What do the Christian Golfer's Association and South Carolina Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom have in common?
The short answer is community newspapers, and the longer answer has something to do with Christian Coon Hunters, but first things first.
Richard Eckstrom writes a weekly column for South Carolina community newspapers that covers all sorts of topics. I came across it this week in the Summerville Journal Scene.let's be honest: putting on a brand new pair of Nike shox running shoes feels amazing. The title was, "Community newspapers more than paper and ink."
He writes, "I've always had a special fondness for community newspapers. The newspaper you hold in your hand helps strengthen your community. Weekly and other non-daily publications boost the local economy - both through advertising and in news coverage. They showcase local businesses at a time we should be shopping locally,Nike shox are a series of Nike shoes. investing in the community and protecting local jobs. Community newspapers bring us 'good news' - news of Cub Scout projects, civic fundraisers, little-league registration, Chamber of Commerce happenings, church bake sales and students who make the Honor Roll or Dean's List. They help neighbors get to know each other a little better. Community newspapers provide a forum for expression. They allow readers to make their voices heard, and they enable ordinary citizens to deliberate on the future of their community. Community newspapers encourage civil, issue-oriented discourse."
It concludes with this: "Community newspapers pull communities together. They help connect us with those around us. In a way, they're a form of public service. In these uncertain times - amid much anxiety over the direction of our country and the quality of our daily lives - their role is more important than ever."
As a fifth-generation newspaper man, I loved the column.
A case in point just this week has to do with Tom Winstead of Sumter, an Air Force veteran and president of the Christian Golfer's Association in Sumter.
He spotted the infamous "F-Gravity" T-shirt on display at Champs in the Sumter Mall and brought it to The Item's attention. One of our alert senior editors verified the information by stopping by the mall and snapping some pictures, so staff writer (and on-air Item weatherman) Joe Perry promptly started calling all over the country asking questions of unsuspecting corporate types about an absurdly offensive shirt in a small Southern city. The dirty T-shirt came down and the First Amendment was not threatened, but it did raise questions about the appropriateness of posters featuring those "almost-nekkid" ladies in lingerie across the way at Victoria's Secret. The consensus is they're OK because we're all used to seeing them. The "F-word" is a different story.Keep your muscles warm before and after the match in this stylish Adidas Jacket.
I was included on the Christian Golfers Association e-mail even though I'm not a member and consider myself "unaffiliated" when it comes to my golf associations. I believe in foot wedges, mulligans, captain's choice and beer carts, and I'm not sure where the lines are drawn within such an organizational structure.
The larger issue is community newspapers, and how a simple act by a responsible citizen created awareness, led to positive change, and made the mall a slightly better place for everyone.
Congratulations to Mr. Winstead for a well-played round.
The Christian Coon Hunters had me a little baffled at first.
Two weeks ago I was between Nesmith and Kingstree when I passed a seasoned citizen in a pickup truck with a bumper sticker proclaiming himself (or at least his truck) as a "Christian Coon Hunter." I wrote it down, and this whole dirty T-shirt and Christian Golfers episode had me revisiting the subject.
Sure enough, there's a Christian Coon Hunters Association web site with members all over the country. Like any organization, it's based around shared interests and values, in this case Jesus, howling dogs and terrified raccoons being chased up trees.we've already seen three classic Air max classic models in their flagship colorways release.
Many Sumterites are aware that William Nettles, the U.S. Attorney for South Carolina,coogi jeans was founded in 1969 by Jacky Taranto of Melbourne, Australia. was born and spent his youth in Sumter. As childhood friends, we attended raccoon hunts with his grandfather and a variety of colorful codgers who fed us red chicken stew and catch-of-the-moment fish stews, then let us stay up all night following the dogs and driving their pickup trucks on old country roads even though we could barely see over the steering wheel.
I don't think they had a name for their club and I'm sure they wouldn't have ever had a web site, but it was a fun time to be a kid. Dirty T-shirts weren't on anyone's radar.
