Re: Letter to the Editor

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: Wish I could get something published. Congratulations Kathy. : Wes : : I got a message today that they want to publish my letter to the editor in their May 5th edition! : : : Here is what I wrote: : : : Dear Editor, : : : I just read Rhonda Jones's article The Family Moves in on Monetta, from your : : : online edition. I must say if I was part of this quiet farming area I would : : : also wish this program to just stay away. I would be very scared to have : : : this program invade my community. Though it isn't the so-called troubled : : : children who will live in this so-called school that would trouble me, I : : : would be much more frightened of having Tony and Betty Argiros running their : : : The Family Foundation "School" in my community. : : : Residents of the community, ask yourselves, why does the Argiros family : : : admit that the school has between 7 to 10 runaways a year, if the reason is : : : to try to find a phone to call their parents to pick them up? Why is it : : : that the students are not able to speak to their parents from a phone within : : : the "school" (to ask them to come pick them up or for any other reason?) : : : Doesn't that sound rather odd? Why is it that if you shot a gun up in the : : : air to scare them, you might be doing Betty Argiros a favor? Why does Betty : : : care if one of the students is able to "escape" to call their parents? Is : : : it because something might be going on inside those walls that Betty and : : : Tony don't want the community or the "students'" parents knowing about? Do : : : the Argiros have something to hide? Don't you wonder why they are running : : : a program for troubled children who are NOT streetwise? It appears to me : : : that there are quite a few contradictions in what the Argiros Family is : : : claiming. : : : I am a mother of four today and wouldn't want to let Betty and Tony anywhere : : : near me or my husband or my children. They are part of a growing and evil : : : trend which began in the early 1980's. As a child, I was subjected to the : : : Straight, Inc. program endorsed by Nancy Reagan (et al.) which is also : : : mentioned in the article. I endured many things no American child should : : : ever endure at the hands of the vicious people who run these types of : : : programs. So residents of Monetta, S.C. please do protect yourselves and : : : your children, just be sure you know who the enemy is. Teenagers throughout : : : history have gone through a series of bodily and emotional changes due to : : : biology and they always will. Teens always have and always will go through : : : some behavioral changes in a normal effort to assert their independence from : : : their parents. So when Betty and Tony tell you your teen is in trouble, : : : please, please don't believe them. Even if they succeed in putting a doubt : : : in your mind, please do your family a huge favor; seek out methods of help : : : other than Betty and Tony. Seek out PROFESSIONAL help. Ask Betty and Tony : : : what their credentials are, then check them out for yourself. : : : Your town is about to be attacked by a cancer whose bottom line is the : : : almighty dollar. They want your money in their pockets at any and all : : : costs. I'll bet they promised the Aiken County Planning Commission to bring : : : money into the community hence, helping the community. : : : Didn't you say nobody asked you, it was just shoved down your throats? : : : Doesn't that seem unusual?? : : : Just some food for thought. Please consider yourselves warned and please : : : consider questioning your county government about their decision. : : : Sincerely, : : : Kathy Martin

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