Category Archives: Opinions
The price of ignorance
Everything has a price. It may not be labeled with a $19.99 tag or be evident what the price is at the time, but a cost is associated with most everything we purchase or the choices we make.
At the moment, America has an ignorance problem. Rather than educating ourselves on what’s happening with current events, we’re relying on social media to drive our opinions of the world. We see social media influencers and celebrities living a life the average American could never afford, and yet, there’s a desire to attain their status and wealth. This desire leads to
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Gearing up for winter
I think I’m ready for winter. I say that with fingers crossed because, truly, around here you just never know, despite what the annual Almanac says. How about you? Are you ready to get through the coming 
winter?
One of the biggest and most important items on my to-do list was to find a new (and reliable) snow plow guy. It had to be someone with not only a plow on the
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History happened here!
The Cherokee considered the land their sacred mother, whose forests provided a profusion of rabbit, deer and turkey. The rivers were abundant with fish. The Blue Ridge Mountains were extraordinary 
places of beauty that strengthened spiritual healing.
The Cherokee had been peacefully trading with the British since the 1600s. After the deer skins and furs were exchanged for beads, axes and rum, the British would get
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There are some things God cannot do
When we think about God being The Almighty, we see Him as having infinite power and authority in 
heaven and earth, and this is certainly true.
Remember the passage in Matthew 19:26 where Jesus is explaining to His disciples about how difficult
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Courier Letters to the Editor
On Freddie Owen death penalty case
Dear Editor,
I have watched with interest how some have protested the use of the death penalty in the Freddie Owen case. They cite the sixth commandment, but seem to forget that Owen is the killer, not the state of South Carolina. They should read Deuteronomy 19:11-13, which seems to apply in this case.
J.G. Taylor
Sunset
Highway repaving projects
Dear Editor,
The state is in the midst of a 10-year highway improvement plan. I want to update you on what the SCDOT is up to concerning repaving our state highways inside Pickens County.
Last year, the SCDOT repaved S.C. 186 in Dacusville. It is now finishing repaving S.C. 186 east out of
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Loving God with all that we are
In Luke 10:27 and Mark 12:30, we notice that both passages use a fourfold description to explain how we are to love God: Heart, soul, strength and mind.
In the Old Testament, we find a similar command in Deuteronomy 6:5-6, “And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thine might. And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart.” It leaves out the
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‘Remember the ladies’
Abigail Adams was a busy woman in 1776.
Her husband, John Adams, was a delegate at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. She was at home in Braintree, Mass., raising four young children and managing the family farm while living in a war zone. The British Army was in Boston, only 12 miles away.
She wrote her husband a letter and asked that he
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Courier Letters to the Editor 9-18-24
Violence in schools
Dear Editor,
Upon reading the newspaper and hearing news on TV, our society is in deep trouble!
Students have three levels of conduct: Disorderly conduct. Disruptive conduct. Criminal conduct.
Punishment has been banned in schools, such as paddling, spanking and slapping.
And then we have 14- and 15-year-olds breaking the law by the carrying of firearms and concealed weapons on school grounds, which are prohibited. Yet these teens are carrying these weapons killing students and teachers and harming others.
We have 16,300 students in Pickens County schools. Fourteen elementary schools, five middle schools, four high schools, also a state-of-the-art vocational, career and technology center.
Our kids are the future of our country — protect and love them. Everybody that has been born is a gift from God. No mistakes have ever been made.
Behavioral training begins at home, teaching them right from wrong.
Forty percent of high school students studied reported that they had a feeling of being persistently sad and hopeless.Feeling left out. Some committing suicide. If your child shows signs of this seek, immediate mental health evaluation.
It seems school officials have dropped the ball on ways to stop violence. Now is the time to review this problem and act upon it. Metal detectors should be placed outside every school building to scan for weapons, knives.
Matthew 5:21-22 — That murderous anger can lead the angry man to judgment from God. As quickly as a physical blow. The violence he exhibits toward someone else can be brought back upon himself by God.
Beulah Taylor
Easley
Forum set for Pickens candidates
Dear Editor,
There are eight candidates running for two vacancies on Pickens City Council. On Thursday, Sept. 26,
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The whiplash u-turn flip-flop
Flip-flops are shoes that flip-flop when you walk. Politicians flip-flop when they talk. If you’re going to talk the talk, you’ve got to walk the walk — but not in flip-flops.
Changes in a politician’s position can have a positive effect on a voter’s image, as long as the new position agrees with the voter. Voters often believe the candidate has finally come to terms with their viewpoint and
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Good deeds are not a substitute for love
I was reading an article the other day about how most people are confident that just being nice secures them a place in heaven.
But is this true? Of course, we want to believe that it’s relatively easy to go through the pearly gates but is being a decent person all there is to it? Have you ever heard the expression, “They would give you the shirt off their back” referring to someone’s kindness and generosity? It’s a notable character trait,
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