Letters

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.

U.S. Rep. Mulvaney’s guest column, “Shutdown really a ‘slowdown,’” in the Oct. 16 edition of The Lancaster News, explains very well what Republicans are trying to do, which is give the middle class the same relief that President Barack Obama is giving Congress, himself and government staffers, as well as his business buddies and insurance companies. This is a $2.9 trillion anti-seniors takeover scam that alone adds $1 trillion to the debt.

What has our country come to? Federal shutdowns are happening too often. Our soldiers should always get their benefits.
They put their lives at risk to protect our country. Their families should not be denied death benefits. This is outrageous.
The elderly and disabled should not have to worry if we will get our checks or not.
Congress and the president were elected to run this country. And that’s what they should do. We – the citizens – expect you to do your job. If not, then you should not be in office.

I recently read an article in The Lancaster News and Carolina Gateway about a gun range being given a permit to open less than one mile from the soon-to-be-open new elementary school in Indian Land.
I could not help but disagree with this decision on so many levels.
First, does it make sense to have guns anywhere near a school with what has transpired recently regarding schools and guns? Painting a broad brush on guns is not my intention by mentioning this. I’m merely saying guns and schools don’t mix.