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Don't jump to Fort Hood conclusions
Thursday's horrific shooting spree at Fort Hood Army Base in Texas leaves innumerable questions. We must search for answers to help minimize the risks of such mass murder ever being repeated at a U.S. military installation.
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County's festival of funding
What's the biggest tourist draw for Charleston County: the Spoleto Festival, the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition, the Gibbs Museum of Art ... or a farmers market at Rantowles? Judging from a recent County Council allocation, the farmers market tops the list.
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Honoring a newspaper hero
Newspapers have a duty to publish the truth without fear or favor, but that goal isn't easy to achieve when journalists face deadly threats to themselves and their families.
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Duncan's education innovations
President Obama's Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, is doing what a good educator does. He is using his knowledge to help students learn.
Mr. Duncan got valuable hands-on experience -- and insight -- as CEO of public schools in Chicago, where he made dramatic changes that produced dramatic improvements.
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They came, they saw, they voted
Congratulations to Tuesday's victorious candidates throughout our community, state and nation. And congratulations to Tuesday's voters -- especially those in Mount Pleasant, who nearly tripled the turnout of its last municipal election.
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Merkel's timely message
Monday will mark the 20th anniversary of the epochal fall of the Berlin Wall. With an eye on this date, the U.S. Congress wisely invited German Chancellor Angela Merkel to address a joint session, and on Tuesday she gave heartfelt thanks for more than 40 years of steadfast American support for democracy in Germany.
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Graham's 'good business' allies
South Carolina's senior senator has caught grief from some on the right for teaming up with Massachusetts' senior senator to seek compromise climate change legislation. But before accusing Sen. Lindsey Graham of straying into far left field with Sen. John Kerry, consider the praise that their joint efforts -- including a recent, co-written, widely published column -- have drawn from not just heads of prominent environmental groups but heads of prominent corporations.
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Boeing is Sanford's win, too
There's plenty of credit to go around for Boeing's decision to vastly expand its operation in North Charleston by putting a 787 Dreamliner manufacturing plant here, and for the thousands of jobs it will bring. The role of leading legislators has been extensively detailed.
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Unethical aroma in the House
News that seven out of 16 members of the House panel that doles out defense spending have been targeted by House ethics investigators looking into a pay-to-play scandal is evidence that something smells very bad in Congress.
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Dry eyes gone in a wink
They are enough to bring tears to your eyes. Intentionally. And literally.
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Make your voice heard: Vote
Voters across the nation, including those in 11 Lowcountry communities, will go to the polls today. Turnout will likely be light in these parts, as it usually is when no presidential, gubernatorial or congressional races are on the ballot.
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Politics trumps defense thrift
Presidential threats to veto unwarranted defense spending went out the window last week when President Obama, with considerable flourish, signed the annual defense authorization bill. The bill includes a duplicative multi-billion dollar fighter engine project opposed by Defense Secretary Robert Gates and hundreds of earmarks costing over $2.5 billion to benefit congressional constituencies. Once again, politics prevailed over fiscal responsibility.
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Give welcome sign to airlines
The costs of some flights already are increasing at Charleston International Airport as a result of AirTran Airway's pending departure. The Charleston County Aviation Authority's attempts to lure another carrier could benefit residents, business travelers and tourists to the Lowcountry.
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A 'no change' Sudan policy
President Obama has adopted a Sudan policy that resembles one he criticized as inadequate when he was a White House candidate. In the place of promised harsh sanctions and a "no fly" zone enforced by military action, he has unveiled a policy of engagement with Sudan based on "incentives and pressures" for ending conflicts in Darfur and southern Sudan.
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Think before you click
The Internet is the nation's "soft underbelly," says former national intelligence director Michael McConnell. The Greenville native and Furman graduate further warns that the Net has "introduced a level of vulnerability that is unprecedented."
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