Our View

We understand the motivation behind the bill in the S.C. House to bar independents and Democrats from voting in South Carolina’s first-in-the-South Republican presidential primary. State Republicans don’t want outsiders meddling in their affairs.

As 2009 skids to a close like the jet that cracked in half in Jamaica the other day, we thought it would be a good time to take stock of the year that was and suggest a few resolutions for some of the prominent newsmakers of the year that was.

The showdown between Gov. Mark Sanford and the state Legislature over whether the state should accept $700 million in federal stimulus money appears finally to have come to an end. On Thursday, the state Supreme Court ordered Sanford to take the money.

There's no shortage of people willing to express their opinions in this world, but it doesn't hurt to remind ourselves that we don't all perceive things the same way.

Many York County residents know about Samaritan's Feet. But few may know it has headquarters in their back yard.

Samaritan's Feet founder and chief spokesman Manny Ohonme recently moved the nonprofit organization's headquarters from a small warehouse in Charlotte to a larger one on the edge of an industrial park in Indian Land.

Every year we take a day to consider our impact on this planet. We call it Earth Day. It was Wednesday, in case you missed it.

In the beginning was the Word.

Gautuma Buddha said, "Let your words improve the silence."

When Confucious was asked what he would do were he Emperor of the World, he replied,"I would call things by their rightful names."

Report after report in recent years keep delivering the same news: as a nation, we are not doing a great job of preparing for the future, with one of the most glaring examples being how we organize public education. State Sen. Robert Ford is among many of us who recognize this, but is part of a smaller group of leaders pushing to change the status quo. His efforts deserve South Carolina's support.