Elaine Reed announces candidacy for Darlington Council seat
Elaine Reed formally announced her candidacy for the City of Darlington Council seat today. She will officially file at the Election Commission on February 5, 2016. She describes her campaign for office and vision to lead Darlington forward as follows: “I was born and raised in Darlington, and my family has been here for decades. I believe my background and work experiences qualify me for this seat.” Reed attended Hampton University...
Remembering an Old Friend!
Happy Birthday, old friend! You have reached another milestone on your journey, and I joiun with many others in cheering you on!
Registration of journalists bill laughable
By Jay Bender, Column posted by SC Press Association on January 27th, 2016 I confess. I had more fun responding to inquiries about Mike Pitts’ (R-Laurens) journalist registration bill than I have had answering questions about any other proposed restrictions on the press or personal freedoms. A client called and asked what the response to the bill should be. I responded, “laughter.” The client then asked, “What do we say when someone...
What Next?
By Bill Shepard The old year is history, and a brand new year is beckoning for us to follow. Life moves us in one direction only, forward, always forward! A backward glance can remind us where we have been, but what lies ahead is a dark path! In some of my predictions, I have said that if life follows any kind of pattern we can expect a lot more of what we have experienced in the past twelve months. In short, the year ahead will be...
Gov. Haley and the heat of the national spotlight
It’s the call that every aspirant in the political hinterland dreams of: “Will you give our party’s response to the State of the Union Address?”
Dealing with my clutter
By Bill Shepard What to keep and what to throw away is my dilemma. It is not an easy problem for me. I suppose that I am too sentimental! Lines from one of Kenny Rogers old songs just played in my mind, “When to hold ‘em, when to fold ‘em, when to walk away…” I am tempted to just walk away and leave my clutter for others to deal with, but that would not be the right thing to do. Everyone that lives as long as I have lived collects a...