It is with great pleasure that I give this State of the City Address as I start my third term as Mayor of the City of Pickens. I would like to first thank the residents of the City of Pickens as...
Who is Going Great Guns? As a gun owner and avid hunter I look at a candidates position on the 2nd Amendment before I factor in their position on other issues. International organizations and our own federal government are...
The mysterious broken waterer We came out to the barn on that cold December morning to find the cows’ waterer broken, the water flooding the barn and icing over. It was a huge mess. My dad cussed. “Not again! This is the third...
Boosting your retirement plan contributions or the first time since 2009, the IRS has increased the amount people can contribute to their 401(k) and other defined contribution plans. Effective January 1, 2012, the maximum annual contribution...
Medicare Health Checks Can Catch Problems Early Medicare has added another preventive service to our benefits: a yearly consultation with our health-care provider to look at ways to prevent cardiovascular disease, such as coronary heart disease ...
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SENIOR NEWS LINE by Matilda CharlesThe Pickens Sentinel
Thanks to all who made book sale a success Dear Editor, So many, many individuals and businesses contributed to our used book sale. The generosity of the community is over-whelming.Our sincere thanks to all of them. Special thanks are exp...
Firearm laws not to blame for Mexico’s crime Dear Editor, I am not willing to bear any more regulations or laws to solve another country’s failures. The crime situation in Mexico is a result of an extremely corruption and week government and...
I grew up in South Carolina and I think this would make a good story. This is a story about hope, faith and refusing to accept no for an answer. Years ago Congressman Jessie Helms gave my husband...
Thank you for donating Thank you to the people and area businesses in the surrounding areas for the support and contributions made to the John and Leonard Gillespie benefit. With your contributi...
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Jim McDonald, President, Conservatives of Pickens CountyThe Pickens Sentinel
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Dear Gov. Mark Sanford, The Conservatives of Pickens and the five citizens that met in your office Tuesday Sept. 23, 2008 are very frustrated by the government support that we have gotten. We con...
Sanford on Unemployment Although I agree with Mark Sanford about most things, I believe he’s off track when it comes to SC Onestop Employment Centers. He’s probably correct, the ESC, like mo...
Dear Editor, The article written by Mendel Stewart, “We Must Unite for Continued Success” is the same approach that the Liberal Democrats have recently taken after the presidential election. Afte...
Alex, to me, if someone is trying to accomplish anything like with a Board, they would try to get a consensus among the Board Members. That does not appear to be your approach. Actually, in replyin...
Dear Editor, Initially I was not going to write this letter, but decided to after reading Michael Campbell’s editorial about how the school district is now opening up. That is true to a degree, bu...
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SENIOR NEWS LINE by Matilda CharlesThe Pickens Sentinel
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Medicare has added another preventive service to our benefits: a yearly consultation with our health-care provider to look at ways to prevent cardiovascular disease, such as coronary heart disease ...
Dear Editor, So many, many individuals and businesses contributed to our used book sale. The generosity of the community is over-whelming.Our sincere thanks to all of them. Special thanks are exp...
Dear Editor, I am not willing to bear any more regulations or laws to solve another country’s failures. The crime situation in Mexico is a result of an extremely corruption and week government and...
Senior News Line By Matilda Charles If the possibility of having your information compromised online on Facebook or Myspace scares you, you’re not alone. But if you want a place to keep in tou...