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

Festival Park lawn looking better and better? I guess so. The city spent X number of dollars to plant, fertilizer and install a sprinkler system. If you can afford that, your lawn will look good, too.

Speed bumps slow down speeders, not stop signs. Studies show that speeders will just drive faster between signs to make up for lost time. The city police and those who live on Lawson Road between Dimock and Eden had better prepare for the unintended consequences for this stupid idea.

Congratulations to the Washington Montessori School for being featured as a “Super School” drawing students from six counties.

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