Category Archives: Opinions
Unthankful with a side of gratitude
I’m sure you’re all dying to hear about the many wonderful things I’m thankful for!
I’ll get to that.
First, let me tell you about some of the things I’m UNthankful for!
Now, I don’t mean to be unthankful to the Creator for anything that He, in his infinite wisdom, has called into being — because, as you will see, everything on my unthankful list also has a thankful side.
For example:
I’m unthankful for a tiny little thing that popped into existence a couple of years ago called
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Thanks for the memories of years gone by
Thanksgivings remembered are filled with images of those beloved faces once seen around the old oak dining room table. And nothing brings back the people we loved like the coming season. The two oak leaves would have been fitted into the table center, which happened for every special family occasion.
The crisp white tablecloth, ironed on the table top at Thanksgiving and spread over the table, would be checked for on all sides to make sure it hung down evenly. And the children would set the table with the good china. Grandmama would be seated still be wearing her apron at
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Happiness is a small town
Everybody wants to move to a town like Mayberry. “The Andy Griffith Show” began with Opie and his dad walking down a path with fishing rods slung over their shoulders. Opie practices skipping rocks into the river, while Andy whistles. I’m pretty sure that was Andy Griffith whistling. He was a very talented actor and could play the trombone as well as the guitar, so whistling would have been a breeze.
The first show aired, in black and white, in October 1960. The final show aired in April 1968. There were 249 episodes of the show — 159 in black and white and 90 in color. Americans glued themselves to the TV screen to enjoy the adventurous antics of quirky personalities in
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Courier Letters to the Editor 11-24-21
Downtown fountain coming back
Dear Editor,
We have some exciting and long-awaited updates regarding the Legacy Square fountain. For far too long, the fountain that greets visitors on the east end of Main Street has been sitting in a non-working condition. The foundation of the fountain is cracked, but the city has recently received funding to fix this and restore the fountain to a working condition that will add to the beauty of our already picturesque town. Right now, we are receiving quotes from different companies to have the fountain fixed. These repairs will be scheduled
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Why can’t we be like Big Bird?
I love Sesame Street and all the Muppets. It first entered my world when my children were young, and I cherished our time with it.
Its gentle approach with children on the fictional street created a loving and secure place for all children to spend a bit of time.
Big Bird, that lovable tall Muppet, is a favorite character on the show
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The demise of dinner and rise of rudeness
Before Martha Stewart, there was Amy Vanderbilt. She wrote “Amy Vanderbilt’s Complete Book of Etiquette,” a comprehensive and wide-ranging guide to gracious living, containing practical advice for every occasion, ensuring that all social interactions would be handled with grace and
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Land of the free, home of the brave
As a chaplain for a veterans health care facility and an honor guard that recognizes military personnel, I’m devoted to respecting those who were willing to give their lives for our freedom, and it’s truly a privilege to spend quality 
time with the many fine men and women of our nation’s armed forces.
In this month of remembrance, I believe it’s important to not only
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EARL RICHARD ‘PAPA’ REECE
PICKENS — Mr. Earl Richard Reece, 80, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Nov. 10, 2021, he passed in peace.
He was born in Pickens County and was the husband of Bonnie Mosley Reece, former husband of the late Judy Gillespie. He was the son of the late Ernest Robert Reece and the late Zefpha Stancil Reece.
Mr. Reece enjoyed his large family. He spent his working years as a residential painter and logger providing for his family. He was a
Finding a more educated view
Sifting and sorting through the economic news, licking my thumb and holding it up in the wind and trying to figure out why inflation is suddenly a thing again.
That’s what I’ve been doing — sort of.
I have no qualifications to pontificate on such matters — although I haven’t let that stop me in the past. But this time I decided to call my old friend-of-the-family, Alumni Distinguished Professor of Economics Emeritus of Clemson University, noted author and holder
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False perceptions
We all know a “Julie” from our high school days. She sat behind me in freshman algebra, and later we shared a history class, and then, was it biology in our senior year? Julie is the girl with the pretty smile and lovely eyes. The one we whisper about behind her back. We say things like “She has such beautiful hair, if only she could lose some weight,” or “She has such a pretty smile, if only she could drop a few pounds.”
We all know we shouldn’t judge a book by its cover — but we do.
Americans have many false perceptions of what makes a woman
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