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Perhaps no one enjoys paying taxes, but responsible citizens realize that doing so is important. Today, I paid property tax. It was my intention to use a debit card, my preferred method of transacting business. Sumter County's system would not … more
As I sit and reflect on my career, I must say that I am extremely grateful. First for God, who has kept me safe through this journey, and to my parents, who have instilled in me and my brothers and sisters, Billy Duggan, Elaine Duggan Booker, … more
It was with great joy that I read the letter to the editor in Saturday's paper, Dec. 30. The commentary next to it was about the birth of Jesus Christ and made it even better. Both made me proud to be living in the Sumter area where two men aren't … more
Post and Courier Jan. 10 S.C. legislators should return undeserved extra pay from 2023 Before South Carolina lawmakers get settled in for the 2024 legislative session, we need to deal with a bit of unfinished business from last year, having … more
Today, I want to bring to your heart this thought, "Jerusalem, City of Peace." My text is Zechariah 12:1-3, where we see, "The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation … more
If the South Carolina General Assembly doesn't get the Confederate battle flag off the Statehouse grounds after what happened in Charleston this week, then we may as well replace the Palmetto Tree on the proper state flag - the beautiful blue one - … more
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 … more
To explain the latest young generation's pessimism, Washington Post opinion writer Taylor Lorenz took to what was then called Twitter last February to lament "the fact that we're living in a late stage capitalist hellscape during an ongoing deadly … more
I just opened my newspaper and what did I see, another person who watches the lying channels. How do I know? They believe everything that the lying channels tell them. I have some questions for the man who wrote a letter to the editor on Jan. … more
Feb. 1, 2024 This is a special day for our entire family. It was 50 years ago on Feb. 1 that our young family, my wife of four years, our son Gregory, then 2, with our second child on the way, returned to South Carolina. I had been out of my … more
"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 … more
How does The Sumter Item make the largest impact for a better Sumter? How do we sustain local news in Sumter, Clarendon and Lee counties at a time when similar communities are losing their local news sources across the country? How do we best … more
For the last 130 years, there has not been a Sumter County without The Sumter Item. I do not anticipate that to change. A lot has changed in those 130 years at the national level, local stage and within the walls of what is currently Sumter … more
This is in reply to the person from Georgetown who wrote a letter to the editor on Jan. 19. I believe and agree with your whole first paragraph. That's where it stops. If I were guessing where you relocated from it would be in the general area of … more
Anger, resentment, jealousy and hate are terribly draining emotions. If you have any of these going on in your life, then you're going to be tired most of the time. They can be mentally exhausting. Maybe you are free and clear of any of these. If … more
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 … more
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