Letters to the Editor – May 20, 2015
Thank You to the Postal Patrons of Darlington and Lamar, Rural Letter Carriers of Darlington and Lamar The letter carriers and The Lord Cares volunteers of Darlington would like to say thanks for your generous support of the May 9th Letter Carriers Food Drive. This is a national project of the NALC (National Association of Letter Carriers) of which we are a small part. All of the donations (11,409 pounds) go to The Lord Cares to...
South Carolina kids doing worse
By Phil Noble , president of the S.C. New Democrats. I have written this column before. In fact, I’ve written this same basic column about this time every year for the past several years. And I’ll write it again next year, and every year for as long as I do this column because it’s so important. It’s about how well the children of South Carolina are doing. The answer in a word is – worse. First, the back story: Since 1948, the Annie...
The Pleasure Ride
By Bill Shepard Merrily we bounced along over the rough dirt road! Long before there were asphalt roads and comfortable cars, there were pleasure rides through the country. They were much enjoyed by this writer during the years of the 20’s and 40’s of the last century. Some of the fondest memories of my childhood years were made while on the Sunday afternoons pleasure rides. During the early spring and summer months, the weather being...
Lawmakers: Pass the Higher Education Bond Bill
By Dr. Ben P. Dillard President Florence-Darlington Technical College Florence-Darlington Technical College (FDTC) and the South Carolina Technical Education System have a long history of providing qualified graduates to South Carolina business and industry. These graduates are vital to a thriving economy and to the state’s future economic development. In fact, without the contributions of technical college graduates during the past...
Letters to the Editor – May 13, 2015
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Memories of Mothers’ Day
By Bill Shepard Mothers’ Day is celebrated in the month of May. Was it so established by mere accident? If so, it was an appropriate action. Although Mothers’ Day was first observed in America in 1908, it was President Woodrow Wilson in 1914, who declared it a national day of observance to be held the second Sunday of each May. May is the time of year that Mother Nature comes into full fruition. The forests are green again, and the...