Rants & Raves: On Beaufort County school board member's 'loony' accusation, new Kroger

Ooohhh he called someone loony ... big friggin' deal. This is only a story because of two things, we are a nation of the offended, and he made fun of this newspaper. Go cry in your safe zones ... Beaufort has horrible discipline problems in the schools, which needs to be addressed ASAP. Two assaults on (school resource officers) at Battery Creek in two months! Bring back deans of students and corporal punishment! TomDiane Vande Burgt

As Board of Education representatives, we should model the type of behavior expected of the 22,000 students attending our schools. Debate is healthy and good, but how we engage the public (as elected officials) bears some responsibility. JoAnn Orischak

The level of disrespect to the taxpayer is astonishing! And it keeps getting worse. Amy Taylor

People need to put big girl panties on and stop crying when someone says something that they don't like ... sheesh ... Rachelle Petersen

How about we fire (Superintendent Jeff) Moss and move on? Karen Lesch

We wouldn't want freedom of expression. Yakir Zeev

Most of them will never make it the next election! J.b. Wyndham

This newspaper is loony at times. Shane Fletcher

There are worse things than being called "loony." This new PC culture is ridiculous. Besides, he's right. Keenan Denile

We expected good moral conduct! Just never expected it to drop to the level beneath my drain field! Roxanne McCrackin

This person was elected to represent education and schools and his comments and behavior should reflect how we want our students to be treated: With dignity and intelligence, instead of hostility and name calling. Pamela Uhles Brownstein

On a new shopping center having plans to include a Kroger:

Already Kroger locations in Bluffton and on the island. A Trader Joe's would be nice. Tracy McNulty Thornton

Kroger is great! Their largest store to date will be built right here at Buckwalter Place. Hopefully Publix will be forced to lower their prices a little bit. Phil Masters

I'd like to see a Fresh Market or a Harris Teeter. Vicki Shivers

Harris Teeter is supposed to build near Island West. They contributed money to the new traffic signal by Enmark and Toyota. Chris Short

Too many Krogers in this area. Kathleen McDonald

They paved paradise and put up a parking lot! There is another Kroger four miles away. People are just lazy. Amanda Bilbrey

People move here because of the charm of small town living. There are plenty of other choices near S.C. 170. We have enough grocery stores. Amanda Bilbrey

Stop building! Karen Kersnick

Just what we need ... more stores ... less trees, more greed. Nita Parrish

This place is getting too ... big. Matthew Charles

On a Marine killed in a wreck:

Prayers to this Marine's family. RIP brother. Shannon Balcom

May God rest your soul, Marine. Thank you for your service. Prayers to your loved ones during this difficult time. Semper Fi. Teresa Bella

May God bless his family and friends. Villie Encalade

Prayers for all his family and friends. Dean Williams

Breaks my heart. Prayers for this family. Jamie Lynn Cooper

So sad. Chris N Maddie Behnke

So sorry and my heart is saddened by the news. Marie Devoti Schotter

This story was originally published November 29, 2015 at 6:49 PM with the headline "Rants & Raves: On Beaufort County school board member's 'loony' accusation, new Kroger."