Thank you Mr. County Council Chairman for ending each Council meeting with a pity sermon, and of course taking the opportunity to get the last word in at these meetings. Which, by the way, doesn’t help your cause, especially when you have your foot in your mouth making a statement like “It’s difficult to get new businesses to come here when the county is getting […]
I Don’t Get It
December 20, 2013 By
I am still not clear on the problem of recreation spending in this county. In the newspaper we read that “Fairfield County will seek an engineering firm or similar firm well versed in recreation projects and related matters to serve as a consultant to oversee projects in each district.” Will those consulting fees come from […]
Good Deal
December 20, 2013 By
Many thanks go out to Winnsboro Town Council and our many supporters for giving Friends of Mt. Zion Institute our chance at renovating and preserving a significant part of the town’s history and its potential for the future. Our Board has accepted the Town’s offer and terms for the Mt. Zion buildings and will be […]
Don’t Blame Us
December 20, 2013 By
I recently read in The Voice a report that County Councilman from District 1 admonished our elected State Representative for not joining with Council to defend the actions County Council has undertaken on behalf of the Citizens of Fairfield County. Then on Monday, Dec. 9, the Council Chairman was quoted as having said during “Council […]
From the ‘Adverse’ Press
December 20, 2013 By
It is easy to blame others when things aren’t going your way. Particularly when the ‘others’ are the Media. No one likes those guys. And while the Media with a capital “M” may indeed be to blame for some unpleasant things (“Here Comes Honey Boo Boo,” for example), the News Media can hardly be blamed […]
Poverty Matters
December 12, 2013 By
Poverty in Richland 2 Schools, Part 2 The ability to read at an early age is an accurate predictor for later success in school as well as in other aspects of one’s life. It has the ability to predict academic success, academic difficulty, discipline problems and drop-out rates with a fairly high level of accuracy. […]
Poverty in Richland 2
November 28, 2013 By
In an effort to improve support of its students whose families have been determined to live below the poverty rate, Richland School District 2 has made the following information available since the first of the year at school board meetings and in press releases to the media. This information consists both of raw data about […]
Cooked Up Foolishness
November 22, 2013 By
We hold to a higher standard those who are, either directly or indirectly, responsible for the welfare, education and societal assimilation of our children. The onus on educators, school staff and administrators and school board members is a heavy one, and the vast majority of them carry it well. Yet, when one of them stumbles […]
Hamm Takes Top R2 Job
November 12, 2013 By
Dr. Debbie Hamm, who had been serving as Interim Superintendent since the abrupt June 13 departure of former Superintendent Katie Brochu, accepted an employment contract valid thru June 2015 for an annual salary of $199,000. The motion to approve the terms was accepted 6-1 at the Richland 2 School Board meeting Tuesday night at Polo […]
By the Book
November 1, 2013 By
The Handbook for County Government of South Carolina, the Bible on how to operate a county council, states clearly and defines the following: “Establishing and communicating a vision for the county.” It goes on to state that this vision is the most significant policy and decision the county must make: “It is the essences of leadership.” […]
