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

The Daily News ought to lead the charge on putting out the Stumpy Point wildfire, which has gone out of control. There is too much smoke. The Daily News needs to talk to the governor, Army, Navy, Marines, whatever it takes to get the fire out.

When a pro football player stubs his toe or a golfer gets a blister, you write half a column about it. During the baseball spring training, not a single word was printed in your paper. Now you’ve quit publishing the daily scores and standings. Except for wrapping small dead fish, your rag is useless.

Highway 17 is a farce and you wonder if they will ever complete it.

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If Sound Off goes, then I go.

How is it the City of Washington can cut its police department by $30,000, but yet turn around and give the Turnage Theater $30,000 to bring in entertainment like this weekend that the whole family can’t go see? Is that promoting good, clean entertainment?

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