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Got a complaint? Got a compliment? Call Your Mind On Line at 537-6397 and let us know what’s on your mind. Quotes are printed exactly as they are called in and are not necessarily factual, but rather, callers’ opinions. Libelous, slanderous, personal attacks, and unfounded accusatory or lengthy comments will not be printed.

Two calls per week per caller, and calls should not exceed 30 seconds, please.

“Where were you? Mayors of Lyons and Vidalia, Police Chiefs, City Council members, County Commissioners, Superior Court Judge, Congressmen. Memorial Day is a time to show respect to the men and women who have died in the performance of their military duties for our country, and the VFW Auxiliary works hard each year to organize an appropriate ceremony. You were each given an invitation. Where were you?”

“I’II miss Coca Cola, but I will no longer buy Coke products until such corporations get their noses out of Georgia politics.”

“ The more corporations and schools focus on diversity and race training over character and skills training, the more racist this country becomes. Of course, keeping citizens angry with each other is a good excuse for governments to take control to “keep the peace.”

“Biden has said that

he admires the Chinese leader Xi Jinping, who “is a smart, smart guy. He’s one of the guys like Putin who thinks autocracy is the wave of the future; democracy can’t function in an evercomplex world.” Biden obviously wants autocracy (dictatorship), too.”

“Aren’t we going a bit too far? I can understand why I have to show my ID to buy wine (even though I am gray and in my 70s), but why do I have to give my age to buy kitchen matches at the grocery store?”

“I loved the story about the little doggy in the paper this week. I want to thank Ms. Merrick, the police officer in Lyons, and SOAPS for getting this sweet little doggy taken care of.”

“For all you Walmart shoppers, there’s a well-stocked Walmart in Swainsboro, Baxley, and Hazlehurst. Hopefully maybe one day they’ll build us one on that empty lot behind Popeye’s Chicken.”

“The boy who wore the Mexican flag over his graduation gown in Asheboro, NC, after getting his education paid for by US taxpayers is a traitor to both countries and should be treated as such.”