In discussing the spate of sex-related political scandals in South Carolina, we’re often asked by national reporters if there is “something in the water” in the Palmetto State.
Other than excessive levels of fluoride, obviously …
Apparently there is.
Consider the case of 27-year-old Amanda Cantwell of Charleston County, S.C. – who was arrested on criminal domestic violence [...]
South Carolina: Something’s In The Water!
Millions Of Peaches
Not long ago we played “Peaches” as our song of the day in homage to one of South Carolina’s biggest crops …
Next to California, the Palmetto state is the biggest peach producer in America – growing 90,000 tons of the yummy fruit each year. In fact, our state loves peaches so much we built a [...]
Snow? Don’t Bet On It
We hate to be Scrooges during the holidays but we’re substantially less than optimistic about recent media reports touting a “White Christmas” for huge swaths of South Carolina.
The sad reality is that the Palmetto state – particularly its depressingly-hot concrete armpit of a state capital – is prone to snowfall the same way it is [...]
Git Yours, South Carolina!
“Git yours, South Carolina!”
That’s the rallying cry from thousands of new taxpayer-funded employees tasked with administering the U.S. Census in South Carolina, a state that has historically ranked among the worst in the nation when it comes to filling out its census forms.
News flash: filling out a census form requires the ability to read.
In 1990, [...]
The Gutting Of Academic “Accountability” In South Carolina
REX, REPUBLICANS CONSPIRING TO DUMB DOWN PUBLIC EDUCATION
FITSNews – January 31, 2008 – When you’ve got the absolute worst public education system in America, you’d think the idea would be to smarten it up, not dumb it down any worse than it already is. Unfortunately, this is South Carolina, where getting politicians elected and reelected [...]
Bring It On
A WORD TO THE WISE, PEOPLE
FITSNews – January 29, 2008 – We were going to use a picture of circling sharks or the new Cloverfield monster for this article, but for some reason Kirsten Dunst (above) seemed to fit the bill. She does have a snaggletooth, after all, and she did star in a movie [...]
Why We’re Passionate About Chronic Disease
AN INTERVIEW WITH SIC WILLIE’S MOM
FITSNews – January 14, 2008 – Given South Carolina’s abysmal health care situation, it’s no surprise that the subject of preventative disease has been high on the radar screen of Republican and Democratic presidential candidates currently courting Palmetto State voters.
A $17.8 billion problem for our state, the issue represents a major concern [...]
