Is there any small city anywhere that has had as many recent challenges as Clinton? Take the towns of Western North Carolina out of the mix for right now - a big “ask” we know …
Socrates Balais Ledda. Chief Ledda. Sonny. These names may be familiar to you, but for 26 years, I have known this person only as “Dad.” My dad no longer holds the …
The Constitution of the United States is the foundation of our country as it establishes the basic structure of the government, guarantees the fundamental rights of its citizens, and protects …
This commentary is part of U.S. Democracy Day, a nationwide collaborative on Sept. 15, the International Day of Democracy, in which news organizations cover how democracy works and the threats it …
Well, who would have ever thought it? Women leading the way. The origin of that obviously sexist statement is the fact that I was AMAZED last Thursday when I opened an article on the PC …
Why the Harris-Trump presidential debate matters and 4 things to keep in mind as you watch A common complaint about presidential debates is that they change few minds. This year, with …
About this time every four years in the presidential selection process, it’s important to remember that nothing is over until it’s over. Two or three unexpected things often happen …
This past June (2024) the southeastern United States experienced a once in thirteen-year event. A certain species of cicadas rose forth from the earth to begin their life cycle above ground. …
Editor, Please allow me to make a few points concerning matters which may have been presented to your readers from your most “liberal” viewpoint. First, Trump as a felon. …
It is time for you to get up off your couch, go out the front door (the back door in our case), get in your car and go to a football game. I know, you don’t want to do it, what a hassle. …
What do we know, as a result of a Freedom of Information Act victory by the Residents for Quality Rural Living over Laurens County in a recent court decision? Because a judge ordered them to (the …
It’s THAT time of the year again – the time when the state’s big political bribe to South Carolina voters is in full view to keep them in line with the establishment. …
Charleston City Paper July 26, 2024 Trump policies could place S.C.’s trade at risk, experts say Former President Donald Trump effectively doubled down on the populist tariff and …
(July 24) The Mayor of Lydia Mill came to see me the other day. Man, was he annoyed. He had just paid his Clinton-Newberry Natural Gas Authority bill - then, he got another one. His wife …
The downside of development was on full display last Monday as three county residents described to the Laurens County Council what it’s like to live beside a huge housing development under …
During my college days many years ago, a political science professor made a profound statement to his students in class one day. At first, we thought he might be setting us up for a joke. But, as we …
The greatest gift - wrapped as a fire cracker - that the United States Supreme Court could have given President Joe Biden pre-Fourth of July was new law pertaining to unlimited presidential immunity. …
The US Supreme Court’s July 1 decision to grant absolute immunity to a President’s official acts is indeed, as Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) wrote on X, “a sad …
You can’t understand the scope of 122,000 names until you see them on a wall. Stand at the foot of the National Monument to Freedom, recently dedicated by the Equal Justice Initiative in …
The most important ordinance that the Laurens County County will enact - maybe ever - will be considered on a day when nobody expects the County Council to meet. This is what we’re talking …