The short answer is community newspapers, and the longer answer has something to do with Christian Coon Hunters, but first things first.
Richard Eckstrom writes a weekly column for South Carolina community newspapers that covers all sorts of topics. I came across it this week in the Summerville Journal Scene.let's be honest: putting on a brand new pair of Nike shox running shoes feels amazing. The title was, "Community newspapers more than paper and ink."
He writes, "I've always had a special fondness for community newspapers. The newspaper you hold in your hand helps strengthen your community. Weekly and other non-daily publications boost the local economy - both through advertising and in news coverage. They showcase local businesses at a time we should be shopping locally,Nike shox are a series of Nike shoes. investing in the community and protecting local jobs. Community newspapers bring us 'good news' - news of Cub Scout projects, civic fundraisers, little-league registration, Chamber of Commerce happenings, church bake sales and students who make the Honor Roll or Dean's List. They help neighbors get to know each other a little better. Community newspapers provide a forum for expression. They allow readers to make their voices heard, and they enable ordinary citizens to deliberate on the future of their community. Community newspapers encourage civil, issue-oriented discourse."
It concludes with this: "Community newspapers pull communities together. They help connect us with those around us. In a way, they're a form of public service. In these uncertain times - amid much anxiety over the direction of our country and the quality of our daily lives - their role is more important than ever."
As a fifth-generation newspaper man, I loved the column.
A case in point just this week has to do with Tom Winstead of Sumter, an Air Force veteran and president of the Christian Golfer's Association in Sumter.
He spotted the infamous "F-Gravity" T-shirt on display at Champs in the Sumter Mall and brought it to The Item's attention. One of our alert senior editors verified the information by stopping by the mall and snapping some pictures, so staff writer (and on-air Item weatherman) Joe Perry promptly started calling all over the country asking questions of unsuspecting corporate types about an absurdly offensive shirt in a small Southern city. The dirty T-shirt came down and the First Amendment was not threatened, but it did raise questions about the appropriateness of posters featuring those "almost-nekkid" ladies in lingerie across the way at Victoria's Secret. The consensus is they're OK because we're all used to seeing them. The "F-word" is a different story.Keep your muscles warm before and after the match in this stylish Adidas Jacket.
I was included on the Christian Golfers Association e-mail even though I'm not a member and consider myself "unaffiliated" when it comes to my golf associations. I believe in foot wedges, mulligans, captain's choice and beer carts, and I'm not sure where the lines are drawn within such an organizational structure.
The larger issue is community newspapers, and how a simple act by a responsible citizen created awareness, led to positive change, and made the mall a slightly better place for everyone.
Congratulations to Mr. Winstead for a well-played round.
The Christian Coon Hunters had me a little baffled at first.
Two weeks ago I was between Nesmith and Kingstree when I passed a seasoned citizen in a pickup truck with a bumper sticker proclaiming himself (or at least his truck) as a "Christian Coon Hunter." I wrote it down, and this whole dirty T-shirt and Christian Golfers episode had me revisiting the subject.
Sure enough, there's a Christian Coon Hunters Association web site with members all over the country. Like any organization, it's based around shared interests and values, in this case Jesus, howling dogs and terrified raccoons being chased up trees.we've already seen three classic Air max classic models in their flagship colorways release.
Many Sumterites are aware that William Nettles, the U.S. Attorney for South Carolina,coogi jeans was founded in 1969 by Jacky Taranto of Melbourne, Australia. was born and spent his youth in Sumter. As childhood friends, we attended raccoon hunts with his grandfather and a variety of colorful codgers who fed us red chicken stew and catch-of-the-moment fish stews, then let us stay up all night following the dogs and driving their pickup trucks on old country roads even though we could barely see over the steering wheel.
I don't think they had a name for their club and I'm sure they wouldn't have ever had a web site, but it was a fun time to be a kid. Dirty T-shirts weren't on anyone's radar.
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