Letters to the Editor June 10, 2015
People around the world have been touched by the case of Caitlyn, a dog found in North Charleston with electrical tape wrapped so tightly around her muzzle that it cut off blood flow, damaging the dog’s mouth tissue and trapping her tongue between her teeth for perhaps several days.
Why am I running for Mayor?
Growing up on Pine Street in Darlington, S.C. watching my mother, Mrs. Cropsy L. Cheesboro helping people throughout her lifetime, made me want to do the same. My mother, better known as Mrs. Cropsy, was a caring person, who always saw the good in others.
Letters to the Editor June 3, 2015
Opportunity Missed First, I applaud your professionalism as you have taken command of your position at the N&P! However, I must note the missed opportunity for community enlightenment that you, the editor, could have been an instrument of cohesion and heightened awareness per to the tone of the conversation surrounding the recent controversy between our Chief of Police/Assistant City Manager Watson and private citizen Albert...
A Penny’s Worth
By Bill Shepard When I was a young teenager, I worked on weekends in a small store near the village where I lived. I could not count the time that I heard the words, “I want a penny’s worth of candy.” A little hand would be clutching a brown copper coin inside. I would reach for the penny and place a penny’s worth of candy inside. It is amazing what a penny would buy that long time ago. The penny has become of less value through the...
Keeping the Faith – The Faith to Fall
While traveling with friends on business, we took an afternoon off to visit one of those massive arcades complete with 3D games, a ropes course, go-karts, and the like. It was great fun, a needed distraction, and I’m pleased to say that I crushed my competition on the racetrack. But my thrill of victory was curbed by the agony of defeat when I faced this funhouse’s four-story climbing wall. You know the behemoth: A slick, black wall...
Veterinarians for Animal Welfare Bill S. 687
I am president of the South Carolina Association of Veterinarians (SCAV) and I wish to express my support of Bill S.687. This bill was designed to ensure that proper care is being provided to pets in all shelters. SCAV supports and appreciates the valid public policy role of shelters, and we often work in concert with them. Licensed veterinarians typically have a close relationship with their local shelter and often volunteer time and...