The New Year
He came to my desk with a quivering lip; his day was done. “I’ve messed up this sheet,” he said. “Can I have a clean one?”
South Carolina needs a 21st century foreign policy
By Phil Noble Right up front, let’s be clear about what I’m suggesting here. No, our state does not need to have a foreign policy about putting “boots on the ground” to fight ISIS. Nor do we need a policy on the border dispute between China and Tibet, and we sure don’t need to try and send an ambassador to the United Nations. (I don’t think they would let them in if we tried). But we do need to have a rational, purposeful,...
Home for Christmas!
The year was 1942, and I was spending my first Christmas outside the mill village in my hometown of Darlington. It had been the longest months of my life, since joining the Army in February of that same year. I had seen more of the world in that short time than I had ever dreamed of seeing. After leaving Camp Jackson, later called Fort Jackson, I was sent to a basic training camp in Little Rock, Arkansas. For nine long weeks in the...
Letters to the Editor
Editor, I heard you love animals and that you might know Santa Paws.
Three years of Letters to Santa
This is the third Christmas I have been the editor of this newspaper, and each year one of my duties is to format the “Letters to Santa” from children sent in by their teachers in the Darlington County School District.
Women-owned businesses flourish
Women-owned businesses are gaining economic impact and clout.