Spend wisely on new jail
Published Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009
Oconee County Council is doing the right thing in putting all options on the table as it begins deliberations on how best to solve the county’s jail overcrowding crisis. Read More |
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Council must live up to its promises
Published Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009
Jan. 6, 2009 marked an auspicious beginning for the three new members of Oconee County Council, sworn in that evening and one of their number, Reg Dexter, elected chairman.
Dexter, Joel Thrift, selected as vice chairman, and Wayne McCall had been elected on a reformist vote by an overwhelming majority of Oconee voters. Read More |
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Equal justice under the law
Published Friday, Oct. 23, 2009
ou can’t blame a jailhouse prisoner for not coming forward to press charges against someone who may have beaten him. All he is doing is risking another beating or worse.
However, we believe that the law is the law and it should be enforced in jail as rigorously as it is enforced on our streets and in our neighborhoods. Read More |
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McCall and Nowell need some help
Published Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009
here are two elected leaders in Oconee County government who are standing up for local taxpayers – Councilman Wayne McCall and Treasurer Greg Nowell. As far as the rest of County Council goes, we can’t give the same passing grade. Read More |
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Industry, businesses and schools unified
Published Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009
Two recent events showcasing local industry have served to point out the necessity of close relationships between schools, commercial, retail and industrial groups in the effort to move Oconee County forward. Read More |
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The beatings must stop
Published Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009
For the second time in five months, a prisoner in the Oconee County Detention Facility has been badly beaten. The first incident was in May, and the second took place this past week.
The only thing more alarming than the fact that this keeps happening is that no one who should care seems to, or at least not enough to see that it stops. Read More |
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Equal enforcement of sign law is required
Published Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009
If you have ever driven down the strip in Las Vegas, you know it can be dangerous. People are crossing the street wherever they feel like it, traffic is often bumper to bumper and the distractions drivers face … well, it’s Vegas … they are everywhere Read More |
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DNR needs to do its job
Published Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009
A federal judge in Anderson may not be able to order the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to remove a third dam from Twelve Mile River but, then again, he shouldn’t have. Read More |
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Depot dedication a source of pride
Published Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009
What a great day Sunday was for the residents Westminster, the city that refused to accept the loss of one of its most treasured landmarks to arson. Read More |
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Sometimes change has to hurt
Published Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009
We can think of several government agencies that could take a lesson from the way Clemson University has handled the fiscal crisis brought on by the current recession.
For that matter, a lot of homeowners could take a similar lesson and apply it to their household spending. Read More |
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Conservation and development can work together
Published Friday, Oct. 9, 2009
It is sometimes thought that regulations or restrictions that lock up land from future re-use or development are negative factors that inhibit growth throughout an area. Read More |
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Highpointe bond idea doesn’t have down side
Published Friday, Oct. 9, 2009
Simply put, there is no reason for the Oconee County Council not to approve the Highpointe of Clemson development bond proposal it was handed Wednesday night.
That is unless you feel government shouldn’t be in the business of helping private enterprise create jobs, build tax base and provide needed options for local residents. Read More |
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Decision to seek input on development is sound
Published Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009
We were admittedly skeptical when Oconee County Council first suggested the idea of empowering a panel to recommend future sewer expansion. It just seemed an unnecessary delegation of a decision the council was elected to make. Read More |
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Kudos to Clemson, where success is a mindset
Published Monday, Oct. 5, 2009
Last week’s three-part series of articles on Clemson clearly outlined the tremendous advantage a community has when it chooses to forge alliances by means of cooperation, compromise and team-building. Read More |
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