Category: Opinion

April showers have brought May flowers, so spring is a common topic this month. The Kentucky Derby has been run, Mother’s Day is just around the corner and Memorial Day will be here in a few weeks. In normal times, the Bluffton...

After the fast and furious week of meeting the crossover deadline, the House got back to work in committees and subcommittees over the last couple of weeks with several key issues moving quickly through the committee process....

To the Editor: We have serious thoughts and prayers about the insanity that propelled the S.C. House of Representatives to pass legislation authorizing open carry of firearms. Can the legislators and the governor hold straight...

Remembering and giving motherly words of wisdom 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. You might see...

Have you experienced a sort of inexplicable lack of motivation, a touch of laziness, or an unidentifiable sort of brain fog over the past few weeks? I know it’s not just me, because I have spoken with a number of friends and...

Even though these two topics have been addressed in the media and on all social media platforms, I wanted to write about each. They are: our town manager search and palm trees that line Calhoun Street. Town manager search. As...

To the Editor: Earle Everett had a reasonably good letter published of late, lamenting the lack of cogent civics education in contemporary schools. He opined that children “have a right to wonder and question if our democracy is...

Spring has sprung! What’s the best part, and the worst? 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. You...

After the recent removal of every item from two bedrooms, an office and a bathroom in our home, I have a new appreciation for minimalists. They are brilliant. Minimalists are earth-friendly and environmentally conscious – and...

Since I last contributed on this page, significant progress has been made on the COVID vaccination front, with approximately 1.5 million vaccines having been given to South Carolinians and most of the kinks in the distribution...

To the Editor: As suggested in a recent opinion column, current American politics has taught us we need a renewed emphasis on civics education in society, particularly our schools. Webster’s defines civics education as the study...

Earth Day is April 22; how are we saving our planet? 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...

The shooting death of Dwon “D.J.” Fields Jr. on March 5, and the injuries of two other young men in the car with him, has wreaked havoc with the emotions of our community. We are collectively stunned, horrified, angry, sad....

It is important to stay in touch with what our men and women in blue are doing for our town. Our Bluffton Police Department has its own Facebook page and also posts regularly on the different community pages in Bluffton. Our new...

To the Editor: Lowcountry Coalition Against Hate (LCAH) and Hilton Head MLK Committee for Justice (HH MLK CFJ) are appalled by the last month’s sexist, racist and anti-Semitic vandalism at the Hardeeville Fairfield Inn. As...