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:

Is this Georgia or Alaska? If I’d wanted to be this cold, I would have stayed in Michigan.

Mental illness? No way. If you do the crime, do the time. If you’re able to pull that trigger and kill somebody, you should spend the rest of your life in prison.

Thanks to The Heritage Bank for the paper shred day. It was great to get rid of sensitive paperwork. This was a great community service.

I don’t ask for much: world peace, a lottery win or two and a Falcons Super Bowl win.

I guess it’s time to switch to Direct now that Comcast wants to charge for every box in every room. Way to go, now that the soldiers are back.