Opinion

GOOD JOB!/NEEDS WORK ... Women rising, doors closing, parking

Flat Rock Your Town

HUMLEKER: If a roundabout is our big problem ...

Recently I overheard the following tentative but very matter-of-fact statement between a couple in the Flat Rock post office after they’d endured their maiden voyage through our splendid new roundabout on Greenville Highway. “Now that wasn’t so bad, was it?”   Read Story »

Mills River Your Town

Jere Brittain: ‘Hold that Tiger’ … accountable to the public

As the footnote of my column identifies me with Clemson University, and two Tigers are stalking the national football championship, I feel obliged to offer a few observations.   Read Story »

Opinion Archive

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• GOOD JOB!/NEEDS WORK ... Christmas lights, restrooms, roundabout    Comments
• GOOD JOB!/NEEDS WORK ... Water water everywhere    Comments
• MossColumn: What happens when leaders lead    Comments
• LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: No, Highland Lake Road won't be the same (it'll be better)    Comments
• GOOD JOB!/NEEDS WORK ... Festival shines but where's the beer?    Comments
• Hood column: NC next to last in rural roads safety    Comments
• LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: Ecusta Trail is the next big economy booster    Comments
• LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: Planning is broken in Henderson County    Comments
• Edwards: Court was right in redistricting case    Comments
• LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: Mill revitalization is worth celebrating    Comments
• LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: What to watch in 2019    Comments
• LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: Hotel proposals encouraging sign downtown    Comments
• LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: Greenway plan would get county in the game    Comments
• LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: Four steps forward after a giant leap back    Comments
• LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: A glimmer of hope for HHS    Comments
• FOR AND AGAINST: First Contact Ministry's treatment center    Comments
• Why I love the Apple Festival    Comments
• ‘Mamma Mia!’ and magic parking at Playhouse    Comments
• LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: Taking the script from Washington    Comments
• LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: They won't take yes for an answer    Comments
• LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: Saying no to positive assets    Comments
• Guest column: For love of country, teach children to stand    Comments
• Moss column: The 'no grow' movement is winning    Comments
• Moss column: Tate guided a surge of job creation    Comments
• LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: Growth highlights need for comp plan update    Comments
• Moss column: Counting the blessings of Harvey    Comments
• LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: Legislature threatens public's right to know    Comments
• LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: Mill victory may be in city’s reach    Comments
• LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: 'Ready, fire, aim' on indoor range    Comments
• LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: We still don't get the $20M training center    Comments
• Senior play reunion salutes an unrivaled HHS tradition    Comments
• LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: Borrow and spend becomes the new normal    Comments
• LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: Charting a path for the city's growth    Comments
• Ask Matt ... about the right site for a hotel    Comments
• LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: Let market decide    Comments
• Pisgah Legal lawyers fight war on poverty    Comments
• LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: Annexation is right policy at Upward interchange    Comments
• Craft beer boom boosts our burg    Comments
• LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: Council misses an opportunity on post office    Comments