“I began teaching in District 5 in 1970. I’ve seen many changes over the years. Our Lexington-Richland 5 School Board would benefit greatly by having Haley Griggs serve on it.“As a retiree since 2014, I feel Haley would be an excellent asset to our current board.”Continue Reading
I have had the honor to know Haley Griggs and her family for many years. She is outstanding and well thought of as a Nurse Practioner in the Irmo community. She would be a tremendous asset to the Richland-Lexington School District 5 School Board. She brings to the board aContinue Reading
Having grown up in the district herself, Haley Griggs cares passionately about the quality of the education our children receive. She is committed to restoring the district to its status as one of the best in the Southeast. I work with Haley every day, so I can speak to herContinue Reading
Elvis Is Dead and I Don’t Feel So Good Myself is a nostalgic account of Lewis Grizzard’s efforts to survive in a changing world. However, I do not think Grizzard could have ever anticipated the changes of this current world in which we are forced to live. And, I don’t feelContinue Reading
We make a significant investment in our children through the public school systems. We expect the educational standards to be high, but we also expect for the philosophical standards to represent the highest form of American values. Among those values are “color-blindness,” “equality,” and “merit”: values that exemplify the DeclarationContinue Reading
By Tom Mullikin It’s been nearly two decades since that fateful September morning in 2001 when four commercial airliners were hijacked by Al Qaeda terrorists and flown into the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon in Northern Virginia, and a grassy field in Pennsylvania. Two major wars andContinue Reading
As a long-term Uber/Lyft driver with over 8000 rides given, here is my perspective. I recently received an email from Lyft regarding lobbyists trying to persuade SC lawmakers into more regulations that protect the drivers. I’ve seen over the past several years changes that for the most part are negativeContinue Reading
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Joe Wilson, Senior Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement on President Joe Biden’s mishandled withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan: “Afghanistan is rapidly deteriorating as Taliban terrorists seize provinces and advance toward Kabul. It’s clear that peace talks are not the answerContinue Reading
It is truly disappointing that 3 former Superintendents and 2 former Board Chairmen from Richland/Lexington School District 5, that I thought really cared about our District, would lodge a complaint based on inaccurate information. And, then send it to the State paper before Dr. Ross even had an opportunity to seeContinue Reading
Open Letter At the July 12 D5 School Board meeting, Dr. Ross shared his vision of moving forward with first and foremost being the welfare of each and every student. Any decision must address the question, “How are the Children?” Actions were taken at this meeting that will directly impactContinue Reading
Open Letter Recently Kristin Batchelor wrote a letter to the editor of the Irmo News titled “State Needs to Step in on District 5” in which she states she is writing to various state agencies to “step in.” She then lists a litany of her concerns with the board andContinue Reading