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When the first South Carolina Freedom of Information Act was introduced in the House of Representatives in 1971, the bill stated that "The General Assembly finds that it is vital in a democratic society that public business be performed in an open and public manner….” The purpose of this openness is to allow citizens to “be advised of the performance of public officials&hell More ... tSunset Blvd., 700 block: A man was arrested at 1 am Tuesday after police spotted him sleeping in his car while it was parked in an empty parking lot. He may have gotten away with the power nap, but he left his headlights on, which drew attention to his car. More ... Israel is our only true ally in the Middle East and the United States of America shouldn’t turn our head and see no evil, because it is greater now than ever, with Iran clamoring for Nuclear capability to destroy Israel and the USA, which are their main objectives. Our President should be ever cognizant of that and our own safety. William Porter Elgin, SC More ... The South Carolina State Senate can play a pivotal role in improving critical health concerns by passing legislation to increase our state’s lowest– in–the–nation cigarette tax to at least a dollar a pack. Smoking remains the leading preventable cause of premature death in this state. More ... I was finalizing details with a customer, an average guy in his late 20s. I told him that later in the week we would evaluate where we were and “hook up.” He gave me a slight smile but said nothing. More ... There’s a line from the character named Dory in the Pixar movie Finding Nemo that goes, “Well, you can’t never let anything happen to him. Then nothing would ever happen to him. More ... It’s almost time for spring break at “The World’s Most Famous Beach.” That’s what Daytona Beach calls itself. Since the 60s, college kids have flocked to the 11–mile strip of white sandy beach in the springtime. More ... Opinion RSS feed |
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