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Letters

  • Thanks for help

    Thanks for help
    To the editor:
    I would like to thank everyone who came out to the sing at Old Shallotte Baptist Church on March 14 in my honor.
    It was truly an amazing event and an honor to see so many friends and family supporting me in this fight against ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease).
    For those that could not attend, I would also like to thank you for your support, prayers, visits, cards and words of encouragement.

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  • Thanks to 911 telecommunicators

    To the editor:
    I just wanted to say happy National Telecommunicators Week to all my coworkers at Brunswick County 911 Center.
    April 11-18 this year has been designated as Telecommunicators Week as it is every year. Thank you doesn’t seem like enough when you think about all the sacrifices telecommunicators make.

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  • Shell game with Brunswick taxes

    To the editor:
    Brunswick County is playing a shell game with its proposed tax increase.
    First, they propose charging for trash pick up to the tune of $147 per household. This charge is really a tax.
    Then they say they are dropping the tax rate by one cent. The two together amount to a rise in those whose home is valued at less than $600,000.
    On the other end of the scale, people with more expensive properties would see a tax decrease.

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  • Pontoon bridge should be saved

    To the editors:
    The opinions of the majority of Sunset Beach residents must be voiced to understand their concern and frustration over the demolition of the Sunset Beach swing bridge.
    Residents feel the swing bridge is a historic monument, being the last swing bridge on the Intracoastal Waterway; therefore, it should be preserved for future generations.
    The Sunset Beach swing bridge is the icon of this entire town; it encompasses the town’s quaint, meaningful history and so should be kept largely intact.

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  • Shell game with Brunswick taxes

    To the editor:
    Brunswick County is playing a shell game with its proposed tax increase.
    First, they propose charging for trash pick up to the tune of $147 per household. This charge is really a tax.
    Then they say they are dropping the tax rate by one cent. The two together amount to a rise in those whose home is valued at less than $600,000.
    On the other end of the scale, people with more expensive properties would see a tax decrease.

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  • Time to oust McIntyre

    To the editor: A few weeks ago, Mike McIntyre said he was not for the healthcare bill. Then he lost his backbone and a special interest group spent thousands of dollars on TV ads saying that, “Mike was standing tall for you.”

    If standing tall in a political cesspool is standing tall, may we all forever stand short. Before the final vote, Mike said he was again not for the bill because of the cost. What a pathetic answer.

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  • Help stop Gamble's release

    To the editor: A grassroots victim support group is rallying online through Facebook to try and stop John Norman Gamble from being released so early from prison.

    We are friends, family and community advocates. We ask you bring this cause more awareness through your newspaper and Web site.

    Please help us, as there is not much time left.

    I have included a link to Amy’s Facebook cause and a link to the petition page. People have already begun writing the N.C. Parole Commission as well.

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  • Support Ingram in election

    To the editor: As we contemplate the election of a sheriff of Brunswick County, the reality is there is a Republican primary and those who like what Sheriff John Ingram is doing won’t get a chance to vote for him if they don’t show up and vote at the primary on May 4.

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  • Voting in primary is important

    To the editor: If you are concerned about our national debt, state spending and the ever-increasing role of government in our everyday lives, the 2010 elections offer you a chance to do something about it.

    Furthermore, if you are a conservative who wants to ensure the Republican Party stands strong for constitutional principles of freedom, limited government and states’ rights, you should pay attention to the May 4 Republican primary elections.

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  • Criticism is unwarranted

    To the editor: Last week, the Beacon published a letter from Walter Weber commending the newly elected Carolina Shores commissioners for their efforts to solve some of our community concerns.

    Mr. Riccitelli and I also are pleased with their hard work on these issues; we campaigned for them last fall and support their efforts to move our community forward.

    Our disappointment was in the lack of options offered to the board.

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