911 call center >> How can we expect our 911 operators to do their job and help the public when they need it if we can't even support them in building an up-to-date and safe environment for them to work in.frenger pool >> I am sick and tired of the city closing Frenger pool and not making allowances for early morning lap swimmers. Why does it take nearly 30 days to do an annual inspection? The city should make sure there is matching hours at the indoor aquatic facility. People pay good money for access and now cannot swim in the morning until after 9 a.m.

aggie basketball >> What a force the Aggie basketball team will be in the next few years. Now, if we only had a real conference to compete in our college basketball dreams could be fulfilled.

hooks column >> Neal Hooks explains that the "60s sexual revolution" precipitated the rate of "out of wedlock" births. That would explain why it is highest in hippie ground zero, Mississippi, and the counter-culture backwater of California doesn't make it into the top half.


krauthammer column >> I could have agreed with Mr. Krauthammer, until juror B37 began to promote her book. We now know that the verdict was "largely influenced" by testimony the judge had told them to ignore. The "verdict is the verdict," but it was based on juror misconduct and myth.behavioral lab >> A new behavioral laboratory? What a joke that is. Wasting money on something like this to study people's behavior? How dumb is that. That is the only thing that New Mexico State University knows how to do is, spend money on dumb stuff like this.new shop >> Typical Las Crucens -- a new anything opens and everybody and their dog has to be first in line - this time it's for donuts. Last month it was for Walmart.road construction >> Seventeen more roads to be resurfaced. Maybe they can do better planning than they have on Picacho -- resurface the road, stripe it and then tear up the new surface.sun-news >> I am calling to encourage you please to go back to the larger print in your paper, especially in Sound Off. It is way too small for those of us that have to wear glasses.tea party >> I sincerely hope women and minorities can see what is happening to their rights. Unless you do something promptly, the Tea Party will set your rights back 100 years or more.obama's budget >> President Obama's proposed budget got zero votes in the House and zero in the Democrat controlled Senate. They recognized it for the disaster it would be.abortion >> The Republicans are doing in their state legislatures what they can't do at the national level. They are violating the constitutional right of women to have an abortion by making it impossible for them to do so.be heard >> Call 575-541-5466 or email soundoff@lcsun-news.com to submit a Sound Off! item.