Here are some of the issues that area residents are discussing. The statements were phoned in anonymously, so the Courier does not vouch for their veracity, nor do we know what motivated the callers:


I live at 196 and Wells Cemetery Road. First person that hits my wife or me, Ken Nugent is going to take care of that. It’s not a threat, but you all need to slow down.

To the person complaining about the state allowing people to burn on the day of the big fire: Long County had all permits cut off that day and no one was allowed to burn. Get your facts straight.

The men and women in the military better wake up to the fact that Obama is anti-military — always has been. Vetoing a bill to fund the military because he doesn’t get his way should be proof that he will blackmail the Senate and House to get what he wants.

This is to the high school coaches: Your team is a whole team of a lot of students. It seems like when you do well and you win, you praise the pitchers. But when you lose, you blame the rest of the team for performing poorly. It takes a team to win, it takes a team to lose.