Old photos ‘brought back many good memories’
Editor’s note: This is in response to “Poses from the past,” a collection of old photos discovered in a warehouse being demolished in Darlington, which appeared in the Sept. 18 issue of the News & Press. I was very interested in the pictures in the paper this week. They brought back many good memories. I am one of (a) very few still living from the Team of ’47 (a girls’ basketball team in one of the photos) and I will be 90 in...
O’Rourke has an answer to gun-violence ‘epidemic’
I’m really concerned about the gun-violence epidemic in our country. Former Congressman Beto O’Rourke is the only candidate for president who is treating the gun-violence epidemic with the urgency it demands. Since the shooting in Beto’s hometown of El Paso, he has spoken with fervor and clarity about the crisis surrounding gun violence and the prevalence of hate crimes. Beto has stood up and advocated not just for the same modest...
The Southern Studies Showcase
That beautiful Edgefield pottery piece? It’s a gift.
Rocking the Georgia pines, Part 2
Back home, I picked beggar lice off my jeans for days.
Little made a big difference
ne of the things I remember most about my early childhood was how little it took to make a big difference!
Living on Purpose – Encouragement for the soul
I was talking with a Christian brother the other day about how it seems that many people are living in sadness and discouragement, when suddenly he made a comment that really caused me to think.