de l’Aigle: Dolly was always a blessing
I am so glad I got to meet Dolly Parton on a freezing January day in New York City, 25 years ago in January of 2001.
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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.
Trask: Nov. 3 election referendum on fixing broken Beaufort
The upcoming Nov. 3, 2026 Beaufort city council election stands as a clear referendum on fixing our broken Beaufort. Fixing what’s broken starts by getting the right people in the right seats at the top. The top is our five-member City Council.
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Mathews: 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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Lucas: ‘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?”
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Rauch: 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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