The Register-Herald, Beckley, West Virginia

Our Readers Speak

August 28, 2010

Our Readers Speak — Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010



Congratulations on restoration job



Being president of the Raleigh County Historical Society, I would like to thank and congratulate the Raleigh County Board of Education on their terrific restoration job of the front wall of the old Woodrow Wilson High School building (Park Middle School).

Looking at their fine masonry work proves that restoration is the direction Raleigh County should be heading and not toward destroying our beautiful architecture. This is leading by example and needs to be looked upon as a good start for the rest of our community.

If you are a responsible land owner in Raleigh County, look at this work and be inspired to do your part in restoring your own.

Restoration is habit forming, you do it and the next thing you know, your neighbor is doing it and before long Raleigh County really begins to shine.

This is only one example of quality restoration workmanship that I have recently noticed, but there will be more. Eventually, there will be newly restored windows in the Raleigh County Courthouse.

Raleigh County is the focal area of southern West Virginia and should always “lead by example.”



Tom Sopher

Beckley



Country can’t survive by appeasing enemies



It is hard for a person who went through the Great Depression, came of age in WWII, and served during the war, and who has seen this country make major accomplishments in medicine, science, production and improving the lives of its citizens, to fathom that any American approves of a Moslem mosque near the spot of the dastardly attack on 9/11.

This proves to me that one half of the population of this country is sympathetic to the enemies of democracy, and unfortunately that includes the president of the United States who endorses this plan.

I have always contended from the start that this appeasing administration would steer this ship of state right up to Al-Qaida headquarters.

In two and a half months we will have the chance to save our country.

If we don’t change this Congress in November, you can kiss your freedoms good-bye.

We can’t survive two more years of appeasing our enemies; the ship will be there by then.



Glenn McKinney

Lewisburg

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