Earlier Editorials

Confirmation offers chance to sort out DHEC mission

If state senators want a say in how the state Department of Health and Environmental Control operates, they'll have a chance when they take up the appointment of the agency's new director. (full story)

New children's center shows scope of military sacrifice

A child at play is not the typical image one has of the grueling U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, where Marines are made. (full story)

New rebuilding rules can't come too soon

After several years of talking about it and nearly a year after a committee was formed to do something about it, we might finally see specific suggestions for new redevelopment rules on Hilton Head Island. (full story)

Incentives aim to draw shoppers downtown

Buy local pledges and similar sloganeering might indicate hearts are in the right place, but it's more important to put customers in the right place if you want to make a difference to the bottom line. (full story)

Traffic camera report provides welcome input

The process might have been backward and slow off the mark, but we finally got a well-rounded assessment of the use of cameras to enforce traffic laws. (full story)

It's 'hurry up and wait' for Joint Strike Fighters

Welcome to the supersonic version of the tortoise and the hare. (full story)

Rezoning request tests pledge for better planning

One reason among the several substantive reasons cited for turning down a request to rezone about 143 acres along the headwaters of the Okatie River stands out: (full story)

Tax rate hike could come whether we like it or not

The big jump in property taxes in Jasper County offers a cautionary tale, and not just for Sun City Hilton Head property owners on one side of the county line or the other. (full story)

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