Category Archives: Opinions
Passion of Christ is our eternal hope
This is the time of year when Christians remember the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is a season when His followers are focused 
on how He suffered and died on the cross and after 3 days He arose from the grave. To be honest, holy week is not really a jolly time of celebration but rather calls for serious meditation and being grateful for the gift of salvation. It is bittersweet because it’s never pleasant to imagine a person being brutally tortured (especially when they are innocent), but the fact that
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Retirement study an eye-opener
Are you ready to retire? Do you have enough money? Have you given it much thought?
The Employee Benefit Research Institute just published the results of its 27th survey about financial readiness to retire.
Here are a few things its research revealed:
* Many of us are stressed out about retiring, but we’re not taking steps to get
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Wounded in the line of duty
Sebastian is 13 years old. His vision and hearing have diminished with time, and he 
weighs more than he should. He has arthritis in his back legs. But he is blessed with a happy, humble disposition.
Although we all know he is a little old man dog, he does not. When Red Dog was still alive, they kept intruders off the farm. Strange dogs might appear in the pasture once
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Courier Letters to the Editor 4-5-17
Prayer
Dear Editor,
“We have been the recipients of the choicest bounties of Heaven. We have been preserved, these many years, in peace and prosperity. We have grown in numbers, wealth and power, as no other nation has ever grown. But we have forgotten God. We have forgotten the gracious hand which preserved us in peace, and multiplied and
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March Madness — off the court
After exhaustive research and many test drives, I found a car to replace my beloved Buick Regal. It wasn’t easy. After test-driving a Toyota Camry XLE, the decision was made. But it took another week to seal the deal. Negotiate, negotiate, negotiate.
And after they’d gone down on price as far as they claimed possible, I called in the negotiator of all time.
Our daughter’s college roommate, Henry, owns a dealership in Rock Hill. He primarily handles jeeps and trucks, but is a master negotiator. He’s always the one who gets the beach house rent reduced, reservations at anywhere for less and has a reputation for winning at almost every card game we play. He’d said if I found a car I liked to give him a call and he’d
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Gorsuch: Right man for the job
Last month, I had the pleasure of meeting Judge Neil Gorsuch in my office. He was genuine, knowledgeable, and made it clear that he would exercise judiciary
independence when interpreting the law. After our conversation, I walked away convinced that he has the right temperament to fill the ninth seat of the highest court in our nation.
During his opening statement at his confirmation hearing last week, Judge Gorsuch said, “my decisions have never reflected a judgment about the people before me, only about the law, facts, issue in
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Letters to the Editor
Thank you to educators
Dear Editor,
I recently read an article in U.S. News & World Report regarding South Carolina being ranked last in education, specifically in reading and math scores.
I am also sure you have been made aware of this report, and I am sure you and
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Brother, I can’t spare a dime
There’s no detour around this issue: South Carolina roads and bridges need repair. However, I strongly disagree that the only way to fix our roads is to raid your wallet.
Let’s think back a bit. The billions raised by the penny tax over several decades have not fixed education. The tens of millions raised by the cigarette tax have not fixed Medicaid. Likewise, another $600
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Courier Letters to the Editor 3-22-17
Education or proselytizing?
Dear Editor,
Nothing is wrong with students being taught world religions … the problem is at what age should that be considered essential learning? Learning doctrines of religions at the impressionable age of 11 and 12 years old is questionable.
It is quite evident our public schools are repressing
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For the people, not the press
It is Sunshine Week in South Carolina.
The week is an annual nationwide celebration of access to public information and what it means for you and your community.
But every week in our state, newspapers are stepping up to see that the public has access to government meetings and records.
You might not know about these efforts, but if you read on you will learn of some of the outstanding ones
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