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December 4, 2009 / Opinion/Crime

It’s not a criticism; It’s an observation

Another Thanksgiving

We just finished celebrating the only authentic American holiday, Thanksgiving. Everything else is stolen, borrowed, or invented by greeting card companies. Thanksgiving is truly ours. More...

It’s the middle 1930s, and I’m a patient in a dentist’s office in Philadelphia. The tools of that day are primitive. I’m not at all sure about the dentist, Dr. Larry. He’s my mother’s sister’s boyfriend. More...

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Stop spending our tax dollars on lobbyists

Contributed by South Carolina Policy Council

Spending tax dollars on lobbyists to encourage yet more government spending is a new growth industry in South Carolina, says a new South Carolina Policy Council fact sheet and a practice in need of reform. More...

Obesity weighs heavy in S.C.

By Garland Scott

Obesity is tipping the scales as one of South Carolina’s biggest problems. Over the last 20 years in South Carolina, the percentage of the population that is obese has increased from 13.6 percent to 30.6 percent. More...