‘We are under siege’
From The Wall Street Journal and other media outlets on Feb. 7, 2026: “Trump shares racist video depicting the Obamas as monkeys.” This from the President of the United States. […]
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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.
Bull in the China shop?
By Louise Mathews In the movie, “Casablanca,” Vichy French Captain Renault closes Rick’s Café on the orders of the Nazi Major Strasser. When Rick asks his friend why he is
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Breezes can blow stress away
By Doug Pugh Once, I was a farmer working in the great outdoors, able to move with the breeze into open spaces. I had time then to pause and listen
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Columbia starts to feel the heat
By Bill Rauch There was some good news last week for those who are concerned about the Colleton County data center steamroller. The political heat being generated down here in
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Brown building something special at Creek
When Battery Creek hired C.J. Brown to take over its boys basketball team in 2019, there was hope. Hope that Brown, who once starred in the Blue and Gold, could restore the once-proud program to the lofty status it held for years under John Drafts, back before Whale Branch Early College High School opened and split the talent pool.
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Evolution of the pecking order
By Douglas Pugh Times are changing, pecking orders evolving, but the chickens aren’t pleased. After all, they take pride in being the inspiration for this universally applicable ranking measure. Ranked
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The manufacturing of meaningful coincidences
By Mark A. Schmidtke I suspect most of us have experienced meaningful coincidences in our lives — those events that seem preceded by, and linked to, some thought or dream,
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A way forward for the City of Beaufort — four focus domains
By Graham B. Trask This is the annotated public comment given by me on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026 to Beaufort City Council at its annual strategic planning retreat. 1. Focus
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Too much damage
Barb Nash hit the nail on the head. Trump and his sycophants are causing so much chaos with Venezuela, ICE, etc., that we are forgetting about the terrible long-lasting actions
The worst of the worst? Not by a long shot
“Jesus loves the little children, all the children of the world, Red and yellow, black and white, they are precious in his sight. Jesus loves the little children of the world.”
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