Ice Cream and Icey Roads

Ice Cream and Icey Roads

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. Going down the road, my wife and I decided we wanted a soft serve ice cream cone.  This […]

Letter to the Editor

Beating the Dead Horse 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. Last week, I saw it questioned why Edgefield County was still beating the dead LMO horse with […]

Educating America

Educating America

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. The readership of The Edgefield Advertiser consists, I am sure, of reasonably educated people. On a personal level, I havehad more […]

States and Their State

States and Their State

By Blaney Pridgen By Sigrid Fowler 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. Betsy and I have just returned from a long car trip out west.  Along the […]

Help Arrives

By Sigrid Fowler 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 psalms of David can be read as a catalog of troubles, a list of hardships and many kinds of intense suffering. […]

Letter to the Editor

Beating a dead horse with taxpayer dollars 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. Why does Edgefield county keep beating a dead horse with taxpayer money? The citizens […]

Mothers and Prophets Who Prayed

By Sigrid Fowler 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 Bible describes some notable mothers who asked God or one of God’s servants for help. Sometimes the answers came after a long wait, sometimes they were immediate. It’s not always possible to study […]

A Day in June

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. By Robert Scott A fellow columnist for The Edgefield Advertiser has stated she cannot stand to focus on the day’s news for over 15 […]

Paul Talks about Darkness and Light

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. By Sigrid Fowler             Paul often chooses a darkness and light figure when he talks about the Christian life. On the […]

Unemployment and the Minimum Wage

Unemployment and the Minimum Wage

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. By Robert Scott Why does our unemployment rate stubbornly remain at roughly twice what it was before the pandemic? Asking those who are unemployed would yield many […]

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