Mathews: School’s out for the summer
School has been out for about two weeks, and I bet almost all parents have heard “I’m bored!” at least once already this summer.
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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.
Every eligible veteran needs to enroll in VA Healthcare (Part 1)
This is the first of four articles on why every eligible veteran should enroll in VA Healthcare. This article is based on my extensive experience as a patient and volunteer at the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center & Healthcare System (RHJVAMC&HCS). Articles 2 through 4 will be fact-based and supported by scientific references.
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Hyde: After 20,000 deaths, why are we still attacking doctors?
South Carolina lost more than 20,000 people to COVID-19. A tragedy of that scale should have strengthened respect for public health expertise. Instead, in some quarters, it inspired political backlash against the very officials charged with saving lives.
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Pelbath: It’s time to send a leader, not another career politician to Washington
Spend an afternoon driving on any road from Beaufort to Hilton Head, and it won’t take long to be hit with the glaring reality of the present infrastructure situation plaguing Beaufort County. Our roads are crumbling, bridges are in disrepair, and an antiquated system of moving people hasn’t been updated in a county that finds itself as one of the nation’s fastest-growing with thousands of new residents arriving each year.
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Hower: We’re building tomorrow with yesterday’s roads
Here’s what I’ve learned after years of watching this play out in planning meetings, in rezoning hearings, and in conversations with neighbors across District 5: Beaufort County does not have a growth problem. We have a sequencing problem. We keep saying yes to new rooftops before we’ve answered a much simpler question, can our roads, our water systems, and our emergency services actually handle this?
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Smith: I would be honored to earn your vote
As a Daniel Island resident and fourth-generation Lowcountry native, I don’t just represent our area — I grew up here, built my business here, raised my family here, and have spent my life working to make our community better.
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Seifert: Leadership built on service, not politics
For more than 20 years, I have had the privilege of serving the people of Beaufort County, not from the sidelines, but in the field, inside this Sheriff’s Department, alongside the men and women who put on the uniform every single day.
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Rivers: Serious times require serious decisions
Hello Beaufort County citizens, serious times require serious decisions. This upcoming Democratic primary is about making a responsible choice. A choice that allows the best opportunity to win in the general election in November.
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Wagers Riley: A Lowcountry voice for the Lowcountry
I was born in Colleton County Hospital, raised in rural Dorchester County, educated in South Carolina public schools, and built my career serving patients and families across our state. My roots run deep in the Lowcountry. As we say around here, I’m “from yeh, not a come yeh.”
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