Willie: This is one of your avid readers responding to your viewer about the Mountain View Steak and Seafood.

Slobberknocker. Slugfest. Big-boy football. Dabo Swinney managed to use all three of these terms in sequence to describe Clemson’s 14-6 home win over Auburn last weekend.

You may have noticed the flags atop government buildings were being flown at half-staff Friday and wondered why. We thought it appropriate to use this space today to answer that question.

I hate to say this: I’ve been conned. But then, I guess I shouldn’t feel too bad. Millions of others have been duped right along with me.

I’m not sure about you, but this has been a trying week.

Willie: I see that the powers that be at Clemson have the bright idea to worry about the traffic congestion and the parking after they created such a mess by letting all these big buildings be built in this tiny area.

The pecan tree is a true symbol of the South.

The introduction of the new iPhone X — which features wireless charging, facial recognition and a price tag of $999 — appears to be a minor event in the advance of technology. But it’s an excellent illustration of something that has long gone unrecognized: The Unabomber had a point.

After we had our second child earlier this year, we heard a few variations of the same prevailing sentiment.

Throughout our campus we prepared for the worst while praying for the best as we watched the devastation Harvey unleashed on Texas and listened to the forecasts of Irma coming our way.