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Letters

  • What’s your beef, reader?

    To the editor:
    In response to Mr. Kuthe’s opinion, “What is your beef?” Is it gun owners? Christians? Perhaps gun regulations?
    You mentioned founding-father slave-owners. Hey, pick a topic and stick to it and focus on whatever it is you want to rail about.
    The shortcomings in your argument are pathetically apparent. Hopefully, the tides change and you and your blanket-bombing with no specific target drift north with the tide to the shores of Teddy Kennedy and not southwest to Sunset Beach, or maybe to D.C.

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  • Writer needs to get real

    To the editor:
    I am amazed at the letter that states gun owners are out of their minds and are afraid of someone stealing their Bibles. I really don’t see the connection, unless the writer works for Obama.
    According to a Gallup poll in 2011, 47 percent of the people in this country owned guns. Seems unlikely we are all as out of our minds as the writer.
    I suppose he believes that drug laws have stopped drug sales, prostitution no longer exists, and everyone obeys the speed limit and doesn’t fudge their tax returns.

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  • Veterans deserve help

    To the editor:
    Every so often, a veteran gets teed off about the way government or the VA treats them when they cry out for help. Some veterans keep it bottled inside. Where is the best place to go for a start?
    You guessed right. Our newspaper, The Brunswick Beacon, is always there for you. Veterans, don’t hold back.

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  • Thanks for support

    To the editor:
    I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all at the Beacon for your support following this loss of a great friend and co-worker.
    The community support and outpouring of love for Kyle Jones’ family, the sheriff’s office and its staff has been overwhelming.
    I think I speak for all of us when I say that Kyle will be missed and that the support of and the love of our community is what keeps us going.
    Deputy Chris Wood
    Ash
     

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  • Councilwoman talks about taking sides

    To the editor:
    Several letters to the editor have been published lately that go far beyond expressing the opinions of the writers on substantive issues, and instead personally and viciously attack elected officials who have different positions.
    I ran for office, not for political gain, but because I thought I could make a difference.
    I am sure most others run for the same reasons. The hours spent on town business are great, and the monetary reward practically nonexistent.

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  • Great wife, cooking soothe worries

    To the editor:
    In a world that is fraught with turmoil, stress and uncertainty, it is so soothing that we have something we can count on.
    Marriage itself can be a gamble. I have a great wife, and without question I have perfect pasta.
    The Astros got Nolan Ryan, the Reds got Pete Rose, and I got Maria Quintano.
    She is descended from Sicilian parents. Her gift in the kitchen is she cannot cook a sub-standard meal.

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  • Investigate records

    To the editor:
    Recently, the Beacon has published letters from Sunset Beach council members and Mayor Rich Cerrato regarding expenditures for a myriad of items.
    The amounts from both parties appear to be in direct conflict. Would it not be in the best public service interest for the Beacon to investigate public records to verify facts? Any discrepancies could then be reported to the citizens, our residents.
    In this election year, we have a right to know. Is it asking too much to expect fair and honorable journalism from a news organization?

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  • Has writer lost her mind?

    To the editor:
    Re: Rachel Johnson’s column of Jan. 17.
    Rachel’s comment, “I believe in my right to not live in fear,” is mind-boggling. Practically every word in her article says, “I’m living in fear.” By packing a gun, she’s not living in fear? How bizarre. It stands the truth on its head.
    Are you gun owners so confused that you can’t think straight anymore? You’re afraid they are going to take your Bible away? Have you lost your mind?

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  • Sweepstakes didn’t hurt anyone

    To the editor:
    As a local resident of Brunswick County for more than 20 years, I must say I am shocked and appalled at how our state doesn’t look at the big picture of harm they’ve done to our state. They are leaving hundreds without jobs who are already struggling to live and make ends meet due to our economy.
    Who does this affect? Everyone and anyone who works at sweepstakes businesses, played there, business owners and those companies such as electric, phone, Internet, etc.

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  • Where was God?

    To the editor:
    After the Sandy Hook shooting, some asked why, while others asked, “Where was God?” Isn’t it ironic that after God is escorted out of our schools and public places, that when something bad happens, the question is, “Where is God?”
    We can’t even teach children to not kill for fear it will be teaching religion because it is part of the Ten Commandments. Why can’t we seek God and teach His commands before the tragedy?

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