Letters to the Editor should consist of fewer than 275 words and be emailed with a name and contact information to TheIslandNews@gmail.com.
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.”
Letters to the Editor: Remembering Sen. Graham Read More »
If the Chinese and Mexicans were shooting missiles into the United States and killing 38,000 Americans every year, what would the response be?
Letters to the editor: What we can do Read More »
I hope someday a vaccine is found to cure folks like Carol Lucas from the dreaded Trump Derangement Syndrome.
Letter to the Editor: I hope Carol Lucas is cured Read More »
The column by Paul Hyde about the life and career of Sen. Lindsey Graham was a sensitive, accurate, and well written piece capturing his hard-won personal and political accomplishments.
Letters to the Editor: Please thank Mr. Hyde Read More »
In an extraordinary move by [Beaufort] County Council, a unanimous vote was recently made in favor of one of our many charitable nonprofits in Beaufort County, the St. Francis Center.
Letters to the Editor: Well done, Councilman Bartholomew! Read More »
The old saying “When the cat’s away the mice will play,” is taking on real world and frightening political significance today.
Letters to the Editor: When the cat’s away … Read More »
To all the millions of people who have turned out across the country to participate in “No Kings” rallies against Donald Trump, sorry, you are too late. We have King Donald and he is already presiding over his new kingdom, Washington, D.C., now known as Mar-a-Lago on the Potomac.
Letters to the Editor: Do we secretly want a king? Read More »
The League of Women Voters of Beaufort Area and Hilton Head Island-Bluffton would like to recognize the Beaufort County candidates who have submitted their VOTE411.org responses to questions prior to the June 9 primary races.
Letters To The Editor: LWV thanks those candidates who took the time Read More »
I recently moved to beautiful Beaufort, S.C., from Pittsburgh, Pa., in November 2025. While I’ve enjoyed settling into the area, I’ve been disappointed by the lack of balance in this paper’s Voices content.
No bipartisan views in this paper Read More »
My more pressing concern is that our Recycling Centers only take Plastics No. 1 and No. 2, only bottles, jugs and jars. As you know, we are not allowed to recycle the No. 1 plastic food containers that a huge amount of the food we purchase is packaged in.
re: Beaufort plastic ordinance Read More »
