So, to those parents who called to say that the state’s young age of consent is one of the reasons students are getting pregnant, you should know that you have two extra years to try to control your child’s behavior with “the law says…” The age of consent is NOT 14, it IS 16.

This week, let’s discuss the economy, yours, mine, the county’s, the state’s and beyond ... So, the questions are: Where do you pinch pennies?

In celebration of American Heart Month, Marion Regional Healthcare System will have blood pressure screenings on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. throughout February. The screenings are free and open to anyone and are conducted in A Woman’s Place.

That’s Life: February is Heart month ...

The recently announced AAA Carolinas billboard campaign to “educate motorists about distracted driving” is hilarious ... at least to my way of thinking.

The birth of my first granddaughter and third grandchild was the occasion for the winter break from work ...

The area’s legislative delegation and economic development directors have their work cut out for them in 2009.

Despite the fact that once Thanksgiving arrives, the days cascade over the edge of the cliff, forming a waterfall of activity, we have to remember that the holidays are really holy days ...

There are those in my family who prefer Thanksgiving, with its emphasis on food, family, rest and more food, to it’s soon-to-come counterpart Christmas.

For all the good the Internet does, for all the bringing of us all together through “mail,“ I, for one, am glad the junk e-mails have died…

Are you making changes to your lifestyle because of our slow, and global, economy? We want to hear from you. E-mail me at .

Marion County businesses, large and small, churches, individuals and folks who just work in the county give to others in need.

It’s important, as many of us were reminded this week, to be hearing and doing, and not just seeing and talking ...

It’s important, as many of us were reminded this week, to be hearing and doing, and not just seeing and talking ...

In amongst all the doom and gloom about the failed lending institutions and the high cost of fighting wars worlds away, comes a story about the U.S. Army needing recruits so badly that now, at South Carolina’s very own Ft. Jackson, a prep school has opened.