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My late wife, Connie, and I, both Sumter natives, were excited when I was able to begin medical practice here in our hometown in October 1967. And how fortunate we were to raise our family here!
We often hear that the years go by so quickly. With …
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3/20/24 06:00 AM
The Super Tuesday results ensured the renominations of former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden, barring some unanticipated adverse health events. So, who's going to win in November?
Polls give us clues. Trump continues to have the …
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BY MICHAEL BARONE |
3/20/24 06:00 AM
Our devotion brings this thought, "Never Serve Sin," and my text is found in Romans 6:5-7, where we see, "For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection: Knowing this, that our …
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3/20/24 06:00 AM
It is unusual for me to publish anything in The Sumter Item. However, I believe this writing will benefit the rural community, which I am honored and pledged to serve.
But before I get to that, I think some background is important.
I am a …
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By CARLTON WASHINGTON |
2/8/24 06:00 AM
2/20/24 06:00 AM
If you're looking for a losing strategy for persuading the South Carolina Legislature to legalize the medicinal use of marijuana, check out the "S.C. Cannabis Supporters United" rally last month at the Statehouse, which …
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By THE POST AND COURIER |
2/24/24 06:00 AM
At the Feb. 12, 2024, Sumter County School Board meeting, the board decided to spend almost $400,000 of your tax dollars to fund upgrades to "athletic facilities" at the closed Mayewood/Brewington Academy. This vote is irresponsible, and it is not …
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2/20/24 06:00 AM
Generosity throughout Sumter contributed to a successful shoebox gift collection season at drop-off locations for the Samaritan's Purse project Operation Christmas Child. Across the U.S., the project collected 10 million shoebox gifts in 2023. …
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1/30/24 06:00 AM
After reading The Sumter Item article titled, "Board votes 6-3 for new Mayewood athletic building," dated Feb. 14, 2024, my faith in the Sumter School District Board of Trustees is highly restored.
On Feb. 12, 2024, I addressed the SSD Board of …
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2/20/24 06:00 AM
It worries me that people often do not say what is really on their minds. It worries me even more that some people cannot resist always saying what is on their mind. One of the things I appreciate about pithy bits of wisdom is that they tend to be …
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1/30/24 06:00 AM
The devotion on my heart for today is, "Three Important Questions." My scripture text is Genesis 1:1, where we read, "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth." (KJV)
So, what are these three important questions that most everyone …
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By JOEY DURHAM |
2/20/24 06:00 AM
There were decisions made as far back as 1995 that are currently affecting our children's education in Sumter County. Dr. William Wright is moving the school district in a positive direction to improve our school system for all of our children. I …
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2/24/24 06:00 AM
I am responding to nauseating noise about Morris College facilities and issues on the campus. I am a former student of Morris College. Morris College is a very fine and excellent institution with marvelous and superb facilities. The late Dr. Luns C. …
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1/30/24 06:00 AM
What went wrong with Ron DeSantis' presidential campaign? You can list many arguable mistakes, as you can with any campaign, and you can add, as some reporters have, that the candidate was not likable or good at retail campaigning - which mostly …
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By MICHAEL BARONE |
1/30/24 06:00 AM
Just a thought.
With math scores so incredibly low in Sumter School District, how about kids K-8th grade are not allowed to use calculators or phones for basic math?
Our kids are not learning even the most basic of math skills. They need to …
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1/30/24 06:00 AM
If the South Carolina General Assembly doesn't get the Confederate battle flag off the Statehouse grounds after what happened in Charleston this week, then we may as well replace the Palmetto Tree on the proper state flag - the beautiful blue one - …
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By GRAHAM OSTEEN |
6/20/15 03:38 PM
2/9/24 06:00 AM
First, I want to thank Sumter Item, editor and staff for allowing Sumter residents to express their opinions by publishing all letters that meet the standards in the opinion page. I was not only offended by and I was taken aback with the articles in …
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2/9/24 06:00 AM
I just opened my newspaper and what did I see, another person who watches the lying channels.
How do I know? They believe everything that the lying channels tell them.
I have some questions for the man who wrote a letter to the editor on Jan. …
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2/3/24 06:00 AM
Feb. 1, 2024
This is a special day for our entire family.
It was 50 years ago on Feb. 1 that our young family, my wife of four years, our son Gregory, then 2, with our second child on the way, returned to South Carolina. I had been out of my …
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2/3/24 06:00 AM
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