SC Academic Standing Plummets
In 1998 South Carolina elected an “Education Governor,” Democrat Jim Hodges. In 2000, it approved an “Education Lottery” (ostensibly “for the children”). And over the...
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New Think Tank Unveils Groundbreaking K-12 Education Report
Columbia, SC – Today, the newly formed Palmetto Policy Forum announced the release of its inaugural policy paper, Transformation: What South Carolina Can Learn from Florida’s K-12...
It’s Pope Francis
Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio has been selected as the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church – and has taken the name Francis (after St....
Dancing With The Inbreds
Former S.C. Lt. Gov. Ken Ard – that rare corrupt South Carolina elected official who was actually held accountable for his actions – is starring...
SC Rural Photo: The (Real) Winner …
Earlier this year we mocked the S.C. Department of Commerce for holding a “Rural Photo Contest” in conjunction with its 23rd annual “Rural Summit” in...
Another Sugar Bailout
Not long ago this website ripped U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Florida) for his support of sugar subsidies. Looks like Rubio will get another chance to...
F-35 Debacle: No End In Sight
The United States Department of Defense (USDOD) is less than one-third complete with the testing process for its “next generation” of fighter jets – the...
“Roll Tide!”
We can’t stand Alabama, but as fans of the University of South Carolina we don’t sweat them too much. Why not? Because last time they “rolled”...
SC-1: More Polling
Last week during our founding editor’s trip to Washington, D.C. he was provided with some broad strokes taken from a recent poll of Republican voters in South...
South Carolina: The Peeler Sludge Farm
Every day, rail cars loaded with human sewage sludge waste leave Staten Island, New York and other metropolitan loading points en route to Bishopville, S.C....