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Off Guard
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 Linda Nidiffer We have all been caught off guard; haven’t we? The gamut runs from, “Oh, I should have said […]
The Subtle Art
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. Blandy Pridgen The older I grow the more I love poetry, certainly not all of it but much more than when […]
State Funding Priorities 2022
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. Robert Scott Our South Carolina state legislature is now back in session, and due to COVID-19 funding support to states from […]
Nobody’s Whispering
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 The Book of Psalms ends with loud expressions of unsubdued praise. The final three psalms are all about glorifying God, as if […]
COVID Once Again Cancels Camellia Tea
This is the second year that COVID has made it impossible to hold the Annual Camellia Tea which brings many visitors into downtown Edgefield and celebrates the camellia blossom. It is traditionally held at the Magnolia Dale House Museum near the Valentine date. The Camellia blooms are abounding, the cold having scarred some with edges of brown, […]
Balloon Release at Douglas Elementary Honored Memory of 6-Year-Old Student
A balloon release was held at Douglas Elementary in Trenton, S.C., to honor the memory of A’lana Keels, a first grader who tragically lost her life due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident last week. The event was held Tuesday, January 25, 2022, at 8:45 a.m. Each first-grade student released a balloon in A’lana’smemory. The event was attended […]
Broken Contract
By Linda Nidiffer 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 am not a lawyer. I have never played one on T.V. I have as a part-time high school […]
Gender Prejudice and Elected Officials
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. As a society, we always need to be on guard against prejudice regarding “the other,” people who are different from “us” […]
The Noisy Bible and Psalm 148
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. I’m not sure I understand it, but the Bible, it seems, is full of loud sounds. On the simplest […]