When I was younger, people always said to me, “You look and sound just like your mother.” Although I did not mind sounding like her, I couldn’t imagine being compared to her physically. I thought of my mother as the beauty queen, sorority type. I was not that type. My mother never participated in protest […]

If you have ever chopped or split wood to use in a fireplace, you know how important it is to use an ax that is sharp. A sharp ax surely lightens the burden of a challenging work. A dull ax, however, makes chopping wood even more difficult than it already is. The Bible addresses this […]

The letter below was sent to the Richland District 2 Superintendent on November, 2016, and I received confirmation that it was received. Beyond that, the District has made no reply to my inquiry. I am John Miles, a 63 years old engineer licensed to practice in 14 states. I have owned and operated a consulting […]

Nearly every week the Midlands’ media frustrate Fairfield residents with stories about more housing developments in the adjourning counties. Apparently, housing merchants are eager to invest heavily in spreading the good life to all of the Midlands, with the lone exception being Fairfield County. “Why not Fairfield?” is the question we should be asking the […]

I have a simple, but answered question for the plethora of candidates running for our vacant congressional seat. How will you address the federal obstacles which effectively prohibit our state’s ability to collect an estimated $100 million in annually owed internet sales taxes? You may not realize South Carolina is desperate for that missing money […]

Anxiety is worry on steroids. It is a feeling of fear that can ultimately consume and overwhelm us if not dealt with properly. Yes, anxiety can bring about mental strain, emotional exhaustion due to feelings of doom and helplessness, and even physiological problems such as rapid heartbeat, excessive sweating, nausea, dizziness, chest pain, headaches, muscle […]

On April 8, 2005, Ordinance 495, a contract between Carolina Adventure World and Fairfield County was signed on the use of 2,581 acres. CAW began operating in 2007. DHEC would not permit this land use to CAW unless it was an Industrial Operation. DHEC awarded CAW Permit No. SCCR000000. CAW also got Permit No. SCR005567 […]

Just the mention of April 15 causes stress. Perhaps even more so this year since Easter, which fell the day after April Tax Day, was yet another cause for delaying getting their tax business finished and mailed off. Stores were packed with shoppers scurrying for Easter frocks, bonnets and irresistible chocolate Easter bunnies. Aside from […]

I believe in the significance and value associated with hard work. The Bible itself points to the fact the one should not be lazy. Words of warning concerning laziness are found in such passages as Proverbs (21:25) and II Thessalonians (3:10). Proverbs (21:25) says, “The desire of a lazy man kills him, for his hands […]

Clearly our Republican state legislators have neither the skill nor the will to remedy our third world road crisis. Furthermore, common sense remedies such as a limited gas tax increase and reforming the three dysfunctional road-related agencies seem to be forever beyond the Republicans’ grasp. It is time to move on from the impossible to […]