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Letter to the editor: 1980s song has relevance in our community today
"You got a fast car I want a ticket to anywhere Maybe we make a deal Maybe together we can get somewhere Any place is better Starting from zero, got nothing to lose." - Tracy Chapman, "Fast Car," 1988 Lyrics from the beautiful … more
Editorial cartoon: Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024
Column by Sumter Item Publisher Vince Johnson: Changes at The Item will make larger community impact, benefit advertisers
How does The Sumter Item make the largest impact for a better Sumter? How do we sustain local news in Sumter, Clarendon and Lee counties at a time when similar communities are losing their local news sources across the country? How do we best … more
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Editorial cartoon: Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024
Column by Sumter Item Executive Editor Kayla Green: Amid time of uncertainty for newspapers, Item changes will increase access to news
For the last 130 years, there has not been a Sumter County without The Sumter Item. I do not anticipate that to change. A lot has changed in those 130 years at the national level, local stage and within the walls of what is currently Sumter … more
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Letter to the editor: More than 1 Democrat is on the primary ballot
This is in reply to the person from Georgetown who wrote a letter to the editor on Jan. 19. I believe and agree with your whole first paragraph. That's where it stops. If I were guessing where you relocated from it would be in the general area of … more
Column: Stop the hate and start to love instead
Anger, resentment, jealousy and hate are terribly draining emotions. If you have any of these going on in your life, then you're going to be tired most of the time. They can be mentally exhausting. Maybe you are free and clear of any of these. If … more
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Column by Sumter Pastor Joey Durham: We simply need to believe and receive
Our devotion today is, "The Simplicity of Truth," and my text is 2 Corinthians 11:3, where we read, "But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in … more
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Column: People are freezing to death in America while the church doors are locked
Numerous people have frozen to death in America this winter. They literally died from exposure to the cold. In Evansville, Indiana, a homeless man was found in his routine sleeping spot after a night of frigid temperatures. He was dead. Like any … more
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Editorial cartoon: Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024
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Editorial cartoon: Saturday, April 20, 2024
Opinion: How statewide nursing education answers the state's call for care
South Carolina has long experienced a shortage of registered nurses. By 2030, our state could face 10,000 vacancies in nursing positions. The University of South Carolina system is the state's leader in addressing this need by awarding 900 … more
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Letter to the editor: The party of the Kennedys is dead now
And again, I feel the need to say, I am no fan of Trump, not a Republican, and was, past tense, a registered Democrat. Never again will I vote for a Democrat. Not now. Mob mentality is not my thing. What's terrifying is the governor of New York … more
Editorial cartoon: Saturday, April 6, 2024
Column by Sumter Pastor Joey Durham: Rest in the dependability of the Bible
Our devotion today asks this question, "How dependable is the Bible?" My text is 2 Timothy 3:16, where we see these inspired words, "All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for … more
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Editorial cartoon: Friday, Jan. 26, 2025
Letter to the editor: Letter writers offer no solutions to country's problems
The recent letters of "Trumpians," especially Sellars and Hughes, reveal them to be obvious classmates of Jethro Bodine. At least Jethro Grad-U-Ated. One declares how he will never vote for a Democrat again while the other laments the $40,000 they … more
Letter to the editor: Our children are worthy of taxpayers' investment in education
After reading the letter to the editor from JP Reilly on Feb. 20, 2024, titled, "Tax dollars funding upgrades to facilities at closed school," it reminds me of the adage, "If it don't come out in the wash, it will come out in the rinse." Mr. Reilly … more
South Carolina editorial roundup: Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024
The Index-Journal Feb. 8 Nevada voters spank Haley "None of these candidates." Ouch. It's true. Of the choices on Nevada's Republican presidential primary ballot, Tim Scott, Mike Pence and Nikki Haley got whooped by "none of these … more
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