Category Archives: Opinions
What is more important than the return of Christ?
Henry Allan “Harry” Ironside was a Canadian-American Bible teacher, preacher, theologian, pastor, and author who pastored Moody Church in Chicago from 1929 to 
1948. It is said that Harry Ironside was one of the most prolific Christian writers of the 20th Century and published more than 100 books, booklets, and pamphlets, many of which are still in print. He also wrote several hymns, including “Overshadowed,” “His Grace Proclaim,” and “The
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Who will fill their shoes?
Matthew 28: 18b-20 “All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the 
Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.”
There’s a country music song “Who’s Going to Fill Their Shoes?” The lyrics are words that strike the heart of not only country music lovers but also of those that proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
The chorus of that song, written by Troy Seals and Max D. Barnes, can apply to
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Courier Letters to the Editor 5-13-26
Saitta responds to resignation requests
Dear Editor,
You may have heard or read the leaders of the Save The Greenville Pickens Speedway effort are demanding I resign from the county council. Simply put, Connie Johnson, Tasha Kummer and others are pushing for solutions to save the track that I can not support.
First, and everyone agreed, trying to find someone to buy the track was the best option. The owner lowered the price from $5.6 million to $4 million. The leaders said they had many buyers lined up, but when it came to someone putting down the $250,000 cash deposit due at signing, showing proof of the $3.75 million to get the deal to closing, and signing the contract the effort collapsed.
Plan B was to ask the county council to make it historical. I initially opposed this because it would not protect the site from demolition or pay to buy and restore it. But they insisted and in a 6 to 0 vote the council recognized the racetrack as a historical
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The Star Act
The Major Richard Star Act seeks to allow 55,000 combat-injured veterans (who have less than 20 years of service) to receive their full pay at the same time they get disability 
benefits. The explanation on the website for the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on the history of the act reads like a tennis match, and you could get whiplash watching the ball being volleyed back and
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Protecting against scams
The Federal Trade Commission has some great consumer advice about keeping your 
online information safe from scammers. With new breaches and thefts being reported all the time, we need to know as much as we can.
See consumer.ftc.gov/node/77479 for a detailed list of
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Would the existence of aliens affect our faith?
We are all philosophers, which simply means we all have opinions and worldviews about most everything. Since the birth of the internet and social media, we’ve seen just how true this is, and I’m sure, as the topic of this column caught your attention, you already have your own thoughts about the subject.
If you’ve ever been a part of a group discussion, it does not take long to realize that humans are proficient at collecting ideas with the ability to store them in their memory banks, along with the
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Courier Letters to the Editor
Pickens’ surveillance lacks basic oversight
Dear Editor,
Recent Freedom of Information Act responses from the city of Pickens have revealed a troubling reality: the city operates surveillance cameras in public buildings, parks and community spaces without basic written policies or accountability safeguards.
According to the city’s own response, there are: No written policies governing the use of surveillance cameras, no data retention policies, no privacy protections, no audit logs tracking who accesses footage, no documented safeguards or oversight procedures and no clear public transparency standards.
These systems are active not only in government buildings, but also in public parks and
