Technology failures and the future
Uber is hot right now in South Carolina and worldwide. Uber is sort of an online taxi company without the taxis; most anyone with a smartphone and decent car can be an Uber driver and make money.
The Swimming Hole (Wash-Hole)
“Home was a swimmin’ hole, a fishin’ pole, and the feel of a muddy road between my toes.”
The lines above are borrowed from one of my favorite songs. I wish I had written them first. They speak my sentiments well.
Letters to the Editor June 10, 2015
People around the world have been touched by the case of Caitlyn, a dog found in North Charleston with electrical tape wrapped so tightly around her muzzle that it cut off blood flow, damaging the dog’s mouth tissue and trapping her tongue between her teeth for perhaps several days.
Why am I running for Mayor?
Growing up on Pine Street in Darlington, S.C. watching my mother, Mrs. Cropsy L. Cheesboro helping people throughout her lifetime, made me want to do the same. My mother, better known as Mrs. Cropsy, was a caring person, who always saw the good in others.
Letters to the Editor June 3, 2015
Opportunity Missed First, I applaud your professionalism as you have taken command of your position at the N&P! However, I must note the missed opportunity for community enlightenment that you, the editor, could have been an instrument of cohesion and heightened awareness per to the tone of the conversation surrounding the recent controversy between our Chief of Police/Assistant City Manager Watson and private citizen Albert...
A Penny’s Worth
By Bill Shepard When I was a young teenager, I worked on weekends in a small store near the village where I lived. I could not count the time that I heard the words, “I want a penny’s worth of candy.” A little hand would be clutching a brown copper coin inside. I would reach for the penny and place a penny’s worth of candy inside. It is amazing what a penny would buy that long time ago. The penny has become of less value through the...