SC HOTLINE BUSTS OPEN CONTROVERSY ON SC ASSESSMENT TESTS FITSNews - February 22, 2007 - The SC Hotline has a wonderful investigative story today by reporter Andrew Citizen on a brewing controversy regarding the totally worthless Palmetto Achievement Challenge Test (PACT). The most interesting part
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Hill’s Endorsement Juice – Worth The Squeeze?
COURTSHIP OF LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS NOT WITHOUT ITS PITFALLS FITSNews - February 22, 2007 - It was easy for S.C. Sen. Darrell Jackson to play the race card when his endorsement of Hillary Clinton was called into question owing to an initially undisclosed $10,000 monthly payment Jackson's public relations
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WHO'S GOT NEXT IN PRESIDENTIAL PING PONG? FITSNews - February 21, 2007 - Apparently, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama's campaigns have been playing a new game called political spitball ping pong all day long. What's the rub? Hell if we know. Like Bill Clinton, we've been watching the Anna Nicole train
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GILDA COBB-HUNTER LEANING TOWARD FORMER VICE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE FITSNews - February 21, 2007 - Former House Minority Leader Gilda Cobb-Hunter, one of the most powerful, well-liked and well-respected leaders of either political party in South Carolina, could be on the verge of throwing her support
Read story »Who Would A Stiff Breeze Blow Over First?
WE GOTTA BE HONEST, OUR MONEY IS ON NICOLE RICHIE FITSNews - February 21, 2007 - Between Nicole Richie, Mischa Barton and a one pound toy dog, we can't say for sure who would get blown over first by a stiff breeze. But we gotta be honest, our money's on Nicole. Seriously, you could add up the total
Read story »Asian Jokester Ready For McCain’s Next Visit
'HUANG' HOPES STRAIGHT TALK EXPRESS WILL 'BRAKE' FOR HIS FUNNY-FUNNY FITSNews - February 21, 2007 - 'Huang,' an Asian-American comedian who lives beneath the forest floor of the Congaree National Park is ready for Sen. John McCain's next visit to the Palmetto State. Huang's plan is simple - to jump
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PISSED OFF AT COVERAGE OF COASTAL INSURANCE SCANDAL, SANFORD’S OFFICE SHUTS DOWN PRESS RELEASES TO TWO POPULAR BLOGS FITSNews – February 21, 2007 – Stung by criticism of its mishandling of a coastal insurance crisis (and subsequent scapegoating of Insurance Director Eleanor Kitzman),
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CHARLESTON REPRESENTATIVE ATTEMPTS TO EAT COLLEAGUE FITSNews - February 20, 2007 - The South Carolina State House got a little weird yesterday when 6' 5" State Rep. Chip Limehouse mistook his colleague Rep. Leon Stavrinakis (who is 5' Maybe") for a potential meal. "Wait a minute, he kinda looks like
Read story »Raise Your Voice
'VOICE FOR SCHOOL CHOICE' WEBSITE HAS LOADS OF GOOD INFO ON KEY S.C. EDUCATION ISSUE FITSNews - February 20, 2007 - We've made no bones on this site (or on the Original FITS) about our strong support for school choice. With South Carolina ranking last in the nation in SAT scores, last in graduation
Read story »That’s How Crunchy Rolls
TALK ABOUT A HIGH PROFILE ANSWERING SERVICE FITSNews - February 20, 2007 - It's hard to get good help these days, unless of course your name is Sunny Phillips, the Crunchy Republican. We discovered that this morning when we gave Sunny, one of our longtime favorite venti mocha frap gal pals, a ring
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SAY IT AIN'T SO, SIC WILLIE FITSNews - February 20, 2007 - Flowers. Check. Candy. Check. Mood-setting CD's. Check. Witty banter loaded with sincere compliments and self-deprecating humor. Check. He is pulling out all the stops, but none of it is doing a lick of good for our reformed hero. Time to tell
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