Articles in Editorials
For most of us, it is almost impossible to imagine our own children waking up on Christmas morning without any gifts under the tree.
On Tuesday evening, the Oconee County Council found itself in the unenviable position of essentially having to approve or disapprove a massive loan restructuring for the not-a-merger merger between Greenville Health System and Palmetto Health System.
While the Christmas season is joyful for many of us, it can also be a stressful time — especially for parents who are struggling to make ends meet.
Recently, members of the Oconee County Council got into an old debate about how long Duke Energy is going to stay in the county and what should be done, if anything, so the county is prepared if and when the nuclear plant does close its doors and the county loses the estimated $28 million property tax revenue.
A newspaper’s editorial page is a place that should welcome debate — on all sides. It is here where people are free to voice opinions and debate issues.
In the midst of the Civil War, when the nation was divided and at war with itself, President Abraham Lincoln found reasons to be thankful.
While some may have questioned it a few years ago, there is now no doubt that efforts to improve economic development in Oconee County are paying off.
In a presidential election year, we get all excited about the candidates, the ads, the debates and even what so-called experts want to tell you is important.
In a story earlier this week, Pickens County Clerk of Court Pat Welborn said his office is having problems getting enough qualified jurors for cases because some people who are called for jury duty simply do not show up.
For anyone reading this, chances are good that you or someone you know has been affected by breast cancer.
We’re not sure what the main takeaway was from this week’s joint meeting between Oconee County Council and its planning commission — the discussion was sort of all over the place — but we do believe it’s a good idea that they’re finally meeting.
We’ve written many times in this spot that reports of the demise of newspapers has been greatly exaggerated, though that hasn’t stopped many in other forms of media from telling anyone who will listen that publications such as ours are plummeting toward obscurity.
It seems most every week or month nowadays has some designation attached to it aimed at promoting a cause or bringing awareness to an issue.
An emergency scanner sits in our newsroom, and it chirps and buzzes intermittently pretty much all day every day.
South Carolina has been generally accommodating to the federal government’s nuclear waste disposal needs over the decades, based on the promise that the highly radioactive material would be eventually shipped out of Savannah River Site to a permanent storage facility.
