The open Woods Memorial Bridge has made me and many fellow worshipers late arrivers on Sunday mornings. I asked the Coast Guard to add something to their proposed ordinance, like “Openings on Sundays between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m., only on the hour and half-hour,” for people trying to get to and from services. That way, we can at least time our trips to use the bridge at XY:15 a.m. and XY:45 a.m., and not get held up. And this would allow our weekend boaters to still pass through at known times on Sunday mornings. Comments can be left at www.regulations.gov, where one enters USCG-2024-0198, then one can click the Comments button.
— Rick Hamilton, Beaufort
We’re not ‘getting onboard’
I find it absolutely laughable when I read how some MAGA folks insist that we non-MAGA folks need to “get onboard” with the MAGA agenda. While our candidate was spreading a message of unity (“I want to be a President for all Americans”), your candidate spread his message of hatred and division. He called us “the enemy within.” Why on earth would we “get onboard” with someone who considers us the enemy?
I also find it laughable when our MAGA friends (the “Let’s Go Brandon!” crowd) tell us we need to behave in a civil manner. We probably will, but it won’t be because of the fine example the MAGA folks have set during the past four years.
We believe the MAGA agenda is destined to fail because it is absolutely contrary to the ideals and principles upon which our country was founded; ideals and principles that countless Americans have fought and died for. As loyal Americans, it is our duty to oppose the MAGA agenda. And we will.
— Peter Birschbach, Port Royal
Thanks for supporting veterans, their families
This is to thank [Mike McCombs] and The Island News for [their] fantastic support of our military and veterans and their families, caregivers, and survivors. I enjoy reading Larry Dandridge’s articles especially.
I have a team of volunteers in Charleston who interview veterans for the Library of Congress. We have interview sessions once a month in Charleston but we’d love to organize a group to get together in Beaufort for a session. Maybe you could mention in your publication that any veteran willing to give an interview should contact me.
The interviews are on the Library of Congress website at https://www.loc.gov/programs/veterans-history-project/explore-the-collections/. To search for an interview, you put in a name or a key word like “Iwo Jima” or “USS Ticonderoga.”
You do a huge service to the military community. Please keep it all coming.
— Margaret von Werssowetz, Mt. Pleasant
