Friday, June 06, 2008

Florence residents to vote twice in primaries
If you live in Florence and plan on voting in Tuesday's primary elections, be prepared to cast two ballots.

Friday, May 23, 2008

Neil Young ‘Archives’ experience won’t come cheap
Neil Young’s long-delayed “Archives” project should see the light of day later this year. It’s looking like a multimedia masterpiece, but any Neil Young fans with a heart of gold will probably have to sell said organ to afford it.

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

A special “green” Radiohead performance
British band Radiohead will play -- but not in person -- on NBC's "Late Night With Conan O'Brien" as the network observes a week of Earth Day.

Friday, April 11, 2008

Being honest with the readers
I prefer to let my writing speak for itself — and I work hard to get the story right, so I stand by my work. My recent articles on the Florence County tax assessor situation are examples of this. Some recent letters to the editor, however, leave me with a few comments that I couldn’t fit into my articles.

Friday, April 04, 2008

Building a Humane Domain
The Florence Area Humane Society is gearing up to hold its second Bone-E-Fit on May 1, so I thought this would be a good time to remind everyone about some animal welfare issues in our county (and surrounding areas).

Friday, March 21, 2008

Show some consideration
Everyone’s encountered a self-centered person who, even in a public arena, acts like they run the place. I understand that everyone has his or her inconsiderate moments — I’ve certainly had mine — but when an individual exhibits three or more instances of flippant behavior, I feel safe drawing conclusions about that person’s character traits.

Thursday, March 13, 2008

Asylum for Cuban immigrants: Is it fair?
Today’s story about the Cuban soccer players who abandoned their team in Tampa, Fla., has revived some thoughts that I’ve pondered for some time now.

Friday, February 08, 2008

Scared to leave the house
I'm amazed, and frightened, by the number of crazy shootings we're seeing in this country. In shopping malls, high schools and in such places as Amish country, which no one would have ever imagined. When you think about it, you wonder how you could be safe anywhere.

Monday, February 04, 2008

Was Petty lip-synchin’ on “Free Fallin‘“?
I'll be honest — the only part of Super Bowl XLII I watched was the halftime show, and I thought Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers sounded great. I'm disheartened today to learn that some people, however, think they did a little TOO well.

Friday, February 01, 2008

Helping those who can’t speak for themselves
While the 1970s are far from the Dark Ages, Florence County’s animal control needs have skyrocketed since then — even over the past five years. So it’s good to see the county council and the Florence Area Humane Society working to improve conditions for our four-legged friends.

Monday, January 21, 2008

Free-for-all
Wow. The candidates must have been shackled to their podiums during the first half of the debate, because it's a wonder at some points that they didn't pounce on one another.

Edwards has remained consistent, supporter says
Debbie Miller of Florence, who supports John Edwards, said the former U.S. senator from North Carolina has had a consistent message about improving the economy long before it became one of the top issues in the presidential election.

Florence city councilman touts Obama
Florence city councilman Billy D. Williams supports presidential candidate Barack Obama and said he hopes the nation sees the change the candidate is trying to bring to the country.

Clinton supporters excited for debate
Barry and Carrington Wingard traveled to Myrtle Beach along with fellow Florence couple Dr. Larry and JoEtta Chewning. All of them support U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., for reasons including veterans’ and women’s issues and the economy.

Friday, January 18, 2008

McRom-abee
Three days, three visits from GOP presidential nomination front-runners.