Category Archives: Opinions
When the punishment isn’t enough
It’s most disturbing when one in a position of authority, someone tasked with the specific job of helping veterans, turns out to be a thief. This is what came to light 
recently when a Veterans Service Representative (VSR) pleaded guilty to stealing money from the very veterans he was supposed to help.
The scammer broke a federal law when he solicited
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Do we really want spiritual maturity?
As a messenger who presents the word of God, it’s an honor to serve. My goal in communicating is to ask the Lord what He wants me to say and to use me to do His will. 
For those of you who are dedicated Christians that love Jesus and follow Him, I’m sure you also pray for this every day. I believe that we should be a lighthouse filled with God’s love and all the fruits of His Spirit,
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Has the future changed?
Leviticus 26: 14-16a “The LORD said, “If you will not obey my commands, you will be punished. If you refuse to obey my laws and commands and break the covenant I have 
made with you, I will punish you.”
We have long realized the Biblical perspective of Israel being God’s designated nation and the Jewish people as beig God’s chosen (Deuteronomy 7: 6).
God established Israel and the people to provide the
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Weighing in on parental leave
Dear Editor,
I want to respond to the article, “County Council Discusses Paid Parental Leave.”
Years ago the county government was having trouble recruiting new employees and retaining existing employees because our pay was too low (e.g., truck drivers, EMS personnel, prison guards, many others). The 2023-24 round of inflation made it worse.
As a result, the previous council leadership and the administration decided to channel available employee funds into boosting pay. Last year the county did a salary study and boosted employee pay an average of 14%. A good idea and the new council continued
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The Dole Act: Benefits and improvements
Have you wondered what exactly is included in the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act? There’s one way to find out: Scroll through it. There’s more to the Act than you might imagine, and all of it is to benefit you.
Sec. 301 calls for burial benefits for veterans who were under hospice care at the time of their death. It concerns those veterans who
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A good reason to smile
With all the negative, questionable and just plain bad news out there lately, I’ll take 
good news anywhere I can find it.
And one place is the website Good News Network (www.goodnewsnetwork.org). GNN, started in 1997, currently has 21,000 good news stories from around
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Why we must join hands in service
In a time marked by noise, division and digital overload, the quiet power of serving 
others in your own community might just be the most radical thing you can do.
My wife and I decided to move to Seneca in 2019 because we were looking at leaving a legacy for an area that we grew to love during our vacations here. We have found it right here in the Pickens/Oconee area. The connections that we are forging continue to grow as we tackle the local problems and find partner-led solutions, whether it’s food shortage, illiteracy,
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Courier Letters to the Editor 7-30-25
Captive audiences
Dear Editor,
One someone was talking about a high school graduate that gave his testimony about believing in God during his graduation speech. This person was angry, saying that the graduate had a “captive audience.” I don’t see how that could have been, since there were no barbwire-topped walls surrounding the site of the graduation. No guards walking around with shotguns and German shepherd dogs patrolling.
Anyone who was offended and wanted to could have simply walked out. The biggest hurt you can put on a speaker or entertainer is simple enough. Get up slowly, silently go
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Fearless warriors do not hide under the bed
It’s not really a secret about there being such a thing as good and evil. Yes, I know for every statement there is a counter argument, as even a few people deny the earth is round. But, generally speaking, the masses are to some degree aware of the good God, bad devil concept. Within the Christian faith, it’s believed that God is infinite, perfect, represents the light and everything good, and is in total control of all things. On the dark side, Satan is a destructive spiritual entity who works around the clock trying to disrupt God’s plans. This includes unleashing a relentless barrage of damaging attacks and evil influences against the human race. What do you
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Baptism: What does the Bible say?
Matthew 3:11 “I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance. But he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire.”
As with many subjects connected to Biblical teachings, baptism is as disagreed on as much as any. Such subjects seem to attract personal opinion and notions. Speculations are good in some areas but not when God gives us specifics.
Revelation 22:18 “For I testify unto every man that hears the words of the prophecy of
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