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September 08, 2009
OPINION: Obama’s recent school speech important for students to hear
President Barack Obama received a letter shortly after his inauguration from Clyde Montel Peterson III, who was a student last year at Henry Timrod Elementary School in Florence.
September 07, 2009
OPINION: Community needs to embrace new police substations
Law-abiding citizens shouldn’t feel uncomfortable in the company of police officers. Criminals should.
September 06, 2009
OPINION: Florence 1 right to remind students consequences of underage drinking
It’s football season. And to a lot of people, that also means it’s party time.
September 04, 2009
OPINION: Thumbs up to honor society for charity work
Thumbs up to the members of Williamsburg Technical College’s Alpha Sigma Gamma division of the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society for volunteering to assist Vital Aging of Williamsburg County deliver Meals On Wheels to area elderly residents.
September 03, 2009
Boys & Girls Club honor Brooks for being champion of children
The Champions for Youth Tribute last week presented by the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Pee Dee Area turned into a series of poignant moments and tributes for former Florence teacher and principal Allie Brooks.
September 01, 2009
EDITORIAL: Health care debate full of misinformation
I’m glad August is over. The dog days of summer turned into a virtual fist fight over health care reform on cable news networks and talk radio. Televised town hall meetings and protestors screamed across TV screens for too much of my summer.
Students, district, community benefit from The School Foundation
The School Foundation was created in 2000 with the idea of improving the quality of education in Florence School District 1.
August 30, 2009
OPINION: Miss South Carolina a local celebrity worth embracing
Kelly Sloan came to Hartsville in January to compete in a preliminary competition for the Miss South Carolina scholarship pageant.
August 28, 2009
Sen. Kennedy an effective legislator in modern history
Edward M. Kennedy, who died this week at 77, was the greatest senator in modern history. The Massachusetts Democrat was at the top of nearly everyone’s list for his effectiveness as a legislator, not necessarily his liberal politics.
EDITORIAL: Making different matter
There’s something about new beginnings and the opportunities and potential they present.
It’s a new year at Coker College with new leadership at the helm, and the outlook is exciting.
August 27, 2009
OPINION: Sanford should heed latest call for resignation
Gov. Mark Sanford should have resigned in June after public support plummeted when he admitted having an extramarital affair with his Argentine “soul mate.”
August 26, 2009
EDITORIAL: Celebrate Women’s Equality Day
Today is Women’s Equality Day, a day commemorating the passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which gave women full voting rights in 1920. Congress designated Aug. 26 as Women’s Equality Day about 50 years later and recognized that women “have been treated as second-class citizens and have not been entitled the full rights and privileges, public or private, legal or institutional, which are available to male citizens.”
August 25, 2009
EDITORIAL: Fewer council meetings don’t mean you are missing out
During Darlington County Council’s Aug. 17 meeting, council curtailed the number of public meetings on its calendar with only one dissenting vote. The possibility of cutting council’s regular meeting schedule from two meetings a month to one a month is nothing new, according to Chairman Wesley Blackwell.
OPINION: Board’s decision on coal plant is the most sensible one
Santee Cooper cited the economy, uncertainty over the cost of possible cap-and-trade legislation and reduced power load requirements as reasons for its board’s decision Monday to suspend permitting for the Pee Dee Energy Campus, its proposed coal-fired power generation facility in Kingsburg.
August 24, 2009
OPINION: Awareness, action provide hope for autistic children, their parents
Parents of autistic children have extremely stressful lives, and their numbers are growing significantly based on new research and information gathered by autism experts.
August 23, 2009
Florence mayor, city council need to fix rift
Major differences between Florence Mayor Stephen J. Wukela and city council members have created an open rift that needs resolution.
August 22, 2009
August 26 EDITORIAL- The Weekly Observer
Citizens everywhere must take ownership
Thumbs up to keeping kids safe, teacher of the year
Thumbs up to Safe Kids Florence and Johnny Chard, Florence School District 1’s Teacher of the Year.
August 21, 2009
EDITORIAL: Every team equally important in coverage of high school games
When it comes to a newspaper’s coverage of high school sports, no matter the town, the criticism is always the same. Of the complaints we most often hear, “You favor (this team) over (that team),” is the most common.
OPINION: Thumbs up to program to keep kids safe
Thumbs up to Safe Kids Florence, led by McLeod Health, which received a $30,641 grant awarded by Kohl’s Cares for Kids.
August 20, 2009
EDITORIAL: Graduation rates bring welcome news
School is back in session. And the Darlington County School District is starting the year on a positive and an encouraging note.
August 19, 2009
OPINION: State uniquely positioned on climate change
When former Sen. John Warner, R-Va., went to Charleston last month and provided insider analysis on climate change and its relationship to national security, he brought the debate to a state skeptical about the benefits of global-warming legislation.
EDITORIAL: Bad Newz: What we teach our children
For six years, Bad Newz Kennels raised dogs for fighting. Dogs fought to the death. They were electrocuted, drowned and hung. The kennels were funded by Michael Vick, former star quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons, and he served 23 months in prison and at home for “conspiracy to travel in interstate commerce in aid of unlawful activities” and for sponsoring “a dog in an animal fighting venture.”
August 18, 2009
OPINION: Gov. Mark Sanford’s downfall continues in new interview with Jenny Sanford
Mark Sanford admitted last week his political career is over. After his second term as governor ends in 2010, it will be back to private life for the one-time potential Republican presidential candidate.
EDITORIAL: School year filled with controversy in Williamsburg County
The cancelation of Kingstree Middle School’s single gender program was the latest District move, swift and perhaps done with too much haste. To think that summer is supposed to be a “slow time” for school boards raises a frightening thought; now that school is back in session, parents will more than likely start attending school board meetings more regularly. That means the already crowded council chamber on School Street in Kingstree will possibly become even more so, meaning longer meetings and more intense debate, if that is possible.
August 17, 2009
OPINION: Get prepared for upcoming 2009 hurricane season
The first hurricane of the tropical storm season formed in the Atlantic Ocean, and a tropical storm hit the Florida panhandle during the weekend.
August 16, 2009
Town hall meeting a step forward in helping Florence
Residents of northwest Florence love God, their children, homes and neighbors. They hate guns, drugs, dilapidated buildings, insensitive police officers and dangerous living conditions.
August 14, 2009
Back to school with a purpose
Teachers possess the power to change the world – one life at a time.
For nearly 11,000 Darlington County School District students, it’s back to school on Monday.
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.
