Scott Graber is a lawyer, novelist, veteran columnist and longtime resident of Port Royal. He can be reached at cscottgraber@gmail.com.
It is Wednesday morning, early, and we’re in the wood-paneled lobby of the Fryemont Inn overlooking the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. We’ve packed our bags, paid the tab, assured Denise, the desk clerk, that “We’ll back in October when the leaves begin to turn.”
Graber: The Fryemont is a time machine Read More »
Recently, Beaufort County Treasurer Maria Walls, herself an elected official, stood up at the May 26 County Council meeting and reminded the elected officials there had been eight county administrators, six chief financial officers, five deputy administrators and four county attorneys in the past nine years.
Shouldn’t that have been a red flag something is wrong?
Commentary: So what’s the problem? Will Beaufort County come clean about its own issues? Read More »
We do have a well — and we have had some redemptive rain — so our heat-stunted lawn may actually survive August and September. But still there is the feeling that we’re passing through purgatory; and everything is in disarray; reminding us of Napoleon after Moscow.
The feeling that we’re passing through purgatory Read More »
I’ve learned four things since I began watching the World Cup.
The first of these revelations was the fact that our national anthem, “The Star Spangled Banner,” is not all that bad when compared with other national anthems.
How will we all contemplate wings, burritos, pick-up trucks? Read More »
After a lifetime of self-promotion, resume-writing and virtue-signaling are we really expected to stop the flossing, the sit-ups and any effort to appear productive and successful?
Graber: A spiritual ‘bridge too far’ Read More »
While Executive Director Robert Adams and his board of trustees work to steer Penn Center’s future into a national and international example of unique cultures dealing with change, it seems the loyalty and devotion of those who kept the Penn Center spirit alive over the years has to be recognized as part of that direction.
The intersection of culture and change Read More »
It is Wednesday, June 3, and I’m at The Sands Beach in Port Royal. For most of my life I’ve been a swimmer.
Graber: I’m still drawn to my daily swim Read More »
Today the principal problem in these parts is the fact that roads, bridges, sewer capacity cannot keep up with the growth. Now we sit — stationary in our idling SUVs — wondering what has happened to this stunning, pristine place.
Graber: We can’t get to it – we’re full up, boys Read More »
It is Saturday and this morning I have my coffee, my laptop, and a front-row seat on the on-going redistricting debate in the South Carolina Senate.
Delaying the inevitable? Read More »
It is Saturday, and we have, at long last, rain; a lawn that is once again green; and I must admit this gives me some contentment.
Great evil and what happens to the children Read More »
