Dr. Kelly Pew

School District of Pickens Co.

Recently, the School District of Pickens County board of trustees passed first reading of a policy that provides for board members to deliver an invocation in the form of a non-sectarian legislative prayer at the start of their own meeting. Prior board practice has been to invite students to deliver the invocation.

Ben Robinson

All About Ben

By Ben Robinson

Last week I was listening to a sports-talk radio show, and the announcer spent a good amount of time complaining about a Clemson player who completed a pro day session for the NFL and after the session did not take time to talk with the media.

Olivia Fowler

On The Way

By Olivia Fowler

When we were children we’d sit out on Grandmama’s front porch and watch the cropduster fly straight towards the house as the cotton dust fell over cotton rows that stretched out to the horizon.

Nicole Daughhetee

Life As I Know It

By Nicole Daughhetee

I would hazard to guess that most of my readers know that I can be feisty and passionate when I feel strongly about a particular issue, and this happens to be one of those times.

Let me preface what I am about to write by saying that I can completely understand why the majority of the SDPC Board of Trustees  and the SDPC don’t want to get involved in litigation with the folks from the Freedom from Religion Foundation.

Ben Robinson

All About Ben

By Ben Robinson

Last week, I had to admit that I was beginning to take on a cold. It wasn?t easy, because its hard for anyone to understand anything  I say when I have a cold.

Nicole Daughhetee

Life As I Know It

By Nicole Daughhetee

Having not one, but two parents who possess degrees in English and experience teaching writing courses, you can go ahead and shake your head in an act of pity (as if to say “those poor children”) for what my daughters must endure from the writing and grammar police.

You would be correct in assuming we uphold high standards in my home when it comes to language and the written word. I don’t expect my girls to be perfect or to even enjoy English the way I always have, but I would like them to learn to write and speak correctly.

Olivia Fowler

On The Way

By Olivia Fowler

We are Americans. We live in the land of the free and the home of the brave. And sometimes the stupid.

Some may and likely will be offended by that opinion. Just remember that the right to bear arms isn’t the only amendment. We also enjoy free speech. This means we have the right to speak freely, not that we enjoy or agree with the speeches made by everyone. So if you favor violence against women, stop reading now.

Not everyone has to agree that violence against women is wrong. But it would be helpful if someone who opposes the law to protect women from violence could explain their opposition in a way that doesn’t make them sound idiotic. Yes, I said idiotic. And I meant it.

Ben Robinson

All About Ben

By Ben Roninson

According to the Internet, the folks at DC Comics have a big surprise lined up. Robin, Batman’s steady sidekick, actually dies in an issue this week.

Been there, done that.

You see, this Robin isn’t actually Dick Grayson, the young circus performer who became Batman’s sidekick and practically his adopted son. That Robin became a teenager, then the leader of the group known as the Teen Titans.

Eventually the original Robin became Nightwing, starred in a comic himself, and had an affair with Starfire, a gorgeous young hero from a planet that is apparently home to good-looking female heroes.

Nicole Daughhetee

Life As I Know It

by Nicole Daughhetee

I am an avid fan of The Big Bang Theory. If you’ve not seen this show, I highly suggest it — especially if you like to laugh. Older episodes are syndicated on TBS, so if you’ve never seen it, you can “catch-up” and pick up the premise — all of which, in my humble opinion, makes the show even funnier.

As much as I enjoy this show, my piece this week is not about The Big Bang Theory. My idea was sparked by creator Chuck Lorre’s “Vanity Cards,” which are quickly displayed after each episode. They remain on the screen long enough for me to read the first line or two and have my interest piqued, and then they are gone.

Ben Robinson

All About Ben

By Ben Robinson

People are crazy, you know.

Last week, the girl on the Weather Channel came onto the screen. She smiled and said, “It looks like you folks in South Carolina are going to be getting some snow.”

Shame. I was considering making this girl the next Mrs. Robinson, but that one moment ruined that. The babies just wouldn’t work out, probably inheriting her brains and my looks. The poor child would probably be  walking around, scaring people, and wondering why everyone was running from him.