Never underestimate the ability of South Carolina’s elected officials to come up with new and imaginative ways to conduct the public’s business in secret.
The problems in the Jasper County treasurer's office are another reminder of what a bad idea it is to elect people to non-discretionary jobs instead of hiring (and firing) them like most other government employees.
We already had applauded the $35 million conservation deal that will protect 4,409 acres in rural Jasper County because it marked one of the first times the U.S. Department of Defense used its new Sentinel Landscape program in South Carolina.
When Kevin Hennelly read a news article in 2017 about an effort to rezone a Hilton Head golf course to allow a sprawling residential and commercial development, he posted an online comment criticizing his local newspaper for leaving out what he considered a crucial element: that one of the o…
Artificial intelligence has become a pervasive hot topic not just here in South Carolina, but across America and throughout the world. In 2023 alone there was a 3,600% increase in online interest relating to generative AI, according to O’Reilly, the leading technology insights company. Yet d…
U.S. elections have become flashpoints of controversy, particularly at the presidential level involving the Electoral College. An AP poll in December revealed two-thirds of Americans believe our democracy is in peril.
Earlier this year, we urged Beaufort County's leaders to protect their rural zoning overlay for St. Helena Island, where a developer sought to build a golf course development on a 500-acre tract commonly known as Pine Island Plantation. Many saw the proposed development as a threat to the is…
Historic preservation nonprofits must always be ready to fight, whether it's battling neglectful property owners, greedy developers or uncooperative, uninspired city officials.
BEAUFORT — In a June 8 column, Brent Leggs of the National Trust for Historic Preservation argues that the Robert Smalls House in Beaufort should be transferred to federal ownership to protect the historic legacy of Mr. Smalls. He even goes as far as to say that without federal ownership “th…
More than 20 years ago, Beaufort County Council created the nationally recognized Cultural Protection Overlay District to protect and preserve the rural character and traditional cultural heritage of St. Helena Island, one of South Carolina’s few remaining Sea Islands that is still largely u…
