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Doctor’s offices, SEPTA passes, proof of age, airports, gyms, etc. all require photo ID. Why not polling places? Fraud does exist.

Owen J. Roberts’ 20 percent of parents requesting later start time for schools, I suggest you discipline your children to go to bed earlier. This change would affect students’ school activities, also students’ employment after school. Take away iPads, phones, etc. at bedtime to ensure sleeping. Also it would complicate parents getting to work.

In Douglass (Mont.) I’ve been calling in quite a bit about all these housing developmen­ts and businesses coming to Douglass and New Hanover. Our townships are quite small to handle all this traffic on a daily basis. Everything will be affected from our schools all the way down to our trash pick-ups. It will cost again as much money. Within five years your taxes will go up again. You the taxpayer must speak up, go to meetings in groups, now. Concerned Taxpayer

Congress, do not fund Mueller or anyone in his special counsel. America, remember taxpayers are paying for Mueller to witch hunt. He has found nothing against President Trump. There is no report or evidence. Mueller and counsel are stupid and idiotic but we keep paying them.

For all the socialists in the world who think their idea is the most wonderful thing in the world, you’re forgetting something but first you need to read a book called “Animal Farm.” If there is one greedy person in your society socialism will fail. Night Light

Are there any apartments available in Pottstown for low-income seniors on Social Security? They seem to be such a rich area for people who don’t have any money.

My prediction is that Judge Kavanaugh will win easily with maybe six or more Democratic votes. Why, you ask? Because he doesn’t need them that’s why. He will have enough without any Democrats so they will betray their leader to save their own skins. If he needed just one Democratic vote he would get none. And you thought they were there just to represent you. Give Me Liberty

I just read that President Trump sent Congress a bill to slash Medicare $800 million. I wonder what he wants that money for? I’ll give you one guess, the border wall. Jay Miller

My concern is about the legalizati­on of marijuana as a recreation­al drug. I don’t think we’re all too old but I remember Mrs. Reagan was on TV with her husband President Reagan and she said “Just say no to drugs.” Well I guess that message has changed for the Democratic Party. They want to legalize it which we all know it leads to other drugs. It always does. It’s a stepping stone. So please do not make marijuana legalized for recreation­al use in Pennsylvan­ia. Resident Homeowner in Pottstown

To the person using the initials JB to sign off their comments, I wish you would change your initials because you’re mixing it up with JB from Gilbertsvi­lle and we have altogether different comments sometimes. JB, Gilbertsvi­lle

The New York Times’ A.G. Sulzberger crying the blues about Trump’s antimedia rhetoric, absolutely hysterical. The New York Times is on the same level as a used car salesman as far as I’m concerned. There’s more truth in the horoscope than what they print.

The media is showing its partisan stripes again. Manafort being tried for business conducted long before his associatio­n with the Trump campaign and the media is already spreading unfounded rumors that Trump is going to pardon him even before the jury is chosen.

All I read about here is politics. Can we get off politics? I’d like to say something and maybe someone else can respond that nobody uses turn signals anymore. You get on the highway, no turn signals; coming off the ramps and no one uses turn signals but they expect you to let them out especially at the yield signs. Thomas

Jay I know in 2014 the GDP hit 4 percent one time but I’m sorry I missed the other three times and never remember 5 percent. When exactly was that? For The People.

I recently read that many accidents are caused by children in the back seat. I thought it was the other way around that many children are caused by accidents in the backseat. Jim Fitch

You Evangelica­ls who call yourselves true Christians that support Trump, how do you feel about those little kids being taken away from their mother’s arms at the border? Not that the mothers did anything so bad, they’re just trying to get out of the hell they live in in their own country and they lose their children. Do you think that’s right? If you do, you need a real good dose of the Holy Spirit put in your heart because you’re missing the whole point. What Would Jesus Say? 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. Publicatio­ns of Sound Off comments are at the sole discretion of the publisher.

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