South Carolina: Dirt Poor
STANDARDS OF LIVING ON THE DECLINE IN PALMETTO STATE A few years ago this website published a story entitled “South Carolina’s Lost Decade” in which
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Thomas Ravenel Announces U.S. Senate Bid
Businessman, reality television star and former South Carolina State Treasurer Thomas Ravenel will run as an independent for the United States Senate seat currently held
This Fourth: Ideas For America
A “SUGGESTION BOX” FOR OUR DECLINING DEMOCRACY … The United States of America turns 238 years young this July Fourth – a veritable spring chicken
North Carolina Survives Earliest Ever Hurricane Hit
TAR HEEL STATE DODGES TROPICAL BULLET … Hurricane Arthur – a category two storm packing maximum sustained winds of more than 100 miles per hour
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 …
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
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
Jobs Surge … Or Do They?
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
“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