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 would suggest for the benefit of the community and Fort Stewart that someone in the command section take a ride off post and look at the civilian community. You can pick where some of your single soldiers are living. They live like pigs.

Hey you politicians, why are you going to China, sucking up to a country that took all of our jobs? Why don't you tell us what the goals really are?

I don't care what they say, that trip to China is a complete waste of our taxpayer money. They need to use it to fix the potholes at the end of South Main Street at the red light. You can't go through the light with out knocking your car out of alignment.

The movie, “An American Carol,” which lambasted Michael Moore for being critical of the Bush administration, was recently shown in Hinesville, yet the movie, “W,” listed on their Web site as playing, was not shown. Many of us will be boycotting the theater as a result of their deliberate choice.

I’m so tired of people putting a woman down. We should be so proud that the governor of Alaska has gotten so high and accomplished so much.

Osama bin Laden, uuh (click)

Obama is for partial birth abortion and abortion. Are all you so-called Christians going to hang your hearts outside the polling place when you vote for him? What would Jesus do?