More fiscal accountability needed
Published Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009
Oconee County Sheriff James Singleton offered himself up this week as the responsible party for a half-million dollar embezzlement scheme that apparently has been operating just outside his office.
That is as it should be, but that isn’t good enough. Read More |
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In tough times we need TCTC even more
Published Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009
These are tough times. These are really tough times to try and raise money.
Still, the folks who oversee and administer Tri-County Technical College hope that the reputation TCTC has built over nearly 50 years will propel a recently-launched capital campaign through the overcast that is our current economy. Read More |
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Tax comparison was faulty
Published Friday, Nov. 20, 2009
Editor:
The article on the front page of the Nov. 12 paper is a good example of misuse of statistical data, in this case to gain a headline, or a political posture.
The upscale housing developments that have been the trend in both Oconee as well as Pickens County in the recent past have made a general statistic such as this meaningless. Read More |
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Going overboard?
Published Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009
Editor:
I have been out of town for several weeks, but since my return I have learned of the controversy over the county tax situation, and all of the publicity that has taken place. I respect the newspaper's right to take a position on this issue, however, I feel that maybe you have gone a little overboard. Read More |
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Robinson is my kind of writer
Published Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009
Re: "When a time bomb is ticking" a writer of Eugene Robinson's caliber who "tells it like it is" is my kind of writer. Read More |
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Willie's first special, November 21
Published Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009
Willie,
The paper showed Gov. Sanford in Clemson with the Rotary Club and I’ve seen numerous times in the paper in the past where he’s been at Rotary’s in Greenville and Easley. I remember a while back where the Seneca Rotary Club said it was against their national rules to have a politician or that kind of thing at their meetings. Now I’m beginning to wonder if the Seneca group is just biased against Sanford and maybe some of their members were the same ones trying to get rid of him. Read More |
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Willie, November 20
Published Friday, Nov. 20, 2009
Willie,
It has come to our attention that the Ingles Corporation will not allow the Salvation Army to ring bells at any of their stores. This is really a sad state of affairs when one of our major stores will not support our charities. If anyone would like to write the corporate office, the address is: Mr. Robert Ingles, 2913 Highway 70 W., Black Mountain, NC 28711. Read More |
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Willie, November 19
Published Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009
Willie,
I was wondering if you would give me your e-mail address. I have something I want to e-mail you and don’t see your e-mail address in your “Tell Willie” column. Read More |
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Carroll Gambrell: A bird for Thanksgiving
Published Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009
It’s that time again. Get out your Pilgrim suits, buckle shoes, funny looking hats and blunderbuss and go shoot a turkey. We celebrate Thanksgiving just as those staunch forefathers did on the fifth Thanksgiving in 1621.WHAT! The fifth Thanksgiving! Don’t you mean the first? Read More |
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Lisa Spearman: Life is beautiful
Published Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009
My life is beautiful, and I realize that increasingly more each day. I have so many things to be thankful for, and wonderful memories that I treasure. I just recently resumed penning a journal. Let me share with you one of my favorite writings: Read More |
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Brett McLaughlin: Putting a lock on my paranoia
Published Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009
One of my favorite movies is “Conspiracy Theory,” an action-packed drama featuring Mel Gibson and Julia Roberts. She’s a pretty woman, and he’s just a darned good actor who plays this incredibly paranoid character named Jerry. He’s convinced that powerful people are out to get him, so much so that he has padlocks on his refrigerator and a secret escape hatch built into his apartment.
All of us have a little “Jerry” in us, and that’s probably not a bad thing. Read More |
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