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The novel (new) coronavirus that first appeared in 2019 is an entirely new entity for the world to deal with and new information is being learned about it every day. We know that humans are the host of the virus and human to human transmission of the virus is the…

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Dear Editor, For the last decade Pickens County has had an elections office that was one of the best in the state. The primary obligation of an elections office is to count and report the vote correctly. Many South Carolina counties have failed that requirement, but Pickens County has always…

Dear editor, Please support your Veterans. I am requesting your support as a co-sponsor to S.2950, the Veterans Burn Pits Exposure Recognition Act. The number of burn pits operating in overseas conflict zones exceeded 230 at the height of operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere, exposing tens of thousands of…

Dear editor, I was deployed to Balad Air Base in Iraq from Jan to May 2009. There was a burn pit on base. In the fall of 2009 I got the flu and have had respiratory problems since that time. When I get a cold it frequently turns into bronchitis.…

Dear Editor, The drug problem in Pickens County (mostly meth) has been bad, and opioid abuse has broadened the problem. The solution has four components: an economic component; a law enforcement and legal component; a clinical or treatment component and an educational component to help with prevention. First, more entry…

Dear Editor, I am often asked what is The American Legion and what do you do? In short, we are a service organization made up of veterans who care about America and want to continue to serve Veterans, American Youth, and the local Community. As members of the American Legion,…

Dear Editor, Over the past year county officials proposed and county council discussed a plan to radically change the structure of fire protection in Pickens County. For decades we had 13 local fire districts, with a chief and a local board for each district. Most districts charged only a fire…