There is no more symbolic element of combat training than the male Master Sergeant (or Gunnery Sergeant). The testosterone-driven, coarse taskmaster who trains fresh recruits to become hardened combat elements in the best tradition of manhood has been...
I want to thank the City of Aiken Board of Zoning Appeals for a unanimous vote not to grant a variance on the historic Kitchings Mill Library. You kept County Council from making a grievous mistake after we voted unanimously to relocate this historical...
I worked the USTA South Carolina State Adult Tennis Championship in late May in Aiken as a volunteer and had the pleasure of meeting people from all over the state of South Carolina.
I read with interest the Letter to the Editor from Fred Hoefle in Monday’s (May 20) paper, and I totally agree with his position. I remember a townhouse meeting I attended recently where my representative in the state legislature announced with pride...
Sen. Lindsey Graham’s recent op-ed column defending the MOX plant was correct in citing that our nation should honor the nuclear non-proliferation treaty of 2000, even though this resulted in our being a dumping ground for nuclear waste.
You may have seen one of 225 students around Aiken recently sporting a royal blue “I’m a Character Kid” bracelet. The bracelet indicates that the student was recognized for good character at the 14th annual Celebration of Character held...
Playing poker, that’s what ol’ Project Jackson comes down to. Good poker players will tell you to look for the “tell” in the other player. If you can figure out what’s in their hand, because of their body language, or speech...
It’s time to once and for all resolve the immigration dilemma. The best way to deal with this issue is to find a country that has already solved the problem. I would suggest Australia.
Lester Welch has a totally myopic, misguided and incorrect assumption in his letter, “Benghazi-Watergate an unfair comparison” (May 23). His claims that Watergate was a criminal act and Benghazi was merely a series of mistakes and bad judgment...
For days, I’ve been wondering when one of the president’s ardent supporters would come to his rescue and offer us a Kool-Aid induced view from behind rose-colored spectacles.
The recent revelations with regard to Internal Revenue Service targeting of conservative political groups and individuals, the solicitation of “contributions” by Kathleen Sebelius, the secretary of the Department of Health & Human Services,...
A year has passed since I first met the most wonderful group of dedicated veterans I’ve ever met. That is until I again was privileged to accompany a group of 47 veterans, companions and support team members to visit our nations’ war memorials...
