Opinion

  • From page-turner to screen-swiper

    From page-turner to screen-swiper

    Last weekend I finished my most anticipated book of 2025, Emily Henry’s Great Big Beautiful Life. As usual she outdid herself, and I’m glad I didn’t listen to the mixed reviews I peeked at on Goodreads (I can’t help myself).


  • Pointless things I do

    Pointless things I do

    In the current climate of political animosity, I should have known better than to write about Worcestershire sauce.


  • If you give a dog a lobster

    If you give a dog a lobster

    There is a time in every reasonable person’s life when they must put their foot down and refuse to feed a chihuahua a lobster roll.


  • Embracing the Saturn Return

    Embracing the Saturn Return

    As I write this, I’m still 26 years old but by the time this column is published, my Saturn return will officially begin or in other words, it’ll be my birthday.


  • The sharpest tool in the shed

    The sharpest tool in the shed

    Like everyone, I’ve been doing my spring cleaning when I came across some old college notes. That discovery led me to reflect on a fundamental question: What did I learn in college? I could delve into the technicalities of a SWOT analysis or summarize AP style writing guidelines, but the…


  • Breaking free from the trap of comparison

    Breaking free from the trap of comparison

    I recently had a meaningful conversation with a friend about the act of comparison. Whether we like it or not, we all do it — who has the better job, car, or life. As much as I try to avoid this behavior because I believe it’s the killer of happiness,…


  • What the doctor ordered

    What the doctor ordered

    Unlike me, my doctor is popular, so it’s impossible to get a physical unless I schedule four months in advance.


  • To help or not to help — is it worth the risk?

    To help or not to help — is it worth the risk?

    I hate when I see someone hitchhiking or seemingly stranded on the side of the road — especially when that someone is a woman, even more so at night. It is deeply ingrained in my nature to want to help and I always have to remind myself — giving a…


  • A legend in one’s lunchtime

    A legend in one’s lunchtime

    I despise hosting lunches.


  • Terrific and terrible Theodore

    Terrific and terrible Theodore

    As a gal whose reading habits don’t extend past the menu, I was surprised to find myself gifted a biography this past weekend.


  • Minding our minds

    Minding our minds

    There is nothing wrong with our education system except for the fact that it’s awful.


  • Dropping the ball

    Dropping the ball

    I’ve never managed to get into football, a fact I attribute to being short, and a girl.


Latest Issue
Newberry, SC WEATHER