Thank you to Pickens police

Dear Editor,

I would like to commend the Pickens Police Department for helping me when a car went between me and another car on my way home from Walmart.

The car hit my side mirror and knicked my front fender. Then they went two lanes over to the red light by CVS. They had to stop at the red light to make a left turn.

I got the license plate number and called the police station. They were at my home

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within 20 minutes to get the details and file a report.

I was thankful that I was not hurt, but my concern was that the driver of the car was not paying attention and could hurt someone else. The police officer located the driver and brought the report to my house.

This is an all-too-often occurrence that happens every day, especially on Hampton Street.

I hope that everyone will be more patient when driving so more people will not be hurt or have damage to their vehicles.

Elaine Moss

Pickens

Why is war so popular?

Dear Editor,

The world has had very little of peace since time began. War seems more popular. With that in mind, I wrote the following.

War is a cruel mistress, calling young people to her bed. She cares nothing about their welfare, and death is her closest friend. Both sides fighting have mothers at home worrying and grieving for their children. She is a liar, with her telling both that they are justified in killing the other. War cares nothing for none, only that they die. War is heartless, with love never being her reason for existing. A cruel mistress  that thrives off of hatred, fear, rage and seeing humans die. Expect no mercy from her.

She is not happy with just taking lives and being done. No, also she must also destroy the lives of those who survive her rage. It has been said, “wars don’t solve problems, they only create new ones.”

The battlefield soaked in blood isn’t enough for her to be satisfied, no, she delights in leaving widows and orphans behind to try and carry on. Someday those orphans, when grown, she will call to her to satisfy her bloodlust. War is a cruel mistress, covered in the blood of those she calls to her bed.

Why is she so popular? Perhaps those who lust after the others’ wealth? Those who think nothing of sacrificing others’ children upon her altar for said wealth. However, their children are spared this cruel mistress called war.

It will never change as long as wealth means more than human lives. No she’s never going to be satisfied with no hope for peace ever unto the end from this cruel mistress called War!

Eddie Boggs

Westminster