"We are winning the war in Iraq. Our troops have once again come through for us. This should be front page news, because we are all wanting a win."

"To the Hagerstown caller who commented on bad gas mileage: Spot on. If the government limited weight to under 3,800 pounds and power to under 300 horsepower, then this wouldn't be a problem, but we are American."

"For the bogeyman from Hagerstown: Everyone is allowed their own opinion, but they're not allowed their own set of facts. The national unemployment rate is higher than it has been in half of the last 15 years, not the highest it has ever been. And thankfully, significantly more than the Carter years ... and by the way, you explode from the inside. You implode from the outside." - Smithsburg

"All I've been reading in your comments section is the price of gas, along with Verizon service. I mean, these topics are starting to get old. I think your callers need to get on another topic. The fact of the matter is, concerning gas prices, a lot of Americans are gonna be getting desperate. I mean, it's already happening. They're gonna start stealing gas to feed their habit." - Greencastle, Pa.

"I'm calling in reference to the crime going on in Funkstown. I come through your town every night between 1:30 and 2:00 in the morning ... you should know where your 13- and 14-year-old children are, when they're outside, dressed in all black. That just goes to show they're ... doing crime. Another thing is, when somebody is smart they go out and buy a camera that records the stuff that's going on. If you are bound and determined to catch these kids, then get smart, people. Go buy a camera that records stuff." - Keedysville

"To the people who think the officials should drive the cars home: Everyone pays taxes and pays for the gas that these people are using, and other workers do not get to take a car home. If you work at Wal-Mart, you don't have transportation home. If you work at CitiCorp, you don't have transportation to go home. So why should they be an exception? Officials are no better than anybody else. They're working for a living."

"To the person who said it was wasteful and ridiculous for the officials to take home city vehicles: As for the people who work in all of the departments, the light departments, the water and sewer departments - they are on call 24/7, and they have to be at the job in a reasonable amount of time. How can you do that when you have to trade vehicles and everything else like that? So really, you need to know the facts before you open your mouth and put something in the paper that's just ridiculous."

"I'm calling about Verizon giving out my number, and they said that they would change my number for me. It's not the number I have a problem with; it's the address. I have a restraining order against someone that I had a relationship with, that said that they would murder me. And now they know my address. I went to great lengths to make sure no one knew my address, including my coworkers. Only my immediate family know my address. It's the address that I'm worried about, and there's not much ... I'm just wondering if I have a lawsuit if I happen to get shot." - Halfway