Lake 25th Amendment?
One of my Facebook buddies, who also goes back to the 4th Grade with me, posted a map of western New York State with the name “Lake 25th Amendment” pasted where “Lake Ontario” should be.
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Voices
Opinion pieces, commentary, editorials, and columns that reflect community perspectives from Beaufort’s writers, thought leaders, and residents. This category provides a platform for voices shaping local discussion on issues, values, culture, civic life, and public debate in Beaufort and the broader Lowcountry.
‘Oh, Canada’
The gloominess underscores the question that takes me aback every time I think about it, and that is, “Why are we fighting Canada?”
The steep climb of this year’s penny
Check out the tape. You’ll conclude, as I have, that the Beaufort County Council voted against themselves on this one.
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Letters to the Editor: Say “No” to data centers in the ACE Basin
I am an avid outdoorsman, blessed to live in Beaufort — just a stone’s throw from the ACE Basin’s historic rivers and rice fields teeming with waterfowl and wading birds. However, I am concerned about recent actions by Colleton County Council that place priceless resources in jeopardy.
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Commentary: Preserving Beaufort’s soul — Beth Grace’s enduring legacy
For more than 50 years, Beth Grace was one of Beaufort’s most steadfast guardians. Her decades of service to Historic Beaufort Foundation not only championed and preserved our architectural treasures but also safeguarded the stories, traditions, and sense of place that make Beaufort unlike anywhere else.
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Letters to the Editor: Remembering Sen. Graham
My mama always said if you can’t say something nice about someone, don’t say anything at all. Apparently Carol Lucas never heard this proverb despite saying that she was of the generation that “stands pretty staunchly behind the notion that one does not speak ill of the dead.”
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Lucas: Run, Darline, run
I don’t think it is an understatement to suggest that when Gov. McMaster put forth Darline Graham’s name to fulfill the remainder of her late brother’s term in the U.S. Senate, it was intended to be a nod to the memory of Lindsey Graham.
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Mathews: Nothing new under the sun
I am hoping I live long enough to vote in an election in which I don’t have to gauge the lesser of two evils.
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