OPINION By Dr. Mims Mobley Our president’s approval rating, on essentially every parameter of what he is supposed to oversee, is at an all-time low as he enters the sixth year of his presidency. Yet, in his 2014 State of the Union address to Congress the other night, he vowed that in the coming year […]
OPINION – By G. Miller Thompson – In last week’s State of the Union address, the President attempted to convey a message of hope. The speech, however, was tainted by a series of unsolved scandals and an American populace that is deeply dissatisfied. In the end, it was only more of the same. “It is […]
Letter to the Editor Dear Editor: I would like to thank the citizens of Edgefield County for their support of the Farmers Market this past year. There are a number of the Market Vendors who are in business all year round: Phillip Trotter for delicious cakes, Elsie and Buddy Margan for the fresh baked breads […]
When I was growing up, my now 93-year-old grandfather would hold the paper – just right, in plain view – at the breakfast table every day. He looked like an executive, or a doctor, or an attorney, hoping an impressionable young man would see the benefit of education. But my grandfather could not read. The […]
OPINION – By G. Miller Thompson – The United States of America has made a name for itself to the world as a resilient people. The Union we are so blessed to call home has faced horrific war and tremendous success. As the Land of Opportunity, the United States has received millions of immigrants who […]
OPINION – By G. Miller Thompson – Have you ever seen Finding Nemo? If you have not, you should. Toward the end of the movie, one of the most powerful scenes takes place. After Nemo escapes the dentist’s office and is reunited with his father, the two find themselves swimming amongst hundreds of grouper in […]
“The poet William Butler Yeats said that education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire. That is what we are doing with our Imagination Library program – igniting a love of reading in young children” states Candi Lalonde, Executive Director for Edgefield County First Steps. “By putting quality books […]
Dear Edgefield: The next Edgefield Town Council meeting will be Monday, February 3, 2014. At the February meeting our council will be discussing projects to be submitted for the proposed Edgefield County 1% Capital Sales Tax. We would like to hear from our citizens. Our meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. and will be in […]
OPINION – By G. Miller Thompson – New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and his administration found themselves in a predicament last Wednesday when the Governor was accused of closing down several lanes of the George Washington Bridge in retaliation to the mayor of Fort Lee, New Jersey who refused to endorse Christie’s gubernatorial reelection campaign […]
Letter to the Editor 14 January 2013 On the evening of Sunday, the 5th of January 2014, Log Creek Timber Company suffered a fire in our shop facilities. We want to express our most sincere appreciation to the firefighters of the Edgefield, Johnston, and Trenton Fire Departments for their efforts that night. While all fires […]