Four years and seven public hearings ago our rural community was threatened by the invasion of commercial zoning. To date, our community has succeeded in fending off the relentless attempts by Mr. Palmer to forever change the landscape of our community. This success has come from the community showing up in large numbers to speak against this zone change. Mr. Palmer […]
Guest Editorial: State’s judicial screening process worked
December 14, 2017 By
Something remarkable happened in South Carolina legal and political circles on December 5. A sitting circuit judge running unopposed for reelection withdrew her candidacy before the Judicial Screening Commission. News reports have focused on the unfavorable comments made by lawyers regarding Judge Kristi Harrington in an anonymous survey. The surveys revealed that many lawyers who […]
Letter to the Editor: It’s a Win-Win
December 14, 2017 By
I want to express my gratitude to Fairfield’s County Council and Fairfield Memorial Hospital’s team for ensuring our community has a permanent, state of the art emergency healthcare facility. With the completion of the Emergency Care contract with Providence, Council and FMH greatly enhanced the county’s fiscal and physical health prospects. The health benefits of a […]
From the Pulpit: Before It Is Too Late
December 7, 2017 By
Jesus sets forth a very sobering and sad teaching about those who never get around to entering into the kingdom of God. In Luke (13:24) and following Jesus says, “Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able. When once the Master […]
Editorial: The picket man will be missed
November 30, 2017 By
Tom Utroska was about as reluctant a candidate as you will find when he ran for Blythewood Town Council in 2012. But that’s not to say he was a political wall flower. Or that he was shy. Like many in the town in 2010, Utroska was choosing sides about how the town was being run, […]
Letters: Hacked!
November 30, 2017 By
I have a love/hate relationship with my computer. When it cooperates we can get work done quickly and efficiently. But when it is slow and cantankerous, it matches my age and condition therefore our relationship is strained. A couple of Monday’s ago, I receive an email message saying, “Your incoming and outgoing emails have been […]
From the Pulpit: Don’t Let Thanksgiving End
November 30, 2017 By
The turkey has been carved to the bone. The mashed potatoes and gravy are gone. All but a few pieces of the pumpkin pie have been eaten. The leftovers are in the fridge. The family that has come to celebrate the holiday with us has been hugged, and they have gone back to their homes. […]
Editorial: Desmond’s Law could affect animal abusers in S.C.
November 22, 2017 By
ORANGEBURG – In 2016, the FBI started to track animal cruelty, including neglect, torture and sexual abuse, because of disturbing connections between abuse and killing of animals and dong the same to humans… Desmond’s Law enacted in 2016 creates a program that allows courts to appoint supervised law students or lawyers to serve as volunteer […]
From the Pulpit: I Have Set the Lord Always Before Me
November 22, 2017 By
The psalmist David wrote the words found in the title of this article in Psalm (16:8). In stating he had set the Lord always before him, he was not making the claim he was sinless. He was merely stating that throughout his entire life, even in his times of weakness, he had the desire and […]
From the Pulpit: Have You Ever Struggled in Your Faith?
November 9, 2017 By
Have you ever experienced a time in your life when your faith has been shaken somewhat either because of some traumatic event you had to deal with or because of some spiritual struggle you were battling on a continual basis? Yeah, me too. It’s called being human. When those times occur, we truly want to […]
