Editor’s note: We are republishing the following letter, which appeared on last week’s opinion page, to correct an error and because it’s still relevant.

Don’t drink and drive

Dear Editor:

On Aug. 22, my 22-year-old granddaughter (my son’s daughter), mother of a 13-month-old son, wife of her husband, got T-boned by a drunk driver and killed in Dayton, Ohio.

The driver, who’s blood alcohol level was three times the legal limit, was not killed.

So if you drive drunk, you can affect a lot of family members, a mother, three brothers and a sister, aunts and uncles and a lot of friends.

If you drink, think of the many people you will affect if you hit and kill someone, besides living in jail for a long time.

Sincerely,

Oscar Shragal Jr.

Athens

Thanks for the help

Dear Editor:

I would like to thank everyone who came out on Thanksgiving Day to help with the fifth annual Thanksgiving meal.

There were so many that I cannot name them all. We could not do this without the help of the community.

It gives me such a warm feeling knowing that because of the volunteers, people had a chance to eat a home-cooked Thanksgiving meal.

Sincerely,

Roxanne Haggermaker

Helping Limestone County