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March 29, 2009
Taking a look back at Timmonsville’s namesake
The Rev. J. Morgan Timmons must have been quite a fellow. He is best remembered for having the town of Timmonsville named after him, but according to the January 1942 edition of The Whirlwind, Timmonsville High School student newspaper, he was a busy guy.
March 22, 2009
So, here’s my complaint for the week
I am all for the bypass that takes U.S. 301 from near Francis Marion University to the south of town at the county Public Service Building where it turns left to share a road with U.S. 52.
March 15, 2009
Reminiscing after 50 years of marriage
I had just become a rookie sportswriter at the Morning News in late 1957 when I met the two writers on what was then called the Women’s Desk. Shortly before that, it had been called the Society Desk.
March 08, 2009
Florence, too, can have its own poet, poetry
How many of you out there are familiar with J. Gordon Coogler?
March 01, 2009
Poston once lively town in Florence County
Florence was not the only railroad junction in Florence County.
February 22, 2009
June 1942 case provided precedent for President Bush
It sounds like it could have been part of the inspiration for “The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming.” In that movie, a Russian submarine, just wanting a closer peek at this country, approaches a U.S. beach, but runs aground. Much confusion and merriment follow.
February 15, 2009
Will Rogers’ Florence visit big hit in 1927
It was big doings around here in 1927 when Will Rogers came to town and made an appearance at the high school auditorium.
February 08, 2009
Some ideas for road improvements in Florence
In keeping with the continuing effort of this column to make Florence a better community, South Carolina a better state, the United States a better country, indeed the world a better place, we have these suggestions:
February 01, 2009
A quick history lesson on presidential names
A New Yorker magazine piece the other day examined Barack Hussein Obama’s name, which in some minds became a bit of a campaign issue.
January 25, 2009
Obama’s inauguration one for the ages
It really makes little difference now, having made little difference in the campaign, but Hussein is a longtime family name of the Obamas and could not reasonably be connected to Saddam Hussein. His grandfather had that name.
January 18, 2009
Not much to like about Bush’s presidency
The George W. Bush Administration did something good. It set up this program that shields me from those damnable telemarketing calls.
January 11, 2009
Looking back at Florence in 1909
With a new year under way, it seems a good time to look at Florence 100 years ago — in 1909.
January 04, 2009
Griffin’s life intertwined with Darlington, Florence
One place of great entertainment in Florence is now in the past, and I really miss it.
December 28, 2008
Amid troubled times, positive events are happening
There was the opening of the new Florence Little Theatre. That was something positive about 2008.
December 14, 2008
A look back at columns from decades past
I was looking back over some columns I did for the Morning News years — nay, decades — ago.
December 07, 2008
Memories of Pearl Harbor come back with visit
Pearl Harbor Day comes on a Sunday this year, as it did in 1941.
November 30, 2008
Finding ‘Big Pink,’ enjoying New York theater
How many of you out there know the significance of Big Pink?
November 23, 2008
S.C. city nicknames derive from history
I have wondered why Anderson is called the Electric City. SCIway.net provided the answer.
November 16, 2008
Amtrak caper provided plenty of columns
Well, let’s see. Thirty years ago from mid-morning today, I was spending a few hours walking around Chicago.
November 13, 2008
Bradley Effect fails to save John McCain
I thought I had it figured out. John McCain looked close enough for the famous Bradley Effect to push him past Barack Obama in several key states and get him the necessary electoral votes.
November 02, 2008
Favorite president best remembered for scandals
In a couple of days the election nightmare will be over, and we can go back to normal life without TV beating us over the head arguing about the candidates and without pollsters on our telephones.
October 26, 2008
Election time brings ‘love’ for everybody
Seldom does the ordinary fellow who does not have much going for him experience such love and affection as he does now and in other Octobers and early Novembers every couple of years.
October 19, 2008
Nation needs real change in energy policy
If we had an adult political system, we might hear more about energy during this presidential campaign than pandering with the offshore drilling debate.
October 12, 2008
Too bad ‘education’ doesn’t count anymore
He is too smart. He’s too educated and shows it. He acts elite, not like one of us, so I want the other guy in the White House.
October 05, 2008
Ponderings of past laws in present day times
Reading articles on Florence and area history during the past few weeks got me off on such a tear that I pulled out an 1889 Atlas and looked over the South Carolina section, trying to gradually return from my trip to the past.
September 28, 2008
Zeigler’s book paints picture of Florence’s past
Writing columns for the Morning News, I have learned that people — old timers and newcomers alike — are fascinated by items about Florence’s past.
September 21, 2008
Theatre production matches building’s grandeur
I had to go outside and look around from time to time to reassure myself that I was indeed in Florence.
September 14, 2008
Voters, media keep buying old arguments
The other day, two of the three New York metropolitan dailies used their front pages for great gnashing of teeth about a remark by Barack Obama.
September 07, 2008
1889 atlas showed Florence in Darlington county
Whatever happened to those little stores we used to pass along highways around here?
August 31, 2008
Routine memories and other recollections
It was about 1965 that I happened into the old Darlington County Courthouse.
