I have worked closely with Mike on the Irmo Okra Strut Commission for the past 3 years and, of course, have known him from the community prior to that. I have lived in Irmo since 1998 and love this community so much that, after going to Greenville for college, IContinue Reading
I would like to encourage all registered voters in Irmo to vote June 3rd for Ed Greco for Irmo Town Council. As a neighbor, we know Ed to be a level-headed and professional leader. His work experience and work ethic more than qualify him to fill a seat on theContinue Reading
President Trump and his advisors admit that there may be short term distress due to the changes they are making, but we should “just be patient.” Let’s take a look at some likely effects of the success of the plans and actions. Let’s say that the tariffs result in aContinue Reading
“Committed to Integrity, Focused on Progress.” Irmo needs Council members with integrity and a willingness to support reasonable growth. I am committed to these values. I have been a resident of the Town of Irmo since 2019. I lived in the immediate area since 1989. My children were educated inContinue Reading
Open Letter I am opposed to Benjamin Netanyahu’s genocidal war in Gaza. More than 50,000 civilians have been killed, most of them women and children. It needs to stop. There, I’ve said it. Note to President Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio: This does not mean I am anContinue Reading
Open Letter Irmo has been very fortunate to have an effective council team for the last few years. Mike Ward has been an integral part of that team as a leader for our Okra Strut. Leading the Okra Strut Team is no easy task. He has shown his leadership asContinue Reading
In response to Mariam Johnson’s editorial “I did speak out” (Feb.6, 2025), the good news is that on November 5, millions of other Americans chose to ‘speak out.’ Because of the landslide that took place that day, Catholics and other Pro-life groups will no longer have to fear being targetedContinue Reading
Catherine Huddle’s argument for partisan school board elections is misguided on so many fronts. First, she used the argument that only 58% of the actual voters, who turned out in November 2024, voted in school board elections. That is actually a good thing in this day age. The 42% whoContinue Reading
Confidence in traditional news media has reached record lows among Americans, with only 16% expressing “a great deal” or “quite a lot” of trust in newspapers and just 11% feeling the same about television news according to a Gallup Poll. These figures represent a five-percentage-point decline for both mediums comparedContinue Reading
On its December 13, 2023 website and in its December 21, 2023 print issue, the New Irmo News praised the efforts of Wayne Damron, who provides and distributes over 5,000 “We Say Merry Christmas” magnetic bumper stickers every year. The article reported that “Wayne’s initiative . . . emerged fromContinue Reading
In 2017 my wife, Catherine (Cathy) Huddle, attended a school board meeting and came back dismayed. The meeting was about building what would become Piney Woods Elementary on Amicks Ferry Rd outside Chapin. Cathy was disheartened that, despite massive public opposition, the board voted 6-1 to build the school inContinue Reading