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After reading that little piece of fascist fiction masquerading as a letter to the editor written by Tom Hunter in this week's Spirit, I could hardly contain myself. Mr. Hunter serves a perfect exemplar of the extreme right-wing hatemonger so prevalent today. If Mr. Hunter hates The Metropolitan Spirit so much, why does he read it? If he wants to read something more agreeable to his narrow mentality, he should stick with The Augusta Chronicle. Yes, Mr. Hunter. Hatred is alive and well in Augusta. You are living proof. And your nasty diatribe notwithstanding, The Metropolitan Spirit is a great little paper, and the only one which tells both sides of a story. I guess that is what you fascists can't tolerate.
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Letter to the Editor
In Praise of Gov. Hodges
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am a South Carolinian by birth living in Georgia now, but I believe every South Carolinian should be thankful for having a great governor like Jim Hodges for his valiant stand against the Department of Energy over the plutonium issue. Republicans are trying to demonize Governor Hodges, yet he is the only one who is making any sense. Governor Hodges does not oppose bringing plutonium to S.C., he is simply telling the DOE that he does not want them to bring plutonium here unless they submit to an enforceable agreement to build a processing plant, a commitment to process the plutonium, and a timetable to remove it from SRS. This is the only proposal I’ve heard that will bring hundreds of jobs to SRS and prevent S.C. from becoming a nuclear waste dump site. Senator Strom Thurmond and Rep.
Lindsey Graham are proposing a fine of $1 million per day against the DOE for failing to meet a deadline to remove the plutonium from SRS. This sounds good at first glance, yet they fail to tell people that the money is taxpayers’ money and the DOE could care less about a fine. My guess is that Governor Hodges will lose this fight in the federal court system, but I am also reminded of something my dad used to say when he was making a point about one of his predictions. He would say, “Paul, just mark my words such-and-such will surely happen.” Well, you can mark my words that, if the DOE is permitted to bring plutonium to SRS without an enforceable agreement to remove it, that plutonium will stay there for many decades. Sincerely, Paul L. Cook
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