Letters to the Editor – July 20, 2016
Public plea to the Mayor of Darlington As a voter, citizen and business person in Darlington I wanted to take a few moments to air a concern that I have regarding the apparent lack of cohesiveness, team work and mutual respect among certain members of the city staff. I was recently made aware of and listened to an audio recording whereby the Mayor stated, in public, that “…the City Manager and the Chief of Police, they ain’t on...
I’m white. My gun permit gets me out of traffic fines.
Philando Castile, a black man in Minnesota who was shot and killed by a 28-year-old police officer named Jeronimo Yanez.
Letters to the Editor: July 13, 2016
Reader displeased with Phil Noble’s Brexit column The article “Brexit: What it means to SC and you,” by Phil Noble was informative, accurate, and intellectually enlightening – if you are an Elitist, Liberal, Democrat. It seems that voters who express themselves in ways the Left does not like they are “followers of Trump, Conservatives, Republicans, white, old people, non-urban, lower educated, and low income.” Just to remind Mr....
Homecoming 2016
Mr. Shepard is a native of Darlington, S.C., and a current resident of Piedmont, S.C. He is the author of “Mill Town Boy” and “Bruised”. He has been sharing his tales of growing up in Darlington for decades, and we are delighted to share them each week.
Hey Y’all, E Pluribus Unum
E Pluribus Unum has never been easy; there have always been tensions between new and old South Carolinians.
The 4th of July: What’s It to You?
By Bill Shepard What is the first thing that comes to mind when the word “freedom” is used? A likely answer would be, “free from dictatorship or tyrant’s rule.” Those of us who have never lived under those conditions can’t really know what it is like; therefore, we cannot really appreciate the freedom we enjoy living in a democracy. Even when we read or hear of those adverse conditions, we cannot fully know what they are like. Someone...