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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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.
Adams: Leading in community — A personal reflection
My diverse professional journey across higher education, philanthropy, public policy, corporate America, and nonprofits allows me to lead this 164-year-old institution and its diverse stakeholders at the local, regional, and national levels. I proudly follow in the footsteps of Laura Matilda Towne, Ellen Murray, Charlotte Forten, Grace Bigelow House, Rossa Belle Cooley, and Courtney Siceloff, outsiders who proved that it wasn’t necessary to be Gullah leaders to serve the St. Helena Island community faithfully. But I remain open to critical feedback that decreases the fog of leadership.
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Graber: Is the pathogen brought ashore in Jamestown truly vanquished?
And so, finally, we come back to the White Lion and the Mayflower, their cargo, the carnage that followed, asking ourselves if the pathogen brought ashore in Jamestown is truly vanquished?
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Houck: Before the boats are gone: A love letter to the Lowcountry
To everyone who makes a living here, eats here, visits here, and cares about what makes the Lowcountry worth protecting, …
There are some issues you can talk about from the sidelines. This isn’t one of them for me.
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LOWCOUNTRY LOWDOWN: Progress or not? Former Gazette home makes news
Beaufort City Council’s meeting last week (Aug. 18) provided a perfect scenario of the complex dilemma elected officials have to tackle in terms of community growth versus preservation of a certain quality of life.
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Letters to the editor: What we can do
If the Chinese and Mexicans were shooting missiles into the United States and killing 38,000 Americans every year, what would the response be?
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Wood: Are you feeling nervous, edgy? (Part 1)
I often wonder if other folks are feeling nervous, edgy, overly cautious, even distrustful, as I do these days. After all, this insanity within these so-called news cycles have never, as far as my history knowledge goes, ever been so emotional draining since, say, 1930 through the 70’s. Especially since the resurrected dead-horse of “Communism” is again now among us for people to beat upon.
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Graber: Air power is fine, but in the end …
We are, I think, witnessing the end of the helicopter and the advent of the so-called “drone swarm.” The battlefield will never be the same.
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Lucas: Order in the court
As I sit at my computer and attempt to write this week’s article, I find myself challenged. That challenge is magnified 10 times over by the fact that it is Monday. By now (usually), I would have written on Saturday, proofread for the second time on Sunday, and submitted by Sunday evening.
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Mathews: Seeing America through their eyes
The World Cup brought many thousands of visitors to the United States, and their reactions to everything from cowboy hats to Buc-ee’s brisket were fantastic.
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