Columns & Letters

As chairperson of the Greenville County Preservation Commission, this has been the year of cemeteries, mine and yours. I have always been intrigued by cemeteries and I’ve been to cemeteries just to photograph angels.   I’ve been to cemeteries like Boot Hill in Tombstone, Arizona, too.  Once when visiting Deadwood, South Dakota’s, Mt.

by Rick Ezell

Pastor, Greer First Baptist Church

God: “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you” (Hebrews 13:5 NIV).

by Rick Ezell

Pastor, Greer First Baptist Church

“To the roots of the mountains I sank down; the earth beneath barred me in forever.  But you brought my life up from the pit, O Lord my God” (Jonah 2:6 NIV).  

Greer CPW announced a series of public forums to discuss fluoride and get public opinion. What a great idea - to finally be able to give input about a
chemical that affects our bodies. The same can be said about chloramines,which CPW also uses in the tap water. It is also time to have a public forum about chloramine.

Rick Ezell

Pastor, Greer First Baptist Church

“‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future’” (Jer. 29:11 NIV).  

I’m ready for Hillary and am supporting her not just because of her past successes but because of what she’s aiming to accomplish in the future. No one in this race except Hillary has a life long record of supporting women, children and families, and I know she will have the backs of all Americans.

by Freddy Groves
For the Greer Citizen

When you look up “lowlife scum” in the dictionary, the corresponding picture you see next to the definition might well be one Kevin Maynard of Rhode Island.

I taught at Byrnes High School for 28 years from 1977-2005. Most people do not know why Byrnes’ mascot is the rebel. It has nothing to do with the Civil War or the confederate flag.