Category Archives: Opinions
New Year of faith and determination
A brand-new year is here, and I’m excited to see what the Lord has for us! Keeping Christ at the center 
of our thoughts takes a great deal of discipline and determination, but so does everything else we really care about.
We often hear people discussing their resolutions, which are serious intentions, desires, and promises they believe they can achieve. What are your goals and visions for the coming year? Would you like to draw closer to God and experience His peace and joy? I can tell you, according to His word, He loves you and waits for you to be
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Who is our master?
‘No man can be the servant of two masters, for either he will hate the first and love the second or he will 
be devoted to the first and think nothing of the second. You cannot serve God and Money (the World).” Matthew 6:24
“Know ye that by “the world” is meant your unawareness of Him Who is your Maker, and your absorption in aught else but Him…Whatsoever deterreth you, in this Day, from loving God is
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Out with the old, in with the ‘What?’
John 1:17 “For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.”
In the fall of 1991, I was teaching industrial arts. One cold early winter morning the school principal 
walked into my shop and told me the state had approved the plan for the construction of our new school.
The challenge was that traditional industrial shops were no longer approved. Technology labs would take their place. At the time I
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Avoiding Medicare fraud
Medicare is a pot of gold for scammers. There is a lot of money to be made by those who successfully 
commit fraud against seniors. You, however, can stop them in their tracks by not falling for the scams.
Here are just a few of the scams:
Genetic testing is a hot topic for those who want to be screened for a
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Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus
Editor’s Note: In 1897, 8-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New York Sun, and 
the quick response was printed as an unsigned editorial Sept. 21, 1897. The work of veteran newsman Francis Pharcellus Church has since become history’s most reprinted newspaper editorial, appearing in part or whole in dozens of languages. We offer the letter and editorial response to you in this week’s issue. Merry Christmas.
Dear Editor:
I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says, ‘If you see it in The Sun, it’s so.’ Please tell me the truth; is there a Santa Claus?
Virginia O’Hanlon
Virginia, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except they see. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible by their little minds. All minds, Virginia, whether they be men’s or children’s, are little. In this great universe of ours man is a mere insect, an ant, in his intellect, as compared with the boundless world about him, as
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Letters to the Editor
Action needed on SC 183
Dear Editor,
Anyone who travels Farrs Bridge Road (S.C. Highway 183) frequently knows that accidents occur frequently. Many drivers treat this road as a stock car race. Speeding, passing and tailgating is the rule, not the exception. Rarely have I seen Highway Patrol on 183.
The eastern intersection of Farrs Bridge and Jameson is an extremely dangerous. For drivers traveling on Jameson, either turning left onto 183 or continuing across can be a frustrating then a risky experience. I have witnessed two T-bone accidents while waiting at the stop sign on Jameson. Thankfully, no one was seriously injured in either accident. However, on Dec. 11, two people were killed trying to turn onto 183.
I obtained a Freedom of Information document from the Department of Transportation, and this
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Why Christmas
Luke 2:11-14 “For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord.”
Interesting is inadequate to describe the phenomenon of Christmas celebrations around the world. Over 160 of the 195 countries in the world celebrate the birth of our precious Savior. Dates and types of observances vary but consistently, the celebrations do happen.
Of all the world religions, only Christ is celebrated this
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I heard the bells on Christmas Day
Most people have read or at least heard of a man named Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882). He was a literary giant in his lifetime and is still known today in many circles as “The Children’s Poet” as several schools around our nation are named in his honor. You may remember some of His original works, which include Paul Revere’s Ride, The Song of Hiawatha, and Evangeline, and was also the first American to completely translate Dante Alighieri’s Comedy. As one of the fireside writers from New England, he is regarded as the most popular poet of the nineteenth century.
On July 9, 1861, tragedy struck the Longfellow home. His wife,
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Courier Letters to the Editor
Merry Christmas
Dear Editor,
Christmas has something about it that seems like as if for once in the year people have a feeling of joy that no other Holiday brings.
Of course there has been and always will be the haters. The spirit of Scrooge is very much alive and well. These Grinches think they just have to try and ruin it for everyone that celebrates it. Because they don’t believe and want to force others to believe their way! Just got to bring the joy of that great holiday down no doubt this is the reason.
No matter what you believe there will always be the Scrooges and Grinches! Don’t let others ruin your
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Saving lives with Buddy Check
One of the most valuable things you can do in the new year will be to check on your buddies, those you’ve served with and those in your area, and make a regular routine of it. It’s called Buddy Check, and 
you could be saving a life.
A few stats:
— Depending on the source you read, there are 17 to 22 veteran suicides per day. Yes, the numbers have decreased slightly over the years, but even one is too many.
— The rate of male veteran suicides is 60% higher than for
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