VA Scam an Outrage

You can imagine my outrage at reading your well-written article of May 6 on the VA scam. I spent 20 years on active duty in the Army, retiring in November 1980. My time included two tours in Viet Nam (1966-67, and 1970-71), and I made 34 military parachute jumps. My left shoulder was jerked from […]

One Person Keeps You in the Dark

Government belongs to YOU, not politicians. You have every right to know what your elected and appointed officials are up to and how government bureaucracies operate at every level whether they be towns, cities, counties, school boards or state government. That’s why 40 years ago South Carolina enacted the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). It […]

Quality of Leadership

How do we improve the quality of life in our community? We can start by electing intelligent, successful, involved, honorable, sincere people who bring with them a positive attitude. We need strong insightful leadership. Right now we have a few weak leaders and that my friends is a sad fact. There should be no hoping or […]

Liaison Does Good Work

Fairfield County Council has voted to eliminate the County Liaison position from the 2017 budget, which I and many others totally disagree with. I am a small business owner in the county and I can relate to the importance of having this position in the county. I have spent countless hours in Ms. Jackie Workman’s […]

Save the Liaison

As I write this letter, I realize I am completely out of my comfort zone. However, the proposed removal of the Fairfield County Liaison Department from Fairfield County government will be so devastating to the community that I had to write to voice my concern. I am in opposition of this move. The Fairfield County […]

Broken Promises

The Dawkins Community Association held its first meeting on March 7, 2011. The meeting was held to contemplate on what was needed to bring our community together. The D.C.A. was founded by Bruce Wadsworth because one of our dear community members and friends was murdered. There was about 75-plus individuals to attend the meeting. It […]

Montgomery Announces for Sheriff

First I want to thank everyone for all the support! I learned great respect for the law and the importance of serving others from an early age. I’m a family man that understands the importance of providing a haven for children to learn and play and for the senior citizens to feel safe. I reflect […]

Tell it Like it is

As simple as this may sound, it astounds me that instead of giving all the facts together with an honest direction from our County Council and Administration, we are getting word salad. Sometimes it passes with little question because it’s phrased in such a manner to disguise the truth for whatever reason they have. Monday […]

Campaign Trail

A while back, Our Vice-Chairman of the Fairfield County Council made the remark that all roads leading to Lake Wateree were ‘Slick as Glass.’ Undoubtedly he was in an airplane at 30,000 feet where the roads do look like they are ‘Slick as Glass.’ I spent the weekend of March 5 campaigning for the Fairfield […]

Road Warrior

Blythewood Town Council, in a masterful feat of leadership, has moved to correct a long-standing problem: pot-hole filled McNulty Road and the need for an attractive walkable downtown. In what would seem to most to be an unexpected reversal, the Council is open to re-direct its priorities and Penny Tax revenues to making the downtown […]

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