Barb Waldman is totally qualified as a candidate for Irmo Town Council! She brings no political agenda with her and works very hard to represent all people fairly.  Barb is a longtime resident who has invested tremendous amounts of quality time with School District Five over many years as aContinue Reading

1. Haley knows that our district has spent millions building a new high school will low enrollment and buying properties we don’t need, while our older schools need millions in repairs. Her opponent is supported by the leaders and developers who made those decisions. (See “Fiscal Responsibility” at https://www.haleygriggsford5.com/issues 2.Continue Reading

In the Spring of 2020, like many in our district, I took interest in the district’s operations. Having two kids at two separate Irmo schools in sore need of $28 million dollars in repairs each appalled me. Our board of trustees at that time focused more on building beautiful, newContinue Reading

Well, apparently the question that was originally posed, “What exactly would it take to find some, any unity at all amongst our fellow Americans?” has no answer. One wonders if this country is irreparably doomed by the political divisions that exist. In a close examination of the current campaign forContinue Reading

Dear Editor: We have a pandemic in this country but it is not Covid-19.  The present virus crisis is only a symptom of the true pandemic.  Our true pandemic is hatred and arrogant ignorance.  Our citizens are spoiled and pampered.  They do not seem to understand nor appreciate what itContinue Reading

Reading through the September 22, 2021 issue of the New Irmo News, I ran across Cox Family BBQ’s ad and thought I would give it a try. It’s tucked into a corner and a little hard to find and I thought, this is a positive sign; as some of SouthContinue Reading