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USC system makes vital contribution to community, economy
The University of South Carolina has been educating the leaders of the Palmetto State for more than two centuries. However, the benefits USC brings to our community can be felt well beyond the cla...
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Sweet tea: Greatest threat to S.C. since Sherman
A recent visit to a local restaurant found me waiting behind three wide bodies blocking the tea dispensers. Despite tilting the sweet tea canister at 45 degrees they found none to be had, so they ...
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News Around Lockhart: Traveling, the weather, old friends, and the best inventor
Spotted on a church marquee: Love your enemies, after all you made them. That’s something to think about. Traveling I got a phone call from Doris Whitlock the other day from Summerville. She ...
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Buffalo News For You: Rules for being happy; and having faith in the plan
Five Simple Rules To Be Happy I think that I can safely say most people want to be happy in 2012. I truly believe that if we apply the following five rules to the activities of our life, we sho...
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Who, What, When & Where Of Whitmire: Birthdays and upcoming events
Hello everyone, lots of local news, and as always birthdays first from Gottrocks The Birthday fairy. Poor ol’ Gottrocks, he thought it spring at last and stripped his wings of winter protection. N...
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News Around Lockhart: ‘The Praise 150 Band’ and a Poor Man’s Supper
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EDITORIALS
Pea Ridge News: Sis gives Hoyt an extreme makeover
by Hoyt Haney
Contributing Columnist
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Sis and Hoyt were vacationing at Hilton Head Island. One morning as they were strolling along the beach, Sis kicked up an old bottle. She took the cork out and out popped this Genie. The Genie sai...
Around The Table: Handling food during power outages
by By Rhonda Matthews
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Winter weather always brings questions to mind of how to handle food during a power outage. Here are the basics: A full freezer will keep the contents frozen longer when the power goes off. A lo...
Voice Of Victory: True wise men
by Rev. David W. Burrell
Contributing Columnist
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A lot of emphasis is placed on obtaining knowledge so that we can be successful. We teach our children that if they want to earn a good living they must have a college degree. A college educatio...
News Around Lockhart: A letter of thanks to the Secret Santas
by Connie Porter
Contributing Columnist
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Secret Santa: I want to send a special thank you to all the special people that answered our prayers and helped us with donations of toys and money for clothes. We had eight children to start wi...
The future of solar: Not Solyndra. Not China. But the good old USA
by RAY BURGESS
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The future of solar is not in China. They are the present: 185 Chinese solar panel makers relentlessly driving down costs by 30 percent a year. The future of solar is right here in America: Usin...
Who, What, When & Where Of Whitmire: Birthdays and church and community events
by CASSIE J. FOWLER
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Hello everyone, welcome to a slice of life in Whitmire. If this is not your first read, then you must know we do birthday wishes first, just like the old days of folksy news. Happy Birthday Wish...
LETTERS
Wallace Thomson Hospital provides excellent care
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To the editor: Jan. 28, 2012, I had to go the ER at Wallace Thomson Hospital. From the time I entered the hospital I was treated royally! Dr. Cook was on call. He was excellent. I’m 81 yea...
Red light and police needed at intersection
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To the editor: There is potential danger at the intersection of New Hope Church Road and Hwy 176! Two years ago I wrote requesting a traffic signal. What we got was a caution light. It is a ...
Help us honor those who have fought cancer
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To the editor : Relay for Life is the American Cancer Society’s nationwide signature activity. Relay for Life allows us to honor cancer survivors, remember those who have lost the battle, and e...
Council made the right decision
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To the editor: I want to applaud the decision by our county council in not converting the football stadium back to baseball at a cost of $32,000 and danger to those who may sit on the bleacher...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Thank you for helping make banquet a success
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To the editor: On behalf of the Union County Department of Social Services and the Union County Foster Parent Association, we would like to thank those who made our first community banquet a magn...
Support SOAR fund-raiser
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To the editor: This letter is to make you aware of the SOAR Academy located on South Pine Street in Spartanburg. SOAR is a school for special needs children. At this school the children receive l...
MORE OPINIONS
Buffalo News For You: Clemson vs. USC cars and what it costs to buy a talking dog
by Aubrey Parks
Contributing Columnist
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The VW and The Rolls Royce! A Clemson graduate from Buffalo, driving a Volkswagen Beetle, pulls up to a stop sign on Duncan Bypass in Union. In the car next to him was a USC graduate from Jones...
Sis demonstrates her literary skills
by Hoyt Haney
Contributing Columnist
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Pea Ridge News
News Around Lockhart: An accidental deer hunt on Friday the 13th
by Connie Porter
Contributing Columnist
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Isn’t deer season over with? Well someone forgot to tell Chuck, because he got a big one tonight (Friday the 13th). Oh not with a gun or bow and arrow. WITH MY CAR! Not my new one, but my old ca...
Buffalo News For You: ‘Lucky’ and the gifts of love
by Rev. Aubrey ‘Rocky’ Parks
Contributing Column
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A Dog Named Lucky Anyone who has pets will really like this. You’ll like it even if you don’t and you may even decide you need one! Mary and her husband Jim had a dog named ‘Lucky.’ Lucky w...
Who, What, When & Where of Whitmire: The stories of ‘Patty Cake’ and ‘Pringles’
by Cassie J. Fowler
Contributing Columnist
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Who, What, When & Where of Whitmire
Voice Of Victory: Overcoming the ‘If Only’s’ in life
by Rev. David W. Burrell
Contributing Columnist
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As we travel on our journey of life, many times we have to deal with issues that are unexpected and make decisions that we aren’t prepared for or that catches us by surprise. Everyone I know has...
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    by Sen. Harvey Peeler
    SC Senate Majority Leader
    01.13.12 - 06:05 am
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    by Rhonda Matthews
    Contributing Columnist
    01.12.12 - 06:00 am
  • Pea Ridge News: Hoyt shows Sis his romantic side
    by Hoyt Haney
    Contributing Columnist
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    by Rev. David W. Burrell
    Contributing Columnist
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