Letter to the Editor Dear Editor: As a member of the library staff, I would like to thank the Friends of the Library for their continued support both morally and financially. Without them, there are projects we could not do. But in addition to the FOL, I would like to thank the other members of […]
Opinion – By Robert Scott – Anyone paying attention this spring knows that 2015 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Civil Rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. Those who watch the evening news have been able to view footage of the original marchers brutally assaulted on “Bloody Sunday,” March 7, 1965, as they crossed […]
– By Kenneth Kaltz – With the regular season coming to a close in NCAA basketball, one team is chasing a feat no other team has accomplished since the 1976 Indiana Hoosiers, the perfect season. The Kentucky Wildcats are a perfect 31-0 at the end of their regular season play. With nine more wins they […]
Opinion – By Robert Scott – This past week the biggest political news story was the battle between Republicans and Democrats in Washington over funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The arguments seem to boil down to this. From Republicans: President Obama has usurped powers reserved for Congress in the United States Constitution, in […]
Opinion – By Robert Scott – Our County, Edgefield, really is the heart of South Carolina, with Ten Governors and roots reaching back to colonial days. Many of our ten governors were household names not only in South Carolina but across the nation. One of those was Benjamin Ryan Tillman: planter, politician, Governor, and Senator. […]
Dear Editor: The NWTF has stirred up interest, speculation, rumor, concern, and excitement with its new initiatives, the Palmetto Shooting Center and the Hunting Heritage Outdoor Education Center. I’ve been particularly concerned about lodging for all the people who will be coming here as a result and that led me to do a little research […]
Opinion – By Robert Scott – There were two interesting developments this week in our annual Legislative Session. They were reported on two different days, and certainly were not meant to be read together. Between the two, they demonstrate where we as a state seem to value our Public Colleges and Universities: their value as […]
– By Kenneth Kaltz – The golf world has been mocked for decades for being too slow, too boring, and mostly, too quiet. Young people turn their noses up to the thought of watching someone chase a little white ball around a field for hours at a time. Quite frankly, I can’t blame them. For […]
Opinion – By Robert Scott – This column a few months ago addressed how our highway infrastructure is presently funded: almost entirely by the highway fuel tax. Our state highway tax is 16.75 cents a gallon, where it has been stuck since 1989. With gasoline prices at the pump now near a 5-year low, Governor […]
Opinion – By G. Miller Thompson – Sixteen months ago, just weeks before my nineteenth birthday, I emailed the editor of the Edgefield Advertiser and asked if she would be interested in publishing some thoughts from a young conservative. I had a lot to say and wanted a platform from which to say it. The […]