The Teacher Village does have potential to improve FCSD’s low teacher retention rate. However, the Teacher Village Project team still has much work ahead of them to meet County requirements before the requested tax breaks can even be considered. According to previous Council statements. The Village project is presently DOA in Council due to two […]
Editorial: Long, Ineffective Meetings Mark R2 Board
March 7, 2019 By
Richland Two board members spent almost half an hour debating how items are placed on the agenda. And that was before the agenda itself was even approved. After that, the Feb. 26 board of trustees meeting followed a familiar pattern – an overstuffed agenda, persistent questioning and complementing of each other and lengthy executive session […]
Letters: A Good Friend Gone
February 28, 2019 By
A very good friend of mine, Reed Bryan, died two weeks ago and was buried on Saturday. He was not a Saint and I was not a Saint right along with him. This tale was offered at his funeral. He owned a 60‘ Shrimp Boat for years. Shrimping was his profession until he decided to […]
Guest Editorial: E-Capital’s Crickentree plan is not legally binding
February 21, 2019 By
Following the Feb. 7 meeting at Doko Manor with Richland County Councilwoman Joyce Dickerson, Crickentree neighbors, residents of other golf courses and E-Capital representatives, I met with Geo Price, Richland County Zoning Administrator and Deputy Director of Planning. He informed me that the presentations by E-Capital which featured a reduced number of housing units (247) […]
As Blythewood Turns: R2 board condones bad behavior
February 21, 2019 By
Some Richland Two school board members have gone months – years, even – without addressing unfiled ethics forms, with five-figure fines levied against two elected officials. The Richland Two Board of Trustees had an opportunity to institute a sound system of accountability by amending board policy so that a member’s board office title could be […]
Letters: My Humble Reply to NPR
February 21, 2019 By
My response to the recent program aired by NPR about the third anniversary of the closing of Winnsboro’s Wal-Mart store. Fortunately, Fairfield choose to hold a county revival rather than a Wal-Mart-closing wake. Clearly, the Wal-Mart closing and the VC Summer fiasco served as wake up calls to the county. I’m happy to report that […]
Letters: McKie Thumbs Her Nose
February 21, 2019 By
The proposed board policy addressing removal from office was motivated by the failures of Board Chairwoman Amelia McKie. She failed to file numerous required documents with the S.C. Ethics Commission and is thumbing her nose at the Ethics Commission by not making any payment on her fines and penalties. The confrontation that resulted in Elkins-Johnson’s […]
From the Pulpit: Cleaning Up a Big Mess
February 21, 2019 By
In my work, I pick up a lot of donations that come in many forms: food, clothing, furniture, and even change cans that have been filled. Securing these items in my truck during transport is of the utmost importance. On my last trip, however, I did a poor job securing the tower of change cans […]
From the Pulpit: Do Not Lose Heart
February 14, 2019 By
The apostle Paul addressed many challenging aspects of what it is to be a Christian. In II Corinthians (4:7-10) he wrote, “But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us. We are hard pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are […]
Guest Editorial: Why I Support Education Bill 3759
February 14, 2019 By
It’s not too often that being the youngest member of General Assembly gives me insights that my colleagues lack, but as the Legislature begins to work on education reform, being the youngest member gives me a unique perspective on this important undertaking. As I have seen firsthand many of the changes our school systems have […]
