Letters

This letter is directed to Lancaster County Council members.  I live in the Edgewater neighborhood, an underdeveloped community. There are numerous streets here that have yet to see homes built.
Certain pet owners have decided to abandon their pets here. Just this past Saturday, a mother dog and her less than 1-year-old puppy were just dumped from a vehicle, and the owner drove off like nothing, leaving them to fend for themselves. Something is missing in their heart.

Few things crush the heart as badly as losing a loved one. When it happens, all of our thoughts focus on the person we’ve lost. We see their smile, hear their laughter and remember their wonderful qualities that made them so dear to us.
We can be so consumed with such a deep loss that the everyday tasks of life don’t seem to really matter.
Unfortunately, during times like these our decision-making and judgment can be clouded by our loss, especially when it comes to weighing spending decisions for how we would like our lost loved one to be honored.

I would like to respond to the Voter Rights Act, which was not acted on by the Supreme Court. I was 13 years old when then President Lyndon B. Johnson signed this bill into law. Now at age 59, I see history repeating itself. I remember when I graduated from Lancaster High School in May 1972 and voted for the first time. What grabbed me was that it was on paper. I will never forget this. I thank God I voted anyway.

We were very sad to hear that the University of South Carolina Lancaster was was closing the Diabetes Education Center. It is sad because every town in the United States of America needs a program like this considering that 8.3 percent of our population has it and it is the seventh leading cause of death.
Pamela Giardiello, former director of the center, did a lot in the community to promote this program with health fairs and fundraisers.
The golf tournament put on every August since the program started was one of the most successful golf tournaments of the year.