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 […]

Words

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.  Sigrid Fowler ​The gift of speech is something we humans take for granted, but it’s one of the things that sets […]

To Write or Not Write

To Write or Not Write

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.  Writing these articles every week is not easy.  Well, the writing part can be easy, even fun, once […]

Women and the South Carolina Supreme Court

Women and the South Carolina Supreme Court

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’s column addressed three legislative issues coming up this term, each of which presents a “back to the drawing […]

Stalled

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.  Linda Nidiffer My reading life started very early.  My mother and sister taught me to read before I went to Kindergarten. […]