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Installing solar canopies above parking spaces allows for an on-site source of electricity that also provides shade for vehicles.
Installing solar canopies above parking spaces allows for an on-site source of electricity that also provides shade for vehicles.
Instead of clearing an area of trees and covering the land with solar panels, why not cover parking lots and the top floors of parking garages with solar panels?
The parked cars would benefit from the shade, which would make the lot more attractive to drivers. Because it provides this additional benefit, the garages and lots should welcome solar panels and not charge the power company for using the space.
Maybe the power company could offer free power for the card readers and gates at parking facilities to make them even more attractive to the lot and garage owners. Also, the power produced would be closer to the communities where it is used. I’ve seen this done in other countries, and it seems like a no-lose proposition.
KAREN MCCORMICK
Mount Pleasant
David Slade, growth and development reporter and personal finance columnist for The Post and Courier, is terrific. He helps us readers keep more money in our pockets. 
Mr. Slade alerts us to easy-to-miss ways to save or earn money through the government or in the marketplace. He even includes the necessary information to take quick advantage of the items he discusses.
He once explained to readers how to save monthly by utilizing the Homestead Exemption on our water bills. A while back, he educated us on I-bonds. I bought them at 9 percent, and he later detailed how to navigate the fluctuating rates on our bonds.
These are just a few of his valuable tips. Over the years, he has given us many.
So, here’s to David Slade. He is very good at his job. He is generous with his insights and explains things beautifully. He is an asset to The Post and Courier and to our community.
OWEN G. MEISLIN
Charleston
Isn’t there something fundamentally wrong with any democratic form of government if it has purposefully constructed a political instrument that allows for the will of the people to be set aside?
Such is gerrymandering. In a word, gerrymandering by either party is simply unfair, undemocratic and defies the spirit of our Constitution. It has but one goal, namely to create a structural voting advantage for “our side” at the polls. How can that be democratic?
In the interest of preserving our democracy, gerrymandering should be made unlawful. And all the more so when undertaken during times other than at the 10-year census. 
We the people must make our voices heard. This is undemocratic. We object, and it must stop.
DAVE BROWN
Charleston
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