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Colleges are supposed to be about education, personal growth, making decisions without parental guidance, exploring, challenging and asking questions about the world around you and the studies you take. It's also about debating differing opinions, …
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5/1/24 06:00 AM
We wish to express appreciation for the success of the Art in the Park 2024, held on April 20 in Memorial Park. Although presented by Heart of Sumter Neighborhood Association, the event was a collaboration involving an array of vendors, …
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5/1/24 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
I hope the new list for the Penny for Progress are items that will be of value to all and not just a benefit for some. I voted against the last one because I felt it was full of fluff. I am a conservative. But I am not a Republican, the party of no. …
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4/10/24 06:00 AM
My name is Jeff Zell. I am a current Sumter School Board member. I want to offer a press release regarding my thoughts on the Clarendon County School District debt maintenance tax.
"We demand transparency from our government officials and …
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4/3/24 06:00 AM
Many thanks to Kathleen Kreklau for her letter concerning the disruptive protests on college campuses. It could not have been better said. Now, if only our congressional leaders had the courage and wisdom to follow her advice we would not experience …
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5/8/24 06:00 AM
I am amazed how the county's chairman and the city's mayor sleep at night while a large number of Sumter citizens are struggling to survive and obtain basic living. The House speaker vowed to close loopholes in the state's election (1) and our local …
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5/8/24 06:00 AM
Who knew that the party of John Kennedy and Bill Clinton would morph into the party that seems to be taking its lead narrative from a large group of antisemites called the squad? And a president so weak in moral clarity refuses to call them out in …
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5/8/24 06:00 AM
Back when my son, Jimmy, was about 7 years old, he asked to go to his grandmother's house. We lived on Boulevard Road in Sumter, and Mama, Totsie Bryant, lived behind us on Coleman Street. The kids would cut through the yard of Free Will Baptist …
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5/8/24 06:00 AM
Every year during Holy Week I make a trip to Pack's Landing and head out to the Santee River. There I sit and fish and wait and think. It really doesn't matter whether a striped bass comes along or not. Most I release anyway. The movement of the …
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4/3/24 06:00 AM
One candidate says we must save democracy. The other says we must save America. Winston Churchill saved Great Britain, but I cannot think of any other I would celebrate with such words. Most of us do not think very much of the idea of seeing …
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3/27/24 06:00 AM
How long must families wait? It's been nearly two months since the House has passed a bipartisan expansion of the Child Tax Credit and sent it to the Senate. Estimates are that this bill will benefit 16 million children in families with low incomes, …
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3/27/24 06:00 AM
I am writing in response to Rep. Fawn Pedalino's recent post regarding the renewal of the school debt tax in Clarendon County. The issues raised by Rep. Pedalino are of significant concern and warrant further discussion and …
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4/3/24 06:00 AM
Clarendon County does NOT have any available (product) including existing buildings, speculative buildings and/or warehouse space. All buildings are occupied by manufacturers which have provided $38 million in Cap X and 250 jobs in 2023, and $210 …
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4/3/24 06:00 AM
We have someone in Sumter who deserves recognition. For the past three years, my wife and I have helped Geraldine Singleton feed people who might not otherwise get a meal on Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Last Saturday we delivered about 90 …
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4/3/24 06:00 AM
Dr. J. J. Britton is a great man of character, compassion, dedication and devotion. He has been a friend and colleague of ours for the past 42 years. We absolutely LOVE J. J. Britton! His friendship has always been one of kindness, sincerity and …
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4/3/24 06:00 AM
My late wife, Connie, and I, both Sumter natives, were excited when I was able to begin medical practice here in our hometown in October 1967. And how fortunate we were to raise our family here!
We often hear that the years go by so quickly. With …
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3/20/24 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
There were decisions made as far back as 1995 that are currently affecting our children's education in Sumter County. Dr. William Wright is moving the school district in a positive direction to improve our school system for all of our children. I …
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2/24/24 06:00 AM
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