Opinions
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Thanks to three York County pediatricians, hundreds of children who might otherwise go without medical attention receive free checkups and treatment. Those three doctors recently received the Order of the Silver Crescent, the state's highest award for local volunteerism.
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The acquittal of a state trooper who was videotaped running into a fleeing suspect with his patrol car is likely to be viewed with skepticism by many observers. Nonethe-less, the hands of S.C. Department of Public Safety director Mark Keel are tied regarding any further discipline of the trooper.
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One of the most significant improvements in downtown Rock Hill in recent history was the demolition of the Red Coach Inn. Now, rising from the rubble of that troubled inn, will be an impressive townhouse project aimed at young buyers.
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If parts of Rock Hill look a little brighter and cleaner today than they did last week, thank the 500 volunteers who fanned out across the city to participate in Rolling in Rock Hill.
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If the votes of Barack Obama and John McCain are the tipping point in the passage of a Senate bailout bill for Wall Street, that would justify delaying Friday night's scheduled debate between the two presidential candidates.
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Caitlyn Norris, 9, and Megan Sutphin, 11, are good role models for others their age -- and those of us a whole lot older, too. With fast thinking and calm courage, the two girls alerted sleeping grownups to a fire about to consume their home and helped lead the way out.
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Americans who are not well versed in the intricacies of U.S. economic policy no doubt feel themselves pulled in many directions by the proposal to use $700 billion in taxpayer dollars to bail out Wall Street.
