SC Must Do Better to Help Rural Young Children
South Carolina is a national success story with the resurgence of metro areas.
Charlottesville: What You Can Do Now
Most everyone was outraged by what happened in Charlottesville.
War of Words
In the world of the internet and social media it is very hard to police the things people should be held accountable for posting.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Not everyone has the same American Dream
Dear Editor, I have read the opinion column by Phil Noble in this publication over the years. I must respectfully disagree to his conclusion in the column “Is the American Dream alive or dead in South Carolina?” published on August 1, 2017. I find it very interesting yet extremely offensive that it seems that Mr. Noble is implying that the American Dream or rather the South Carolina Dream is divided along racial lines. The Harvard...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Thankful for employees who go above and beyond
Dear Editor, Sitting in my car at the Food Lion, I noticed my neighbor putting groceries in a truck, I thought-she got a new truck… She went back in the store (She works there). On the phone, still in my car, I saw a gentleman walking across parking lot, with a cane in each hand to help him walk, he got into that truck…How lucky that store is to have an employee that cares enough to help their customers this way. You could...
A Story About Brooms
By Bill Shepard Recently, my nephew who lives in Cross Hill, SC sent me an article about brooms. It seems the writer was remembering when he was a youngster and seeing folk sweep their yards with a broom. That writer had to have lived on a mill village and a way back before there were pretty green lawns and lawn mowers. Anyway, the article set my own mind in motion, so here I go on a memorable journey into my past. Come along and...