How to Make Credit Card Rewards Work for You
October 17, 2017By Louis DeFelice Abacus 72% of Americans have a credit card, and chances are you’re among them. Like many of your fellow cardholders, you’ve probably found yourself frustrated by…
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How to Make Credit Card Rewards Work for You
October 17, 2017
By Louis DeFelice Abacus 72% of Americans have a credit card, and chances are you’re among them. Like many of your fellow cardholders, you’ve probably found yourself frustrated by…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: advice, banking-and-finance, headlines
Top Grossing Movies – October 16
October 16, 2017
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 10/13/2017 to 10/19/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Happy Death Day PG13 Universal 1 3,149 $26,039,025 $26,039,025…
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Top Grossing Movies – October 16
October 16, 2017
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 10/13/2017 to 10/19/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Happy Death Day PG13 Universal 1 3,149 $26,039,025 $26,039,025…
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Yes, build the wall!
October 16, 2017
By Robert Samuelson It’s time to build the wall — and, in doing so, prevent an estimated 690,000 DACA “dreamers” from being deported from the United States. It’s a…
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Yes, build the wall!
October 16, 2017
By Robert Samuelson It’s time to build the wall — and, in doing so, prevent an estimated 690,000 DACA “dreamers” from being deported from the United States. It’s a…
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A dearth of virtue and the death of hypocrisy
October 16, 2017
By Kathleen Parker Hypocrisy, one of the most damnable sins, has been rendered obsolete. When everybody’s a skunk, nobody smells the stench. Or, more to the point, when everyone’s…
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A dearth of virtue and the death of hypocrisy
October 16, 2017
By Kathleen Parker Hypocrisy, one of the most damnable sins, has been rendered obsolete. When everybody’s a skunk, nobody smells the stench. Or, more to the point, when everyone’s…
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Letter to the Editor: Protecting programs that feed hungry kids: SNAP
October 10, 2017Dear Editor: Although food insecurity affects more than 17% of people in South Carolina, it is often hard to see. When a child can’t focus at school because they didn’t…
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Top Grossing Movies – October 9
October 9, 2017
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 10/06/2017 to 10/12/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Blade Runner 2049 R Warner Bros. 1 4,058 $32,753,122…
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Top Grossing Movies – October 9
October 9, 2017
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 10/06/2017 to 10/12/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Blade Runner 2049 R Warner Bros. 1 4,058 $32,753,122…
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Economic cannibalism
October 9, 2017
By Robert Samuelson The spoils society advances. The “spoils society” is a phrase I coined some years ago to illustrate a basic problem of wealthy societies, including, of course, the…
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Economic cannibalism
October 9, 2017
By Robert Samuelson The spoils society advances. The “spoils society” is a phrase I coined some years ago to illustrate a basic problem of wealthy societies, including, of course, the…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: headlines, op-ed
Retention Strategies
October 9, 2017
By Georganne Weeks Concept H.R. Employee turnover is a measurement of how long your employees stay with your company and how often you have to replace them. Turnover can…
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Just a guy and the search for meaning
October 4, 2017
By Kathleen Parker The horror the horror. The English language, expansive as it is, lacks sufficient vocabulary for the near-ceaseless popping sound of an automatic weapon pounding bullets into…
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Just a guy and the search for meaning
October 4, 2017
By Kathleen Parker The horror the horror. The English language, expansive as it is, lacks sufficient vocabulary for the near-ceaseless popping sound of an automatic weapon pounding bullets into…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: headlines, op-ed
Your Confidential Information Has Been Stolen! Urgent Actions to Take Now
October 3, 2017By Mike DuBose and Blake DuBose Almost every week, a new report comes out: another computer system’s security has been compromised, and sensitive information about millions—or even billions—of people and…
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Fun Fall fundraising festival for D.A.R.E.
October 3, 2017Law enforcement and community leaders gearing up for DARESCREAM 2017 By Sheriff Leon Lott The DRUG ABUSE RESISTANCE EDUCATION (D.A.R.E.) program is arguably one the most effective and mutually…
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Your Confidential Information Has Been Stolen! Urgent Actions to Take Now
October 3, 2017
By Mike DuBose and Blake DuBose Almost every week, a new report comes out: another computer system’s security has been compromised, and sensitive information about millions—or even billions—of people and…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: advice, headlines, hi-tech-information-tech, life
Top Grossing Movies – October 2
October 2, 2017
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 09/29/2017 to 10/05/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Kingsman: The Golden Circle R 20th Century Fox 2…
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Top Grossing Movies – October 2
October 2, 2017
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 09/29/2017 to 10/05/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Kingsman: The Golden Circle R 20th Century Fox 2…
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The City Manager’s Spotlight – October 2017
October 2, 2017
The City Manager’s Spotlight provides details about what is happening in the City of Columbia in an effort to keep citizens informed about City operations. The City Manager’s Spotlight on…
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Fun Fall fundraising festival for D.A.R.E.
