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.
In a recent The Island News op-ed called “A time and a place for everything,” author Louise Mathews wrote that she objects to athletes who speak out about LGBTQA+ “rights.”
Mathews promotes small-mindedness Read More »
In what appeared a “gift from heaven” at the March 10, 2026, Beaufort City Council meeting, the City was offered a $2,271,600 contract from Clarendon Farms, LLC, to purchase about 31 acres in the long-failed, City-owned Beaufort Commerce Park.
Has the City stolen defeat from the jaws of victory? Read More »
Somewhere in my travels, through the definitions of words and the characterizations of men’s actions, obscenity became defined in terms of a comparison: something decent, valued, and true, contrasted with something base, corrupt, and false.
A current definition of obscenity Read More »
Exactly when did our sense of angst begin to escalate on a daily basis? Was it one specific happening, or maybe a group of incidents that said to us, overtly or subtly, “This isn’t life as we know it or want it.”
Dabbling in confrontation — But at whose expense? Read More »
Over the last two weeks, one of the more meaningful moments of the war on Iran was the celebration of the Iranian people when they learned of the death of the longtime tyrant, Ayatollah Khamenei. I was particularly impressed by the women who jubilantly burned their hijabs.
Ths article is the fourth in a series of four about how the Department of Defense’s Transition Assistance Programs (TAP) are essential for a successful separation from the military and a key to future success.
Consideration of a compromise might enhance public confidence that our legislators are conducting themselves as representatives and not rulers.
Port Royal is now entering its “festival season” — plein air events usually centered on pulled pork barbecue or soft-shelled crabs that come with a “side” of antique Ford Fairlane and handcrafted items made entirely of bottle caps.
Port Royal’s island of repose Read More »
I’ve been wanting to write something since Dec. 20, 2025, the day our good, fun-loving friend Frederick “Fred” Gauch III, 85, passed away.
Don’t you just know it: A tribute to Fred Gauch Read More »
