To The Contrary
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TO THE CONTRARY
I'll apologize in advance … because I'm about to complain and even blame. I know I shouldn't. I should be bigger than that, but I'm tired of being responsible for all that's wrong in this country.
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Having observed over the past years the rulings of the High School League on various infractions by athletic teams throughout the state, I find that they are very inconsistent in the penalties placed on teams. When the fight occurred between Northwestern High School in Rock Hill and the Marlboro football teams they were both placed on probation and barred from the playoffs. During this fight a player was observed swinging a helmet.
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I don't think the author of Tuesday's editorial, "S.C. exports guns," is well enough informed on the subject matter, which would explain such a lopsided editorial. Background checks are required for purchases on guns sold at gun shows -- by licensed dealers only. Currently, anyone can rent a table at a gun show within the state and sell guns privately, no different from buying one from your neighbor -- no background check required, no laws broken.
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U.S. public health officials are moving full-speed ahead with their national campaign to promote and publicize the flu shot. They have now designated Dec. 8-14 as "National Influenza Vaccination Week" to "foster greater use of flu vaccine through the months of November, December and beyond."
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Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings created quite a media event when she came to South Carolina on Oct. 28 to decry our latest national disgrace: The inability of public schools to graduate more students. Her remarks garnered front-page headlines in state newspapers, including the Oct. 29 Herald. The Herald editorial staff was so impressed, they dedicated a supportive editorial to the cause of dropout reduction on Nov. 7.
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Prior to the elections, I had written a letter to the editor lamenting the fact that America lacks a candidate and a party that are focused on returning to the solid foundation laid by Godly men who displayed a wisdom lacking in our leaders of today. A rebuttal was written stating that the founding fathers were men of little faith, committed to the idea of the separation of church and state as stated in the First Amendment. I would like to address this issue with the historical facts.
