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Today's Opinions

  • Bail out the unemployed; then economy will improve

    This bail out for banks and other big corporations really concerns me. We, the unemployed, need a bail out.

    Our unemployment benefits are exhausted and we are still unemployed. Yet no one is bailing us out. We have families who are suffering.

    Gas prices are going down, but the cost for food and utilities is not.  

    We have to toss our needs into a hat. We can’t even hink about our wants.

    Every time we turn on the TV, all that is on the news is talk about the bail outs and more layoffs across the nation.

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  • Writer takes offense at Kersey’s words

    I was deeply disturbed by the words used by my County Councilman Wayne Kersey at a recent council meeting.

    According to The Lancaster News, Mr. Kersey said, “Lancaster already seems like the ‘thug’ capital of America, and was deemed ‘one of the worst places in America to live’ by a recent Internet article.” He also said he didn’t know where this county was headed, but it’s not up.

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  • Writer: Going to church a matter of choice

    After reading Russell Dwyer’s letter, “Council doesn’t care about small business,” I had to respond. First of all, Dwyer is right, Christmas is not forever and yes, Christmas is the heart of retail shopping and yes, a lot of business owners depend on this part of the year to bring up sales.

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  • Another great job by Coach Bennie McMurray

    I have great admiration for legendary Hall of Fame and former Shrine Bowl Coach Bennie McMurray. He has won everywhere he has been. Whether it is baseball or football he has been a state championship coach. If you think that taking the Lancaster Bruins’ football team to the semi-finals of the South Carolina state playoffs was an exceptional feat then how about taking a brand new high school to the football semi-finals in North Carolina several years ago in just their third year in existence?

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  • Repentance is changed we need in America

    Thank God for a man like Dr. Steve Stewart, who wrote the column, “America is paying the price for turning back on God,” in the Nov. 12 edition of The Lancaster News.

    America has forgotten God. Morality has gone and been replaced with affluent living. We have wiped out a generation with abortion. Repent means to change one’s mind. This is the change we need for our country.

     

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  • District mishandled missing money case

    No jury will ever hear the case of the missing student government money and unreported staff absences at Indian Land High School.

    Sixth Circuit Solicitor Doug Barfield recently wrapped up his investigation of the case and concluded that, although something in there stinks, there’s no way to prove just what happened and who might owe what.

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  • We have so much to be thankful for

    After leaving the recent Firefall Concert at the University of South Carolina at Lancaster, I thought about how fortunate we are to have such a wonderful concert series right here in Lancaster. Every event I’ve attended has been truly entertaining and so enjoyable. Thanks to all who make the Performing Arts Series possible.

    Driving on the bypass, I smiled at the beautiful Christmas light displays on either side of the road. Kudos to whoever is responsible for getting this done, as it certainly is a spirit-lifter in these dismal economic times.

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  • Lancaster doesn’t deserve ‘thug’ title

    Scrooge came to town early this year. He made it here even before Thanksgiving. He appeared at the Nov. 17 County Council meeting.

    He appeared in the face of outgoing County Councilman Wayne Kersey, who made some of the most nasty comments we’ve ever heard about Lancaster County from an elected official.

    During discussion on a proposal to repeal the state’s blue laws in the county until Jan. 4, a measure that would have allowed retailers to open early during the Christmas-selling season, Kersey seemed particularly grumpy.

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