Revolution fought to put power in hands of people
Progressives (liberal Democrats) profess that the election of President Barack Obama and control of both houses of Congress will somehow bring about a new order for society.
A clever way to get true health care reform
It is difficult to get my head around all of the "facts" being floated about regarding the president's proposed national health care plan. If only there were an acid test to determine the plan's validity for all Americans.
Sanford, though flawed, better than alternative
"Let he who is without sin cast the first stone" should be first and foremost in the minds of those calling for Gov. Mark Sanford to resign. The governor is guilty of terrible judgment, as well as lying about his personal life, and he is well known for his eccentric and prickly behavior.
Soldiers on front lines in defense of freedom
What would happen if American soldiers stopped fighting? This question was recently posed by a bright and insightful young boy named Jackson.
E-mail messages offer insight into Sanford affair
It seemed weird to me that a relationship between a man and a woman, in opposite hemispheres, would suddenly turn adulterous after nothing but e-mail contact for 6 1/2 years.
Maybe Sanford can follow Peron's lead
If Mark Sanford is going to remain as governor, he should bring Ms. Argentina to Columbia. It seemed to work for Juan Peron.
Help ACCESS Network help those less fortunate
Following the example set by our own community organizer-in-chief, President Barack Obama, and the role he continues to urge us all to play in our own communities to make life better, we should not wait on government to solve all of our problems.
Send Congress message at taxpayers 'tea party'
It is irresponsible for House members to vote on a bill as important as the cap-and-trade bill when more than 300 pages of amendments were added to the 900-page bill after 3 a.m. that day.
Why not simply return application for dock?
The state Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management protects our waters with clear-cut regulations for private dock construction. Or do they? For the widest creeks, regulations state "total allowable dock square footage shall be restricted to 600 square feet unless special geographic circumstances and land use warrant a larger structure."
Newspapers report happenings in context
Michael Jackson died June 25. His death was a big story. But as afternoon became evening and evening became the next day and then the next, there was no let-up in the parade of facts, rumors and speculation, at least on television, and particularly on those TV outlets that purport to bring us the news.
Crticism of coverage shows insensitivity
A recent letter to your paper complains about the U.S. media making mountains out of molehills. To support his point, the writer cites news coverage of the shooting at the Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C., which he describes as "a comparatively insignificant event."
Send Congress message at taxpayers ‘tea party’
It is irresponsible for House members to vote on a bill as important as the cap-and-trade bill when more than 300 pages of amendments were added to the 900-page bill after 3 a.m. that day.
For pity's sake, stop mortifying SC
Gov. Mark Sanford's talk of his "tragic love story" evokes Nguyen Du's "Tale of Kieu," Vietnam's national poem. The young scholar Kim loses his sweetheart, Kieu, when she sells herself to pay her family's debt. Kieu returns as a nun years later. Soulmates Kim and Kieu enjoy chaste evenings together happily ever after, while Kim's wife looks after the kids.
Gullah-Geechee people do have a spokesperson
It was very disturbing to read in a recent column about the Gullah-Geechee Heritage Corridor Commission that there is no official spokesperson for the Gullah-Geechee community. In the mid-'90s, Marquetta Goodwine ("Queen Quet") was chosen by her people to serve in this capacity. She is listed as such on the official site of the National Park Service (www.nps.gov/guge/parkmgmt/index.htm).
Obama changing things so fast it makes head spin
He is on such a rampage that it is hard to pinpoint objections to this administration. The loss of freedoms and lack of any regard for the law and the Constitution continue every day. Either President Barack Obama is naming another czar, nationalizing another sector of the public venue or pushing more spending programs. It goes on and on so fast and so often that my head spins.
Herbicide catastrophe a high cost for energy
The hummingbirds disappeared first. I noticed that a week into the SCE&G herbicide catastrophe here in Sheldon. The hummingbirds used to drain our feeder every week. In the last two weeks, the food level in the hummingbird feeder has not moved. The hummingbirds are gone.
Nothing 'liberal' about broad, credible research
Regarding the June 15 letter, I am the "little old lady" who drives a Prius and bought the New York Times on her way to the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute discussion group. The writer described another participant as "the gray-bearded liberal who spoke slowly and quoted from his scientific journals along with the New York Times." The implication was that the Times (which the letter writer considers to be disreputable) is our primary source.
Government cannot afford new medical plan
The writer of the letter, "Government option viable for health care," seems to think we can actually afford a government medical plan.
Facts must be part of forming opinions
At last, a word of reason among the emotional diatribes often found here. A writer on June 19 refers to the "anger and confusing beliefs" that abound today, and suggests that "to question and doubt indicates intelligent thinking" rather than having a closed mind about such things as government, religion and social situations.
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