Category Archives: Opinions
Why are seniors scammer targets?
In one year alone, seniors lost over $3 billion to scammers, and it’s gotten worse every year. The 60-69 age group was bad enough, but the dollar losses rose even more after age 70, and much more after age 80.
Why are we targeted?
The thieves believe two things about us: We’re all rich and have great credit, having worked our whole lives, and, worst of all, that we won’t tell anyone if we lose money to them. Those two things alone make us constant targets.
All scammers have to do to turn us into victims, according to a study by Stanford and AARP, is raise our emotions. Whether happiness or anger, it doesn’t matter, because either will push us to
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Taking a moment to share my life and appreciation
For those of you who read this column, I hope the insights and considerations are worth your time.
I have political and social speculations like all of you, but I would much rather stay focused on how awesome God is. I’m just a student 
desiring to understand what I believe, while also trying to listen carefully and be discerning about the convictions of others.
Everyone has their own opinions about everything, and when we become involved in endless
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A column in three parts
This will be a column in three parts, with three different kinds of news: personal, commercial and ornithological.
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The personal news is about my mom.
She had another stroke, and as I write this she’s at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta.
She had the first one three years ago, but this one was worse.
She’ll be 98 in June, although she never seemed old to me before.
But she’s a faith-filled lady and is keeping a positive attitude, as always.
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Will the return of Christ interfere with your plans?
Henry Allan “Harry” Ironside was a Canadian-American Bible teacher, preacher, theologian, pastor and author who pastored Moody Church in Chicago from 1929 to 1948.
It is said that Harry Ironside was one of the most prolific Christian writers of the 20th century and published more than 100 books, booklets and pamphlets, many of which are still in print. He also wrote several hymns including “Overshadowed,” “His Grace Proclaim” and “The Wonder of His Love to Me.”
One editorial reviewer wrote in a 2005 republication that, “Ironside’s commentaries are a
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A farewell to leisure in America’s pastime
With all the craziness going on in America today, there’s one thing we absolutely do not need.
A clock in the game of baseball.
Baseball, one of the symbolic underpinnings of our democracy, is under assault by the forces of digitization.
Yes, they brought in a clock.
A timer.
A hurry-up-and-get-it-over-with contraption.
The Yankee agitators who run Major League Baseball are aiming to destroy the most important
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Courier Letters to the Editor 4-12-23
Freedom of information
I was shocked to hear the discussion and proposal at the March 6th Pickens County Council meeting. The attempt to punish Councilman Saitta’s freedom of speech to his constituents was egregious. It was obvious Councilmen Bowers, Costner and Wilson do not understand The Freedom of Information Act. Section 30-4-40 states, “ A public body MAY but is not required to exempt from disclosure” certain content.
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When the Scammer is a Doctor
Mostly you think of scammers who steal as lowlifes, but it’s not always the case. Sometimes they’re well-educated professionals who have a 
lot to lose when they’re caught.
Take the case of the doctor who took money that was meant to go to those who’d suffered
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The angel said, ‘Jesus is not here, He is risen!’
This is the time of year when Christians focus on the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Spring is a season of new life, as His followers remember how He suffered and shed His blood on the cross and after three days He arose victoriously from the grave.
To be honest, holy week is not so much a jolly time of celebration, but rather calls for serious meditation, humility and being grateful for the precious gift of salvation. It is bittersweet because it’s never pleasant to imagine an innocent person being brutally tortured, but knowing that Jesus miraculously came back to life is a demonstration of His infinite power and authority
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Courier Letters to the Editor 4-5-23
Awakening a sleeping giant
Dear Editor,
It is time for the sleeping giant to awaken.
With the indictment of President Trump, our nation is forever changed. The rule of law has been dealt a death blow. This latest instance of the weaponization of our justice system is assuredly among the most egregious to date and marks March 30, 2023, as a day in infamy in our nation’s history. Make no mistake about it — the deep state is alive and well. We are no longer the shining city on the the hill, nor the land
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Free enterprise should do people right
Can somebody tell me why anyone would pay $60,000 for a pickup truck?
OK, I guess I know. Probably for the same reason I might pay $60,000 for a vintage Les Paul and a wall of Marshall amplifiers: to make me feel like a big man.
But I don’t have $60,000 to spare.
I have nothing against big fancy pickups (although the diesel ones are really annoying) or people
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