DoD’s TAP Program essential to successful separation from the military, future success, Part 1
This is the first article in a series of four on the Department of Defense (DoD) Transition Assistance Program (TAP).
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.
‘Simply unacceptable’
It’s time for Dick Stewart to look in the mirror. Mr. Stewart recently lambasted the Beaufort City Council members for allowing a chain-link fence to remain at the waterfront. To
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State Senators, please stand up for our 1st Amendment rights
The First Amendment of the Bill of Rights applies to us all. It is past time for South Carolina to have anti-SLAPP laws which preclude the rich and powerful from trampling on our First Amendment rights. I urge Tom Davis and Chip Campsen, as well as all South Carolina senators, to ensure this legislation passes this year.
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Preparation time
As I wrote in my first article, there is more to life than politics. There will be plenty of opportunities to reflect on government officials and 2026 elections as the year progresses. Now is the time to appreciate the natural world’s prelude to heaven: spring and the glory of Easter.
Sorry, the Black church is not the problem
The Black church isn’t bad just because it’s Black, and any white person who thinks so is fooling themselves if they think they are good just because they are white.
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The law be damned
We must get back on track, first and foremost, by adhering to the Constitution which clearly delineates the three separate but equal branches of our government. However, I have to say that I am not holding my breath until this happens. Sadly enough, I expect chaos-as-usual.
Engineering a deathbed peace
When mother was leaving this realm, I was with my brother and sister at her bedside. We were not fighting, although there were lingering disagreements, unresolved. We had — thanks to a last minute gift of Scotch — been passing around a bottle of Dewar’s; talking in the semi-darkness; recounting our peripatetic, mostly happy childhoods thinking mother might still hear us. Eventually the nurse came in the room, looked at each of us in turn, then said, “You know she passed 30 minutes ago.”
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No more excuses for inaction on primary reform
Two S.C. House Republican leaders recently wrote a column excusing the failure to take any action whatsoever regarding the S.C. GOP’s repeated calls to reform the party primary nomination process in our state.
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Homelessness still a major problem for thousands of veterans, Part 3
This is the third article in a series of three articles on homeless veterans and the resources available to those who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless due to financial hardship, unemployment, addiction, depression, injury, illness, disability, or transition from jail.
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