Most of these columns in recent months have addressed issues of national concern: the state of our national security, our increasing prosperity unfairly shared by just a few, our historic New World commitment to welcome refugees from the Old. But not all issues are national issues. A favorite bit of homespun wisdom gives one definition […]
This week, I am going to continue my theme that most of life’s issues are non-respecter of person issues. We face a challenge in our republic. As a culture, as a nation we are addicted to opium. Actually, it is OPM – “Other People’s Money.” Depending upon the industry you work in it could be […]
With the 2016 deer season soon opening in all counties, South Carolina’s deer population is healthy and the season outlook is good, according to the state’s top deer biologist. Although the deer harvest has been on a downward trend the last few years indicating that population levels have moderated, hunter success and deer harvest rates […]
Supporting public policy to fight cancer from Edgefield to Capitol Hill Last week, I traveled to Washington, D.C., with more than 700 of my fellow American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) volunteers from across the country to urge Congress to support lifesaving policies that help people prevent and better treat cancer. I called […]
Peggy Hart, 75, of Asheville, died Friday, September 16, at the Elizabeth House in Flat Rock. Peggy was born in Johnston, SC, to Claude Walker Hart, Jr., and Mattie Lou Hart. She lived in Johnston through high school, after which she attended Winthrop University. After graduating from Winthrop, she further obtained a Master of Social […]
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. – Funeral Services for Mrs. Judith Prescott Grubbs, 68, who entered into rest September 17, 2016, will be conducted Wednesday morning at 11 o’clock from the Posey Funeral Chapel. Dr. Eleazer Benenhaley and Dr. Paul W. Noe officiating. Interment will be in Sweetwater Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Grubbs was a native of […]
Heritage Jubilee 2016 T-Shirts being modeled by Parker Students Landon and Reece Joyner are available at Town Hall and Seawright Cleaners. Short sleeves are $10 and long sleeves are $15. This year’s Heritage Jubilee is fast approaching. The co-chairs of the festival, Richard Kelly and Keith Coleman, have organized what sounds like a fun […]
Edgefield’s Sean Burch is preparing for a bike ride on Sunday, September 25, along with tens of thousands of distinguished gentlefolk in hundreds of cities worldwide, to raise funds and awareness for men’s health, specifically prostate cancer research and suicide prevention. These riders will, according to their Web site, don their cravats, tweak their mustaches, […]
In scorching heat, Fox Creek held its first home meet in 2 years. The new course is run on trails, gravel, and pavement making for a challenging race. The Predator boys team scored a victory over new Region 3 rival Eau Claire and perennial nemesis Wardlaw Academy. Although Wardlaw’s Hammond Manly easily won the race, […]
I started this week with a cup of coffee at 6 AM Monday Morning watching CNN’s election coverage. There was a portion of an interview with Hillary Clinton I felt was very honest. The reporter asked, “Are words like destroy and defeat honest words when it comes to the war we face with ISIS?” Hillary’s […]