Here on Mt. Otis, we are some of the worst excuse makers around. Ask my kid why he did something bad, and he’ll respond, “Because I did.” Ask the wife why she’s acting like a young Linda Blair, she says, “Because I need to eat.” Ask me why I roll in so [...]

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About twice a month, I look across at my wife as she sits on the computer steaming about one thing or another related to the local television news industry. “You don’t work there anymore,” I say, patiently, but firmly enough to help her realize that, despite her 15 years in the business, it’s not [...]

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It’s been nearly three months since Greenville County’s top lawman said what most people already suspected:
“Amanda Smith is responsible for the death of her son.”
With those words, Sheriff Steve Loftis prepared the community for what is sure to be an exceptionally long and drawn-out legal battle. The process begins this week.
Wednesday, Solicitor Bob Ariail and [...]

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The arrest of Gary Michael Hilton for the alleged murder of Georgia hiker Meredith Emerson should not have brought back any memories for me. However, now that investigators are connecting Hilton to the murder of North Carolina hiker Irene Bryant and the disappearance of her husband John, people are starting to use words “serial killer.” [...]

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