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Scouting has the power to help boys become solid citizens

Thursday, July 2, 2009

We have little time to get it right, making boys into good men and thereby good fathers and citizens. The interlude between Fathers Day and Independence Day is a worthy time to pause and reflect upon how we make "keystone" citizens in America — ones able to hold up the arch of democracy.

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S.C. needs undistracted governor

Monday, June 29, 2009

The question for South Carolina citizens to ask is not "Should Mark Sanford resign as governor?" The real question is "Why shouldn't he resign?"

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Don't hound Sanford into quitting his job

Monday, June 29, 2009

'Will you resign the governorship?" The question hung in the air last week as South Carolina's Mark Sanford departed his press conference last week. It was the only inquiry left unanswered in the 18-minute televised confessional.

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Jenny Sanford shines with strength, dignity

Sunday, June 28, 2009

It's a covenant of the human spirit: anger and disappointment bring compassion and forgiveness. And so it is that eventually we South Carolinians will forgive Mark Sanford. To his credit, our governor's "man up" Wednesday seemed sincere. His contrition was apparent.

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Community concerns rate top priority in port-rail solution

Friday, June 26, 2009

In a global economy, where the distance from producer to consumer is often thousands of miles, a significant amount of cargo passes through our nation's ports, and that need will grow larger in the coming years.

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Bauer key factoras Sanford decides to stay or resign

Friday, June 26, 2009

It's safe to say that there is no one more anxious for Gov. Mark Sanford to resign after his shocking admission of infidelity this week than Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer. It's also safe to say that the prospect of Bauer taking over the office will be among the major factors that determine whether the embattled governor stays or steps down.

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Berkeley can support two hospitals

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

It seems like just yesterday when Berkeley County was most famous for its natural beauty and small-town charm. Many locals remember the days when there was one bank, a couple of restaurants and a handful of doctors making house calls.

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Find the driving forces behind S.C. jobless data

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Joblessness is the great recession's deepest pain, and clearly too many South Carolina workers are suffering miserably. Our state's jobless rate now exceeds 12 per cent — 260,000 are considered unemployed. As of mid-May, 78,000 were receiving unemployment benefit checks.

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Legislative session shows the need to restructure

Sunday, June 21, 2009

This year's legislative session closed Tuesday as the House and the Senate overrode the 10 vetoes that I had cast. These overrides ranged from effectively taking away the governor's office's control over the State Ports Authority and giving it to the legislative body, to a special tax break for developers who have unsold homes, leaving current homeowners to pick up more of the costs of local government.

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Port 'public-private partnership' issue moves to front burner

Saturday, June 20, 2009

While members of the State Ports Authority are now insulated by the Legislature against being fired by the governor, they also have been given some very specific marching orders.

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Can't even high court rein in state lawmakers?

Monday, June 15, 2009

State Sen. Tom Davis hasn't been mincing words lately about what he calls legislative "tyranny," and one of his examples involves what he argues is legislative defiance of both the executive and judicial branches.

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End hidden tax on South Carolinians by fixing health care

Saturday, June 13, 2009

Recently the consumer health organization Families USA released a report that revealed that privately insured residents of South Carolina and other states pay a "hidden health tax" every year averaging $1,017 for family and $368 for individual health insurance to subsidize health care for the uninsured.

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Legislature's power creates S.C. tyrannyBy Tom Davis

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

My first year as a senator in the South Carolina General Assembly confirmed for me why I decided to seek public office in the first place — our state's government is badly structured, badly managed and badly in need of reform. I believe this now more than ever.

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Resolve critical conflicts to get the port right this time

Monday, June 8, 2009

For the past three years, the Coastal Conservation League and the Southern Environmental Law Center have pushed for rail access to the proposed Navy Base terminal. Now that everyone agrees that rail is critical, let's recall how that consensus emerged and consider what the next steps should be.

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Give SPA's new boss a fair chance to lead

Sunday, June 7, 2009

The State Ports Authority started its search for a new chief executive five months ago hoping — needing desperately — to attract an experienced and well-respected maritime industry professional.

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