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Clean energy bill should balance environment, security, economy
Our nation stands at a crossroads as many significant issues have been ignored for decades. Among them is energy independence and passing along a cleaner environment to future generations. As a conservative, I have always believed we can and should be better stewards of God's creation.
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Nature Conservancy grows its Lowcountry presence
From the ACE Basin to the Santee Delta, and from the Savannah River to the Pee Dee, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) is working every day to protect the Lowcountry's natural resources. These include forests, river corridors, coastal waters, and salt marsh, all of which are critical to the quality of life for the people of South Carolina and to our state's economy.
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‘Loser Pays' is a winning cure
We have all seen the ads on television. As an announcer intones, 'If you think you've been hurt by a doctor, hospital or medication, call me now,' a serious lawyer and his or her phone number appear on the screen. Then the lawyer offers to 'get you the money you deserve.'
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Reform plans should stress community health centers
You hear over and over, 'people need access to health care' and 'we're the only industrialized country that doesn't provide health care for all.' I take issue with the premise of these statements. Regardless of the pros and cons of present discussions on health care reform or health care insurance reform, there are programs that do provide people without health insurance access to health care, including preventive health care.
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Candidates have lots of nerve, need lots of patience
Political candidates bring widely divergent backgrounds, qualifications, philosophies and agendas to their quests for elective power.
They also bring widely divergent temperaments. Some of them can even get a mite testy, especially near the end of a rough campaign.
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Employment Security Commission mess raises reform stakes
The S.C. Employment Security Commission has become the latest poster child for the need to reform state government. But it's still not clear whether even the most egregious examples of unaccountable ineptitude will ever convince some lawmakers to give the governor power over the state agencies they still control.
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Beware of FCC's 'back door' strategy to stifle free speech
Every media market in South Carolina has a conservative talk radio show enjoyed by thousands of listeners. It may be a nationally famous commentator like Rush Limbaugh or Glenn Beck, or a local host.
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Charter school gets funding as 'pet project'
The Post and Courier made recent editorial note of the Charleston County School Board's fund allocation to renovate the Rivers School building for occupancy by the Charleston Charter School for Math and Science and the planned Lowcountry Technical Academy.
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Harmony sounds again in Columbia
Maybe the benevolent phantom of capital city collegiality is working its magic once again.
Whatever it is, we South Carolinians can rejoice — at least for a while. We are seeing our state leaders working with some basic harmony.
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Plane crash saddens 'ham' radio realm
Life changed instantly for Tina Radding last Wednesday morning. Now she's concerned too much attention is directed toward her husband, Pete, and not enough toward his three buddies who were also genuinely good men.
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Impeachment unlikely to make session agenda
A hard core of state lawmakers who have been pressing for a return to the Statehouse will finally get that wish Tuesday.
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Brother, can you spare a job?
So what do you want to do for a living when you grow up? Or is that emif emyou grow up? Or is that emifem you can make a living? And how many people can't make a living these days?
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The bipartisan case for action on the climate change threat
Last week, South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham and Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry announced their leadership of a bipartisan effort to pass significant energy and climate change legislation in this Congress.
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Jamming prison ban on phones
On Oct. 5, the U.S. Senate passed the Safe Prisons Communications Act. The purpose of the Act is to allow surgical jamming of cell phones inside of prisons, in a manner that does not interfere with calls off of prison property.
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Trident offers health care stability in challenging times
Approximately a year ago, I assumed the role of Trident Health System's chief executive officer. I took the helm of this hospital system amid a spirit of pride and teamwork among our physicians and staff, with a goal of continually improving all aspects of health care.
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