OPINIONS/EDITORIALS

A vision, years of hard work, a commitment to Franklin County and some state money from a state that often seems clueless are coming together to make something all of us can be proud of -- and for which future generations may applaud our collective vision.
If you read last week's edition you know that efforts are underway to create Franklin County's first public nature preserve on a 134-acre tract at West River and Ballard Pruitt roads which is commonly referred to as the Annie Edwards property.

At a recent town government meeting, I froze. I'm not afraid to admit it.
But, it also made me think of how I might be able to help.
I have not yet made a decision, yet, on whether I'll follow through on this, but sometimes, it's important to have the conversation -- even when you don't know all the answers.

Dear editor: On April 4, 1968, biblical scholar Dennis MacDonald was attending a talk at extreme fundamentalist Bob Jones University, where he was a senior. The presentation was given by John Stormer, an author and seminal figure in the radical right-wing movement. Most of the student body and faculty were there.
After the speech, Bob Jones Jr. approached the podium and announced that Martin Luther King Jr. had been shot. President Johnson had asked that universities fly their flags at half mast, but Jones declared that Bob Jones University would not lower their flag for an apostate.

Dear editor: Great article on school board planning for new Franklinton Elementary School.
For people like me that attended original school, BF Person Albion Black School, which became Franklinton Elementary School after School Desegregation.
I'm wondering in new Franklinton Elementary School construction will there be some material from original BF Person Albion Black School included in new construction?