SOUND OFF / Aug. 19, 2011

Published 1:15 am Friday, August 19, 2011

Sound Off highlights anonymous, brief takes on the news offered via telephone by Daily News readers.

A special thanks to Grace Bonner and the others on the BRHS board for hanging in there and finally getting this deal done for the residents of Beaufort County.

Why can’t the stoplight on 15th Street near Piggly Wiggly be a flashing light after midnight?

As I drove into little Washington just off the beaten path, I thought about its history, art and culture. Those inviting categories make the original Washington. From Maine to Florida, everyone knows the town as the original, and that didn’t cost you $8,000 for a one-day study.

I would like to thank the good Samaritan who found my motorcycle license plate and returned it to the Washington license bureau. Your kindness saved me the time and expense of trying to get a new plate.

Economics 103: A lot of people may have worked very hard and long for their money, but if they are willing to play the stock market then they need to be ready to lose some. It is called gambling.

We need something to be done about the mosquitoes in Hyde County.

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