EDITORIAL: Concussions and the end of football
Are you ready for some football? How about the end of football? Ready for that?
View ArticleCOLUMN: Rock memorabilia is like music to my ears
When it comes to music, I consider myself a little bit more than your ordinary rock-n-roll animal. Like many boomers, I grew up in the late 60s and early 70s, listening to the likes of The Eagles,...
View ArticleTHUMBS: Around the horn: Thumbs up all over the Pee Dee
It’s an around-the-Pee Dee kind of day here at thumb central.
View ArticleEDITORIAL: SC voter ID law isn't about that minority
South Carolina’s plan to enact a voter ID law may someday come to pass but for the time being it’s stuck in the cogs of the legal system where the most likely fate is that it will get chewed up into...
View ArticleMyrtle Beach's Forestbrook Elementary named National Blue Ribbon school
Myrtle Beach's Forestbrook Elementary named a National Blue Ribbon School by U.S. Department of Education.
View ArticleEDITORIAL: It's about time Robinson learned a new tune
Florence City Councilman Ed Robinson was at it again earlier this week, haranguing his council colleagues and anyone else who might have wandered by the council meeting chambers Monday afternoon, on a...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Go, Nikki, go!
Gov. Nikki Haley will be on the campaign trail over the next two months.
View ArticleTHUMBS: Give a thumb to the 133rd ... do it in person
We begin our thumbs this week with a rare advance thumb.
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Healthier meals for kids at school? Um … maybe
The United States Department of Agriculture, with strong backing from first lady Michelle Obama, is serving up healthier lunches for public school kids this year and who could be against that?
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Unemployment 'misconduct' law needs some work
The South Carolina Legislature can pass laws ‘til it’s blue in its ruddy face, but unless the agency charged with upholding the laws is willing to uphold it, the law isn’t worth the paper on which it’s...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: There they go again
The Timmonsville Town Council met in one of its many special sessions earlier this week and that seldom means anything good is afoot.
View ArticleEDITORIAL: No simple solutions in SC's school funding case
The separation of American government into three separate and distinct branches creates the famous check-and-balance system that has helped make our democracy strong throughout its existence.
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Corruption runs rampant, AG's plan might help
At approximately the same time a lawsuit was filed against S.C. State Rep. Kris Crawford of Florence and ethics charges were leveled against S.C. Speaker of the House Bobby Harrell, comes news the...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Tom Rice turns 'Blue'
Trying to discern who really will be the best man or woman for a particular political office can be tough work.
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Oakland Avenue project should bear repeating
After years of neglect, Florence's Oakland Avenue is finally getting a facelift.
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Moore's prayer -- not more prayer a sticky issue
It has been 50 years since the Supreme Court issued a landmark decision barring official promotion of religion in schools, but the place where the Constitution ends and faith in school begins has...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Debate season: The meaning is, well, debatable
The presidential campaign has been under way for what seems like years now, but it kicks off its earnest, full frontal assault on the American public psyche tonight with the first of this year’s three...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Haley: On the run?
Speaking of campaigns, it is notable that Gov. Nikki Haley’s chief of staff is moving over to run her re-election campaign, even though she doesn’t actually have a re-election campaign to run at this...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Graduation agitation defies easy solution
Perhaps the most predictable aspect of public opinion is its unpredictability.
View ArticleEDITORIAL: School choice a good idea, but not a simple fix
Dr. Mick Zais, the state’s superintendent of education, says public schools in South Carolina are “tremendously varied.”
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Horrific night handled well
Words really cannot accurately portray the tragic events that unfolded at Kelleytown Stadium Friday night. A young man died as a crowd of hundreds looked on helplessly from the bleachers.
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Political rage in the air? Must be a sign
Think technology isn’t changing the face of politics?
View ArticleGUEST EDITORIAL: Current exams for young athletes are effective, deaths are down
I’m writing in response to the recent tragedy in Hartsville: the death of Ronald Rouse. First, my condolences go to his family; I can't begin to imagine your loss.
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Once again: Voter ID law could be beneficial
A three-judge federal panel upheld South Carolina’s controversial voter ID law this week, but delayed implementation until 2013.
View ArticleEDITORIAL: FSD1's graduation regulation needs careful thought
Last week district officials introduced the beginnings of a plan to address the issue. Wisely, it does not involve jackboots or duct tape, but instead attempts to get at the problem through more subtle...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: A campaign finance lesson for Sen. Williams -- and the rest
South Carolina’s campaign finance laws are fairly complicated.
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Only question in 'Lil Bit' tragedy is why?
Ty’Lashia Grant was less than 3 feet tall and barely weighed 26 pounds by the time she was 3 years old. Her teachers at Carver Elementary School affectionately called “Lil’ Bit” because of her demure...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Closing Choices would be a bad choice
The idea behind Choices Charter School in Florence has undeniable appeal.
View ArticleGUEST EDITORIAL: Formal early voting would benefit everyone
Voters waited in long lines during the last presidential election. Many had to make the choice of work or voting. I hope to make it easier to vote by adding seven days of early voting.
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Online mug shots — yes. Online extortion? No
What to do with mug shot websites charging people to remove their mug shots?
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