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....
“Lexington Ring” Hits The Big Time …
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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
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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
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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?
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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
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“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
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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
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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)
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“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
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STORM THREATENS NORTH CAROLINA’S OUTER BANKS … Tropical storm Arthur – the first named system of the 2014 season – is gaining strength as it...