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Cadet Lindsey Palmer Contributing ColumnnistUnion Daily Times
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In transitioning from middle to high school, students face numerous challenges. Not only are they pressured to maintain good grades and tact, but they face pressure from their peers to conform to ...
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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Col. William J. Whitener Dean Emeritus, USC UnionUnion Daily Times
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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Sen. Gene Gregory Senate District 16Union Daily Times
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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Cassie J. Fowler Contributing ColumnistUnion Daily Times
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Hoyt Haney Contributing ColumnistUnion Daily Times
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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...
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...
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Rev. David W. Burrell Contributing ColumnistUnion Daily Times
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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...
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Connie Porter Contributing ColumnistUnion Daily Times
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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 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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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Aubrey Parks Contributing ColumnistUnion Daily Times
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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...
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Connie Porter Contributing ColumnistUnion Daily Times
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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...
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Rev. Aubrey ‘Rocky’ Parks Contributing ColumnUnion Daily Times
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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...
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Rev. David W. Burrell Contributing ColumnistUnion Daily Times
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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...