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KellyGram – Samantha Cassady / Fairfield County Chamber of Commerce

In this week’s KellyGram,

I want to salute our Myrtle Beach paralegal, Samantha Cassady, for successfully completing the process, including the final exam, and being sworn in as a fully-fledged United States citizen. Samantha represents what is great about the United States of America.

The second subject is my involvement with the Fairfield County Chamber of Commerce. As most of you know, we have three offices which serve Columbia, Myrtle Beach, and Winnsboro. These three communities illustrate the diverse nature of our unique state. Each have their own vitally important communities, which assist to the success of our tremendous state. I do not believe in traveling to Winnsboro, taking in clients and earning fees without giving something back to the community. I recently served a one year term as Chair of the Board of Directors of the Fairfield Chamber of Commerce. At our 70th annual meeting, I passed the gavel to Tina Johnson, owner of the Over The Top Boutique in beautiful Ridgeway South Carolina. I was honored to introduce my former law clerk Ford Graham, who serves as Director for Global Business Development for the S.C. Department of Commerce. I am proud of all my former law clerks including Ford!!

Yours truly,

KellyGram – Flag Removal

As I write this week’s KellyGram, I cannot believe I am witnessing the signing of a Bill to remove the Confederate flag from the State House grounds! I certainly respect the views of the flag proponents as well as the opponents, but I truly believe that this is best for South Carolina. In my opinion, the wheels were put in motion not by the alleged shooter, but the families of the victims who expressed forgiveness and God’s grace to someone who had brutally taken their loved ones. Being a man of faith, I truly believe God’s hand was involved in this! May the removal of the Confederate flag be a springboard for the widespread growth of faith, healing, justice and equality!

May God Bless the People of the state of South Carolina!

Yours truly,

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KellyGram – Fourth of July!

For this week’s KellyGram I have decided to focus on our nation’s birthday this Saturday. I never served in the military and have never been the flag waiving patriot type, but I must tell you I am full of pride in our state and nation as they have come together after the recent events in Charleston and other locations before that tragedy. I witnessed in the last week Governor Haley’s and President Obama’s most shining moments of leadership in their terms of office. Governor Haley in her Press Conference (concerning the Confederate Flag) and President Obama’s eulogy were true marks of leadership and made me proud to be an American.

If you haven’t already got plans for the big day, here are a couple things going on that may help you decide:

Lexington County Blowfish Baseball & Fireworks Show

Lexington County Peach Festival

Slide the City of Columbia

Lake Murray Symphony

The American spirit is amazing. I am so blessed to have been born in America and to have raised my children here. God Bless America!

Have a Happy and Safe 4^th of July!

Yours truly,

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KellyGram – #13

Remove the Confederate Flag From the State Capitol

Forty-five years ago I arrived as an eighteen year old college freshman on the University of South Carolina Columbia Campus. I grew up in Virginia
which is the capital of the Confederacy so I was very familiar with the Civil War and the history surrounding it. I did not find it strange that the Confederate flag flew atop our State House. Over time as our society has evolved, I have long sense been of
the conclusion that the flag should be removed from the State House grounds. Out of the horrible tragedy in Charleston I have witnessed something that brought tears to my eyes on Monday during Governor Haley’s 4 PM press conference. There is now a concerted
united movement to remove the flag from the State House grounds and put it in or around the Confederate relic museum room which is where it belongs in my humble opinion.

I am very aware of the fact that the Stars and Bars is part of our heritage in South Carolina, but it is offensive to many of my friends and colleagues and as Governor Haley said, “The
State House belongs to all of us and the flag needs to come down.”

Yours truly,

The KellyGram – Charleston

The Mike Kelly Law Group joins millions of others who are shocked and saddened by the tragedy in Charleston, SC this past Wednesday evening. I have my own views on gun control, but respect the right of pro-gun advocates to advance their position. This country really needs to come to terms with senseless acts of violence in our nation. I do not know what the solution is, but the United States would be a far better place if we could curb these type of incidents.

On another note, I invite you to read a thought provoking piece by columnist Leonard Pitts, Jr. which appeared in Thursday’s edition of The State. In his piece, What do you think now, Justice Scalia? He crafts a letter to Antonin G. Scalia, associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, which is very insightful. The issue of continuing the death penalty in this country also needs to be addressed once and for all.

Again, our prayers go out to the victim’s families and the community of the Charleston tragedy. May God Bless you all.

Yours truly,