Surprise! Surprise! Surprise! All of a sudden, after two years in office, with all his fellow Council members now turned out or resigned, Mayor J. Michael Ross is realizing something is amiss with the Town’s finances. What? All is not well? After we have been told for two years by our Mayor and Council how […]
An Open Letter to Fairfield County Council
January 24, 2014 By
As a taxpaying citizen of Fairfield County, I find it inconceivable County Council chose to amend bylaws and not address the continued absence of the Councilman from District 3. It’s understood this issue would have to pass through the court and we, the taxpayers, would pay the tab, but to sit there and ignore the […]
Redaction Jackson
January 9, 2014 By
When those charged with enforcing the law take it upon themselves to parse the finer points of our statutes, ordinances and codes, interpreting the law for themselves, it is not unlike a registered nurse performing open heart surgery. It is dangerous and it should be avoided entirely. The law is a malleable, yet delicate thing. […]
Last Word
December 20, 2013 By
Thank you Mr. County Council Chairman for ending each Council meeting with a pity sermon, and of course taking the opportunity to get the last word in at these meetings. Which, by the way, doesn’t help your cause, especially when you have your foot in your mouth making a statement like “It’s difficult to get new businesses to come here when the county is getting […]
I Don’t Get It
December 20, 2013 By
I am still not clear on the problem of recreation spending in this county. In the newspaper we read that “Fairfield County will seek an engineering firm or similar firm well versed in recreation projects and related matters to serve as a consultant to oversee projects in each district.” Will those consulting fees come from […]
Good Deal
December 20, 2013 By
Many thanks go out to Winnsboro Town Council and our many supporters for giving Friends of Mt. Zion Institute our chance at renovating and preserving a significant part of the town’s history and its potential for the future. Our Board has accepted the Town’s offer and terms for the Mt. Zion buildings and will be […]
Don’t Blame Us
December 20, 2013 By
I recently read in The Voice a report that County Councilman from District 1 admonished our elected State Representative for not joining with Council to defend the actions County Council has undertaken on behalf of the Citizens of Fairfield County. Then on Monday, Dec. 9, the Council Chairman was quoted as having said during “Council […]
From the ‘Adverse’ Press
December 20, 2013 By
It is easy to blame others when things aren’t going your way. Particularly when the ‘others’ are the Media. No one likes those guys. And while the Media with a capital “M” may indeed be to blame for some unpleasant things (“Here Comes Honey Boo Boo,” for example), the News Media can hardly be blamed […]
Poverty Matters
December 12, 2013 By
Poverty in Richland 2 Schools, Part 2 The ability to read at an early age is an accurate predictor for later success in school as well as in other aspects of one’s life. It has the ability to predict academic success, academic difficulty, discipline problems and drop-out rates with a fairly high level of accuracy. […]
Poverty in Richland 2
November 28, 2013 By
In an effort to improve support of its students whose families have been determined to live below the poverty rate, Richland School District 2 has made the following information available since the first of the year at school board meetings and in press releases to the media. This information consists both of raw data about […]
