Duncan Sends Back $200,000
U.S. Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-SC) sent 15.2 percent of his congressional office budget – or around $200,000 – back to the U.S. Treasury during the...
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Celebrity Wife Swap?
We’ve never understood the whole “wife swap” reality television concept. We understand how it works in the porn business, but where’s the hook in watching...
SC Pension Fund Posts Gains
South Carolina’s embattled pension fund posted a 12.4 percent gain during the 2012 calendar year, the fund’s managers are reporting. That pushes the value of...
Patrick’s Pole Position
Sprint Cup driver Danica Patrick made history this week, becoming the first woman ever to secure the pole position for a race in NASCAR’s top...
Amid Plunging Orders, Boeing Tries “Quick Fix”
Aircraft manufacturer Boeing is experimenting with a short-term fix to contain potential battery fires on its 787 Dreamliner passenger jets – hoping to get the...
Parks And (Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying)
Who else watches Parks and Recreation on NBC? Don’t be ashamed … it’s hilarious (even if the subconscious goal of the show is to humanize...
Iceland Mulls Pornography Ban
Iceland’s Minister of the Interior Ogmundur Jonasson (cough, please) wants to ban pornography in his country … and not just on government computers. Jonasson actually wants...
Bakari Sellers Is Popular …
For reasons surpassing understanding, The (Columbia, S.C.) State newspaper devoted several hundred words over the weekend in an effort to determine why S.C. Rep. Bakari...
Allison: On Obama’s Executive Actions
U.S. President Barack Obama believes the 112th Congress was largely unproductive – and that the 113th may be similarly unproductive. As a result, Obama is...
Embattled SCDEW Leader Resigns
Retired Gen. Abraham Turner – whose two-year tenure at the head of the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce (SCDEW) has been an unmitigated disaster...