Tomorrow will be three weeks since the Republican National Convention ended, and two weeks since Democrat Convention ended. It was a privilege to be an alternate delegate from the 3rd Congressional District of South Carolina to the RNC event in Cleveland. Last week (linked) I shared my initial thoughts on the results of the Republican […]
I am sitting at the Cleveland Airport, about to go home. The #RNCinCLE convention has been over for 90 hours. After having the privilege to participate in it, I have yet to comment much on it. I took the weekend to think about it, and decided this morning not to do my weekly column for […]
Those of us who grew up in Edgefield County in the 20th Century know what prejudice is. When we grew up, it was all around us – some of us recipients, some caught up in it, and others thinking that we ourselves were somehow not involved – but, of course, we were. Racial prejudice is […]
It seems that each week this summer brings news of more troubles, more examples of man’s inhumanity to man. This past week was no different, with mass killings in the beautiful French Riviera; an attempted military coup in Turkey, a NATO ally, with perhaps a thousand dead; and in our own country the killing of […]
As a sponsor of the 2015 National Security Action Summit in Columbia, South Carolina, I am thrilled that Donald Trump started this week’s Republican National Convention in Cleveland with the theme “Make America Safe Again!” National Security is the number one issue facing our republic and we need a strong president who understands that! My readers […]
I am honored to be representing South Carolina’s Third Congressional District as an alternate delegate at the Republican National Convention starting Sunday. While I believe selecting the right leadership to be our Commander in Chief is critically important, I believe there is another, more important event taking place in Cleveland this weekend – The […]
Last week was a tragic week, one which reached its nadir with the murders of a Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) officer, Brent Thompson, and four members of the Dallas, Texas, police force: Patrick Zamarripa, Michael Krol, Lorne Ahrens, and Michael Smith. We prayed for all five in our Episcopal Church of the Ridge this […]
Letter to the Editor In consideration of the horrific murders of police men in Dallas, I realize I need to thank Sheriff Dobey and all the police departments of Edgefield County for serving and protecting us all, Thank You and Your Families. A thank you goes out to Robert Scott and his article in this […]
This is part four in a four-week series on the non-respecter of person issue, fatherhood. Honestly, four 500-word essays aren’t adequate to convey all my thoughts relating to this critically important subject matter, and its relevance to our civil society. Last week, heading into Independence Day weekend, I focused on the challenges our nation faces […]
Our Episcopal Church parish serving Edgefield and Saluda Counties is a small one, with a history of outstanding priests. Unfortunately, that sometimes means that our Vicar gets the call from the diocesan Bishop to serve at a larger parish than ours, leaving the Church of the Ridge to conduct yet another search for new parish […]