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:

Hold on to your wallets, folks. Comcast is at it again. They give us all this unnecessary equipment that we don’t need and my TV was fine the way it was. I don’t need this. In three months, there’ll be a charge.

The United States and the world are under gross darkness right now. It is a time for repentance and the only thing that will change what is coming from our actions is prayer.

I’m a member of First African Baptist Church and we won first place in the float. But the newspaper does not show our picture in there. It shows Bethel Church. I just wanted you to know that was heartbreaking for the church members, not fair at all.

It is bad enough that the Army doesn’t do retirees’ income taxes, now active duty soldiers are having to pay to get it done also. Gen. Cucolo, I think you should look into this and hire some folks to do it at least for the active duty soldiers.

Why am I seeing so many Liberty County school buses driving at 10 or 10:30 p.m. in Midway? You are using Liberty County taxpayers’ money for your gas for personal use. Watch out, I’m going to get bus numbers and report them to the system