Charlie Kirk and Other Victims

Charlie Kirk and Other Victims

By Robert Scott All writers in Op Ed are here to inform and acknowledge issues of importance to our communities, however these writings represent the views and opinions of the authors and not necessarily of The Advertiser. In his play Julius Caesar, Shakespeare has Mark Antony famously saying of the recentlyassassinated leader, “The evil that […]

Let America Be America Again

Let America Be America Again

By Robert Scott All writers in Op Ed are here to inform and acknowledge issues of importance to our communities, however these writings represent the views and opinions of the authors and not necessarily of The Advertiser. I first ran this poem in my column in July of last year, when the prospect of a […]

Guilty As Charged

Guilty As Charged

By Blaney Pridgen All writers in Op Ed are here to inform and acknowledge issues of importance to our communities, however these writings represent the views and opinions of the authors and not necessarily of The Advertiser. Those nagging feelings of guilt we often have are a part of being human. There arethree kinds. The […]

Federal agency proposes eliminating FOIA backlog by trashing requests

Federal agency proposes eliminating FOIA backlog by trashing requests

By Eric P. Robinson, USC School of Journalism and Mass Communications All writers in Op Ed are here to inform and acknowledge issues of importance to our communities, however these writings represent the views and opinions of the authors and not necessarily of The Advertiser. Under the federal Freedom of Information Act, government agencies are […]

Crossing the Rubicon

Crossing the Rubicon

By Robert Scott All writers in Op Ed are here to inform and acknowledge issues of importance to our communities, however these writings represent the views and opinions of the authors and not necessarily of The Advertiser. In researching material for this week’s OpEd, I checked what I had written last year atthis time. It […]

Dirt

Dirt

By Blaney Pridgen All writers in Op Ed are here to inform and acknowledge issues of importance to our communities, however these writings represent the views and opinions of the authors and not necessarily of The Advertiser. At the lawn and garden section of Lowe’s, you will almost always see someonepaying for a heavy bag […]

Letter to Editor

By Bob Wilson All writers in Op Ed are here to inform and acknowledge issues of importance to our communities, however these writings represent the views and opinions of the authors and not necessarily of The Advertiser. The Council is voting on a plan to limit development in the Sweetwater area that is flawedbecause it is […]

The Economics of Real Estate

The Economics of Real Estate

By Scott Cooper All writers in Op Ed are here to inform and acknowledge issues of importance to our communities, however these writings represent the views and opinions of the authors and not necessarily of The Advertiser. One of the key phrases used when discussing real estate is: “Location, location, location!”  Stated another way, not […]

Appeals Court Rules that Court’s Delay Does Not Justify FOIA Denialp

Published July 2024 The South Carolina Freedom of Information Act is pretty clear, stating that “The General Assembly finds that it is vital in a democratic society that public business be performed in an open and public manner so that citizens shall be advised of the performance of public officials and of the decisions that are reached in […]

Facts – Not Feelings – About Immigration

Facts – Not Feelings – About Immigration

By Robert Scott All writers in Op Ed are here to inform and acknowledge issues of importance to our communities, however these writings represent the views and opinions of the authors and not necessarily of The Advertiser. One of the imperatives in the Bible, in the Torah, and in the Qur’an, is our being enjoined to “Welcome […]

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