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.
Jury trials were once a big part of small town entertainment and, of course, a staple of Southern fiction. Some, including myself, despair at the silent hallways and darkened courtrooms.
I despair at the silent hallways, darkened courtrooms Read More »
Beaufort County’s Transportation Advisory Committee is narrowing in on their recommendations for a penny sales tax referendum to be presented to the voters in November.
Committee still collecting data for sales tax referendum Read More »
This week, I decided to take a break from grumbling about the pollen and doom-scrolling on my phone and take a warm-day walk with our rescue dog, Buddy, over to spend a little time in the hallowed ground of the Tabernacle Baptist Church churchyard.
Awe-inspiring Moses Read More »
There are times when I wish I had something really joyful and enlightening to write about. I mean that sincerely.
I was working at the Firestone foundry in Trenton, Mich., making truck tire rims at piecework wages when I got the call.
I never knew a better suitor than Bill Read More »
This week, I have been struck by the contrast between one death in the United States and three deaths in Iran.
Four deaths and a funeral Read More »
It seems to me that we are, in effect, turning some people into Satan — at least from the no-trial, no-presumption-of-innocence, no-Geneva-Convention-protections standpoint.
To drop or not to drop – that is the question Read More »
Many of my previous articles on veterans’ benefits and how to file a claim for those benefits covered filing a claim for service-connected disability compensation. In those articles, I tried
Types of VA Service-Connected Disability Claims and more on VA Secondary Conditions Read More »
The Port Royal epidemic in 1877 appears to have been the last reported outbreak of this disease in South Carolina. In 1900, Cuban doctors discovered that the mosquito was the “vector” for this disease and today there is an effective vaccine. Whether or not these newly found bones are connected to 1877 remains a mystery.
These newly found bones remain a mystery Read More »
