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Conflict in overfishing laws

Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009

The recent front-page article by Bo Petersen titled 'All fished out?' captured the mood of most in the production mode of the seafood industry. Read MoreRead More

Happy landing for Boeing

Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009

There could hardly have been better timing for the groundbreaking of the new Boeing manufacturing plant in North Charleston. Read MoreRead More

More tax-free firearms

Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009

It's getting close to that special time of the year. No, not Thanksgiving, but the weekend after. That's when South Carolina celebrates what the Legislature has designated as "Second Amendment Weekend." Read MoreRead More

Letters to the Editor

Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009

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Heavy hand on health reform

Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009

The main aim of House and Senate health care reform bills is to mandate health insurance for all Americans to assure coverage for the uninsured. The House bill squeaked through to passage on Nov. 7; the Senate bill is expected to face its first procedural test today. Read MoreRead More

Boeing victory no reason for S.C. to rest on its laurels

Friday, Nov. 20, 2009

Wide-body jets used to be manufactured only two places in the world, but with Boeing's announcement for North Charleston that number goes to three. It represents the largest economic development announcement in South Carolina history. Read MoreRead More

Babbling by the brier patch

Friday, Nov. 20, 2009

The decision by the Obama administration to bring Khalid Sheik Mohammed to New York for trial -- a decision we strongly oppose -- seems to have unhinged its defenders in odd ways. Read MoreRead More

Advancing on the ethics front

Friday, Nov. 20, 2009

The State Ethics Commission's determination of probable cause in Gov. Sanford's case has been variously interpreted as a vindication by his attorney and a reason to proceed with impeachment by his detractors. More accurately, it's just too soon to say. Read MoreRead More

Letters to the Editor

Friday, Nov. 20, 2009

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Sad lack of 'readiness'

Friday, Nov. 20, 2009

South Carolinians can and do share justified pride in our state's tradition of providing more than its share of brave Americans for military service. Read MoreRead More

Graham deserves praise, not censure, for climate change stance

Friday, Nov. 20, 2009

Sen. Lindsey Graham has been taking some heat since he stepped forward to seek a bipartisan compromise on critical climate change and energy security issues facing our country. Read MoreRead More

Mostly automatic pay hikes

Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009

A letter writer who recently admitted he wasn't aware that Congress had decided to withhold its expected pay raise shouldn't feel too badly about his error. Since Congress adopted automatic pay hikes in 1989, its members have only occasionally declined pay increases. So it was reasonable to expect that Congress would have followed its typical, self-enhancing routine. Read MoreRead More

It's time for ATV safety law

Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009

Maybe you wouldn't let your youngster drive an all terrain vehicle or do so without safety glasses and a helmet. Maybe you would insist that your child take a safety course before setting foot on a four-wheeler. Read MoreRead More

Hillary muddies the water

Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009

Last week President Barack Obama, stopping at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska en-route to Asia, said he will not risk more American lives in Afghanistan "unless it is necessary to America's vital interests." That begs the question he has repeatedly asked his advisers in recent months: What are America's vital interests in Afghanistan, and how do we achieve them? His own answer to that question is overdue. Read MoreRead More

Letters to the Editor

Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009

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