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Lindy Creek says thank you

Dear Editor:During the recent Katrina Williams story, the parents of Lindy Creek Day Care Center demonstrated belief in her innocence. Over 20 positive character reference letters were written on her behalf by our parents. While Katrina and her husba ... full story

Lost Dog

Dear Editor:My wife left the garage last Saturday morning when it was raining and cold. She called out to me to come see this little brown dog huddled under a bush ...wet and cold. It's my opinion someone just dumped this little brown dog ... full story

Concern about the planet

Dear Editor:There have been a lot of scientific findings that global warming is due to emissions of greenhouse gases. I find it terrible to think about because nothing has been done to help rid of even a partial amount of them. Our government has put ... full story

Sanford for Congress…

Dear Editor: U.S. Congressman Henry Brown says it’s been a good ride. I propose that Gov. Sanford get back on that horse. Taxpayers would be getting their money’s worth because of h ... full story

Sidewalks needed

Dear Editor:Sidewalks are needed on Amy Drive to Judy Street at Boulder Bluff Elementary School.Right now, students have to walk on Amy Drive to get to and from school. The sidewalks are needed to run on Amy Drive from Judy Street, to Montague Planta ... full story

Praise for history lectures

Dear Editor: Please allow me to publicly present my appreciation of recent History Lectures presented in our fair city. Thank you, Dr. Michael Heitzler (our Mayor of Goose Creek), for studying, researching and then publishing the immense amount ... full story

Kudos to BCSO

Dear Editor:It isn’t very often that a private citizen gets a chance to see how their Sheriff’s Office is run from the ground floor up – but the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office’s Citizens Police Academy recently afforded us that chance.The academy w ... full story

Support Goodwill

Dear Editor,Goodwill Industries of Lower SC has been a long time supporter of Veterans in our community working in partnership with the Ralph Johnson Veteran’s Hospital in its outreach efforts to our homeless and struggling Veterans. Since 1999 ... full story

Elections send a message

Dear Editor:We may have witnessed a major turn in the country’s political leanings during this past Tuesday elections. Electing a Republican governor in Virginia sent a message, but the message was stronger when a Republican governor was elected in t ... full story

A different view on Crowfield pools

Dear Editor:I disagree with the position advanced by the Crowfield pool committee in the Nov. 5 Gazette. I feel the letter from the committee was full of hyperbole meant to scare Crowfielders in to a yes vote on several issues. The pool committee adv ... full story

Now or never

Dear Editor:Now is the time that we must examine how we impact our environment. There are effective measures we can take as individuals and as a world community to restore the balance of the Earth's ecology. Our elected officials need to stop t ... full story

SAC asks for support

Dear Editor:My name is Alvin Finley and I’m writing to request support for the success of our First Annual Strawberry Assistance Center Fundraiser. The SAC is a small non-profit that helps families and caregivers who have relatives with memory loss o ... full story

A voice for children

Dear Editor:Recently your paper published an article on child advocacy through the Volunteer Guardian ad Litem Program in Berkeley County. We are that voice for children who are involved in the Family Court system through the Department of Soci ... full story

Reader supports wildlife act

Dear Editor:This Saturday I will join thousands of Americans across the country in celebrating the 16th annual National Public Lands Day.The National Environmental Education Foundation estimates that over 100,000 volunteers nationwide will participat ... full story

Stamping out breast cancer

Dear Editor:I would like to remind all of your readers that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and take this opportunity to say how proud employees of the U.S. Postal Service are of the Breast Cancer Research Stamp. The stamp raises both aware ... full story

Reader applauds county plan

Dear Editor:I applaud Berkeley County Council’s proposal of a strategic plan as described in the recent Gazette article. I strongly agree that a government should operate like a well-run business. A well-run business is efficient. H ... full story

Recycling concerns

Dear Editor:Does Berkeley County want its residents to recycle? I was surprised when I moved here a year and a half ago to find that there's no curbside recycling.It was months before I found out about the recycle station at the Goose Creek Departmen ... full story

Hoping for a safe season

Dear Editor:It’s that time of year again. You’re seeing people dressed in camouflage, dogs in the back of the truck, and gun in hand seeking after tasty venison.Yes, it’s deer season here in the Lowcountry. I want to let everyone know that I am prayi ... full story

Shrine Club says thanks

Dear Editor:On Aug. 8, the Berkeley Shrine Club held a dance and drawing to give away a new ATV. All who attended had a great time. There was lots of food, fun and fellowship. A special thanks goes to Orangeburg Honda for their participation in the e ... full story

Take part in education

Dear Editor:As our young people head back to school, it is time for parents to stop and take a personal inventory of what they can do to support their children’s teachers and administrators during the new school year.Parents entrust their most precio ... full story

Wary of Obama’s gun policy

Dear Editor: The Second Amendment reads as follows: "A well -regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” People in favor of gun control believe that ... full story

Mountaintop Removal of Coal and Birds

Dear Editor,Because we import coal from other states, we are greatly responsible for the repercussions of mountaintop removal of coal.There is a bill before the House, H.R. 1310 "The Clean Water Protection Act" introduced by Rep. Frank Pallone ... full story

Global warming proponents use false temperature readings

Dear Editor,For many years, thousands of scientists and other technical people have stated that humans do not cause global warming. Nature does.The official record of temperatures in the USA comes from a network of 1,221 climate-monitoring stations o ... full story

Who was in charge?

Dear Editor:How does one detect a "soul mate?"Can you describe the method for all us readers who you appear to think are dummies?Instead of hitting on one’s "love-life," etc., why haven't any of you "journalists" asked, Who has been in charge of the ... full story

Daniel Island Farmer’s Market up and running

Dear Editor:Daniel Island has a new weekly event to help your family have healthy, fresh and local food!The Daniel Island Farmer’s Market is held each Thursday at the Family Circle Cup Tennis Center from 3 p.m. to sundown with fresh produce from loca ... full story

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