Jonathan Pinson: Guilty
WHO’S NEXT? Former S.C. State board of trustees chairman Jonathan Pinson was found guilty on twenty-nine of forty-five charges filed against him by federal prosecutors....
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“Lexington Ring” Hits The Big Time …
SOUTH CAROLINA SCANDAL MAKES NATIONAL NEWS … A few months ago, the saga of the “Lexington Ring” appeared destined for the crowded dustbin of Palmetto...
US Warns Of Terrorist Threat
NEW MEASURES PUT IN PLACE TO GUARD AGAINST AL-QAEDA ATTACK The federal government is ramping up its already elevated security procedures in response to credible...
No One Wants To Read Political Books
HILLARY, REPUBLICANS CAN’T FIND AN AUDIENCE FOR THEIR TOMES … The subject of political books is a sore one for our founding editor Will Folks....
Jobs Surge … Or Do They?
MIXED SIGNALS AMID “EUPHORIA” ON EMPLOYMENT … The American economy added 288,000 jobs in June – sending the nation’s employment rate to a six-year low...
Steve Benjamin No Longer With Parker Poe Law Firm
“MAYORHOOD” SCRUBBED FROM FIRM’S WEBSITE Columbia, S.C. mayor Steve Benjamin is no longer employed by Parker Poe, a North Carolina-based business law firm with offices...
Party ID: Independents Rule
GOP, DEMOCRATIC SUPPORT IS SLIPPING … Nearly half of Americans – 46 percent – described themselves as political independents last month, according to partisan identification...
Hurricane Arthur Advances: The Latest
OUTER BANKS STILL SQUARELY IN STORM’S SIGHTS … Arthur – the first named tropical system of the 2014 season – officially became a Hurricane on...
Tom Ervin Blasts Nikki Haley’s Phantom “Roads Plan” (Updated)
“INDEPENDENT REPUBLICAN” ACCUSES HALEY OF PUSHING SECRET TAX HIKE Self-styled “independent Republican” gubernatorial candidate Tom Ervin blasted his 2014 rival – Gov. Nikki Haley –...
Tropical Storm Arthur Gains Strength
STORM THREATENS NORTH CAROLINA’S OUTER BANKS … Tropical storm Arthur – the first named system of the 2014 season – is gaining strength as it...