To the Editor:

I found myself wondering why a small town newspaper with limited space would choose to run an AP article “warning” the public about a sinister-sounding plot to “target schools for the upcoming Constitution Week.” This article appeared in the WDN on May 26. It is so full of half-truths and distortions that I will not attempt to refute them all here. Could it be that the motive for this is to blunt the impact of the local Beaufort County Committee for Constitutional Studies, whose seminars and other public events have been so widely attended and well-received over the past few years? Who is targeting whom?

As a member of our local school board, I have made it my business to become quite familiar with the material produced and distributed by the National Committee for Constitutional Studies, which presents our early history thoroughly and objectively. It relies heavily on primary sources, which is exactly the direction in which educational practice is moving, and it is well documented and easily researched.

I invite anyone with an interest or a concern to attend the next event sponsored by the local committee. You will receive a mini-education (or refresher course) on the history and contents of our founding documents. The study of the Constitution is not a “tea party” issue, nor should it be used as a political football.

MIKE ISBELL

Washington