Local elections are the most important elections you will participate in, period. Your local representation has an exponentially important impact on your day-to-day life, more so than state, federal or global politics ever will. Aside from that, if you choose to uphold your civic duty to vote, the people youContinue Reading

Irmo News Letter to the Editor: I want to clarify something which was said in last week’s article regarding George Frazier being disqualified to run for Irmo Town Council. For the record, I did not research information on all candidates. That information came from posts on Facebook Pages about twoContinue Reading

Open Letter I support Bill Danielson for mayor because he has shown me what leadership, civility, and financial responsibility is. He was there when we needed him when we had criminal activity coming from Columbia into our neighborhoods. He is the one who got law enforcement from four jurisdictions together to workContinue Reading

I am writing to urge everyone in the Town of Irmo to vote for Councilman Bill Danielson for Mayor on November 7th.  I have known Bill for over 30 years now and have never heard him or seen him go back on his word.  He is exactly what Irmo needsContinue Reading

It is an election year for the Town of Irmo. I’ve been a registered voter for almost 25 years. However, as another campaign begins, I can’t help but wonder what other voters consider before heading to the polls. It’s a non-partisan election. In my opinion, it essentially helps shroud eachContinue Reading

Dear Editor, Once again Congressman Joe Wilson states the obvious, with lots of information, but little on specific solutions. Congress holds the “power of the purse” but Mr. Wilson has gotten little through the House, Senate, and onto the desk in the Oval Office. Joe went traipsing around the 2nd DistrictContinue Reading

Is your vote being counted properly? Grassroots group SC Safe Elections continues fight for access to valuable election audit report SC Safe Elections (SCSE), a grassroots group dedicated to election integrity in SC, sued 8 counties (Aiken, Beaufort, Charleston, Dorchester, Greenville, Lexington, Spartanburg, and York) and the SC Election CommissionContinue Reading

Our world is changing. An increased awareness of climate change and environmental degradation has created new cries for renewable energy and environmental sustainability. In response, Columbia launched a Climate Protection Action Campaign in 2006. This plan includes ways the city has become greener in several categories, including transportation and renewableContinue Reading

Dear Irmo Residents, This week, Irmo Council passed a change to our rules to allow council members to attend up to 2meetings virtually over the course of a year, if there is an emergency or they might not otherwisebe able to attend. This measure is NOT about making council fromContinue Reading