Winthrop Head Coach Calls for Everybody to “Step Up” Following Newtown Tragedy
Following a near upset against 7th ranked Ohio State on Tuesday the 18th, in his postgame news conference, Winthrop University Eagles men’s head basketball coach Pat Kelsey unwittingly stepped in the national spotlight to call for change in the wake of the Newtown, CT school shootings. “I’m really, really lucky, because I’m gonna get on […]
YOUR TURN: “Upstate Flexes Its Export Muscle” By: Hal Johnson
The ten counties that make up the Upstate SC Alliance have long been the engine that drives the South Carolina economy. But some recent numbers from the U.S. Commerce Department and the International Trade Administration show that the Upstate is helping to drive the national economy as well. The Upstate’s three metropolitan areas; the […]
It’s a Right. It’s a Responsibility. It’s a Duty.
By: Taft Matney On several occasions, I’ve heard this coming election referred to as “the most important election or our lifetimes.” I have my personal feelings, and if you don’t know them but have a burning desire to find out what they are, feel free to ask. This isn’t the forum for that, though. […]
YOUR TURN: “A Classic Solution to Bullying” By: Paul Fallavollita
A mother recently filed suit against the Beaufort County School District seeking compensation for “emotional damages” arising from the bullying of her children on the school bus. Preventing similar fates in other counties depends upon our ability to get out of the way of students so that they may resolve their differences themselves. It […]
“Southern Girls” is More than Reality TV. It’s Bringing Families Together.
Sometimes interviews bomb. You get the occasional person or group who speak in one word answers and it’s like pulling teeth to get them to talk. No. That wasn’t the case with the “Southern Girls Got Game” crew. They may not have needed anybody to facilitate the interview, and that’s not a bad […]
