Last Monday, a still-divided America received some pandemic news that just about everyone can be happy about: An experimental COVID-19 vaccine developed by drug manufacturer Pfizer and BioNTec…

The glass ceiling that Sen. Kamala Harris just broke when she became the first woman ever to be elected vice president of the United States may not be the highest in American politics, but it'…

Litter remains a problem for South Carolina’s image and for the attitude it reflects among too many South Carolinians.

Practically everyone who is eligible to vote knows that Election Day is almost upon us. Americans will head to the polls Tuesday to elect leaders from the highest office in the land to hyper-l…

There’s no doubt that Aiken is a special place.

Sitting under a big tent behind USC Aiken’s softball field, on the ground that will one day make way for the Advanced Manufacturing Collaborative, one couldn’t help but think of the baseball f…

The news about a delay in reporting 15,000 coronavirus test results is troubling on many levels.

With fewer people on the roads during the coronavirus pandemic, it seems nearly all states are reporting that those on the roads are speeding more than ever. The result is making deadly highwa…

You may have thought this column was about COVID-19, but it’s actually about pumpkin pie. It is nearly impossible to eat pumpkin pie, deep fry turkeys and yell at the television as the Cowboys…

The Trump administration’s Operation Warp Speed to produce a COVID-19 vaccine as early as possible has already accomplished historic progress toward that goal. It would be terrible if politics…

The debate over personal identification most often centers around issues of voting and ID theft. But there is another important identification matter facing South Carolinians.

After six years of litigation, it came down to six weeks of productive negotiation to get a $600 million historic settlement.

Emergency medical services are something that most of us don’t think about very often.

It’s right to worry about voting. President Trump is worried about voting by mail. Constituents are worried about safety at polling places. Election commissioners are worried about staffing th…

The news Wednesday that the Masters Tournament will go on in November without spectators wasn’t surprising, but it’s still disappointing for thousands of golf fans who look forward to attendin…

This is normally the time of year when high school athletes are training hard for the first games of the new school year.

The lives of tens of thousands of young Americans like Harry Thomas were much on the mind of President Harry Truman when he approved using the two atomic bombs that forced Japan to surrender 7…

Last week was an eventful one for news on the coronavirus front. Do you want the good news or the bad news first?

Unlike the thousands of tests we’ve taken over our lifetime, the decision to return Aiken County’s schoolkids to face-to-face instruction doesn’t have a yes or no answer. This is more like a m…

Aiken City Council approved an emergency ordinance Monday night that requires people to wear masks in restaurants and businesses within the city limits.

Santee Cooper's onoe-year-old management have streamlined the utility, worked out a lawsuit settlement that will keep SC power bills down and made plenty of enemies in the Legislature. But state law still makes it unaccountable to elected officials and the public.

Nationally noted finance expert Suze Orman said, “If you're going down the street and you're going the wrong way, remember – God permits U-turns.”

The No. 1 item thrown away in South Carolina is food. That’s correct. Estimates are that each of us throws away about 20 pounds of food per month – an estimated 240 pounds a year.

Aiken County’s loss is Orangeburg County’s gain.

Lawmakers are saying that education will remain at the top of the agenda for South Carolina amid the uncertainties brought on by the coronavirus crisis.

On Jan. 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, announcing all persons held as slaves within the rebellious areas are and henceforth shall be free.

Sharonda Coleman-Singleton. Cynthia Marie Graham Hurd. Susie J. Jackson. Ethel Lee Lance. Depayne Middleton. Clementa Pinckney. Tywanza Sanders. Daniel Lee Simmons. Myra Thompson.

If you’ve been keeping up with the number of new coronavirus cases reported by the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control, you’ve noticed that a new daily record has been a regula…

The rules for voting in the primaries and runoffs finally may be set.

A diverse mix of people got together Wednesday to follow the advice of The Youngbloods and try to love one another, right now. It was a treat that Jesse Colin Young set the right acoustic tone…

“In the end we will remember not the words of our enemies but the silence of our friends.” — Martin Luther King Jr.

Has anyone found another word for unprecedented?

The AAA travel forecast is a fixture of Memorial Day and other holidays. The coronavirus has changed even that.

South Carolina voters received some good news last week when the State Legislature approved a short-term bill that will let all voters request a mail-in absentee ballot for the upcoming primaries.

Turning the calendar from April to May never felt so good.

The South Carolina Legislature plans to return to work on May 12, presumably to allow for an extension to pass the state budget.