Articles in Letters to the Editor
Several weeks ago I suggested that in lieu of spending $1.5 million dollars (and it is always more) on a “spec” building, the County Commissioners and Economic Development Council reconsider and spend …
Why hasn’t the president done more to help skim the oil even after it has reached the Florida coast?
I see many of the Republican candidates for state positions using slogans like “Freedom” and “Take Back Our Government.”
We need Congress — and all Americans — to know that (Wall Street) reform doesn’t just help create a more stable economy; it would actually improve the lives of everyday American families.
If Al Gore can win a Nobel Peace Prize for his ideas on global warming, then I should at least get an honorable mention for my ingenious idea for saving gasoline.
Editor:
Thoughts on recycling from Mac Martin, Mayor of Central
Recycling should be an easy thing, unless you live in Pickens County. What is recycling?
Editor:
I would like to thank the council for including me on tonight’s agenda. I had tried to contact my local council person, however, his phone denies access to incoming callers and I felt I had no other recourse than to attend tonight’s meeting to voice my opinion regarding the recent proposal to outsource the countywide reassessment.
Editor:
Once again, the newspaper has resorted to partially reporting a story. In the Feb. 10 edition, related to zoning, your reporter quoted several planning commissioners about their concerns related to the Luther Land area rezoning petition. You failed, however, to quote Commissioner Andrea Heller, who pointed out that Mr. Royer’s petitioning efforts coupled with the planning staff’s notification process had worked exactly as the Zoning Enabling Ordinance intended.
Editor:
The cost of health care is a huge issue. Who is to blame? Depending on which politician you hear, it is the greed of either the insurance companies, or the doctors, or the hospitals or the trial lawyers.
Editor:
I am encouraging my fellow citizens to attend the Oconee County Democratic Party Precinct Re-organization meeting at the Walhalla Civic Auditorium, 101 E. North Broad, Walhalla on Feb. 20, at 10 a.m.
Editor:
As I write this (Feb. 5), my yard, front and back, is flooded again for the umpteenth time due to a lack of proper storm drainage on the part of the city of Walhalla.
Editor:
I am encouraged to know that U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.), is continuing his bipartisan effort to support the Clean Energy and Climate Change legislation.
