The Honorable Mitch McConnell Majority Leader United States Senate
For a while now, I’ve been daydreaming about a European river cruise.
The possibility that two more ex-lawmakers could join the state Public Service Commission – with six-figure salaries – highlights a longstanding tradition of legislators giving well-paying job…
If you’re reading this, you’re probably a fan of community journalism—local news about your neighbors, friends and co-workers. Yay for you! But today let’s go a bit further afield and check ou…
The trade wars are hitting me where it hurts.
To the Editor:
It is easy in these times of “fake news” and denigration of the media to forget the importance of your local newspaper. It is National Newspaper Week, so take time to consider what value your …
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I’ve been cold since 1983.
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Earlier this month, Senate Entrepreneurship Caucus Co-Chairs Senators Tim Scott (R-SC) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced the bipartisan Enhancing Entrepreneurship for the 21st Century Act.
Nieces and nephews are great, aren’t they? You get all the fun and none of the responsibility. I have five—four nephews and one niece—and never once have I changed a diaper. It’s a great gig.
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Dumb. As I wrestle with how to most clearly express my opinion on the decision to cancel next year’s S.C. Republican presidential primary, one word comes to mind: “Dumb.”
There are two kinds of people in the world: Those who do leftovers, and those who don’t.
First, let’s acknowledge the obvious: All is not well in South Carolina’s prison system.
In 2001, Americans watched with horror, fear and confusion as the Twin Towers crashed into smoking, smoldering mountains of rubble. Scared, I tuned in to talk radio and cable news to learn mor…
As I write this, Hurricane Dorian has blown into the Bahamas as a massive Cat 5 storm and stalled. It’s unclear what effect it will have here in South Carolina.
We are officially in the hottest part of summer. Some days it can be absolutely miserable to walk to your car. It feels as though this mugginess and heat will never end. Our average temperatur…
Why not more driver education/driver training when the number one killer of teenagers is driving?
It’s no secret that our little corner of the world is more diverse than it used to be. Thousands of transplants from other states and countries have chosen to call the lowcountry home.
Can we all agree that August in South Carolina is a preview of hell? The thought of spending eternity in 98-degree temps with crippling humidity is enough to keep me righteous.
I’ll start with the good news: I recently closed the books for the fiscal year that ended June 30, and even after some additional “contingent” spending at year-end the state finished with $350…
As teachers set up their classrooms for a positive new academic year, they carefully post the “Rules” for classroom behavior. But research suggests that it is parents who actually have the gre…
Thoughts and prayers. That’s what we get from our elected leaders when innocent people die in a hail of bullets.
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In the first two years of the gas-tax-hike law, the state collected enough money to pay for three-quarters of the identified $1 billion in road and bridge projects, yet the S.C. Department of …
I almost didn’t write this column because I forgot to put it on the list. You know what I mean.
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On the Monday, following the tweet storm that President Trump directed at U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland’s 7th Congressional District, I had a profound experience in the most unexpected…
Today’s column tells you what whirls around in my head on any given day.
It’s come to my attention that some of y’all don’t know how to act in public. Actually, not y’all—if you read newspapers, you’re probably an educated person who’d never walk into a store, open…
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Addressing public education was a top issue during the 2019 legislative session, and will remain a priority when the General Assembly reconvenes next year. Earlier this year, the House passed …
I am ashamed of what is happening in our country. The rash of violence against police has got to stop. It is a disease that continues to plague all communities and threatens public safety.
Cyber threats are growing, and the cost associated with them continues to rise.
The old saying, “You can pick your friends but not your kin,” is gospel. (I don’t know about “blood is thicker than water”; does anyone really understand that?)
Cyber threats are growing, and the cost associated with them continues to rise.
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Call me an idealist, optimist, a visionary or Don Quixote for gallantly chasing the windmills of economic opportunity and prosperity for minority and women-owned businesses and entrepreneurs (…
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Most of us probably remember learning things in high school that we rarely if ever use as adults – like how to calculate the area of a trapezoid or how to solve a quadratic equation.
What’s everybody doing this summer? Besides melting into a sticky pool of sweat, I mean. When it’s 76 degrees at 1 a.m., I start to believe in global warming, y’all.
Hurricane season is here and the First Congressional District has a lot to be grateful for. Stretching from about Awendaw to the Savannah River, the district is fortunate to have numerous perm…
Y’all, everybody’s talking about Halsey’s armpit stubble like it’s the end of Western civilization.
What comes to mind when you hear the word “incentives?” In the context of economic development that word has a pretty negative reputation.
