God bless you Carol Lucas
I’ve attended multiple (services) – Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, Church Of Christ, Catholic, and Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. I found hypocrisy in all. I decided to just have a personal relationship with God and forgo organized religion. I testify my faith to others. I pray daily several times.
I absolutely love Carol Lucas!
I hated English in high school and wrote a 500-page essay on why. The English teacher read my essay in class and gave me an A+.
Ms. Lucas reminds me of my civics and current events teacher. I was in heaven in that class as we had open debates and discussions on many topics. She was a great facilitator. I often had different views than others as Springfield, Mo., was a very conservative town.
I would have been blessed to have been taught by Ms. Lucas. Her definition of faith was so spot on. It’s hard to explain something you can’t see, hear, or touch, but is absolutely real.
I mourn your loss, ma’am. I’m 71 and have lost many. Experience helps in most aspects of life, not in the loss of a loved one. God Bless you Carol Lucas.
– Don Cass, Beaufort
Our trees are for sale
More cutting of our tree canopy, which never stops, leaves us with the opportunity to see the obvious problem. The throwaway fines of the tree removal policies of Port Royal, Beaufort, and the County, do not stop the greedy builders from clear cutting every corner of the landscape, or “come ya” property owners who come here for the natural beauty and then proceed to cut down century-old live oaks.
So, News Alert – fines do not work. Hello, fines only annoy builders and enrich government. They have never worked for us. Look around. They are only another cost of doing business, more paperwork, and a false sense of security for us.
Therefore, protecting the tree canopy which is the anchor of our natural environment, requires serious consideration of serious penalties for any damage to the beautiful oaks living among us. Criminal or civil penalties which stop the cutting are used elsewhere with amazing results in communities which are really trying to prevent the destruction of the environment. Our trees have always been for sale. The price just goes up now and then. Still cheap for builders and affluent people who must be laughing at the idea of current tree “protection” policies of locals.
Oh, and local governments collect more money/fines as they sell our forests. Oops. Who knew?
– Jerry Floyd, Saint Helena Island
