Category: Opinion

This is not just a rainy cold week in February. It’s Random Acts of Kindness Week. And the day you receive this newspaper in your mailbox, Feb. 17, is RAK Day. So, what are we to do? How do we celebrate such an occasion? It’s...

We are busy as ever in every department of the town, but especially with our men and women in blue. The Bluffton Police Department is held its second annual recruitment event which was a great success. The event consisted of a...

To the Editor: “Lack of empathy is tearing us apart,” so states an article in Wire.com. “The U.S. is suffering from empathy deficit,” from Scientific American, 9/17/20. Scholarly articles explain empathy deficit disorder as a...

Cartoon characters can be as inspirational as superheroes With this feature, we seek to capture a glimpse of what you and your neighbors have to say about a variety of topics, issues, events – and just plain fun questions. We...

Our office was busy, but particularly somber, last week – something I never thought I’d say about this crazy (in a good way) place I’ve worked for more than 11 years. It was a print week, when our whole team works together to...

We don’t know what we don’t know. Perhaps what’s worse, sometimes we think we know when, in fact, we’re actually making an assumption based on a related fact. If I’ve totally confused you, I apologize. What I’m trying to say is...

To the Editor:     Mental Health America of Beaufort/Jasper and the Island House program serve adults who live with a mental health diagnosis, and for whom recovery is a goal. The mission of MHABJ and the Island House program is...

What do we need to help our current state of being? With this feature, we seek to capture a glimpse of what you and your neighbors have to say about a variety of topics, issues, events – and just plain fun questions. We are back...

Even though we might like to erase this past year, it is important to recognize the many positive things that occurred in this town. Two over-reaching projects focus on providing resources for the community: • We approved a...

Brisk Lowcountry days better than snow, crowds, traffic With this feature, we seek to capture a glimpse of what you and your neighbors have to say about a variety of topics, issues, events – and just plain fun questions. Over...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was researched and written by a local group called Crosscurrents, which joins liberals and conservatives in discussion of policy matters such as gun control, health care and police reform. The group...

So … here we are in 2021. Is everything better yet? Did you hear that collective sigh of relief just after midnight Dec. 31? I suspect it was heard ’round the world. 2020 is over and done, and hallelujah. Who has anything...

The 124th session of the South Carolina General Assembly got underway last month with representatives returning to Columbia for two days to take the oath of office and to reorganize the House of Representatives in preparation...

To the Editor: Make way for humans! That’s what the shorebirds struggle with each day as they attempt to dine and nap on their home turf, the beach. Most people are so into their own agendas, they don’t even know the birds...