Cheers to those who booed visitor to the Palmetto Bowl at halftime

I was born in South Carolina. I was raised with central Christian values — love your neighbor as you do yourself. We were told that meant everyone. The Golden Rule is central to many world religions.

So what a shock to see that a man who only cares about himself was cheered by many at halftime of the Palmetto Bowl. Some boos were heard, but the loudest were the cheers.

Cheers for whom? For what? The man who tried to overthrow the democratic process, refusing to accept the will of all of us, the people. The man who wants to convince Americans that our votes were unfairly counted. This is not true. The count was examined several times through bipartisan committees, and minor errors were found. The election was fair.

He tells you he is a victim. No, the victims are those of you who cheered for a man who conned you into believing he cares for you. He cares for himself alone. He methodically says hateful things

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about anyone who does not believe in his con and throws them under the bus.

Those of you who cheered endorsed a man who has no plans for your small business, your children’s education, a woman’s healthy pregnancy, your health care or paycheck. All he promises is vengeance; all he wants is to tear up the Constitution.

He says the most vile things about people he doesn’t even know. My parents would have grounded me for saying such things; wouldn’t yours?

This is not the South Carolina I was born into. Is this who you want your children to obey? I hope not.

I want to thank the dissenters. They give me hope. Keep in mind if this man were to be reelected and you booed, you would go to jail.

For the boo-ers, thank you. For you I repeat the South Carolina motto, Dum spiro, spero, “While I breathe, I hope.”

The Rev. Dr. Gayle Baldwin, Seneca

Greenville is growing, addressing homelessness; here’s how

I recently read a letter to the editor calling attention to homelessness in our community. I was somewhat perplexed by the geography mentioned, as the location referenced is outside city limits. However, in that general area are homeless services providers in the city who have been in those locations for decades, helping people experiencing homelessness; so yes, they gather there.

Yes, homelessness has increased in Greenville. When a community population increases, it does so across all demographics. Greenville is one of the top communities that people want to live in. Why then, wouldn’t we expect that all types of people would want to live here?

As for what the City of Greenville has done to address homelessness - quite a lot. I would know. As the former CEO of United Housing Connections (UHC) and current vice chair of the SC Interagency Council on Homelessness, I can tell you that UHC worked very closely with the city to build programming addressing homelessness. Together, we built the current Panhandling Program. We also initiated the Greenville Homeless Task Force, partnering with businesses, police, city employees and homeless service providers. The group meets monthly to address homelessness. The city pays for a homeless outreach program and helped to facilitate a housing resource center in the heart of the city so that individuals experiencing homelessness have an inviting place to go to get food, rest, and connections to all types of resources, including housing.

Homelessness is not just a city or county problem; it is a community problem that will take all of us to solve. I would like to see us leave blame behind and begin working together as a community to address this issue. Our goodness can only be measured by what we do for the least of our people.

Lorain Crowl, Simpsonville