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Page 4, December 16, 2019, The Islander Letters and Opinions Publisher's Statement THE ISLANDER (USPS 002430), A member of the Georgia Press Associa tion and Glynn County’s only weekly newspa- per is published 51 weeks a year for $35 per year in Glynn County and $40 per year in the United States outside Glynn Comity by Permar Pub lications, Inc., 1604 B Newcastle Street, Brunswick, GA 31525. Periodicals post age paid at Brunswick, GA. The Island er is also available to subscribers online at www.theislanderonline.com. Contents of The Islander, including advertising, may not he reprinted or re produced in any form without written permission of the publishers. POST MASTER send address change to The Islander, P.O. Box 20539, St. Simons Island, GA 31522. Publication Deadline Publication Date: Every Monday Deadline: Thursdays, 12 PM for ads and news copy for the following Mon day’s edition. Holiday Schedule On Monday Post Office holidays, The Islander is printed on the Friday before. 2019 Postal Holidays Tuesday, Jatiuary 1 New Year’s Day Monday, January 21 Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Monday, Februaiy 18 President’s Day / Washington’s Birthday Monday, May 27 Memorial Day Thursday, July 4 Independence Day Monday, September 2 Labor Day Monday, October 14 Columbus Day Monday, November 11 Veterans Day Thursday, November 28 Thanksgiving Day Wednesday, December 25 Christmas Day Holiday Deadline: Wednesdays, 12 PM for ads and news copy for the following Monday’s edition. Mission Statement: to publish the truth without fear or favor. Established 1972 Matthew J. Permar - Publisher Elise J. Permar - Publisher 1972-2003 Gertrude Bradshaw - Co-Editor 1972-1991 Managing Editor & Advertising Manager Pamela P. Shierling 912-265-9654 Sports Writer Dave Jordan Pew News Patty Gibson - 912-638-8844 Contributors Ginny Johnson Phone Number 912-265-9654 email: ssislander@bellsouth.net www.theislanderonline.com Award Winning Newspaper 1975 1980 1985 • 1976 19811992 1977 1982 1999 1978 1983 2002 1979 1984 2008 2012, 2016 To the Editor: This letter is written to express my concern about the use of E-SPLOST monies for the proposed Center for the Arts. My central point is this: when pub lic funds are designated for education, it is essential that that connection be maintained. However worthy the Center might be, its purpose is not focused on the key task of providing educational ben efits that will lead to the preparation of students for jobs. In Brunswick, the poorest city in the state, where 50% of the popula tion earns less than $25,000 per year and the poverty cycle continues gen eration after generation, diverting $20 million for any other purpose than preparing the young educationally is counter-intuitive. Holiday travelers reminded not to illegally carry weapons aboard flights Air travelers planning to fly from Augusta, Savannah or Brunswick could receive an unwelcome remind er if they attempt to illegally carry a firearm on board. As announced Thursday, Dec. 12 a new citation system from the FBI eliminates the free pass some trav elers received when attempting to bring a firearm into the secured area of an airport. The program applies to each commercial airport in the South ern District, including the Augusta Regional Airport, Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport, and the Brunswick Golden Isles Airport. Previously, airport patrons with concealed carry permits who brought a firearm into an airport’s secured area have been allowed to exit the air port and return without the weapon. Now, after police serving the airport file a report of the incident, those pa trons also will receive a citation from the FBI charging them with a federal misdemeanor and compelling them to appear in court. The citation car ries a penalty of $300 plus court fees. The policy doesn’t change for pa trons without permits who bring a firearm into the airport’s secured area; those individuals will be arrest ed and charged by local police with carrying a concealed weapon. In all of those cases, the Transportation Se curity Administration also assesses substantial civil penalties. “The FBI investigates crimes that occur aboard aircraft and that is why we take this matter very seriously,” said Chris Hacker, Special Agent in Charge of FBI Atlanta. “The task is simple: Before traveling, check your bags before leaving home so you can The Annie E. Casey Foundation studies have demonstrated-beyond question-that the greater the effort to teach children early and continuously, the more certain the pathway to ac complishment . In our society the way to achieve economic success is through advanced education. I believe that is the consensus view of the majority of Americans. In my career, I have witnessed how lives have been turned around when public funds are used productively. In the Chatham/Savannah area an Au thority for the Homeless was created by State Government to end the 3,000 plus homeless. The Authority was to use public funds to create a Compre hensive Plan and implement it. As President, I understood we had a covenant with the public to use the monies efficiently for the purpose in tended. No waste was acceptable. The focus was on the agencies which pro vided education and job training. The result was dramatic. In less than five years people who received the education were enjoying independent living. Recidivism (return arrive safely and on time for your holiday plans.” Glynn County Police Chief John Powell, whose agency provides law enforcement at the Brunswick/Gold en Isles Airport, said, “We appreciate to the shelter system) was less than 5%. The lesson for me was this: educa tion is the key to changing the destiny of the neediest among us. I believe if E- SPLOST monies are used to fund tar geted educational programs - designed by the leading educators in the Glynn County school district - then the pub lic’s needs will be honored properly. In no way is this letter intended to belittle the intentions and integrity of those who are devoted to the cause of constructing a Center for the Arts. They are honorable and benign citi zens. Their intention is to do good. I just fundamentally differ on what is most needed to improve the lives of the majority of Glynn County citizens. We need to choose persons over structures. E-SPLOST dollars need to go for education. While entertainment, classical music, and lectures have mul tiple benefits, they do not enable the impoverished to break through the struggle and anxiety of daily life. Edu cation Can-Education Does. The opinions I have expressed are solely mine and are not those of any persons or institutions. 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