Opinion
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The Index-Journal
Feb. 8
Nevada voters spank Haley
"None of these candidates."
Ouch.
It's true. Of the choices on Nevada's Republican presidential primary ballot, Tim Scott, Mike Pence and Nikki Haley got whooped by "none of these …
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2/21/24 06:00 AM
2/20/24 06:00 AM
At the Feb. 12, 2024, Sumter County School Board meeting, the board decided to spend almost $400,000 of your tax dollars to fund upgrades to "athletic facilities" at the closed Mayewood/Brewington Academy. This vote is irresponsible, and it is not …
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2/20/24 06:00 AM
After reading The Sumter Item article titled, "Board votes 6-3 for new Mayewood athletic building," dated Feb. 14, 2024, my faith in the Sumter School District Board of Trustees is highly restored.
On Feb. 12, 2024, I addressed the SSD Board of …
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2/20/24 06:00 AM
The devotion on my heart for today is, "Three Important Questions." My scripture text is Genesis 1:1, where we read, "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth." (KJV)
So, what are these three important questions that most everyone …
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By JOEY DURHAM |
2/20/24 06:00 AM
Would anyone choose a foul-mouthed, narcissistic, woman-shaming bully to serve as their family doctor, advisor, minister or representative? Then why in the world would one choose such a person for president?
I believe character and integrity …
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2/17/24 06:00 AM
What happens when a political party becomes demotic? Before answering the question, note that the word in question is not demonic, from the Greek word daimon, meaning a deity, but demotic, from the Greek word demos, meaning the people - the same …
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By MICHAEL BARONE |
2/17/24 06:00 AM
2/16/24 06:00 AM
2/15/24 06:00 AM
Our devotion today is, "The Simplicity of Truth," and my text is 2 Corinthians 11:3, where we read, "But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in …
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By JOEY DURHAM |
2/15/24 06:00 AM
Numerous people have frozen to death in America this winter. They literally died from exposure to the cold.
In Evansville, Indiana, a homeless man was found in his routine sleeping spot after a night of frigid temperatures. He was dead. Like any …
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By Dr. Glenn Mollette |
2/15/24 06:00 AM
2/14/24 06:00 AM
A good job is one of the best ways to prevent people with a criminal history from re-offending. Just ask Maryland grocer Altimont Mark Wilks, who turned his life around after years in prison by opening a community-focused convenience store. Yet in …
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By James Knight and Matthew Prensky |
2/13/24 06:00 AM
Stress can be produced by a lot of things. We seem to get stressed out when we must stand up and speak before a crowd of people. We get stressed out for events such as a wedding, especially if we are one of the two main participants. When it comes …
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By SAM LIVINGSTON |
2/13/24 06:00 AM
And here we are ... what millions heard in the special prosecutor's report of President Biden's handling of classified documents ... paraphrased.
"We can't hold an 80-year-old man, confused about life ... in fact, sweet old grandfather that …
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2/13/24 06:00 AM
Post and Courier
Feb. 4
Manipulative GOP ballot questions
deserve 'no' votes - even for the
good idea
With the Democratic presidential primary done and South Carolina's Feb. 24 first-in-the-South Republican nominating contest …
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2/10/24 06:00 AM
2/10/24 06:00 AM
2/9/24 06:00 AM
First, I want to thank Sumter Item, editor and staff for allowing Sumter residents to express their opinions by publishing all letters that meet the standards in the opinion page. I was not only offended by and I was taken aback with the articles in …
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2/9/24 06:00 AM
"You got a fast car
I want a ticket to anywhere
Maybe we make a deal
Maybe together we can get somewhere
Any place is better
Starting from zero, got nothing to lose."
- Tracy Chapman, "Fast Car," 1988
Lyrics from the beautiful …
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2/9/24 06:00 AM
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