To fix our schools, let's first fix our testing system
Contributed by Richard Eckstrom
      It often seems one of the reasons South Carolina ranks last among the states in student achievement, as measured by SAT scores and the state graduation rate, is because our education officials are so preoccupied with matters that relate only marginally to the academic success of students in the classroom.
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Stop stalkers before they become headlines
Contributed by Marianne Hill
      She could have been my daughter, or my neighbor's daughter. Carnesha Nelson was a bright, attractive 19- year- old college student who unfortunately became the obsession of a young man who worked on her campus at the University of Mississippi.
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Thirty-something speaks
Soccer dad gone mad
Mike Maddock
      Pat Conroy may have been the first to bring the bad parent as a fan phenomena to the forefront. In his novel The Great Santini, Conroy tells the story of a high school basketball star who deals with his hard nosed marine fighter pilot dad whose nickname happens to be Bull.
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It's not a criticism, it's an observation.
Saving America's youth from sin
Mike Cox
      I was in the Rexall drug store in Demopolis, Alabama; one of the few cool places in town. Summer in the early Sixties was hot, even before Global Warming. An air conditioned store was a good place for an eleven year old to chill out.
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Amazing new household product
      I recently read a letter from a woman who is more than satisfied with her laundry soap. She is so satisfied that she wrote a letter of praise to the manufacturer, telling them of herT hraupstp Sinoeasps .C Loemt mpaen syh, Ianrce.
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