Opinions

EDITORIAL: Facing the hard truths

Thank you, State Rep. Mike Pitts. Thank you for leading us through what might be a look at Laurens County 2030, or even earlier. The chairman of the Laurens County Legislative Delegation, Pitts said Thursday he has become concerned about water. Specifically, as Atlanta and Charlotte become mega-...

VIC COLUMN: It Is Now - The Best Time Of The Year

Can there be any better time of year than graduation? High Schools and Colleges get most of the attention, but there are many other “bridging ceremonies,” 4K commencements and other progressions of academic advancement conducted this time of year. I am sorry that I missed Presbyterian College...

LETTER: Waiting a year to talk to county council

The Editor: This letter is my opinion concerning the elected members of our County Council. About a year or so ago I contacted the Laurens County Administrator to get my name on the agenda to speak before the Council at one of their meetings. He asked me what my topic concerned and upon my telling...

Leader is gone; Music plays on

The leader is gone. We can only hope the band plays on. John McElrath, the founder, muse, and keyboard player extraordinaire of the Swingin Medallions died in his beloved Greenwood recently. He was 77 years old and I did not know him personally. But he and his Party Band of the South pounded out...

EDITORIAL: When One of Us Hurts

“Today is a difficult day, and there will be many more ahead.” – WYFF News Director Bruce Barkley Journalism is a small world. As with so many other professions, when one of us - or our families - hurts, we all hurt. We are hurt, and diminished in so many ways, today because of the deaths of...

The World Stops for Worship

Is it only me, or did one worship service just inspire the whole world? To be honest, I wasn’t interested in The Royal Wedding. If I am completely honest, in a real world, of real people, many of whom are struggling day-to-day to get through their real troubles, I’m not much interested in Royalty...

Editorial: Freedom of Information suffers as special interests are exempt

Shouldn’t we just scrap the South Carolina Freedom of Information Act? What good is it, if the SC Supreme Court won’t support it? Only Justice John Few has the common sense to say that financial transparency in South Carolina is important. “It requires no elaborate analysis to apply the plain words...

Media Burdens Run Two Ways

I was chatting with a group of students the other day when one of them looked me in the eye and commented, “You’re very tough on journalists.” I had to plead guilty. Of course I’m tough on journalists. Maybe even as tough on them as they are on politicians. Our representative democracy depends on...

LETTER: What About the Children?

The Editor, I would like to express my gratitude for the opportunity to speak at the most recent Clinton City Council meeting about the need for foster parents in our community. I am also very grateful that the council recognized May as Foster Care Month in Clinton. Children in our community are...

LETTER: Supporting Doug Gilliam

THE EDITOR: It’s almost time to vote again! Mike Anthony who holds the SC House District 42 seat decided to retire, and we will have a new representative soon. The Republican Primary is June 12. You may think….just another primary, it’s not important. Not so, there is no Democratic opposition in...