Letters to the Editor – October 14, 2015
Angels in Uniform On Sunday, October 5, 2015 at 11:47 a.m. I drove to the gas station to purchase some gas. When I came outside, I discovered that I had a flat tire. I proceeded to call someone to come help fix my tire. It was pouring rain, and I was so upset. Deputy Hayes and Deputy Williams of the Darlington County Sheriff’s Department were outside. Before I could hang up the phone, Deputy Williams and Deputy Hayes were at my car,...
Lifting or Leaning
Make no mistake about it, you were a label! Your society, the people about you, have given you one. Labels are like nicknames, they are not meant to be harmful, nor are they meant to remain for a lifetime, but they often do! It seems that our friends, and often our enemies, have a way of categorizing people, none of us are exempt; we are Good or Bad, Rich or Poor, Liberal or Conservative, Stingy or Generous, Fat or Lean, the list goes...
Letters to the Editor: October 7, 2015
Yes, there are good people, too.
Why community newspapers matter
“I got credit down at the grocery store and my barber tells me jokes…” —Roger Miller The chosen theme for this year’s National Newspaper Week is “Power of the Press,” and that power, it seems to me, is a very relative thing. Everybody understands the power of, say, The New York Times or The Washington Post, but probably less recognized and appreciated is the power of the Deer Creek Pilot and the thousands of other small, community...
September Gales
Often times at night, when sleep won’t come, I slip out of this old frame where I live, and journey back to the place of my childhood. Though it has been more than four-score years, and everything about the old place has undergone change, I feel that I am home. The little three-room house where I spent the first ten years of my lifetime is still standing and occupied. The Atlantic Coastline railroad track still passes along in front...
Letters to the Editor – September 30, 2015
A special thank you goes out today to our first responders in Darlington County and the great state of South Carolina. When have you told these brave men and women thank you? They give countless long hours serving us while we are asleep, at work, and on vacation. They do this because they really care for each of us.