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Letters

  • 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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  • Awaiting Wright's return

    To the editor, On Thursday, March 18, WLTT 106.3 FM, The Big Talker in Wilmington, mentioned that longtime morning show host Curtis Wright was let go. He was replaced the next day.

    I placed a call to Paul Knight, general manager of Sea-Comm. Inc. and Eric Jorgensen, owner of Sea-Comm. Inc. to express my displeasure with this decision. Only Jorgensen returned my call with a vague response, insisting it was “a business decision.”

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  • Supports healthcare reform

    To the editor: Our Constitution starts, “We the People.” We strive to be “by the people, for the people,” not “by the corporations, for the corporations.”

    You wouldn’t know that looking at big insurance companies, subsidized with tax exemptions and only paying for about a third of the costs. We pay the balance directly and through taxes.

    Record profits reward them with multimillion-dollar bonuses for denying claims to people when they need them most, refusing to cover pre-existing conditions, dramatically raising premiums.

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  • Putrid porridge

    To the editor: On March 21, the United States Congress sold our American birthright for a pot of putrid porridge.

     

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  • Plans to get VA facility here

    To the editor: Most of you Brunswickians are well-educated, experienced and full of interests, desires, goals, ambitions and abilities. Here is what we want you to do with all of that.

    First, go to The Brunswick Beacon Web site. Read all of its editorials and articles regarding having a VA hospital in Brunswick County and its veterans series.

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  • Thanks from Lions Club

    To the editor: The Shallotte Lions Club recently had a pancake breakfast at Andy’s in Shallotte. We sincerely appreciate everyone who helped and thank all participants.

    The money raised will assist our club in providing eye exams and glasses for those in need in the Shallotte area.

    Lions also assist with the hearing impaired. We help support the Lions cottage at the Boys and Girls Home at Lake Waccamaw. Currently, we have nine boys in residence. Also, we assist in the operation of Camp Dogwood at Sherrill’s Ford, a summer camp for the seeing impaired.

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  • The campaign is over

    I filed a complaint with FEMA because I believe the grant application was potentially fraudulent.

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  • The healthcare dilemma

    To the editor: We have the best healthcare system in the world. The problem we face is one of availability. The old people have Medicare. The poor have Medicaid. Those with good jobs have employer-provided insurance, and then we have those 30 million people who have slipped through the cracks and have no insurance.

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  • Thanks for benefit support

    To the editor: The number of golfers and friends that came out to the Ellen Fights Like a Girl charity golf tournament at the Thistle Golf Club overwhelmed me. This tournament was put together very quickly and couldn’t have been done without the hard work of so many people.

    Thank you to all of the golfers, tournament organizers, sponsors and volunteers. My family had such a good time visiting with both new and old friends.

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