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    "Why are people makin' a big issue over chiefs losin' their jobs? There are people who work real hard on their job … such as Time Savers … factories have lost their jobs and there has never been a big deal about that. … And these people work hard for their money. And those that lost their jobs did nuthin' to make their money."

    "Thank you, mayor and council, for tryin' to keep our taxes low."

    "Hello! … another ribbon cutting … and also no address. What is the address of the Caribbean Feast? … I think … I'm not the only one that would like to know."

    "I think all city council need to be fired and Stan York should run for sheriff."

    "Years ago, permission was not needed to enter or leave the country, take money out of the country, buildin' a structure on your own property. And now, all these things and more require permission from authorities. Today's regulations are setting the stage for life or death regulations to come."

    "For those of you down here who do not know it, we do have … freedom of religion in this country. That means you can go to the Catholic church, the Episcopal church, a Baptist church, the Presbyterian church. You can go to the Buddhist temple. You can go to a Muslim temple or you can go to the Jewish Synagogue. It's freedom of religion here and it doesn't matter what religion you are or what job you have."

    "The last four letters in American … spell 'I can'. The last four letters in Republican spell 'I can'. The last four letters in Democrats spells rats. Let's make the month of November 'Rodent Extermination Month'."

    "To the publisher, editor and staff of the Statesboro Herald: please take heed to the letter to the editor in Sunday's paper written by the Deweys … concerning Soundoff. I believe you need to do a better job of editing … what you put in to the Soundoff comments. … Check the overt lies that are … are stated and for goodness sakes, you are a welcome mat to someone comin' into the community an what would they think of some of this … of the comment…"

    "Unless you change your personnel … who determines what should be accepted and not accepted in Soundoff, the column should be changed in name … to 'Dumb and Dumber'."

    "Listen. You people up there at the Statesboro Herald … all of y'all listen up. … I think you're usin' the word 'hero' a little bit loosely. … I just read the hero … column you had in the paper. … My all-time favorite hero … is Sarah Palin. … Man, she can drill, baby, drill, can't she? Thank you. Have a very nice day."

    "I'd like to know what the police chief made in salary and what the fire chief made in salary. And then I'd like to know what the new public safety director, who took both jobs away, is makin' in salary and let's see how they compare."

    "What we need in our Statesboro local government is a little transparency instead of all these back door deals. You know, like the ones we have in Washington."

    "Hey, folks, do y'all know know that we've got 14 different security agencies in this country? … Seems to me with all that much so-called intelligence, we could tell when somethin' was goin' to happen before it jumped up and bit us in the butt … which we can't seem to do now. Reckon why."

    "I am sympathetic when anyone loses a job. However, these are tough times. The only other option was raising taxes. The story on Thursday's front page was a non-story. There were only about 12 people attending the so-called press conference. Why was this front-page news? … We should note that Bill Thomas owns no property in the city and therefore pays no ad velorem taxes."

    "Kudos to Bill Thomas. … There must be a complete turnover at city hall. Everyone must resign without further delay. The alternative to this is municipal receivership … e.g., the state takes over."

    "I just want to know … do you print the rants of any raving lunatic? … How in the world did a nobody like Bill Thomas get front page of your paper? Please. From now on, please send all idiotic comments to the Soundoff section."

    "Well, President Obama is speakin' out one side of his mouth that BP is responsible for cleanin' up this mess and … gettin' this oil plu … oil well plugged. Then on … out the other side of his mouth sayin' he's responsible. Well, somebody needs to take responsibility and get the problem under control before hurricane season kicks in and quit worryin' about who's … responsible, who does what. They both need to work together and get it solved before … hurricane season hits."