Guest Editorial: Fairfield Animal Shelter Intake is Like a Dungeon, Temps in 90s

June 27, 2022 address to Fairfield County Council by Samira Yaghi, Fairfield Animal Shelter Volunteer Rescue Coordinator I come before you with a desperate plea for the animals. I’ve spent the last five plus years putting a band-aid on the needs for our shelter animals. And by band aid,  I mean getting them out to […]

Letter: Show Me The Money

I’m encouraged about getting more information from our new Board, but I need to point out that there are some better choices to be made for our Crickentree neighborhood. The way I see it, the Board should do what they said they would do, which is to increase our Reserve funds for future needs. In […]

Letter: Weaver for School Choice

I am co-founder of a public charter school, a public-school product myself, and a parent of three school-age children, one who is homeschooled, one who attends an online virtual school, and one who attends a private school. We all know how important school choice in South Carolina is. In the Republican primary runoff for State […]

Letter: Democracy or Dictatorship?

When I watch the recent meetings of the Fairfield County Council, I have come to a catastrophic conclusion. The five members of the Apocalypse do not care about the county, only themselves. I have been watching the pattern of their behavior for months and, sadly, it has gotten worse. Citizens come to the meetings to […]

Letter: Kudos to the Walking Club!

I am a Boyscout in Blythewood with Troop #224. I read the article in The Voice about the lady who was looking to meet people and get exercise. I think starting the Blythewood walking club was a great idea because when you have someone to walk with, it makes the time go by so much […]

Letter: We Support Weaver

We are proud to support the only conservative candidate for Superintendent of Education Republic Ellen Weaver in the only conservative candidate in the upcoming Republican runoff for State Superintendent of Education. Ellen is a lifetime conservative Republican, is the only real Republican running. Her opponent Kathy Maness has a strong Democrat history. Under Kathy Maness’ […]

Guest Editorial: Your Primary Vote is Your Voice

Would you feel democracy was at work if your local, county, or state elected official was chosen by only 8% of registered voters?  Probably not, but winners of our South Carolina’s primary elections have historically been chosen by a small percentage of our state’s voters. June 14 is primary election day for South Carolina’s Democratic […]

Guest Editorial: When Will Enough Be Enough?

Bedtime for school-age children is usually a special time for both parents and their children to talk about the events of the day, a tender time to hug, say “I love you, sleep well,” and kiss goodnight. After May 24, however, for 21 families, bedtime has forever changed. We all know the story.  It’s been […]

Letter: Things Aren’t Going Well

I continue to be a staunch critic of many members of the Fairfield County Council. It seems, instead of righting the wrongs they have done, they continue to disregard the advice and concerns of the public they serve. A few members try to fight for the right decisions, only to be cut off by the […]

Letter: Wants Versus Needs

“Poor leaders sacrifice the people to save themselves.” That old adage seems to have been written with the council 5 in mind. This past Monday night the 5 revealed their true self-serving selves with budget votes to enrich themselves at the expense of everyone else. Of course, their budgeted  $15,000 for the bird cage liner […]

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