Just a different view from a different window
The “working class party” is coming to life to get your vote … just to forget about you until the next election. Never mind “free” isn’t “free.” The folks they supposedly care so much about, will be expected to “pay their fair share” (just like Hunter paid his).
Never mind costs associated with the millions of “undocumented” for debit cards, housing, medical care and education. Never mind student loan forgiveness was declared unconstitutional twice. They’ll re-write that later. Never mind the removal of the “undocumented” from Martha’s Vinyard “holier than thou” attitude. Never mind Biden and senior leaders being devout Catholics support of abortions up to the actual birth is ripe with hypocrisy. Never mind the fentanyl deaths from open borders and business ties to China. Never mind ignoring military veterans promised benefits.
Never mind referring to folks as fascists or Nazis just because they questioned the election results. Hillary Clinton hasn’t stopped questioning it yet. Never mind Webster defines “minions” as subordinates or underlings or followers. Never mind labeling your opposition as “a threat to democracy.” Never mind Pelosi’s video admission that Jan. 6 security lapse was her fault. Never mind that no one has been charged with trying to overthrow the government. Never mind the eight-year laptop denial that has been verified to be real and uncompromised by Biden’s own DOJ and FBI in a court of law. Don’t forget the “10% for the Big Guy.” Never mind that non-disclosure agreements aren’t against that law nor are discretionary payments. Ask Bill Clinton … he’s familiar with the process.
When LEFT with nothing, blame Trump. Individuality speaks volumes.
— D. Bev McCalla
Traffic light modernization
With an ever-increasing level of traffic volume in Beaufort and its environs, we are stuck with the old, historic Woods Memorial Bridge between Lady’s Island and downtown Beaufort. When it is closed for marine traffic, mechanical breakdowns, accidents, and more recently about an unannounced two-hour closure by SCDOT, significant backups and traffic flow problems have multiplied.
For example, for those going east in downtown Beaufort, the alternate route to McTeer Bridge is Ribaut Road into Port Royal which becomes a nightmare of continuous red lights and congestion that ends up with only a one-lane left hand turn into the bridge entrance. By the way, the key traffic intersection on Lady’s Island is also cursed by the lack of two-lane left-hand turns.
But new traffic control technology is now coming online that can respond to these real-life and unexpected that occur in traffic volume. Typically, today’s traditional traffic signals have one pattern for peak periods of volume, such as rush hours on weekdays, and another pattern for off-peak times during the week and on weekends. Hilton Head Island has already installed a new adaptive signal system that makes stoplights at intersections smarter and more responsive to current traffic conditions. Also coming down the pike is a Google system called Green Light which automatically adjusts the timing of traffic lights to changing traffic patterns.
Do any of these modern-day innovations solve all our traffic problems? Certainly not. But new technology can counter some of the problems caused by old technology.
— Bruce Wager, St. Helena Island
We have a choice; character does matter
As we get older, most of us experience declines in our memory. We have seen some evidence of this with both the Democratic and the Republican presidential candidates on the campaign trial. Fortunately, there are effective methods people can use to compensate for a declining memory. Unfortunately for the Republican candidate, there are no effective methods to compensate for a profound lack of human decency, integrity, honor, compassion, honesty, or competence. These character flaws were baked in at a young age and have only grown worse as he has gotten older. As voters we have a choice. Character does matter.
— Peter Birschbach, Port Royal
We should not be surprised
In concert with the excellent column by Carol Lucas regarding Nancy Mace (the waste of space), I am curious as to why there were three prominent pictures of her in the (June 13) edition of the paper and only one small photo of Michael Moore, who won the Democratic Primary in the 1st District and who would be an outstanding Congressperson for our district.
Nancy Mace seems to think that the more we read about her self-serving actions and the more we see her in person or in pictures the more we will regard her. Let us dissuade her of this by voting for someone who actually cares about the people he will represent and will fight for policies that benefit us. Not going to the Beaufort National Cemetery to honor our veterans after prominently putting on a display in the Parade should remind us of another narcissist who dishonored the military by skipping a visit to the American Cemetery in Normandy on D-Day a few years ago. We should not be surprised that Nancy Mace is a devotee.
