As we rely more on technology to stay connected, manage our finances and conduct daily business, cybercriminals are keeping pace. Their tactics have grown increasingly sophisticated — from …

The blood pressure monitor betrays me immediately—its shrewd little beep tattles to my neighbors that I’m nervous, even though I’m trying very hard to look like I’m not about …

Thanksgiving Day. Oh, the memories. Many was the Thanksgiving day at our house on Myrtle Island when we had family, friends, an occasional orphan who wandered in from who knows where, but who …

The United States government, through the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI, tells citizens involved in a highly traumatic event, like an sctive Shooter, to do the following: …

Since I am relatively new at being old, I guess reminiscing becomes more frequent in ones so called “Golden Years.” Before my dad passed away, I remember hearing the same story umpteen …

It is said that the greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members. Bluffton and Hilton Head are no stranger to wonderful members of the community, …

Scripture: John 3:16 — “For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life.” Love has always been at …

Maybe you remember, or at recall seeing, the famous photograph of President Harry Truman holding a copy of the Chicago Tribune headlined “Dewey Defeats Truman,” except Truman defeated …

Last week I celebrated another birthday. My twenty second, twenty first birthday, woo hoo! We piggy backed having to attend a midweek wedding in Lake Wales, Florida with a bit of a couples get away …

Over the course of a hundred years, I’ve accumulated quite a collection of Halloween crapola. It started innocent enough with glass blown pumpkins, but through the years pumpkin people, …

As daylight saving time ends on November 2, 2026, millions of Americans will set their clocks back one hour, gaining a bit of extra sleep but also facing a shift in their daily rhythms. While this …

As I mentioned last month in this forum, the House GOP caucus convened for our annual legislative planning retreat to discuss the upcoming legislative session and our shared values of limited …

I recently took a peaceful hiking trip through the hills of Southern Ohio. All the leaves were changing colors, the air had that crisp feeling. Fall has a way of reminding us that change can be …

Pete the Dog is my French Bulldog. He’s a hot mess. He looks like something a kindergartner drew during indoor recess. He’s got these giant eyeballs — one of which tends to wander …

We are getting close to a very special time of the year for me, even though the tale itself will be 45 years “old” soon. It involves a move to another location, a long, long time ago …

The past few weeks have been filled with airline flights, rental cars and people watching as I rearranged my plans for families and dear friends going through difficult times. Nothing on my …

The morning isn’t the same without you. I wake and anticipate your perky warm company. I couldn’t start my day without you. You brighten my mood, and spark my energy. I can’t wait …

By the time Anne Pitts hung up her nurse’s cap for good, folks around Bluffton, Hilton Head, and Daufuskie swore they’d never meet another quite like her. And truth be told, they were …

I don’t know about you, but more and more I have found that when I layout a game plan for a day of fishing it doesn’t always go the way I planned. For example, just last week I had my …

In the Gospel of Luke, chapter 15 verses 3–7, Jesus tells the well-known Parable of the Lost Sheep—a story simple in form but profound in meaning. It begins with a shepherd who has a …