of easy wins — especially when those wins come from activities where far more people quietly lose money they can ill afford to lose. It’s bad enough that many suffer financial harm in silence, but spotlighting the few who “won big” without equal attention to the many who did not creates a distorted picture; it doesn’t just inform, it influences. Readers deserve a more balanced portrayal that reflects not just the excitement of occasional wins, but the everyday reality behind them — otherwise, one is left to wonder whose interests are truly being served.
Hitting the exits
The Republican Congress in both House and Senate are hitting the exits in the highest numbers in almost a century. They are frustrated with the Administration citing their quiting because of incivility, frustration, malfunction, and gloom of upcoming elections and working as a minority party. One noted quiting because “compromise has been made a dirty word.” Bipartisanship has long been the “secret sauce” in a smooth legislature process without hostility while fairly representing all Americans.
Almost funny
A bunch of people out in the streets mad about America allegedly having a king. Protesting in a way that no king would ever allow. Cute.
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