Category: Opinion

Our office was busy, but particularly somber, last week – something I never thought I’d say about this crazy (in a good way) place I’ve worked for more than 11 years. It was a print week, when our whole team works together to...

As we wrapped up our two-day town council workshop last week, one thing was evident: Our new Town Manager Marc Orlando is the right leader to shepherd us toward the future. Marc will begin his employment with us Feb. 22, but he...

To the Editor:     Mental Health America of Beaufort/Jasper and the Island House program serve adults who live with a mental health diagnosis, and for whom recovery is a goal. The mission of MHABJ and the Island House program is...

What do we need to help our current state of being? With this feature, we seek to capture a glimpse of what you and your neighbors have to say about a variety of topics, issues, events – and just plain fun questions. We are back...

The 124th session of the South Carolina General Assembly got fully underway this past month – with legislators in both the House and Senate working full steam ahead on their priorities. Gov. Henry McMaster has his priorities as...

So … here we are in 2021. Is everything better yet? Did you hear that collective sigh of relief just after midnight Dec. 31? I suspect it was heard ’round the world. 2020 is over and done, and hallelujah. Who has anything...

When you visit town hall, you will notice a new name on the building. By an act of town council, we have renamed it the Stephen G. Riley Municipal Complex to honor our now retired longtime Town Manager Steve Riley. With the...

To the Editor: Make way for humans! That’s what the shorebirds struggle with each day as they attempt to dine and nap on their home turf, the beach. Most people are so into their own agendas, they don’t even know the birds...

Hoping the ‘new’ year truly brings amazing newness With this feature, we seek to capture a glimpse of what you and your neighbors have to say about a variety of topics, issues, events – and just plain fun questions. Over the...

The 124th session of the South Carolina General Assembly resumed briefly in early December with representatives taking their oaths of office. Now, as we prepare to convene this month for our new two-year session, legislators are...

Have you ever thought about how much you use your thumbs? Think especially about the thumb on your dominant hand. Here’s a short list of ways our thumbs help us: • zipping pants, putting on socks, tying shoes • holding a fork,...

Congratulations and welcome to our newest Town Councilman Alex Brown Jr., and to incumbent Town Councilmen Glenn Stanford and David Ames. Last month, these councilmen were, respectively, elected and re-elected to Town Council...

To the Editor: The expression “United we stand, divided we fall” can be traced back to the sixth century. Its intent is to express a unity of purpose; we have learned in unity there is strength, that together we can achieve...

’Tis the season: Thoughts on best gifts ever received With this feature, we seek to capture a glimpse of what you and your neighbors have to say about a variety of topics, issues, events – and just plain fun questions. Over the...

Shortages of broadband internet access across large sections of rural South Carolina have stymied our state’s economic growth since the 1990s. Lack of adequate internet service in these areas has also negatively impacted untold...