By MONTE DUTTON (Furman photo) Click here. On Saturday I was duly impressed by Vanderbilt’s upset of top-ranked Alabama. I was saddened by Presbyterian’s late implosion in San Diego, Calif. It was nice to have power restored at my home after nine days without it. On Sunday morning, I enjoyed the first hot shower in …
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Blue Hose Blurbs: Heartbreak out west
By MONTE DUTTON (PC photo) Click here. On Saturday morning I shaved for the first time in a while and prepared for what has become the bane of my existence, the cold shower. Then, however, I noticed a truck parked in my overgrown front yard. It was from Front Royal, Va., meaning either that it …
Furman, like Frampton, comes alive
Jackson Pryor looks it in (Furman photo). Click here. CHARLESTON – Furman freshman quarterback Trey Hedden portrayed Thomas Edison in the Paladins’ miraculous 17-16 victory over The Citadel on Saturday. A light came on, and Hedden wasn’t the only Paladin equipped with a bulb. Hedden, from Tampa, Fla., found Jackson Pryor -- yes, freshman of …
Blue Hose Blurbs: Football’s young men go west
Jalen Patrick (PC photo) Click here. To summarize, nothing is going on. Not in Laurens County … unless you booked a flight to San Diego, Calif., where the Blue Hose went. Since my power went out, I opened offices all over the county: Whiteford’s in Laurens, three Bojangles, the Clinton Public Library for a day, …
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County Signs: Left amidst the ruins
By MONTE DUTTON Click here. In case you haven’t noticed, I like sports. I’m also partial to electricity, heating and air conditioning, home internet and hot showers. Wednesday has come and gone, and Laurens isn’t playing. Another Friday is on the way, and Clinton isn’t playing. If the S.C. High School League doesn’t extend the …
Furmanology: ‘Dogs almost always ornery in Charleston
A year ago at home (Furman photo) Click here. While Clemson continues its fated tour of storm-torn football locales, Furman returns to action, almost dipping its figurative toes in the currently stable Atlantic. The Tigers miraculously played – and defeated -- Stanford last week while surrounded by Helenic despair. This week’s game in in Tallahassee, …
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Still powerless to Mother Nature’s wrath
By MONTE DUTTON Click here. In times such as these, a million people have this thought crackle across the synapses of the brain. One doesn’t appreciate power, particularly the electric variety, until one doesn’t have it anymore. All blessings flow from God, but hot water, wi-fi, air conditioning and untold other modern marvels flow from …
Furmanology: Weekend of Helene was hardly pristine
By MONTE DUTTON (Furman photo) Click here. Helene certainly took the measure of me. I’m not alone, but I’m a little unique. Everything being out – it still is because in any emergency, the folks on the monied side of town get their stuff repaired first – I drove to Furman for a football game …
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County Signs: Blue Hose can’t overcome early onslaught
By MONTE DUTTON Zach Switzer (PC photo) Click here. No one has to stop learning. No one should think he (or she) knows it all. I had heard there was a difference between a comic and a comedian, but just yesterday I learned what it was. A comic says funny things. A comedian says things …
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County Signs: As Helene looms ever closer …
By MONTE DUTTON Click here. We’re in an oddly opportune, not in bad way, place for hurricanes. The little desk is made of wood. I’m knocking on it. Most Atlantic hurricanes bore into the coast and curve upward instead of clobbering us with a direct hit. Most Gulf hurricanes weaken, particularly where the land is …
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Nightrider's Lament 