A preemptive strike is only ever any good if: A) It hits its intended target, and B) There is actually something there to preempt. Anything else is just going off half-cocked. The necessity of a preemptive strike, meanwhile, is almost always negated when avenues of communication are open and clear and free of the debris […]
Districting Double-Take
April 4, 2014 By
Of all the things politicians should not be allowed to do – profit, either generously or modestly, from their positions; use the influence of their power to obtain an economic benefit for a family member; make laws that benefit only themselves, family members or business associates; employ mistresses in high-wage, low-labor government jobs – the […]
For the Mayor
April 3, 2014 By
No business can be successful and grow without a strong community atmosphere in which to develop. Mayor Charlene Herring has worked tirelessly to make Ridgeway a wonderful place for families to live and its merchants. She is often seen sweeping the streets, picking up trash and more recently painting the rear wall of the Fire […]
Money Pit
March 27, 2014 By
The Financial Disaster of Doko – great concept, Town Council, but way, way over the mark, both financially and conceptually for a town of this size, growth or no growth, taxes or no taxes. Simple question: Could it be that no one has a watch or phone in Blythewood so we need to build a […]
Blast from the Past
March 27, 2014 By
Once upon a time (and a very fine time it was, for newspaper editors), in a county not so very far away, there was a school board of trustees whose behavior redefined the word ‘deplorable.’ The results, of course, were predictable. Failing or floundering schools, facilities fallen into disrepair, test scores that disappeared off the […]
Detention Center Well Run
March 21, 2014 By
There were some negative remarks being said about how the Fairfield County Detention Center was being run. I met with Mrs. Lawson and Mrs. Davis and the discussion we had made me feel confident the Detention Center was one of Fairfield County’s departments that indeed was being handled in a cost cutting, professional manner. Hats […]
Here’s to Your Health
March 21, 2014 By
The decline of Fairfield Memorial Hospital has been agonizing to witness, and over the last three years that decline has, under the leadership of its Board of Directors, accelerated at an almost sickening pace. No one single factor is solely to blame for the hospital’s state of affairs, but among them certainly are politics. Ruthless […]
Lesson Learned
March 20, 2014 By
It was reported recently in a local newspaper that Bravo Blythewood, the cultural arts council of Blythewood, had been fined by the Secretary of State’s Office for failure to submit the paperwork necessary for the operation of a non-profit organization operating in South Carolina. As members of the Bravo Blythewood Board we can assure you […]
Jobs for Whom?
March 14, 2014 By
Millions of our tax dollars have already been spent on projects for Council members to suggest that jobs will be here. Don’t you believe one word of that. Yes, there will be jobs; but just ask the important question: How many of those jobs will be filled by tax-paying Fairfield residents. The answer is less than […]
The Red Cross Needs You
March 14, 2014 By
I serve on the American Red Cross Advisory Council in Fairfield County. As chairman of the Heroes Campaign, I am sending this letter to let you know how valuable the American Red Cross is to our county and to ask for your help. For the 2012-2013 year, 56 people were affected by a crisis/need in […]
