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August 14, 2009
OPINION: Thumbs up to 12 cadet leadership school graduates
Thumbs up to 12 Wilson High School Air Force JROTC cadets who graduated from the Cadet Officer Leadership School (COLS), a five-day summer leadership training program held at The Citadel in June.
August 13, 2009
OPINION: America loses true pioneer with Shriver’s passing
Eunice Kennedy Shriver, who died this week at 88, impacted everyday life in America as much as her famous brothers, former President John F. Kennedy, former Attorney General Robert Kennedy and U.S. Sen. Ted Kennedy.
August 12, 2009
OPINION: Many resent push toward ‘big government’
Many Americans are tired of seeing their country drift toward socialism.
August 11, 2009
OPINION: Florence City Council needs to show more accountability for travel expenses
Florence’s travel policy needs revamping and attempts to refine it are not intended to tear apart relationships Councilmen Billy D. Williams and Ed Robinson have made in Washington, D.C.
August 10, 2009
OPINION: Sanford has more explaining to do with aircraft use
Gov. Mark Sanford not only cheats on his wife, he also cheats on the state’s taxpayers.
August 09, 2009
Johnsonville headed in right direction
Members of the City Council of Johnsonville, along with the City Administrator and his staff, should be commended for staying the course with the theme of revitalization
OPINION: Let the 2010 campaign begin for S.C. governor
Let the 2010 campaign for governor begin.
August 07, 2009
OPINION: Thumbs down to those who choose not to donate blood
Thumbs down to all those who have the ability and means to donate blood, but fail to do so.
EDITORIAL: Farmers’ markets provide more than fresh produce
As the summer produce continues before another bounty of fall crops, August is the perfect time of year to promote local farmers. Gov. Sanford proclaimed August as Farmers Market Month in South Carolina, an extension of National Farmers Market Week, Aug. 2-8.
August 06, 2009
OPINION: Lake City native works hard for Palmetto State
It seems there’s nothing Darla Moore can’t do.
Keep a careful eye on your money
We must never forget good old fashion fiscal responsibility
August 05, 2009
OPINION: Public deserves to know whether SLED’s accounting procedures are joke
SLED Chief Reggie Lloyd told a Charleston newspaper his agency’s budgetary process was a joke before he took over 18 months ago.
August 04, 2009
OPINION: Tax holiday can be blessing for families, businesses
As the school year approaches in South Carolina, so does the highly anticipated Sales Tax Holiday that precedes it.
August 03, 2009
Looking again at South Carolina’s drinking age law
The drinking age in South Carolina has been 21 for more than 25 years.
OPINION: Thumbs up to credit union for ‘Tree’ campaign
Thumbs up to Health Facilities Federal Credit Union for its “Don’t Just Save a Tree, Plant One” campaign.
August 01, 2009
OPINION: Cash-For-Clunkers jump starts sales
The Cash-for-Clunkers program has jump-started new car sales in the Pee Dee, but it has adversely impacted used-car dealers who have been benefitting from a struggling economy.
July 30, 2009
OPINION: Community comes through for those in need of assistance
People in Florence care about their friends and neighbors in tough economic times.
July 29, 2009
OPINION: Graham bucks past politics to be freethinker on Sotomayor vote
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., took a beating on conservative talk radio this week after voting to approve Judge Sonia Sotomayor for the U.S. Supreme Court.
Stimulus is anything but stimulating
With all the hand outs, what are we actually paying with?
July 28, 2009
OPINION: Dillon County moving in right direction
Dillon County’s future looks brighter on two fronts this morning based on significant developments to everyone in the county of 30,000.
July 27, 2009
OPINION: Racial profiling reaches its fever pitch
The flaming issue of racial profiling boiled over last week after police in Cambridge, Mass., arrested black scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. at his home.
July 26, 2009
OPINION: Capable residents should start initiative to make community better
Sammy Abraham is a fine role model not just for his fellow Florence residents, but all of Florence County, where litter is a constant problem.
July 24, 2009
OPINION: Thumbs up to cinema group for free movie trips
Thumbs up to the Regal Entertainment Group, which operates Swamp Fox Stadium 14 cinemas in Florence, for providing the Florence and Timmonsville Boys & Girls Clubs with a “Mornings at the Movies” grant to cover transportation, gasoline costs and staffing expenses for free trips to the movies this summer.
July 22, 2009
OPINION: Clio, police providing town with 24-hour security, peace of mind
All people have the right to feel safe in their community, and many people perceive increased police presence as a crime deterrent.
July 21, 2009
Questionable curfew
Thoughts on Florence’s upcoming curfew
July 20, 2009
OPINION: S.C. proud of native for NASA administrator post
An honest-to-goodness South Carolina hero with out-of-this world credentials was confirmed as NASA’s top administrator last week.
July 18, 2009
OPINION: City of Florence’s travel policy needs overhaul
The city of Florence’s travel policy needs an overhaul in wake of revelations two city councilmen have incurred significant costs compared with other council members.
July 17, 2009
OPINION: Thumbs up to Sen. Malloy’s Assembly work
Thumbs up to state Sen. Gerald Malloy, D-Hartsville, who is being honored this month for his work in the General Assembly to enact DNA arrestee laws.
July 16, 2009
OPINION: Local troopers rack up honors, promotions
Our state troopers from the Pee Dee are on a roll. Two have been honored among the state’s outstanding troopers for 2008, while two others were promoted recently.
July 15, 2009
OPINION: Dillon’s Curry won’t leave post without a fight
Dillon County Administrator Charles Curry is not going without a fight. In an editorial earlier this month, we wrote Curry plowed into his job like a bull in a china shop and will leave with his tail between his legs. We were wrong. He’s no shrinking violet. Far from it.
