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Letters To The Editor Church rolls destroyed:
Dear Editor, Due to a fire at the home of Frank and Peggy Feathers on August 13 all church records for Holly Hills Baptist Church were lost. Any
member wishing to have their name on the church roll, please send a
written statement to Holly Hills Baptist Church, P.O. Box 163, Holly
Springs, MS 38635. Sorry for the inconvenience. Please pray for them; they lost everything. Judith Peppers Thanks for cold water:
Dear Editor, I
would like to personally thank the following churches for their
generous donations of bottled water for our students at Galena School
during the extreme heat: Mt. Sinai, Chulahoma MB, Union Valley MB
Church, Mt. Comfort CME, Mt. Peel MB Church, New Hope MB Church,
Hernando Road Church of Christ and Yarbrough Chapel CME. I would also like to thank our Galena PTA, parents, community members and teachers who also helped with this effort. During
such an extreme situation, it was exciting to see so many individuals
and churches “step up” to help our children. You made the bus rides
home in the extreme heat bearable. I know that
many of our students do not have the means to personally thank each one
of you for your generosity, so, and on their behalf, I thank you. Jerry O. Moore
Deputy Superintendent
Marshall County
School District Response to letter:
Dear Editor, After
reading Connie Lewis’ letter to the editor concerning “Travis Childers’
Slick Pamphlet” in the July 22 South Reporter I felt compelled to
respond, to make sure that Ms. Lewis and others have their facts
straight. For those who didn’t get the chance to
read it, Lewis chose to point the finger at Congressman Travis
Childers for much of our economic struggles. In
particular, most of Lewis’ criticism of Congressman Childers is over
his support of the health care reform bill and the Wall Street bailout.
Unfortunately, I don’t think Lewis did all of
her homework before writing that letter, because Childers voted against
the health care bill because it was too expensive and against the Wall
Street bailout (TARP) twice because it put money in the hands of big
Wall Street banks instead of hard working North Mississippians! And
in addition to not supporting the excessive spending in these bills,
Childers stopped Congressional pay raises and even pushed to cut
Congressional pay, limit discretionary spending and lower the national
deficit. In fact, it was Childers’ opponent
(who I suppose Lewis would rather vote for), Alan Nunnelee’s party who
recommended the privatization of Social Security and the raising of the
retirement age - two actions that would only punish the hard working
people in this district. Say what you want about
how we got into this economic mess (and there are plenty of places
where we can point the finger), but as far as I’m concerned,
Congressman Childers has been one of the few politicians who has been
sincerely standing up for all what’s right during his time in Congress.
In fact, it looks like he’s done such a good job that some people have
had to resort to nothing more than lies and deceit to try to criticize
him. You can look at his voting record (unlike
Lewis), and see for yourself. I’m not saying that everyone needs to go
out and support Congressman Childers, but at least get your facts
straight. Susie Griffin
Holly Springs
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