</t= itle>=0A=0A=0ADear Mrs. Shufeldt,=0A=0A<div class=3D"Section1= ">=0AThank you for=0Ataking the time to contact us. =0A<= span> =0AThese have been very difficult times=0Afor South Caro= lina, but our hearts and minds remain fixed on the nine families and the co= mmunities shaken=0Aby this tragedy. =0A =0ATheir = grace and strength set a powerful example=0Afor us all.=0A=0AEven in the=0Amidst of our grief, South Carolina set about the pro= cess of healing =E2=80=93 not by talking about issues=0Athat divide us =E2= =80=93 but by hugging our neighbors, holding vigils, honoring those we lost= , and falling=0Ato our knees in prayer. =0A =0AWe= came together as a state, as a unified=0Apeople, to remember those we lost= and to begin this healing process.=0A =0A=0A= We've also=0Acome together in acknowledging that certain symbols and = events of our past resonate differently among=0Aus. =0A =0A</s= pan>For some, the Confederate flag represents a history of their=0Aan= cestry and heritage. =0A =0AFor others, the flag = is a deeply painful=0Areminder of a brutally oppressive past. =0A<sp= an> =0A=0AInspired by=0Athe victims' families and th= e re-opening of Emanuel A.M.E. church, I felt compelled to make a statement= =0Aabout moving the flag from the Statehouse grounds. =0A =0A<= /span>This is a moment=0Ain which we can say that the flag, while an = integral part of our past, does not represent the future=0Aof our great sta= te, and that by removing a symbol that divides us, we can move forward as a= state in=0Aharmony.=0A=0AThe time has=0Acome for us= to set the flag among the other markers of our history so we can set our e= yes on the great=0Apromise of a united South Carolina. =0A =0A= God bless.=0A =0A=0A</div>=0A=0AMy = very best,=0A=0ANikki = R. Haley=0A=0ANRH/ahp= =0A=0A =0A=0A<img src=3D"https://iqconnect.lmhostediq.com/iqextr= anet/Customers/FSL_SC_GOV/iqtrk.gif?crop=3D14164.5071302.5069892.7043530" h= eight=3D"0" width=3D"0"><img src=3D"https://iqconnect.lmhostediq.com/iqextr= anet/Customers/FSL_SC_GOV/iqtrk.gif?crop=3D14164.5071302.5069892.7043530" h= eight=3D"0" width=3D"0"><div></div></blockquote></div></html></td></tr></ta= ble>

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