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Good restaurants, not liquor, needed
Dear Editor, Concerning the upcoming vote in Effingham, please call it what it is, a vote for bars and liquor. Dressing it up as full service restaurants is like a wolf in sheep's clothing. As far as all the people who are moving into Effingham, ever wonder why they are leaving Chatham and coming here? The family values. Yes, they are willing to pay the higher taxes in order to move here. Why ...
A vote for yes on alcohol referendum
Dear Editor, I am voting yes supporting the county and cities wide special election on Feb. 5 for the following referendum with the proper language as mandated by the state of Georgia. The ballot language is prescribed by OCGA-(a)(2) and must read as follows. ( ) Yes Shall the governing authority of Effingham County be authorized to issue licenses to sell distilled spirits for beverage by the drink, such sales to be for consumption ...
Putting life back together in sex offender aftermath
Dear Editor, I am writing in regards to sex predators and offenders as a victim of such crime myself, having learned how to live again, while knowing I was taken advantage of by someone who didn't care about my life. It placed a terrible bitterness within my soul and I am adult women. I am also the mother of three girls and I have a granddaughter. Day by day, year by year, it gets better, ...
A novel idea--let's do brinner
Dear Editor, Brinner is breakfast foods for dinner. Have you ever had to save funds to buy a new house? Did you need to save money on groceries for a period of time and figured what the frugal meal of all time was? Answer is breakfast. By far is the most inexpensive meal to purchase and prepare. My family members discovered that if we cheapen ourselves with a meal, make it breakfast foods. Make sure ...
A biblical perspective on alcohol
Separate scripture from opinion? For a Christian this must never be! Recently a local pastor suggested that we should have "clear separation between Holy Scripture and personal opinion." But this statement contradicts the very words of scripture. We are not to separate our opinion from scripture, but we are to take every thought captive to the obedience of Christ (2 Corinthians10:5), we are commanded to renew our minds (Romans 12:2), and to let the word ...
Make a choice for full-service restaurants, lower taxes
Dear Editor, Concerning the upcoming vote in Effingham for full service restaurants (I don't wanna use the "L" word for fear of lightning bolts), it just doesn't figure how such stiff resistance arrives every time a referendum vote comes up. OK, so Effingham is a rural county with heavy Bible belt trimmings, but the influx of families and workers filling highly technical and skilled jobs in and around the county, the vast improvements of the ...
Senior communities would be a benefit
Dear Editor, I was unable to attend the Dec. 11 Effingham County commissioners' meeting at 3 p.m. I had spoken at the prior meeting for the need for gated retirement communities 55 and over. With 55 and over communities, we don't need to build schools. The residents will bring in spending money. I don't think a golf course is needed. I have been talking to builders and developers since 2000. I believe there is a ...
Values will still matter to plenty of voters
Dear Editor, For months the talking heads have been telling us that values-voters will play little or no role in this coming election. Yet, as we approach the first test of the election season, "front runner" Gov. Romney finds himself compelled to speak directly to the faith voters, and an under-funded Baptist preacher from Arkansas is making a surge in the polls. I trust Rudy, Hillary, and all other candidates are listening and learning that ...
How to keep your home safe from fire
Dear Editor, We all know that the winter cold can be dangerous. But turning up the heat to combat the chill can also be a fire risk if heating equipment is not properly used. Heating equipment is the second-leading cause of home fires in the United States, according to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). The latest NFPA research shows that heating equipment was involved in an estimated 62,000 reported home fires in 2005. These ...
City's tree is a sad sight to see
Dear Editor, In recent days I learned that the present tree at city hall was 24 feet tall. What happened? How sad it seems that city hall cannot get a decent tree for Christmas. Yes, the garden club puts it there I have heard that story. The lights look tacky. The star is pushed into the tree, not sitting a top the tree. Why is it that we cannot have a tree at City Hall ...
Thanks to friends, angels for all their help in time of need
Dear Editor, A note of thanks to everyone who has helped me. I still have a while before I get better. Thank you to several area churches for your help. Thank you to my special angels, Joseph, David, Tammy and all their families. Thanks to special friends for your help. At times like this is when you realize just how much your true friends are and also how special they mean to you. I am ...
Don't forget regional hospital patients at this time of the year
Dear Editor: In the state of Georgia there are several thousand citizens living in Georgia's seven regional mental health and retardation hospitals. Many of these patients have lived in these hospitals most of their lives and have little, if any, contact with or support from friends or family. Forty-nine years ago, in 1958, the Georgia Municipal Association and then Gov. Ernest Vandiver created the Mayors' Christmas Motorcade to help these hospital patients celebrate Christmas by ...
Home heating needs can be met
Dear Editor, With the high cost of fuel, people with limited income may have difficulty keeping their homes warm this winter. The Guyton Fire Department wants to make sure the residents of the county and cities know that help is available. The National Fuel Funds Network is a broad-based organization dedicated to increasing resources to meet the energy needs of financially struggling residents across the country. It consists of more than 300 non-profit organizations, government ...
Family grateful for neighbors, firefighters
Dear Editor, On Nov 8, our home was destroyed by fire. As the firefighters of Effingham County worked to save our home, our next door neighbor's yard began to fill with other neighbors and family. They comforted me as I stood there watching my home burn. We were offered a place to stay, clothes, food and money. Over this past week I have come to learn what a great county I live in. We ...
A note of thanks from HES on auction
Dear Editor, Historic Effingham Society would like to thank all who made our Nov. 3 auction and fundraiser a great success. We appreciate all businesses and members who donated items, our members and friends who worked at the event, the donors for the spaghetti dinner, Springfield United Methodist Church for allowing us to use the Family Life Center and our auctioneer Dale Renfro. Without your generous community support, expanding the Living History Site would not ...
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