LED’S: Not the answer to eye and environmentally friendly lighting
While LED’s (Light Emitting Diodes) are quickly becoming the way to light the 21st century, research has shown that there’s a “dark side” to this new type of nighttime lighting.
Sunrise Over Myrtle
By Bill Shepard Dad was true to his promise. The pretty blue 1937 Plymouth was a beauty and it belonged to the Shepard’s, or would when the last payment was made. Dad bought the car from Davis and Clanton who operated a successful business on North Main in Darlington. Dad had said that when he bought a new car he would take us to Myrtle Beach! A trip to Myrtle Beach from Darlington was a once in a lifetime event and we looked forward...
Letters to the Editor – August 24, 2015
Reader cautions Darlington County Council on administrator choice Once again Darlington County Council has managed to fumble and trip over their responsibility where the county administrator is concerned. I wrote this publication shortly before Mr. Arrington was hired to express my concern that council needed to tread carefully in selecting someone that had significantly more experience than Mr. Arrington possessed at that time,...
Think It Through: Part II
I have lived in Darlington for over 6 years and while that seems to pale in comparison to some residents who can trace their roots to this area over many generations, let me assure you that I am part of this community.
Think It Through – August 17, 2016
First in a series of opinion/editorials shared with the News and Press from a citizen of Darlington, S.C.