Looking back, I think I must have been an odd child. My grandmother was fond of describing me as peculiar. I like to believe I had a curious mind as I was always reading or experimenting or learnin...
Muscadine madness strikes We hear a lot these days about anti-aging and turning back the clock. There is no end to the lotions, potions, supplements and concoctions on the market promising the keep us eternally youthful. I...
A measure of life in strides You must always be honest with a tree. If we take the time and if we look deeply enough, there is no end to the wonders of this world. As science marches into the 21st Century, it is discovering w...
How to deal with difficult people When dealing with a difficult person, my first instinct has usually been to pinch their head off. I tried this once and got into big trouble. Difficult people, let’s call them DP’s, which is short...
Finding our life dreams Who are we? When I was in Kindergarten, I remember looking at the other children and wondering why I was me and not them. That thought still crosses my mind. What makes us who we are? Physically w...
Campbell: A gentle hero “Sometimes it takes extraordinary courage just to be a decent human being.” I discovered this quote inside the front jacket of a John LeCarre novel decades ago and it has stuck with me through the...
How to live to be a hundred The older I become, the more I must admit I don’t know anything. However, fortunately, this personal shortcoming of mine has never stopped me from offering my opinion. It’s also why I’m constantly...
Today’s society relies on lightning quick information easily accessible on the information super highway. Resources for buying the right used car are no more than just a mouse click away. Trying no...
Editor: I would like to inform your readers about a project I am undertaking to document the men from your area who served from 1861-1865 in the 20th South Carolina infantry regiment of the Confed...
The House approved and sent to the Senate H.3231, a PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROVIDING FOR THE JOINT ELECTION OF GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. This joint resolution proposes to amend ...
Every day in the United States, 17 to 19 people will die. They die waiting. More than 100,000 people — 750 of them in South Carolina — are waiting for an organ to be available for transplant. ...
I just wanted to congratulate all those who were involved in putting on the inaugural All That Jazz Criterion Bike race last Saturday (August 21) in Cheraw. Without a doubt, it was the hard work...
To the Editor: We have begun another school year in Chesterfield County, and with thanks to our local law enforcement, the beginning has been both orderly and safe. I am very thankful to both the ...
Dear Editor, Thank you for your prayers and support during my travel to Sacramento, Ca., to compete in the USA Track and Field Junior Olympics. It was truly an experience for me! I went in 3rd ou...
To the editor, While considerations of health care and the economy are most prominent for voters in the 5th congressional district, for those influenced by the candidates’ stand on abortion, the c...
Dear Editor, I am writing you in regards to an issue I have with Chatham Hill Gardens in Cheraw. On Sept. 2, 2009, we got an awful phone call that no one wants to get. My aunt and grandpa were on ...
Dear Editor, I wish to tell the people of Chesterfield County about a ministry that has helped a lot of poor people in Chesterfield County, Darlington and Dillon Counties. The ministry is Hopewell...
This past week, my girlfriend and I backpacked through 76 miles of mountainous wilderness in the western corner of South Carolina. She claimed that according to “The Woman’s Guide to Dating,” if a...
Routinely, I’m accused of thinking too much, usually by someone who doesn’t think at all. I wonder if anyone ever told Einstein he thought too much. Maybe one Saturday morning, Mrs. Einstein said, ...
One out of every 100 people in the world are dealing with any strain of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, at any given time. Though most MRSA infections aren’t serious, some can...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Mr. Bobby “Bob” Nicholson, Jr., 66, died June 22, 2010. Funeral services were at 2 p.m. June 28 at Flemming Funeral Home, Chesterfield. The Rev. Virginia Covington officiating. Bu...
As summer approaches, many people plan to spend time outdoors in the warm weather. While millions are exposed each year to the danger of intense outdoor heat, some are unprepared for the risk of...
Once, I was obligated through marriage to live in San Francisco. I lived there for seven years and never really adjusted, although, there are times now when I miss it. As a child, I had lived in sm...
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