Columns

Old warriors answer a call
By Jeff Gilliland - [email protected] Around two weeks ago I received a call from one of my old high school teammates. The long and short...
July 22nd, 2016 updated: July 22nd, 2016. |

One last word on Hastings case
One final column on the Drew Hastings soap opera, and then no more opinion columns or editorials here until after the court case is finally and offici...

The day the great one died
It has been more than a month since the late, great Muhammad Ali passed away, but as I watched the ESPY awards Wednesday night and saw him remembered ...

‘How does a mayor get removed?’
By the time the case reached it, the Highland County Grand Jury was right to hand down indictments against Drew Hastings. Let’s stipulate that r...
July 14th, 2016 updated: July 14th, 2016. |

RIP: Elvis’ guitarist, TV’s Lois Lane
Two recent passings were of note to yours truly and to many others.First, Scotty Moore died. You know who Scotty Moore was? Scotty Moore was Elvis Pre...

Big Brother? He is us
I don’t like the idea of “Big Brother” monitoring our day-to-day activities any more than anyone else, but the presence during the F...
July 4th, 2016 updated: July 4th, 2016. |

A proud day coming up
Should I go there or not? That was what I kept asking myself as I pondered this column, especially since my last one dealt with pretty much the same t...

One big factor favors Trump
The historic shakeup of the Republican Party continues after voters in the GOP primaries rejected the establishment favorites and gave Donald Trump th...
June 27th, 2016 updated: June 27th, 2016. |

Love like nobody’s business
I don’t know that anything at all really can prepare one for motherhood. Being a mommy is not an easy thing to be, let me tell you.I have spent ...

The beautiful, deadly ocean
It’s Monday, the first full day of a weeklong vacation at Myrtle Beach, and the ocean is sparkling and inviting. Children laugh as they bob in t...