Today's editorial considers the health of the Waccamaw River and the logistics of wastewater treatment.
The Waccamaw River that originates in
Columbus County, N.C., and flows through Horry and Georgetown counties
to empty into Winyah Bay forms a vital thread in the fabric that is
this region. Some receive drinking water from it, many of us dispose of
our wastewater in it, some eat of its bounty of fish, and some simply
thrive on motoring or floating along its quiet, black, winding channels.
The
health of the river is a measure of the health of the region's economy
and prosperity. Today at Coastal Carolina University's Waccamaw Higher
Education Center in Litchfield, we will learn how the watercourse is
faring.
Continue reading "Keep Our River Clean" »
Here's Wednesday's open forum. Be civil and enjoy.
Here's Tuesday's open forum. Be civil and enjoy.
Tuesday's editorial explores how the Red Cross connects volunteers with disasters, and the challenges they face.
When disaster strikes, such as the major floods in Georgia, trained volunteers of the American Red Cross can be counted on to help victims. Among the hard-working folks assisting Georgia flood victims are two volunteers from the Coastal South Carolina Chapter of the Red Cross.
They left family and job and drove an emergency response vehicle - an "Erv" to Red Cross folks - to the area near Atlanta where floods have forced many residents from their homes.
When volunteers such as these two are sent to a disaster area, it's for a minimum of two weeks, according to Karen Anderson, preparedness and response director for the Coastal S.C. Chapter. (The Red Cross in North Carolina has a Coastal Carolina Chapter.)
The Pee Dee Chapter, headquartered in Florence, also has two volunteers in Georgia, says T.J. Lesieur, director of disaster services. They drove the Erv stationed in Florence.
Deployment to a disaster is really hard on the volunteers, Anderson says. "You have to be a very dedicated volunteer ... to walk away from family and your job." One of her volunteers in Georgia is on leave from employment and the other is retired. Once in the disaster area, Anderson says, 12-hour work days are typical and "you're lucky if you get a day off, although they try to give volunteers one day off in seven."
Continue reading "Red Cross Disaster Response" »
Here's the weekend's open forum. Be civil and enjoy.
Sunday's editorial calls on South Carolina to follow North Carolina's lead - and every other state in the nation's - and allow immigrants to attend college, regardless of citizenship status.
Despite the usual protests, the N.C.
Community Colleges board last week voted boldly and overwhelmingly to
restore their "open-door" policy that controversially allowed some
illegal immigrants to attend classes.
Continue reading "Last in the Nation" »
Saturday's editorial expresses deep misgivings about the leadership ability of Horry County Council Chair Liz Gilland.
Until recently, County Council
Chairwoman Liz Gilland seemed on pace to be ranked among the better
public servants Horry County has had, but the revelations of the past
week have deeply shaken our confidence in her.
Continue reading "Another Leader Lets Us Down" »
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