Opinion

Guest Editorial: You can’t have democracy without a free press

  • By Barbara Ball
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There’s a reason we need a free press. Democracy won’t work without it. The grand experiment in self-governance that is the United States is rooted...

Letter: Is It Just Me?

  • By Ross Burton
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Is it just me, or is there some irony in the apparent fact that an illegal meeting was held to hire legal counsel? And what...

Letter: Can You Beef Up Agendas?

  • By Randy Bright, Ridgeway
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For the third straight month, the Fairfield County Council failed to address any issue that has a significant impact on the health, welfare and quality...

Letter: Shakespearean Council

  • By Randy Bright, Ridgeway
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Many are likening our current council meetings to a Shakespearean tragedy because they seem to contain the key elements Shakespeare employed in his tragedies… Good...

Editorial: ‘News deserts’ and weak ethics laws allow corruption to run rampant in SC

  • By Barbara Ball
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In a new series on corruption in South Carolina, The Post and Courier states that roughly half of all journalism jobs disappeared during the past...

Letter: No Racism in Dawkins

  • By Jeff Schaffer
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I want to address the current claim of racial divide in Dawkins. I have lived here for the past two decades. We were one of...

Letter: Let’s Move Forward

  • By Jimmy Ray Douglas
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I’m afraid our voters made some terrible mistakes in November. The new 4-3 majority does not appear to be intent on helping the county. They...

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