Letter To The Editor: Foster Care

Across South Carolina, children from all walks of life are in the foster care system due to neglect or abuse from their parents or guardians. Every day we seek safety and permanency for these children be reuniting them with their parents, relative adoption, adoption by someone outside the family or relative custody/guardianship.

Letter To The Editor: Mega Dump

As a citizen of S.C. for 32 years, I know I’ve got the right to speak about our lands, water and air when it’s being threatened. This giant corporation called MRR wants to bring garbage to S.C. from the whole east coast for 35 years or until the dump is full. Some citizens don’t realize how this hurts us as people of S.C.

Opinion: Inaction By Congress On Trade Agreements Costing South Carolina Jobs

There has been a lot of news recently about challenges of bringing jobs into South Carolina, which will certainly help our economy. However, a hidden dilemma will ultimately hurt the US economy and especially rural South Carolina communities if it is not resolved soon. It involves agricultural exports, which are essential to American prosperity. Agribusiness is South Carolina’s largest economic engine contributing $34 billion annually to the economy through more than 200,000 jobs in the state.