Editorials/Opinions

A Tribute To A Godly Teacher

May 10, 2013
By Admin 2

As she made her way across the parking lot to her car, a voice rang out with a hint of youthful enthusiasm. It was the voice of one of her former students from years ago.
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Good And Bad Mothers

May 10, 2013
By Admin 2

With Mother’s Day being just a few days away, I thought it very appropriate and timely to make some comments on what is arguably the most essential and influential human position in our culture.
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Consumers Could Squelch Credit Card Swipe Fees  

March 1, 2013
By Admin 2

After taxpayers were forced to spend billions bailing out Wall Street a few years ago, it’s easy to understand why consumers have little tolerance for new fees from banks their hard-earned money rescued.
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When The Circus Comes To Town

February 3, 2013
By Admin 2

At a public grievance hearing for the Clerk/Treasurer Ernest Barrentine, who was not reappointed in a 4-3 vote of council, Councilman Brian Mason made the statement that  he was told by a council member that this member not going to show up at the hearing for a “circus.”
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State Should Support Its Miltary

February 3, 2013
By Admin 2

You probably haven’t heard much about it, but there’s an economic threat to South Carolina lurking on the horizon beyond the latest crises in Washington over the “fiscal cliff” and the federal debt
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Swimming Pool Or Splash Pad?

February 3, 2013
By Admin 2

The Dillon Herald asked the following question through our e-mail service and through The Dillon Herald’s page on Facebook®: Would you rather see the city put in a swimming pool or a splash pad first at the Wellness Center?  
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Reader Opinions On Gun Control

January 23, 2013
By Admin 2

The Dillon Herald asked the following question through our e-mail service and through The Dillon Herald’s page on Facebook®: How do you feel about gun control?  
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Get Involved

January 23, 2013
By Admin 2

Whether it’s the Dillon County Council, the Dillon City Council, the Latta Town Council or the Lake View Town Council, many people do not pay enough attention to their local government.
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Women Today: How Do You Balance Work And Family Life?

October 26, 2012
By Admin 2
Women Today: How Do You Balance Work And Family Life?

Our featured writer today is Sherry Park of Dillon. This National Board Certified educator is the assistant principal of Fairmont Middle School.
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Opinion: Shop Locally

October 12, 2012
By Admin 2

Opinions on shopping locally
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Newspapers Are A Doorway To The Community

October 12, 2012
By Admin 2

In communities and towns and small cities all across South Carolina, in the sometimes out of the way places that increasingly divergent populations call home – in the place where you grew up, or where your grandparents, perhaps, once tilled the soil on the family farm – the single common denominator binding these individual...
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