Here are some of the issues 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 callers:

My child at Bradwell was a good student. They told him to take the lock off his locker. Next day they said they made a mistake, don’t take the lock off. But he forgot the lock a day. Now his locker is cable tied shut. He can’t take a knife to school, how’s he supposed to get it off if the teachers won’t help him?

I admire all the people that volunteer as coaches for kids, but after seeing some very rude and nasty parents I can’t believe anyone would volunteer to help.

Businesses in Hinesville wouldn’t be doing too bad if people who live here would actually eat and shop at the places here. Then maybe everybody wouldn’t be getting pink slips.

This is America. If you can’t speak or understand English, go back to where you came from.

It’s a shame your company will close for Martin Luther King Day, but not for Presidents Day. Maybe now that we have a black president in office we’ll get that day off, too.

When you write a false statement about another employee because your boss asks you, it will come back to you. You will get paid back.

How can somebody that has never been married and doesn’t have any kids give you any advice?

The world would be a better place if everyone would mind their own business.