“Keep Those Cards and Letters Coming In” was the title of a song performed by Ernest Tubb and Loretta Lynn in 1965.  Dean Martin also used this phrase on his television variety show in the 60s. Before that, early radio used the phras ... 

“He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.” Job 5:19 How wonderful to greet the day Whether in sunshine or in rain To know we have another chance To live a life of gain Maybe things are not qu ... 

It was to be an impromptu get-together. I hadn’t seen my friend, Jessica, since Katie’s wedding in October, though she lives a mere ten houses away. Isn’t that just the way it is? I see a friend from Atlanta more often than I see Je ... 

By Sel Hemingway We at Georgetown County were surprised recently by remarks from some City of Georgetown officials to the effect that the county has been unwilling to make improvements at East Bay Park. The county and the city have long had, and co ... 

A hundred years ago, anyone who might have predicted in 1913 the monumental, man-made catastrophes that would occur in the rest of the 20th century would have been considered warped, if not completely mentally deranged. Who would have believed that ... 

Well, you may not be able to believe it but for once in my life I have been able to keep my mouth shut. We are down to the last forty days or so, and I have yet to tick anybody off. Which if I say so my self, that’s a record. For the last three ... 

By Oliver North WASHINGTON — We all know about the notorious Obama “kill list.” CIA Director John Brennan proudly told us about that last year when he described how the O-Team decides which Americans should be executed by Hellfire ... 

By Al Foderaro During their teen years children are being asked to start making some very important decisions about choosing career clusters and career majors. As a result of having to make these choices, many students can be identified as being &ld ... 

When I was a kid we sat down at the table every night as a family and ate dinner together. For the life of me, I cannot recall a single conversation we had at the dinner table, but I can remember what time dinner was served, 6:15. I also cannot reca ... 

Much of US history involves dealing with South Carolina and South Carolinians. With the election of disgraced Mark Sanford to the U.S. House of Representatives, the saga continues. Sanford, because of his marital infidelities and lies concerning his ... 

The other night about one in the morning, when like most people I should have been sound asleep, my mind was running through the beginnings of a column. I do that a lot, for some reason that seems to be the time I come up with most of my columns. Oh, ... 

Scandal is reported everywhere these days ... you’re exposed to it every time you turn on your television, pick up a newspaper or magazine, or  log onto your Facebook account. Sometimes people long for “the good ol’ days” ... 

“For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.”   Acts 2:39 Let us be thankful for another day.  It is amazing how God guides our lives in the sma ... 

Summer time brings all kinds of fun things. Beach days and cook outs. Long, lovely, lazy days. And it all brings a shortage of clothes. I don’t mean we don’t have enough. I mean some of the summer clothes are really, really short. As in, ... 

As president of these United States, Barack Obama has proved to be an outstanding “Community Organizer.” But what we really need is a leader of ALL Americans — not just an isolated community. The principal life experience of the c ... 

I received the nicest email from Georgetown native Frances Joyner Gorsuch. She and I were at Winyah High School together. She sent me a letter she found on the Georgetown County Digital Library website (GCDL), and it made me cry. It made her cry, it ... 

“Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name; worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.” Psalm 29:2 Hopefully you have had a wonderful week with good things happening one right after another; if this has not been the case for you, ... 

By Richard Eckstrom   If you’re the person who keeps up with bills and balances your family checkbook, you can definitely relate to the role of a comptroller general. That’s my title, state comptroller general. Many folks in state g ... 

By Senator Ray Cleary SC Senate District 34 I believe that less government is the best government and that my job as a State Senator is to represent the best interests of the people who live and work in my district. That means keeping taxes as low a ... 

I don’t know about you people, but so far this has been a confusing year. Here it is the first of May, and if you asked me, it might as well be the first of March. I stepped out on the porch this morning, and stepped back in the house and put m ... 

By Oliver North WASHINGTON — On April 30, 1789, at Federal Hall in New York, George Washington took the oath of office as the first president of the United States. He and the members of both houses of Congress then assembled in the unfinished ... 

Please read the title of today’s column and know: this is not a silly game. I mean, it’s not Halloween, right? I have no plans to go to a masquerade party and I don’t have amnesia. So here’s the thing: Yes, I do know who I am. ... 

We all know that socks disappear in the dryer. It is one of life’s great mysteries as to where they go. Some secret sock pile in the sky, I guess.   Some day when our house is really old and about to be demolished I think we’ll find ... 

The Georgetown Times for reasons known only to its publisher and others who work there have decided to create an issue which does not exist concerning the GBA’s use of CASE Solutions Advertising as the agency that creates the ad campaign on beh ... 

Some poor soul over in Mississippi best known as a professional Elvis Impersonator was arrested and later released on a charge of mailing the deadly poison Ricin to several individuals including President Obama. The poor guy was innocent and they tur ...