By Brian Whitmore
The school districts of Laurens County should not be consolidated.
Politicians should govern and leave education to educators.
A referendum, not a single politician (Rep. Mike Pitts), should drive legislation of major issues.
I’m about to type something I’ve never typed before.
“Come here, Margie. Franklin’s about to say something nice about a Republican.”
No, that’s not it, Margie. I’m about to say something negative about Queen Elizabeth.
I was hardly listening. I had gotten home just a little while before, and rested then cooked dinner. We had the NBA game on - my wife is rooting for Cleveland and I want Toronto to win.
By Brian Whitmore
“He's an old hippie
We are not really, entirely sure why, but there is indisputable photo evidence that a train-load of tanks rolled through Clinton last Wednesday.
Not to worry, the members of the Clinton City Council are still on the council. They haven’t left town, following their controversial vote last week to allow beer sales at city-sanctioned festivals.
Three weeks ago, I wrote a column for this space in which I decried the state of soccer facilities for the Clinton High School soccer team. I mentioned the shoddy field conditions and the fact that balls kicked out of bounds often had to be retrieved from the woods.
I had a nice color picture of a Chapman soccer player trying to get a ball from among the trees.
Just so we are absolutely clear, I am not going to vote for anyone for governor who calls our South Carolina public schools “failed.” The latest to perpetuate that lie is Republican Catherine Templeton.
I consider Feb. 22, 2012, my starting day at The Clinton Chronicle. That’s the first issue to which I contributed articles. I can always tell when my anniversary is rolling around by Horizons, the first project that Larry Franklin had me working on even while I was still on board in Manning.
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