House Divided

House Divided

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.  There is a rot at the core of our nation’s foundation.  Party identification of both the candidates and […]

 Central European Adventure Nears Completion

 Central European Adventure Nears Completion

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. Last week, I wrote about how my Danube River cruise with its planned 2 ½-hour stay in Novi Sad, Serbia, […]

Credit

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.              When I left off writing last week, I was at a loss for words to describe those […]

Neighborliness or Not, That Is the Question

Neighborliness or Not, That Is the Question

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.  Two and a half years ago, this paper published my article about the derelict properties of Edgefield.  Much […]

Doctors Without Borders

<strong>Doctors Without Borders</strong>

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 charitable organizations well worth supporting is “Doctors Without Borders.” International in scope, it wasfounded in France in 1971 by doctors […]

Three Memorials

Three Memorials

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.  Something about war is romantic or seems so.  There’s the valor, the ultimately inexplicable twists of timing and […]

The Spirit of Scotland

<strong>The Spirit of Scotland</strong>

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. Alas, my Scottish vacation is fading into memory, a wonderful memory but over just the same. The worst […]

Cawdor Castle, Scotland

<strong>Cawdor Castle, Scotland</strong>

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.  When Shakespeare wrote Macbeth, he set it just outside Inverness, between what is now the Inverness International Airport and […]

Soundings

Soundings

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.  My wife and I recently attended two concerts a week apart from each other, Emmylou Harris, and Reba […]

Logic and the Right to Life

<strong>Logic and the Right to Life</strong>

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 like our state senator, Shane Massey. I respect his views even though I often don’t agree with […]