There are two things you need to know about newspapers. Newspapers are important to community life and democracy. Always have been. We at the National Newspaper Association think it is important for all sorts of […]
It’s hard to express my deep sense of gratitude towards the citizens of Newberry County – and throughout South Carolina – for the welcome bestowed upon Samsung. As the plant manager of the new Newberry […]
There is a wolf in sheep’s clothing working its way through our state legislature. The bill purports to be a transparency bill, but it is anything but…and it will hide how millions of taxpayer dollars […]
One of the most contentious issues in Washington today is “Net Neutrality.” The question centers around how telecommunications companies will charge for access to the Internet. Since the development of the Internet as a means […]
It was ten years ago this month that I began developing plans for what would eventually become the state’s Fiscal Transparency Website — one of the first such sites the country. The goal was to […]
It’s been well reported in recent years that a college education, or, at a minimum, some career-specific training after high school is going to become mandatory for the kinds of jobs that pay a livable […]
Amidst the darkness of Washington politics, a recent bright spot was the letter to Congress signed by more than 120 former senior military officers urging support for diplomacy and development. The letter is an encouraging […]
While there are many humanitarian crises afoot in our world, one of the greatest is that which continues to unfold in the city of Aleppo, Syria. Aleppo has had no shortage of news coverage as […]
By Rep. Bill Taylor Contributing Columnist https://www.newberryobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/web1_thumbnail_Rep-Taylor.jpg Government belongs to YOU, not politicians. You have every right to know what your elected and appointed officials are up to and how government bureaucracies operate at every […]
By Winslow Myers Contributing Columnist The philosopher Krishnamurti once asserted that we are each totally responsible for the whole world. Global climate change, among other issues, has made this provocation seem more and more undeniable. […]
By Catherine Heigel Guest Columnist The average South Carolinian probably isn’t aware of the time and expertise that goes into developing a quality public health system that guards against a potential flu outbreak, tests fish […]
When I cast my first ballot, I voted on a paper ballot for Daniel R. McLeod, who was elected attorney general and served for the next 24 years. At that time, voting machines in South […]
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