The Island Packet

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Jesus would want us to help those in need

In response to the letter, "What would Jesus want for a Christmas present," I have a wonderful idea.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

State leaders are hypocrites on keeping citizens healthy

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Aren't Jasper County schools in need of help?

Last summer, I learned of the problems facing the beleaguered Jasper County School District, especially its failing test scores and the resulting citizen outrage. I reviewed the scores, and they were certainly alarming. Of particular interest to me was the data point that indicated that only 47.8...

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Charities aren't always as giving as you'd think

This time of year, those giving to charities can blindly believe the majority of the funds are going to the needy. Many charities that hire phone solicitors -- unbeknownst to many Americans -- keep as much as 85 percent of the donations to pay for salaries, rent, profit, and administrative costs, ...

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Jesus would want love as his Christmas present

What would Jesus want for a Christmas present? This was a question recently posed in a letter. I am not a religious scholar. What I am is a lover of Jesus Christ and his father. This is not a popular admission anywhere in the United States except in the Bible Belt. Thankfully, I live here in South...

OPINION COLUMNISTS

Leonard Pitts Jr.: Forgiveness at heart of Mandela legacy

Every once in a very great while, we get these people who rise above the confines of self. Nelson Mandela, who died on Thursday at the age of 95, was one of those. He navigated his life by the polestar not of self, but of freedom and in so doing, became the founding father of a new nation conceived...

OPINION COLUMNISTS

Leonard Pitts Jr.: Lights. Camera. Corruption.

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EDITORIALS

Beach renourishment at Ocean Point should start

The idea of dump trucks rumbling around your neighborhood for weeks and dumping load after load of sand onto the nearby beach isn't appealing. It's understandable that some residents who live near Ocean Point in Port Royal Plantation are balking at the Town of Hilton Head Island's plan to truck ...

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Fracking articles left out important information

I am writing in response to the four-part series on hydraulic fracking.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

County wants to raise sales tax without a plan

I pray others are annoyed after reading about the proposed Beaufort County referendum to increase the sales tax to 14 percent. The goal is to put an extra $350 million at the disposal of County Council. The article indicates that the council hasn't decided yet why it needs this extra money, but, ...