Comments from Facebook:

The state of the union is improving.

But in order for it to get better, members of Congress on both sides of the aisle must work together to pass legislation that will put millions of Americans back to work and strengthen the American economy.

Dee Mitchell

The only jobs President Obama knows how to create are government jobs. We should be cutting government, not expanding it.

Scott Anderson

Obama's speech focused on jobs and the economy, but his record sure hasn't!

David Franklin

The union is better than it was, but not good enough. Energy, education, immigration, poverty, inequality. We have a long way to go.

Good luck, Mr. President.

Chris Lyon

The state of the union is we're reaping what we sowed. Greed caused this. Greed of corporations. Greed of politicians. And greed of the people who wanted to make a quick buck in the housing market, even when they couldn't afford it.

Todd Goodwin

The USA is stronger than George W. Bush's last years. Obama is focusing on the economy, immigration and gun laws. All things a bipartisan Congress should act on.

Scott Hoit

Obama is focusing on jobs? Really? Isn't this like Lucy pulling the football away again as Americans come running for it?

Chris Hoskins

Letter to the editor:

One doesn't need a doctorate in macroeconomics to see the only way to back off from the fiscal abyss is to reach agreement on a combination of increased taxes and decreased entitlement spending.

Sequestration is a brilliant solution because it only kicks in if the president and Congress do nothing. If there's one thing we can count on, it's that.

David Firth; Reno