There aren’t many worse ways to open a speech or paper — or even a column — than the dreaded, “Webster’s defines (insert word here) as …”

What has happened to America’s No. 1 freedom? The freedom of speech, that is. The freedom to speak our minds.

August is like a new year in many ways — the new school year starts Monday and new children are coming into our care, creating a new beginning for their lives. 

As the sky turned from blue to peachy purple in the earliest, palest morning light, I squinted to see my feet scrambling down ancient boulders in my $10 sandals, with only one thought crossing my mind.

In less than two weeks, the Clemson football team will kick off its season against Georgia Tech to begin defending its national championship.

Upon popular demand, we will be running a sequel to “Be Prepared for Care Giving.”  

An article I wrote for the opinion page recently concerning my reasons for rejecting Darwin’s theory of evolution drew a lot of flak from some readers.

My name is Anaston Broom and I am a senior at Clemson University studying wildlife and fisheries biology. 

In my July column, I discussed how reading from birth activates many neurons and processes in your child’s brain.  See babyread.org.

Let me begin this column with a plea; don’t chastise me for the following stupidity I am about to recount.

As the closing assignment at the Tamassee DAR School Raymond Middle School Academy in May, the students were asked to write a letter to those who would be entering the academy in the fall.   

The Clemson Tigers enter the 2019 college football season ranked either as the preseason favorites to repeat as national champions, or second to last year’s runner up Alabama, depending on which publication you read.