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Fuzzy math for stimulus jobs

Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009

As the nation looks at the prospect of continued high unemployment despite a modest economic recovery, some economic policy choices made by President Obama and senior congressional Democrats at the beginning of the year have become apparent political traps. Among these was the decision to... Read MoreRead More

Be a Martian, be a winner

Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009

People will go the distance in the spirit of competition -- including, it seems, the vast distance to the Red Planet. NASA is awarding people points and badges if they make a (virtual) trip to Mars and provide the agency with data about what they see. Read MoreRead More

End cockfighting scourge

Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009

An ongoing cockfighting investigation in South Carolina so far has charged 21 people with violations of federal law, each facing potential penalties of five years and fines of $25,000. 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

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

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

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

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

'Compromise' not a dirty word

Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009

Sen. Lindsey Graham apparently dodged a pie in the face on Monday when Berkeley County Republicans declined, for now, to censure him for the sin of recurrent bipartisanship. The county party's executive committee has decided to wait until January, and the Dorchester GOP reportedly is doing the same. Read MoreRead More

Obama's iffy efforts in China

Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009

Barack Obama has certainly gone the extra mile with China. His administration has played up China's role as our banker and played down human rights questions that offend Chinese leaders. He has kept the Dalai Lama cooling his heels. And he has gone to Beijing to meet President Hu Jintao instead of waiting for Hu come to Washington. Read MoreRead More

Sydney breakfast with a view

Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009

We in the Lowcountry have run the Cooper River Bridge, walked it, biked it and motored over it untold times. Read MoreRead More

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