What is all this right- winged rubbish?
      I don't understand where you get all this right- wing BS from. I keep reading extreme rubbish from all sorts of conservative web sites and a lot of your letters seem to come from outside Columbia. I thought this was a local newspaper!
More ...

Cartoon
     
More ...

We need a revival of real journalism
      New York Times, Washington Post, ABC, CBS, NBC...none of these mainstream media covered the Van Jones scandal until Jones apologized twice for his indiscretions. He finally resigned late Saturday night past printing deadline for the two newspapers noted. Is anyone besides Glenn Beck and FOX News investigating Obama's appointees?
More ...

Cartoon
     
More ...

It's not a criticism; It's an observation
Life on the river
By Mike Cox
      The Woman Whose Garbage I'm responsible for has taken up kayaking. After being retired for nearly two years, she started looking for something she enjoyed doing and settled on paddling around calm water in a plastic boat. I'm glad we finally found something we can do together.
More ...

Thirty- something speaks
Life in the cheap seats
By Mike Maddock
      I had five tickets on the 50- yard line for Clemson's home opener against Middle Tennessee State this past weekend. The only problem was that those five 50- yard line seats were on the very top row of the upper deck.
More ...

Cybercops at work
      Kids at the E.L. Broder Middle School are getting the thrill of their young lives at career day. One of the exhibits on the campus is a police patrol car equipped with the latest in law enforcement technology. The highlight of the show is an on- board computer.
More ...