Category Archives: Opinions
Recall: Rice products may contain glass
A recent food recall for one manufacturer includes a list of fried rice, ramen and dumpling products that is 23 pages long. The list covers lot numbers and production 
dates going back many months. With 50 items per page, that comes to 1,100 items. The problem? They all might have glass in them.
The additional concern? They were sold under several brand names, including as the house brand
You must be logged in to view this content.
Subscribe Today or Login [pms-login
Mother’s old chair
Galatians 6:9 “And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.”
Mother bought a pair of yard chairs in the 1950s. Steel constructed with a curved one-piece leg assembly, those chairs were to be cherished for years to come.
The bodies they supported in comfort and conversation for those years are too numerous to count
You must be logged in to view this content.
Subscribe Today or Login
Prescription scam
How much would you trust a prescription cream compound that was whipped up in a back room by a bunch of untrained teenagers? Sounds dangerous, and it turned out to 
be just that by patients who used the fake cream and ended up with painful rashes. It was a real moneymaker for some scammers however: Have some kids mix up
You must be logged in to view this content.
Subscribe Today or Login [pms-login
Translating Holy Word into reality
‘‘It is incumbent upon everyone to observe God’s holy commandments, inasmuch they are the wellspring of life unto the world.” Baha’i Scripture
In Psalm 19:7-11, we see the preciousness of God’s teachings: “The law of the Lord is perfect and revives the soul…the precepts of the Lord are right and rejoice the soul. The commandment of the Lord shines clear and gives light to the eyes. The Lord’s decrees are true and righteous every one, more to be desired than gold,
pure gold in plenty, sweeter than syrup or honey from
You must be logged in to view this content.
Subscribe Today or Login
Standing strong with confidence
Fear and anxiety are negative byproducts of modern life, trying to influence us away from God.
Our jobs are often stressful, our relationships and finances, and even our children struggle with social pressures we hardly faced when we were their age. Some people turn to natural remedies, like the newly popular cannabidiol products, while others are absorbed in social media, but there is even better news that can give us peace in this troubled world. The Bible remains an unfailing source of hope and comfort in the seasons when we are
You must be logged in to view this content.
Subscribe Today or Login
It’s not always about politics
Romans 3:10 and 12 “As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one. They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.”
We humans have an inclination to observe and form opinions of others much more readily than ourselves. We are fortunate and God-blessed that God is our judge and not other people.
Unfortunately however, our great failure is to
You must be logged in to view this content.
Subscribe Today or Login
Courier Letters to the Editor 3-11-26
Saitta gives thoughts on mill issue
Dear Editor,
The Hagood Mill and its grounds are owned by the county government. Up until 2019, it was managed and run by the county parks department. In 2019, a private organization named the Hagood Mill Foundation asked to manage the mill, and the foundation has been running it ever since.
I read the article last week where the chairman of the foundation board complained the funding the county has given the foundation was only $70,000 a year.
This is untrue. The past 12 months the county gave this private organization a total of $170,000 in taxpayer funds — $21,000 in recreation funds, $79,000 in ATAX funds
You must be logged in to view this content.
Subscribe Today or Login
Who said retirement ends our calling?
As days pass, we can complain about time flying or rejoice in our blessings. I never thought much about retirement when I was younger, but as the saying goes, it’s never too late to be what you might have been. Had anyone told me I’d be a school teacher later in life, I would have been surprised. Now, as a teacher, I can honestly say it’s the most exciting and satisfying profession I could have imagined. Teaching is a labor of love, and helping children with their education is among our highest priorities. Yes,
You must be logged in to view this content.
Subscribe Today or Login
