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. Sometimes you just don’t want to think about serious stuff. Fall is one of those times for me. […]
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 was looking through the columns I’ve written for The Edgefield Advertiser over the past year and ran across one […]
By Sigrid Hanson 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. If silence is a topic of biblical concern, so is sound. First to last, the Bible is […]
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. If silence is a topic of biblical concern, so is sound. First to last, the Bible is […]
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. My wife and I recently visited the Gettysburg National Military Park and Amish country in Pennsylvania. I did not […]
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. When I was living in Edgefield County and inching toward the magic age when I could vote, one of the alleged […]
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. We are living in times when we need poetry as much as we need medicine and political policy. I […]
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 week just ended marked the 57thanniversary of the August 28, 1963, “I Have a Dream” speech, by Martin […]
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. Were you once told, “If you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all” or counseled, […]
By Karyn Sealy Bland 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 recent Sandy Oaks Pro Rodeo celebrated the American Spirit, particularly the cowboy/cowgirl. Sitting in the stands […]