So far, as of Feb. 4, we have gotten just one response. That’s to our questionnaire to candidates in the City of Clinton Municipal Elections of March 4. Sometimes, these elections are …
It was great to see John Laurens on the Peace Center stage in Greenville the other day. For a man who’s been dead for 243 years, he looked terrific. Laurens, a South Carolina hero of …
Angry, petulant, childish, narcissistic – words that similarly describe a punk and a president. The Sex Pistols’ Johnny Rotten sang an anthem of angst, “Anarchy in the …
Uncertainty is a terrible thing in the news reporting business. We community journalists are committed to attempting to tell you the who, what, when, where, and why of every issue. So, with that …
“And the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a blazing fire from the midst of a bush; and he looked, and behold, the bush was burning with fire, yet the bush was not consumed. So, Moses said, …
On January 20 th , 2025, the Presidential Inauguration will fall on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Reflections on King reveal truths on the progress and challenges that have faced the American public: …
Reports to Council at the Jan. 6 Clinton City Council meeting gives us a window into some of the city’s challenges as the new year breaks. A new city manager will have to redevelop …
Following a quiet Christmas, and on the cusp of a new year, which will mark my 50th as a community journalist, I have to say 2024 was a year like few others that I have covered anywhere. A major fire …
On the eighth day, after taking a day off, God realized human beings fell a little shy of expectations, so He created dogs. And God saw that they were good. They were perfect. That muffled …
“And there were in the same country, shepherds keeping watch over their flocks by night.” Luke 2:8 of the Holy Bible. The word shepherd is used in the plural …
My wife and I just completed a three-week vacation tour of the American southwest and mid-western states. In all we crossed twelve state borders and traveled 5,565 miles in 20 days. During our trip …
One of the coolest things about my job is getting invited places - getting the chance to see cool people do cool stuff. I don’t always hold up my end of the bargain, because of a failing …
Ever since President Donald J. Trump and others told me that TikTok is an agent of the Chinese Communist Party, I have tried to avoid it. I’m not sure what they would want to find out about me, …
So, reading the obituary below, would you have thought this is a homicide? As far as I know, local authorities have not publicly announced this as a homicide, although a published report indicates …
When a motorist slammed into the back of my car a few years ago, I didn’t call the White House. Actually, I didn’t call anyone. I was all shook up, and not in the pleasant way Elvis …
Citing Donald Trump’s well-documented history of misogyny and sexual abuse of women—including being adjudicated as a rapist —some of the country’s leading male figures …
It’s the second day of a new year just after a presidential election and you pick up the phone. At one point, the guy on the other end of the line says, “All I want to do is …
A Visit to Burnsville, NC 10/17/25 Hard Times Continue in Burnsville, NC - We heard accounts about the living situation and saw the current conditions in various parts of Western NC today …
Back in my day (with dinosaurs and pre-wheel invention), school safety was routine fire and the occasional earthquake drills…with the notable exception of the splendidly vivid “hydrogen …
Many years ago, I took some academic courses in journalism. The professor stated five questions a good reporter must ask when seeking a news story or reporting on an event. Those five questions are; …