Opinions

Daniel Island slated to gain a second voice on City Council

Once every 10 years, whether we like it or not, and pursuant to state and federal law, our community, like all communities across America, turns the spotlight on itself and conducts a census. In addition to the legal mandate, there are a number of important and practical reasons for doing so —...

Big tech is steamrolling America’s newspapers

Google and Facebook have enormous economic and political power in society – especially over the news industry. Many ask if they have played a role in the misinformation that erodes our free press and plagues our democracy. Google and Facebook have a duopoly of the distribution of digital...

Readers share opinions on Roe v. Wade decision

The recent U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, stating there is no constitutional right to abortion, is yet another divisive issue for the country. With no exceptions, the court turned legal decisions back to the hands of individual state legislatures. Many national polls show...

Letters to the Editor - July 7, 2022

Fourth of July Celebration brings back memories Butch and I are honored to be on Daniel Island celebrating July 4th with family and neighbors. We have done so every year since 2006. We had our grandson on the front page of The Daniel Island News in 2008 and featured in the news in...

Choose a music festival to feed your soul and wonderlust

The horn section was starting to groove as we set up our chairs in the festival tent early one morning “Yes! Funk music! My favorite way to start the day,” I told my husband. If music feeds your soul as it does mine, book a festival getaway. You’ll return with legs tired from dancing and a...

Jump into July with summer reading

There is a wide range of offerings this month, so I hope you find at least one or two enjoyable. Nonfiction “Phil” by Alan Shipnuck. This is an “unauthorized” biography, but it is meticulously referenced and Phil did give a lengthy interview to Shipnuck. ICYMI - Phil famously trashed...

Test your South Carolina Revolutionary War knowledge

In honor of Independence Day, we ask you to take a stab at your knowledge of the Palmetto State’s Revolutionary War history. The information was gleaned from Walter Edgar’s “South Carolina: A History.” 1. This General from New England, who was sent to South Carolina in 1780 to replace...

Know the laws before lighting off the Fourth

In preparation for the upcoming Fourth of July holiday, we thought it would be a good time to review the laws and suggested safety measures regarding fireworks on Daniel Island. Before we do that, we found it interesting that fireworks were first used in seventh century China. They were used for...

Readers speak out on gun law reforms – needed or not?

In the wake of the mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, among others, the call for gun law reforms has again been brought to the forefront. Recently, a bipartisan U.S. senate group announced a deal that would include support for state crisis intervention orders, funding for...

Wonder of wood storks

When they aren’t busy delivering human babies, the Lowcountry’s wood stork population is typically occupied delighting birdwatchers, riding thermal currents high in the sky or slowly pushing their long, curved bills through local wetlands searching for their next meals. While these storks...