Consistency, continuity and transparency is paramount for me as I write this weekly column, so the first thing I would like to do is set the record straight.
I made a mistake last week when I said the Boys and Girls Club would be canceling Herschel Walker as their speaker. I received this news from what I thought was a reliable source and — just like anyone who writes columns — felt the need to get that information out. As you know, I’m writing a column, not reporting news. I can make a mistake, as anyone can, but believe me, it was unintentional.
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Since it was my mistake, I want to apologize to anyone that I misled.
Now on to the issue at hand and why the news was brought to me in the first place. As much as it may seem that Mr. Walker may be a great person to help raise money, the timing is a bit off– or maybe that’s intentional. I say this because of the rumors that he is considering a run against Senator Warnock. Walker would be running as a republican against the democrat Warnock.
I know first-hand that this has been brought up in many conversations about Walker not being the speaker. There have been rumblings that there will be quite a few unhappy people if Walker is the speaker for their event — especially after he spoke at the Trump / GOP Virtual Convention during the election.
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I personally know what kind of money a hometown hero like Walker can bring and isn’t that what it’s all about, raising money for the Girls and Boys Club? And yet you still have to consider the backlash from one side or the other.
And about the people still jumping into the local elections next year — anybody remember the name Alvin Mason? He’s back and he is definitely eyeing the District 4 Commission seat. When I asked around about his potential run, no one had anything bad to say, oddly enough. He will have a tough race, considering Betty Reese almost knocked off Commissioner Sias. I know that several other people have announced in their small groups about runs, but we will get to them next week.
Finally, I would like to address the situation at the lake where two young men lost their lives. One was pushed in and the other went to save him. The story started off like a game of telling the first person on a row that one thing happened, and by the time it gets to the end of the row, the story has totally changed.
From what I’m being told by someone close to the incident and the numerous Facebook posts, all the confusion was partially due to people trying to come up with a story trying to protect other people.
That is wrong.
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Even worse is the fact that people would try to hide something that could have been an accident. Now, an action that someone did to someone else “playing around” has caused a storm of people talking about boycotting Clarks Hill Lake.
At no time should you let someone else’s stupidity determine your actions. Someone pushed someone that couldn’t swim into the lake. That was bad enough, but why try hurt the people that use the lake that did nothing wrong? That’s like closing down Deans Bridge Road forever because someone had an accident and wasn’t wearing a seat belt. I understand bringing awareness, but like anything else, we should try to make and achieve obtainable goals.
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Our hearts and prayers go out to the families of all involved. God’s plan is sometimes hard to understand, but we must trust that it is perfect. We also know that in all things done, God must get the glory. Even in tough times, we must praise Him and I am sure you will eventually find comfort in that.
Next week, we can talk about why Paul Osborn tried to sucker punch a black kid at the Circle K in Aiken and ran. I can’t wait to get all over this one.
Michael Meyers is a Columnist for The Augusta Press. Reach him at Michael.meyers@theaugustapress.com.
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