In about four weeks, the town of Blythewood will be welcoming thousands of residents and visitors as they line the streets for the 17th annual Blythewood Christmas Parade on Dec. 9. Of all the events and programs that the Greater Blythewood Chamber of Commerce organizes, the second Sunday of December is the one day of […]
What Have We Done?
November 16, 2012 By
The elections are over, the votes have been counted and the majority rules in this country. Lets see what we have now? We have re-elected several people. Maybe y’all know something I don’t . For instance, why would we re-elect people who have a track record of talking and finger pointing? They have not brought […]
Post-Election Wish List
November 16, 2012 By
As the numbers began to trickle in late Tuesday night, it became more and more clear that, for the most part, change is overrated. In Fairfield County – indeed, in the nation as a whole – what Tuesday’s elections told us is, apparently, people like things pretty much the way they are. Gridlock, it seems, […]
Time is More Than Money
November 9, 2012 By
Some years ago, there was an advertising slogan for Pepto-Bismol, geared to encourage viewers to go out and purchase a bottle of the gooey pink stuff even if they hadn’t just eaten an entire beef burrito or plate of bacon-smothered cheese fries. Just to have it handy. It went something like: “You don’t want to […]
Coleman Delivers
November 2, 2012 By
We have all enjoyed being elected officials for the Town of Winnsboro. There have been many challenges confronting the town, but none more complicated or more critical than dealing with our water shortage. Fairfield County is served by five water districts. Both the Town of Blythewood and Fairfield County’s industrial park also depend on Fairfield […]
Enough Negative Politics
October 26, 2012 By
I have read the articles by Mr. Thomas about the upcoming elections and they are nothing more than examples of the current do-nothing partisan thinking that prevents progress. These stories either cite misstatements of reality, distortions of reality or incredible fabrications repeating ideas supported by “conservative think tanks” such as the South Carolina Policy Council […]
Talk is Cheap, Facilities are Not
October 26, 2012 By
If we are to accept the word of the Board member from District 4 at last week’s meeting of the Fairfield County School Board – and there is really no reason we should not – the future of the Fairfield County Career and Technology Center has been the topic of discussion by District leadership for […]
Why I’m Voting Against Penny Tax
October 25, 2012 By
We are being asked again in November to authorize a penny increase in our sales tax to fund a plethora of projects and a bus system that does not service Blythewood residents or businesses. There are numerous reasons why I oppose this tax. For starters, it is not a 1 percent increase in our sales […]
Letter to the Editor: Tripped Out
October 19, 2012 By
On Sept. 18, I attended a Fairfield County School Board meeting. The agenda included a presentation by the Senior Class President regarding a proposed senior class trip. The students had decided that they would rather take a cruise as opposed to a trip to Florida. Several alternative travel plans were presented, but the bottom line […]
Show Me the Money
October 19, 2012 By
If last week’s political forum between MaryGail Douglas (D) and William Gray (R) is any indication, the voters in District 41 will have a tough choice in November between two very good candidates for the State House of Representatives. The candidates proved that political discourse can be instructive without being destructive, and in all likelihood […]
