Category Archives: Opinions
Honoring those who gave their all
Memorial Day commemorates the men and women who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces, particularly those who died in battle or as a result of 
wounds sustained in battle making the ultimate sacrifice for their country.
You’ll find that some veterans find it dismaying when they are thanked on this day and most
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Courier Letters to the Editor 5-28-25
Residents oppose DOT plan for SC Highway 11
Dear Editor,
On Thursday, May 15, there was an “information and public comment” meeting held at Ambler Elementary School. This meeting had been rescheduled from an earlier date due to the Table Rock fires. At the meeting, the proposal for addressing the problems of the intersection of S.C. Highway 11 and New Hope Road — at the crossroad above Aunt Sue’s — was presented to those attending as a “done deal.” We have huge concerns about the DOT’s decision for the proposed improvement.
Someone in the DOT has determined that a new “roundabout” is the best solution for this intersection. We disagree with this and do not feel that SCDOT has considered theramifications of this proposal. First, Highway 11 is used by steady traffic from points north and south of Table Rock. Eighteen-wheeler trucks use Highway 11 day and night. Recreational vehicles, large trucks, heavy vehicles pulling boats, as well as cars and
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On a quiet night we can hear it growing
Luke 24:44 “Jesus said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of 
Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.”
Early mornings are a blessing those “sleeping in” never experience. We sit on the front porch and
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Veterans Legacy Memorial expands
The Veterans Legacy Memorial has just expanded by 210,000 pages, courtesy of the American Battle Monuments Commission.
The ABMC manages cemeteries and federal memorials in 17 countries to honor the over 200,000 service members who died in World War I and World War II and who are buried in those
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Tuning out the news
Today marks seven days since I’ve watched the television news. For a news junkie, 
that’s a very long time. But I feel much better for having taken a break.
It can’t be good for us, either mentally or physically, to be constantly bombarded with information that
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Are we genuine Christians or just religious?
When we talk about eternal life, it brings up one of two emotions and attitudes.
Those who believe in the Bible and have Christ as their Lord become excited and grateful that God has saved them and promised to be with them forever in a glorious paradise. On the other side,
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The greatness of partial knowledge
Proverbs 18:15 “The heart of the prudent gets knowledge and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.”
Proverbs 2:6 “For the Lord gives wisdom, out of His mouth comes knowledge and understanding.”
We’ve often heard the stories of when we were young; we thought we had all the answers. Knowing everything we needed to know, as time passed, we realized how great a wealth of knowledge exists in the world.
One purpose of education may be for us to learn how much knowledge there is. As time passes, in many of us, a great curiosity develops to gain as much of that knowledge as
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Courier Letters to the Editor 5-21-25
Dear Editor,
I learned something recently about the rescue squad. On Jan. 24, I had been sick and got weak. I fell in the bedroom and could not get up, and my wife could not lift me. I 
called for two rescue squad members to help me back into bed. I was surprised
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Retirement: Now what?
Some of us are new to retirement and the questions quickly become: Now what? What do I do with my days? Do I continue to set the alarm for the same time in the mornings?
If you planned in detail for your retirement and have a long list of things you intend to do, you know where to begin.
But the questions about what to do with our
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Changes at the VA
Under the new presidential administration, and under the guidance of the new VA Secretary Doug Collins, the Department of Veterans Affairs has made several significant changes.
The core mission: providing the best possible care and services to veterans, families,
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