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FOSAD Group is not being truthful
Dear Editor,
I am writing in concern to a
“wonderful” group called
FOSAD, a group that is
supposedly concerned about the
town of Bamberg. It recently
sent out a letter for some reason
to only a few select citizens
putting down the current
administration and was full of
nothing but untruths.
Who is this group called
FOSAD and what are their
intentions? I do know that it is in
part headed up by a man that
does not even live in Bamberg
County, a man who has been
banned from city council
meetings for his inappropriate
actions. This sounds like
someone we need helping
Bamberg. The letter that was
sent out contains untruths and
racism in its greatest form, the
same racism that has been
holding not only this town but
our country from moving
forward for decades.
In this letter it accuses our
current administration of, and I
quote, “Bigotry and biased
public relations.” If you ask me,
the only bigotry and bias
is based on this group and its
leaders.
In this letter it brought up
the topic of Ness Sports
Complex. The accusation: Our
current administration wants to
move the Ness Sports Complex
and that the town was going to
use some $25,000 dollars to do
this using our taxpayer’s
dollars.” The truth: The topic
was discussed some time ago to
move the basketball courts to
another undetermined location,
due to parking issues at the
complex. This issue was
dismissed by the committee
formed to oversee this. The
$25,000 of taxpayer’s money
was another untruth. The money
that was to be used was to be
funded with the help of
Representative Bakari Sellers.
The letter went on asking
the assistance of voting for Mrs.
Janeth Walker, Ms. Cynthia
Summers, Mrs. Lydia Hayes-
Hudson, and Ms. Sharon
Hammond. It stated that only a
community as a whole can make
a difference.
What kind of difference are
we looking for? I would have
liked to have received one of
these letters and not have been
left out just because my skin is
of a different color. I, too, am a
concerned citizen; however,
writing this letter based on facts,
not untruths. If you would like to
see this letter in its full form,
please contact me. I, unlike the
publishers of the other letter, am
signing my name and giving you
my contact information.
Kevin Sandifer, Bamberg
803-837-2596
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Run...Shame is here
Dear Editor,
Where is the shame in our
lives today? In the dictionary
shame is guilt, embarrassment,
felt for a wrongful act,
dishonest. But in our society
today where is the shame. Do
you remember the days when
you misbehaved, lied, stole from
someone. Your mother or father
would point their finger at you
and say, “Shame on you”, to be
followed by a stern blistering of
the backside. You did have
shame after that and you knew
what shame was. Do you
remember your days at school
when you misbehaved, lied,
cheated, stole from someone or
where caught pushing someone
around. Did you have shame
then? Or was it after you got
caught by the teacher and the
teacher pointed a finger at you
and said, “Shame on you” in
front of your classmates, sent
you to the principal’s office for
punishment or worse yet called
your mother. You know what
shame is. But do you really
remember? Why are we not
shamed for electing people to
office that lie to us, steal from
us, have no moral character and
have no shame of their own?
Why are we not a shamed for
treating celebrities with no
morals or sense of right and
wrong as if they were Gods or
people to be looked up to? Have
you not watched television lately
or gone to the movies. Are you
not shamed for what you are
seeing and hearing? Are you
teaching your children the
values ingrained in you by your
parents or grandparents? Or
have you brought shame on
them by condoning the bad
behavior of your children? We
have a society today that
condones shameful behavior and
celebrates it. Where is the
preacher that is supposed to
remind us about shameful
behavior and hold us accountable? Is he so locked into
the verses of the bible he no
longer sees shameful behavior?
Or is he ignoring shameful
behavior so as not to upset the
church members and the
offering. What is being taught at
school? Are we teaching the
children reading, writing,
mathematics, history, science
and good citizenship? Or are we
worrying about their health,
nutrition, sense of well being.
You know those things parents
are supposed to take care of. Are
we teaching our children to
think, study, work hard and
become good citizens? Or are
we teaching them about their
“rights”, or how bad mankind is
to the environment, or that you
don’t have to be responsible for
your actions, it’s not your fault,
somebody from the government
will be here to help you out of
the mess you made. Where is the
shame of the parents for not
being involved with their
children’s schools? Where is the
shame of the business man who
puts his personnel profits over
providing quality products with
quality service to his customers?
Where is the shame of the Wall
Street Bankers when they stole
your money? It’s about time we
all remember what “SHAME
ON YOU” means. It’s about
time everyone stands up for
honesty, integrity, hard work and
good citizenship. Be involved,
shine the light on shame, expose
it, and point your finger when
you see it, holler out loud when
you see it, condemn shame and
the people that bring it near you.
Ron Moulder, Bamberg
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