— Barbara Temple, Lady’s Island
On letters not worth printing
I’ve always wondered about the Letters to the Editor process. Does the Editor really read the submissions? If so, how do they determine what’s fit to print … or even if that matters? And, does balance of view points matter … that is, are the letters reflective of the beliefs of the community at large or more about the feelings and beliefs of the Editor?
That said, a recent letter I found to be not worthy of publication in a paper that truly cares about the above. Yes, it was another anti-Trump submission. Like so many of these attack pieces this one started out with subjective observations and talking points that were at best misleading … “XXXX President XXXX, you had 4 years to lead the U.S. and failed us by your own choosing. Whether it be in foreign policy or domestic policy, you did not protect the United States as Commander in Chief.” Most people would assume that statement describes our current President rather than Trump.
Of more concern though and, after the standard recitation of Trumps flaws, came the now all too common and dangerous assertion that “MAGA has become a dog whistle for NAZI” … followed by the Brown Shirts and Hitler redux. The folly of insinuating that 50% of the country are Nazis is not only ridiculous but should not be worthy of consideration for print by any editor … regardless of political leaning or beliefs.
— Frank Wainwright, Saint Helena Island
On several topics
Gerold Blount, “The Real Threat:” 100% agree! I was Republican for many years and then the party lost its mind. Anti-God’s teachings, anti-constitution, anti-gun control. anti-women’s and people of color rights, anti-voter rights, etc.
Pvt. William Smith, “Filling The Gap:” I cried the entire time I read this article. I’m very proud of this marine and his heroic grandfather.
Carol Lucas: I love you gorgeous. “The party of law and order.” There are so many hypocrites in the Republican Party, I feel like a pinball bouncing around due to their changing beliefs. Donald Trump has been a crook his entire life. Yet we have Lindsey Graham, who called Trump many vile things in 2015 and now kisses his tail and calls our judicial system corrupt and run by Joe Biden. What a sad joke Republicans have become and I once was one.
George Richardson: That’s my woman you insulted and by doing so showed your blind eye to justice and civility.
Margaret Evans, Lowcountry Weekly: Ma’am, you often threaten to stop writing your column, Don’t. I really enjoy your thoughts and humor. The story about Scotland was very interesting. I have a friend I play golf with that is spending a week in Scotland. He’s black. I asked him, did you get stared at a lot? Did you drink warm beer? Thomas laughed and said, “no” and “no.” He said the Scots were very friendly people, beer was cold, food was great, and he loved it. Reminds me of another article I read of a college professor who traveled a lot to foreign countries and stated, paraphrasing, never stop learning, travel erases bigotry and hate, creates empathy.
— Don Cass, Beaufort
Mr. Hyde a voice for common sense
It’s a shame the superb article by Paul Hyde had to be relegated to the page with the Military News, but I realize it was to allow all your liberal “regulars” to have the space on the two pages of Voices.
Mr. Hyde has, to date, been a voice for conservative common sense and very much appreciated by fellow conservatives. What a wonderful suggestion he made in his column regarding “The Charleston Loophole” and I hope the 2025 S.C. Legislators will submit and pass a bill such as he proposed. My short version of his suggestion is “do away with the law that allows a gun sale to proceed after three days, even if the background check hasn’t been done.” Surely we can come up with a more reasonable time period for a background check to be done and allow NO gun sales until it’s completed. That would be a real accomplishment in 2025, which happens to be 10 years since the senseless murders at Mother Emanuel AME Church.
I urge your readers to search out Mr. Hyde’s article in the June 20 issue of your paper. He makes no effort to denigrate anyone who might disagree with him. He’s simply making a suggestion for a better law. And I want to share this statement from his article, which is possibly the most profound sentence uttered by a journalist in a long time: “We can’s alter the tragic past but we can create a better future.”
— Edie Rodgers, Beaufort
