In the midst of all that is currently going on in our county, it forces me to look to the more positive things for us. I am a “dreamer” of sorts and have for many years had visions of what Fairfield County could be. We stand at a threshold to do some incredible things and […]
Fences to Mend
July 26, 2013 By
One can only imagine that there have been better times to be a member of Fairfield County Council, historically speaking. An alleged pornography scandal within the former County Administrator’s office, the true nature and severity of which is still shrouded in an official SLED investigation, was bad enough to send that Administrator packing and to […]
You Had to Be There
July 12, 2013 By
I’m wondering if there was anyone out of the almost 90 people filling the meeting room, at Monday night’s County Council meeting who did not leave perplexed and disappointed. One after another people got up and asked to be spoken to politely and respectfully – that was ignored! They asked for a response to their comments and to have the public included […]
The Dawkins Dance
July 12, 2013 By
There can be little question that Fairfield County Council has had a considerable amount on its plate in recent weeks. Most of it in cold, curdled lumps. While the flames from the most recent County Administrator scandal continue to lap about Council’s ankles, Monday brought an opinion from the State Attorney General that expending taxpayer […]
Dawkins Does It
July 5, 2013 By
Recently, the Dawkins Community Association asked its youth to pitch in and clean up the roads in our neighborhood. Some things in life are best expressed by example. No amount of conversation or discussion will pick up one cigarette butt or one fast food bag – only physical labor will produce results. And after a […]
Disappointed
July 5, 2013 By
A growing number of citizens of Fairfield County are extremely disappointed in their elected County Council members. I believe that our present Council fits the definition of a group which has succumbed to the old adage, “Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” This disease of corruption is often found in governmental bodies when these […]
Scandal Reveals Questions, Failures
July 5, 2013 By
After weeks of turmoil and months of rumor and speculation, Fairfield’s County Administrator has resigned. May he find better fortune on his journey and in his future endeavors. For whatever his faults may have been, his record of openness (with the local media, at least) is beyond reproach. In his nearly 12 years in the […]
Common Core 101
July 4, 2013 By
The Common Core State Initiative was adopted by South Carolina in 2010 without much fanfare. Its goal is to create standards for learning and testing that are uniform across the nation. Under Common Core guidelines, a student in Boise, Ida. who moved to Atlanta would pretty much pick up where she left off in her […]
Wreck-reation
June 28, 2013 By
Somewhere in Fairfield County, stowed away like the remnants of a crashed flying saucer, there is a recreation building without a home. Once destined for a plot of land in Western Fairfield, the crated remains of the County’s former future recreation plan has become an expensive albatross; bought and paid for, delivered in full and […]
Bye-Bye Brochu, Hello Opportunity
June 20, 2013 By
From the beginning of Katie Brochu’s employment as Superintendent of Richland 2, the Board articulated, and it was a part of Brochu’s employment contract, that she was expected to become a significant thread in the fabric of the Richland 2 community. Earning nearly a quarter of a million dollars a year, she never purchased a […]
