Susan Pearlstine: On SC Appointments
My recent experience running for a seat on the MUSC Board of Trustees provided me an unabashed view behind the curtain of our State’s legislature....
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SC Legislative Taxi Service Shut Down
Less than a week after this website revealed the existence of a secret taxpayer-funded late night taxi service for inebriated and/or lazy South Carolina legislators, the...
SC Vets Up To No Good
This week an agricultural subcommittee of the “Republican-controlled” S.C. House of Representatives took up a controversial bill aimed at limiting the activities of non-profit animal...
SC Government: Spreading Love With The Bud
Do you suffer from “glaucoma?” Or some form of chronic pain? If so, then the state of South Carolina is required to procure marijuana for...
Wire: Pension Fund, Lee Atwater, Hot Abs
We get lots of tips, comments and questions about stuff we write … and stuff people want us to write. Got something to share? A link? Suggestion?...
Tajh Boyd Got “Four-Bombed”
We knew this was going to catch on … Here’s Clemson University’s All-American quarterback Tajh Boyd – who elected to return for his senior season...
“Nancy Pelosi” Is Mark Sanford’s First Hire
There’s been plenty of speculation about who U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford would hire for key staff roles in his various congressional offices – but few...
Big Government: Hating On Apple
Apple is one of the most innovative companies America has ever seen – a provider of quality products that enrich people’s lives. It also creates...
R.I.P., Bobcats
Ten years after their National Basketball Association (NBA) debut in 2004, the Charlotte Bobcats are no more. The team isn’t going anywhere (sadly), it’s just...
Incoming Wire: Serious CWP Delays In SC
Dear Editor, I thought you may find this interesting. I am currently involved in renewing my concealed weapons permit (CWP). My current CWP expires tomorrow, 5/22/2013. I...