SC Newspaper Censors Criticism Of Elected Officials
“INCUMBENT PROTECTION” ALIVE AND WELL IN THE FOURTH ESTATE A South Carolina newspaper is refusing to print letters to the editor that criticize elected officials...
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Tea Party: All Bark, No Bite
GROUPS SPEND BIG … ON THEMSELVES In the pantheon of political labels, “Tea Party” is just another clever bit of nomenclature waiting to lose its...
SC Minority Leader: Comptroller General Must Apologize For “Ignorant” Statements
Columbia, SC – House Democratic Leader Todd Rutherford called on SC Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom to apologize for his inflammatory comments regarding SC State University on...
Rural Black Candidate: Brothas Gotta Stick Together
ASPIRING OFFICEHOLDER DEDICATES HIMSELF TO “BLACK NEEDS” Jasper County, S.C. has seen some rough times in recent years … First, the county was sold down...
Look Who’s Running For SC House
“PLANTATION” VERSUS “PLASTICS” IN PALMETTO LEGISLATIVE BATTLE … White Democrats in rural regions of South Carolina are an endangered species. Take S.C. Rep. Grady Brown (D-Bishopville),...
SC: More Layoffs
IT’S RAINING PINK SLIPS IN THE PALMETTO STATE Earlier this week, Caterpillar reporting it was laying off more than 500 employees at its facility in...
SC Secretary Of State Under Fire
184-MILE TAXPAYER-FUNDED COMMUTE DRAWS CRITICISM S.C. Secretary of State Mark Hammond (above, left) is under fire for subjecting taxpayers to some serious travel expenses related to...
CHE Staff Issues Report On CSOL-InfiLaw Sale
RULING FROM COMMISSION ITSELF SET TO FOLLOW … The staff of the S.C. Commission on Higher Education (CHE) has just issued its report on the...
On Donald Sterling …
… AND THE NBA’S RESPONSE TO HIS RACISM Los Angeles Clippers’ billionaire owner Donald Sterling is among the ugliest racists you’ll ever encounter. He’s ugly...
SC Education Candidate Calls For NAACP Boycott To End
Gary Burgess – one of a gaggle of candidates seeking the GOP nomination for Superintendent of Education in South Carolina – will hold a press...