The Mercury (Pottstown, PA)

Comment online or leave a message at 610-323-3009

- Mark Furlong Jay Miller Lady Di Frattbak JCS Hmmmm Hawaiian Punch Party Jim Fitch

Municipali­ties that do not have their own police force should pay a $30-per-person fee for state police coverage. This plan should have been adopted a decade ago.

Upon learning that the Hawaiian public sector employee who initiated the inbound missile alert had “resigned,” we also learned that he had confused “drills with real world alerts” on two prior occasions and had been a “source of concern” for a decade. Supervisor­y heads should roll but likely won’t.

The person that made the remark that Democrats and Republican­s are enemies, really? Didn’t I just read the other week that Martha invited Clark Kent to dinner?

Municipali­ties that do not have their own police force should pay a $30-perperson fee for state police coverage. This plan should have been adopted a decade ago.

Some people are complainin­g about the price of oil being so high whether it’s fuel oil or gas. They didn’t complain when the demagogue was an office. In 2012 I paid $3.57 per gallon for oil, in 2013 it was $3.65 per gallon for oil, in 2014 it was $3.48 per gallon, in 2015 it was $2.43 and in 2016 it was $2 per gallon. That’s a fact.

This is to JT. Let’s see who chokes now. Who’s the world champions now? Let’s hear it JT.

Our politician­s have been trying to globalize America for decades. We were headed to a one-world economy. Our president being a businessma­n of course had business with other countries, no different than any of the other big business billionair­es. Thank God he’s breaking from their agenda. That’s why he’s so hated.

To Truth Be Told, it appears you chose an appropriat­e name. Your comment comparing President Clinton’s speech on immigratio­n to that of Trump’s was totally inaccurate. Clinton spoke specifical­ly regarding weaknesses in our immigratio­n laws. He spoke as a brilliant Rhodes Scholar and two-time former governor of Arkansas whereas the Donald performs from a political vacuum condemning and name calling entire nonwhite nations like the racist he is.

What happened to Catherine Scott on Channel 6 morning news? She was a good news person and she hasn’t been on for quite awhile.

House Speaker Ryan, you tweeted how some teacher in Lancaster got a whole whopping $1.50 extra in her paycheck and she was so surprised. Paul Ryan how much did you get extra in your paychecks freeloadin­g off the American taxpayers? You call $1.50 a lot? That’s a loaf of bread. While you guys eat lobster, the regular people struggling go to the Dollar Store.

Rest in peace Philadelph­ia Eagles monkey, 1960 to 2018, for 58 years a symbol of futility and frustratio­n. Forevermor­e a Super Bowl champion. Fly Eagles fly.

It was nice that the Eagles won in the Super Bowl but the people in Philadelph­ia don’t know how to behave and celebrate in a good way. Upsetting cars, breaking down light poles and busting out windows just goes to show what kind of animals live in Philadelph­ia.

Well I guess the Patriots finally found a team they couldn’t cheat against, the team from the brotherly loved, world champions Philadelph­ia Eagles. By the way boo hoo hoo for Mr. Tom Brady, big baby who raced into the locker room so he didn’t have to shake hands with Nick Foles after the game. Such poor sportsmans­hip from a profession­al athlete. Fly Eagles fly.

A voice from the past. Looking at President Trump and the voice from the past would say “Trump is trumpeting.”

It’s pretty bad when you have biased reporters but when you have biased sports announcers that’s really bad. Thank God you can turn off audio and listen to Merrill Reese. Way to go Eagles.

The stock market has been on a constant climb for the past nine years. It all started with the election of Barack Obama. After one year in office the market under Donald Trump has taken the largest dip in history. Great.

The other day the president said that the Republican Party has never been so united. He’s right. At last count 36 of them are leaving Congress. Trump also said that Sen. Hatch told him he is the greatest president of all time including Washington and Lincoln, which Hatch denies. Let’s change Presidents’ Day to Trump Day.

You teach your children to be a good sport, play fair and be a good person. Tom Brady is none of the above. Children should not idolize Tom Brady at all. He is a lousy role model, a poor sport and a poor loser. An attitude adjustment is needed.

When you’re down in the dumps and think you have real problems, just remember somewhere out there is a Mr. Pelosi and a Mrs. Schumer.

To the person who wondered, I understand that Fly Eagles Fly was composed by Arlen Saylor, a former Boyertown High School band director.

Sound Off is a forum to spur dialogue from residents of the communitie­s we serve on topics of interest in those communitie­s. Fair game are comments that raise issues of note or amplify ongoing debates. We will not publish comments that are potentiall­y libelous, slanderous, mean-spirited, vulgar or inappropri­ate.

Newspapers in English

Newspapers from United States