Letters

For many children across South Carolina, literacy is a problem. Reach Out and Read prepares children to succeed in school by partnering with doctors, nurse practitioners and other medical professionals who then encourage parents to read regularly with their children and distribute free, developmentally- and culturally-appropriate books.
The Reach Out and Read program works with families of children from 6 months to 5 years of age at each well-child checkup, with a special emphasis on children growing up in low-income communities.

About 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28, God sent an angel to Murphy Express on S.C. 9 Bypass to help us in the midst of our tragedy – the stabbing death of my sister, Elaine Ghent, and my dad,  Roddey Ghent, being released from the hospital.
We do not know who this gentleman was, but God knows. We want to thank you for helping us.
May God bless you. God does make a way when life seems to knock you down.
Thank you again for being our special angel.

Tressa Howle
Lancaster

This letter is in response to U.S. Rep. Mick Mulvaney’s column, “Shutdown is really a slowdown,” in the Oct. 16 edition of The Lancaster News. You’re still pointing fingers and blaming President Barack Obama when there are always two sides to everything. The blame belongs to the tea party Republicans who are really trying to take over the Republican Party. Where division is there confusion lives.

We would like to thank everyone who supported the recent chicken and rice sale at the Camp Creek Volunteer Fire Department.
You are what keeps us going everyday. We would also like to extend a special thanks to the following: The Meat Center, Tammy and her staff at Elmo’s Restaurant, Camp Creek Store and a really special thanks to Toby Roberts for coming and helping on his own time. We also appreciate Marvin and Judy Starnes and all the volunteers and their families for the hours of hard work they put in to make this a success.