Category Archives: Opinions
Courier Letters to the Editor 7-9-25
State Highway Update
Dear Editor,
As you may have noticed the SCDOT is repaving roads in earnest this summer and I recently called the district office for an update on the state highway repaving schedule.
These four highways are part of the same repaving contract to be finished by Nov 2025.
SC 186 from Greenville to SC 8 in Pickens is finished.
SC 133 starting on North Main Street Six Mile, through the town and south to Clemson
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Planning for aging in place
Are you in your last home and plan to age in place where you are? Or is there at least one more abode in your future?
A recent study concluded that 84% of seniors plan to stay in their home for the rest of their lives. Planning (and hoping) doesn’t make it definite, of course. Of those who plan to stay, only a quarter have moved to a place that’s
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Disability benefits scammers
You know it’s a scam when they want you to pay for their help in filing Department of Veterans Affairs disability benefits claims. Then when you receive the benefits, they 
make you give them a percentage of the money.
Ten thieves were recently nailed for defrauding the VA. The grand jury came back with 49 counts of conspiracy and fraud, including wire and mail
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We hold these truths to be self-evident …
Editor’s note: The following text is a National Archives transcription of the stone engraving of the parchment Declaration of Independence on display in the rotunda at the National Archives Museum. The spelling and punctuation reflects the original.
In Congress, July 4, 1776
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are
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Muddy rabbit tracks
Mark 16:15 “And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.”
This spring and early summer has been unusually rainy. The grass is growing to the point the mower is getting a more than normal workout and the string-line trimmer is well used.
The ponds are full and creeks are running full speed. Normally by this time of year they have ceased to flow
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Providing help for homeless vets
Organizations across the country that help homeless veterans are set to share in grants that total $42 million. Each grant, if approved, can be worth as much as $500,000 and will fund them for two years, beginning in October.
The grants, through the VA’s Legal Services for Veterans Grant Program, will help organizations that assist veterans with custody and child support problems, help veterans get their benefits, run interference with tenant-landlord issues and more. All
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The dangers of bagged greens
Sometimes we just want to take the easy path and quickly grab a few things for dinner. Bagged salad greens are often on our list — but it’s the last place we should be taking a shortcut in meal prep.
Between contaminated water in the fields and many people involved in the processing, handling and storage, food safety experts are pointing to bagged
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Apathy — the silent killer
Revelation 3:15-16 NKJV “I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth.”
High blood pressure or hypertension has been classified by the medical profession as “the silent killer.” Primarily it is called that because we do not realize we have a problem until it is
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Parents, please join me
I had the amazing experience recently of traveling to Washington, D.C., to meet with my representatives in our nation’s capital. I, a working mom of two children, one of 
whom is currently in child care, had the opportunity to share my story about what a difference it makes for my family that my youngest child is able to go to a quality child care program in my community. And while it’s not cheap, the program is affordable, and I am able to work knowing not only that my child is being cared for, but in an educational setting where she is learning, exploring and making
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Courier Letters to the Editor 6-25-25
Above and beyond
Dear Editor,
May I share the story of a local store owner going the extra mile to solve a problem?
On Saturday, June 14, the hand controls on the lift chair of a person with dementia stopped working. Such a problem can escalate quickly for a person dealing with memory loss. Where could I find help on a Saturday afternoon.
The chair had been purchased nine years earlier from Nalley’s Bedding and Furniture
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