We hope you didn't miss the good news coming out of Beaufort Elementary School when the new magnet school there held its first student showcase for parents and the community in late September. (More)

Cooperation among local governments is needed more than ever as we get down to the nitty-gritty of bringing the Northern Beaufort County Regional Plan to life. (More)

Efforts to smooth the ride on and off the spans over the Chechessee and Broad rivers probably won't be the last round of repairs on those two S.C. 170 bridges. (More)

The racial imbalance on a city advisory committee is a reflection of a deeper issue that won't be resolved by disbanding the committee. (More)

A presidential campaign that at times has seemed endless is quickly coming to an end. (More)

As the Beaufort Shrimp Festival springs to life for the 14th time this weekend, the local commercial shrimpers need public support more than ever. (More)

A recently released 653-page report on energy and the climate aims to put South Carolina in control of its energy future by adopting measures to conserve energy and reduce greenhouse gases before the federal government steps in to make us do it. (More)

Consideration of a potential conference center for Beaufort has gotten too complicated. (More)

For 20 years, thousands of South Carolinians have given up the third Saturday morning in September to clean up after the rest of us. (More)

Beaufort County Council would take a big step backward if it changes its school development fee policy, a policy local municipalities have signed on to at the request of the county. (More)

Beaufort ought to be in pictures. (More)

The 28-game football losing streak at Battery Creek High School is dead, buried and, we hope, soon forgotten. Thank goodness. (More)

Poverty is a key factor in Beaufort County's performance on the state's standardized tests, and it illustrates why the state should not consider this a "rich" county undeserving of the financial support other districts receive. (More)

The recent northern Beaufort County crime wave that left four dead during 15 shootings since July 5 upon closer look unearths many facets of what is wrong with our communities. (More)

Creating a historic district in downtown Port Royal was a wise move to protect valuable structures whose roots reach deep into the town's past and tell volumes about its history, and residents within those bounds should be encouraged that they are part of something special. (More)

Beaufort County officials should revisit the July 24 Zoning Board of Appeals ruling concurring with the S.C. Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management approval of a 720-foot dock at Bull Point Plantation. (More)

More collateral damage from high gas prices: motorcycle deaths. (More)

Sentiment continues to grow in favor of the federal government opening oil reserves, drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and, most recently, repealing federal legislation to allow offshore drilling. The sentiment seems reasonable; after all, gasoline prices are at record-high levels, and the American people are demanding relief. (More)

A little rain never hurt anyone (More)

The new iPhone came out this month. Kids are going nuts over it. And every week, add to that more Wii and Xbox 360 games, more gadgets and more distractions that allow kids to use their thumbs and not their legs, arms, heart and lungs. That's becoming a worsening problem in the U.S. (More)

It wasn't that long ago that the city of Beaufort weighed regulating moorings just off The Bluff on the Beaufort River — similar to what Port Royal is deliberating now. (More)

To call the state Senate District 46 race spirited might be an understatement, especially as it built a full head of steam in the final days leading up to the primary. (More)

Save the reefs! (More)