In early August, I was approached by several in the community about running in the October 12th special election for the Lexington-Richland District Five Board of Trustees. They expressed that my educational background and work experience would make me a valuable resource to the board and the various issues the district isContinue Reading
Gentlemen: I am happy to have learned that Haley Griggs is running for a position on the RichlandFive School Board. Haley is a well-educated and brilliant health care worker and she works for alocal physician in the Irmo area. I have known Haley and her family for some time. HaleyContinue 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
I am happy to have learned that Haley Griggs is running for a position on the Richland Five School Board. Haley is a well-educated and brilliant health care worker and she works for a local physician in the Irmo area. I have known Haley and her family for some time. Continue Reading
“I began teaching in District 5 in 1970. I’ve seen many changes over the years. Our Lexington-Richland 5 School Board would benefit greatly by having Haley Griggs serve on it.“As a retiree since 2014, I feel Haley would be an excellent asset to our current board.” Penny ValekContinue Reading
I have had the honor to know Haley Griggs and her family for many years. She is outstanding and well thought of as a Nurse Practioner in the Irmo community. She would be a tremendous asset to the Richland-Lexington School District 5 School Board. She brings to the board aContinue Reading
Editorial Every election season it’s pretty much the same thing. Candidates turn campaign donations into marketing to forward their chances of election by purchasing signs, literature and media advertisements. And every campaign season many of those candidate’s signs disappear from yards and businesses around town. One moment they are thereContinue Reading
What exactly would it take to find some, any unity at all amongst our fellow Americans? One wonders if this country is now irreparably doomed by the political divisions that exist. These divisions that so divide us one from another. You need only look to the current campaign for theContinue Reading
By Mike DuBose As an introduction, let’s examine some basic information about Christian beliefs as outlined in the Bible. The Guinness Book of Records verifies that the Bible, the holy scripture of the Christian religion which has been translated in hundreds of languages, is the world’s bestselling and most widelyContinue Reading
Besides OD’ing on football this weekend I was amused by the difference in conditions between Trump and Biden appearances for 9-11 ceremonies Trump surrounded by police and firefighters, Biden surrounded by Obama, Bush, and more Elites, Bottom Line—Trump is the Man. Biden is a House Plant. Does anyone think it’sContinue Reading