To The Contrary
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The 2008 election will hold a special place in American history. As a conservative, I am extremely disappointed that America has shifted dramatically toward the left. However, I am the first to acknowledge the immense significance this election holds for the African-American community. I commend President-elect Barack Obama for his achievement, but to me, this election was not about race or gender, but about issues.
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Thirty-five years ago, Saluda Street was in a better economic condition than it is today. It was a street that serviced the needs of the black community. There were grocery stores, convenience stores, clothing stores, diners and other social gathering places. Whatever the need, it was available within walking distance to the community. People had places to go and things to do after 10 p.m. Saluda Street represents a part of history for Rock Hill's black community.
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As gas prices surge, many rally to what Andy Jackson wrote recently in The Herald: "Drill now, drill here." I am for anything responsible to bring prices down, whether it's more drilling or less speculation. But everyone should know that we are drilling more, and have been for several years. Between 1999 and 2007, the number of drilling permits issued increased by 361 percent. Here in a nutshell are the details:
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This is a reply to a recent letter from a chiropractor wherein he gives incorrect information about childhood vaccines. There is no such thing as "6,000 infants die each year from vaccines." A decade ago, the government replaced the very effective oral polio vaccine with the present injected vaccine because fewer than five people a year got polio from the oral live vaccine because they had a genetic immune defect. Does anybody think our immunization system would tolerate any vaccination that killed 6,000 children, when it changed a vaccination that harmed fewer than six?
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When is Rep. John Spratt going to lower our pain at the pump?
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We must refute a hurtful letter written by Jim Largo, which appeared June 20, "Dance not strictly Catawba Culture." The biggest disappointment is that Mr. Largo, a Navajo enrolled member, would have used the press to write hurtful words that were intended to discredit and malign not only the work done at the Catawba Cultural Center but also the members of the Catawba Indian Nation, and especially our children.
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I strongly dispute the claims made in a recent Myrtle Beach Sun News article repeated by The Associated Press -- claims that have been refuted before and are being rehashed again. The projects referenced in this piece all relate to community projects or local agencies from which I have received a request for funding. None of them financially benefit family or friends.
