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Today's Opinions

  • Don't carpool

    Normally, we think carpooling is a worthwhile exercise. That's especially true now with high gas prices putting the pinch on drivers. In most cases, sharing a ride with someone headed to the same place you are is a good idea.
    However, we can't endorse the idea of Chester County School Board members all riding to Columbia in the same vehicle.

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  • The blame game

    People are up in arms over a State Supreme Court ruling last week that removed 180 candidates from primary ballots across the state. We think the anger is more than justified. After all, many of the candidates did exactly as they were instructed by their local party chairmen and the State Ethics Commission, but still had their names removed from the ballot.

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  • Answering the call

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  • It's not enough

    The City of Chester Police Department hosted a forum this weekend to address the recent outbreak of shootings in the area. Attendance was good, there was some useful information dispensed but it's not enough to stem the tide of violence.
    There will be more such forums, possibly one each of the city's wards, but that's not enough.
    Unlike some similar initiatives in the past, city leaders say these forums may become recurrent, possibly held once a month for the foreseeable future, but that's not enough.

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  • Change it

    The City of Chester is considering changes to nuisance and abatement ordinances and we think it's about time.

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  • Keep the door open

    Sunshine Week, designed to draw attention to our state's Freedom of Information Act and the public's right to know, was celebrated last month. We commemorated the event with an editorial reminding all our locally-elected officials about the importance of being open and of not doing business behind closed doors.
    That message apparently bears repeating.

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  • The ABC's of FOIA

    "Sunshine Week" is celebrated once a year in South Carolina, but its purpose is applicable year-round.

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  • Just a reminder

    Elected officials are held to a higher standard than the general public. When you are acting on the public's behalf, you have been entrusted by voters to do the right thing and help oversee the expenditure of public tax dollars, that is to be expected. Doing the right thing goes beyond a mayor, councilman or senator minding their own P's and Q's, though, it extends into holding their colleagues accountable for inappropriate actions and speaking up when they see something wrong taking place.

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