Newest Editorial
- In praise of motherhood
- 5/8/2008
- Sunday will be a day in praise of motherhood, with breakfast in bed and cards drawn in crayon. It's become a Hallmark holiday in America. Mom deserves more. Abraham Lincoln said: "All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel Mother." ...
More Editorials
5/8/2008
- Looking back prevents the South from moving forward
- By Larry McGehee "When morning dawned, the angels urged Lot, saying, 'Arise, take your wife and two daughters who are here, lest you be consumed in the punishment of the city ... Then the Lord rained on Sodom and Gomorrah brimstone and fir ...
5/6/2008
- Dropout Solutions
- About 20 percent of all Georgetown County students who enter the ninth grade don't graduate with their classes from high school. That is slightly better than the state average of 30 percent, but the idea of 32,000 South Carolina students dropping out ...
5/4/2008
- Making a difference for foster children
- Recent events regarding the 419 children removed from the compound in Eldorado, Texas, have raised questions about what happens to children who enter the foster care system. This tragic situation has helped raised national awareness of the problems t ...
5/4/2008
- A new East Bay Park
- Two years ago, Georgetown residents rose up en masse to protest the idea of locating a new YMCA facility at East Bay Park. "Save East Bay Park" bumper stickers were seemingly everywhere as city residents opposed the idea of bringing more traffi ...
5/4/2008
- From mouths of kids sometimes comes great insight
- After a couple of weeks of weightier subjects, I am taking a turn today toward the more gentle side of youthful reasoning. A few readers thought I was a little too hard on the youngsters last week when I opined that all newborns come into the world w ...
Local Columns
5/9/2008
- She wants clean place mat
- By Sallie Parker Q. Dear Sallie, Some restaurants use woven place mats on which to serve the food. This is a nice touch, but so often I not ...
5/8/2008
- Stay tuned in to your children
- By Dr. Brad Morris "Without religion, I believe that learning does real mischief to the morals and principles of mankind." Benjamin Rush, 1783 (letter to John Armstrong). Dierks Bentley sings a country song entitled "What Was I Thinki ...
5/2/2008
- When to use a first name
- Q. Dear Sallie, I like your response to the question about how to use the courtesy title "Ms." A similar question might be: When it is appropriate to address a person by his/her first name as opposed to the courtesy title with a surna ...
5/1/2008
- Buddy comedies hit, miss the mark
- By Meredith Carter "Baby Mama" Starring Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Greg Kinnear, Sigourney Weaver Consider "Baby Mama" the estrogen-loaded equivalent of a Judd Apatow comedy. The difference, however, is that "Baby Mama" is ...
5/1/2008
Letters to the Editor
5/9/2008
She wants clean place mat
By Sallie Parker Q. Dear Sallie, Some restaurants use woven place mats on which to serve ...
5/8/2008
Stay tuned in to your children
By Dr. Brad Morris "Without religion, I believe that learning does real mischief to the morals and principles of mankind." Benjamin Rush, 1783 (letter to John Armstrong). Dierks Bentle ...
5/2/2008
When to use a first name
Q. Dear Sallie, I like your response to the question about how to use the courtesy title "Ms." A similar question might be: When it is appropriate to address a person by his/her first ...
5/1/2008
Buddy comedies hit, miss the mark
By Meredith Carter "Baby Mama" Starring Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Greg Kinnear, Sigourney Weaver Consider "Baby Mama" the estrogen-loaded equivalent of a Judd Apatow comedy. ...
5/1/2008
Eryn Wright wins baby contest at Trinity AME
"Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets." Amos 3:7 Hopefully you are enjoying this week of mixed temperatures. Thursday morning fel ...
5/1/2008
A powerful message on prayer in school
Yesterday, Thursday, May 1, was the National Day of Prayer. It is recognized and participated in by students in our schools all across America. It is usually called "Meet Me at the Pole" meaning ...