October 2, 2017Law enforcement and community leaders gearing up for DARESCREAM 2017 By Sheriff Leon Lott The DRUG ABUSE RESISTANCE EDUCATION (D.A.R.E.) program is arguably one the most effective and mutually…
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Are entrepreneurs a dying breed?
October 1, 2017
By Robert Samuelson Maybe we’re not “’Shark Tank’ nation” after all. The incredibly popular cable business program, which features budding entrepreneurs pleading for backing from wealthy investors (the “sharks”),…
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Are entrepreneurs a dying breed?
October 1, 2017
By Robert Samuelson Maybe we’re not “’Shark Tank’ nation” after all. The incredibly popular cable business program, which features budding entrepreneurs pleading for backing from wealthy investors (the “sharks”),…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: headlines, op-ed
Stranger than Strange
October 1, 2017
By Kathleen Parker The political resurrection of Alabama’s Roy Moore — the Moses of the South — and the mortal end of Hugh Hefner are not entirely unrelated. It’s…
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Stranger than Strange
October 1, 2017
By Kathleen Parker The political resurrection of Alabama’s Roy Moore — the Moses of the South — and the mortal end of Hugh Hefner are not entirely unrelated. It’s…
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H-1B Visa Alternatives: Options Available to Those Unlucky in the H-1B Lottery: Part 2
September 27, 2017
By Becky Sigmund and John Hill This article is the second of a two-part series on H-1B alternatives. The first part appeared in this blog column on July 20,…
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H-1B Visa Alternatives: Options Available to Those Unlucky in the H-1B Lottery: Part 2
September 27, 2017
By Becky Sigmund and John Hill This article is the second of a two-part series on H-1B alternatives. The first part appeared in this blog column on July 20,…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: headlines, law, on-the-move
Top Grossing Movies – September 25
September 25, 2017
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 09/22/2017 to 09/28/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Kingsman: The Golden Circle R 20th Century Fox 1 $39,023,010 $39,023,010 2…
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Top Grossing Movies – September 25
September 25, 2017
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 09/22/2017 to 09/28/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Kingsman: The Golden Circle R 20th Century Fox 1 $39,023,010 $39,023,010 2…
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Driverless madness
September 25, 2017
By Robert Samuelson Driverless vehicles may not be all that they’re cracked up to be. Indeed, they may be harmful to our collective security and well-being. Unless you’ve been…
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Driverless madness
September 25, 2017
By Robert Samuelson Driverless vehicles may not be all that they’re cracked up to be. Indeed, they may be harmful to our collective security and well-being. Unless you’ve been…
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Where in the world is Dail Dinwiddie?
September 25, 2017
By Kathleen Parker COLUMBIA, S.C. — Twenty-five years ago on Sept. 24, 1992, Dail Boxley Dinwiddie vanished. Phffft. Just like that. She was 23, a darling girl, anyone would…
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Where in the world is Dail Dinwiddie?
September 25, 2017
By Kathleen Parker COLUMBIA, S.C. — Twenty-five years ago on Sept. 24, 1992, Dail Boxley Dinwiddie vanished. Phffft. Just like that. She was 23, a darling girl, anyone would…
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A Great Partnership – Payroll & Benefits Integration
September 22, 2017
By Autumn Jones Concept H.R. The common ground of employee data needed between administration of payroll and benefits makes integration a great partnership. Having two separate vendors or resources…
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Top Grossing Movies – September 18
September 18, 2017
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 09/15/2017 to 09/21/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 It R Warner Bros. 2 4,148 $60,103,110 $218,813,729…
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Top Grossing Movies – September 18
September 18, 2017
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 09/15/2017 to 09/21/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 It R Warner Bros. 2 4,148 $60,103,110 $218,813,729…
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The middle class rocks-again
September 18, 2017
By Robert Samuelson The middle class is back — or so it seems. That’s the message from the Census Bureau’s latest report on “Income and Poverty in the United…
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The middle class rocks-again
September 18, 2017
By Robert Samuelson The middle class is back — or so it seems. That’s the message from the Census Bureau’s latest report on “Income and Poverty in the United…
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How Democrats won the presidency
September 18, 2017
By Kathleen Parker Rarely, if ever, have so many presidential winners and losers been so incessantly chatty. Hillary Clinton — who lost the 2016 election, in case you weren’t…
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How Democrats won the presidency
September 18, 2017
By Kathleen Parker Rarely, if ever, have so many presidential winners and losers been so incessantly chatty. Hillary Clinton — who lost the 2016 election, in case you weren’t…
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District Consolidation: One Size Does Not Fit All
September 18, 2017
By Scott Price, SCSBA Executive Director In South Carolina, as in other states around the nation, school district consolidation is a perennial theme. This year, in addition to the…
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District Consolidation: One Size Does Not Fit All
September 18, 2017
By Scott Price, SCSBA Executive Director In South Carolina, as in other states around the nation, school district consolidation is a perennial theme. This year, in addition to the…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: education, headlines, op-ed
City Manager’s Spotlight – September 2017
September 13, 2017
The City Manager’s Spotlight provides details about what is happening in the City of Columbia in an effort to keep citizens informed about City operations. The City Manager’s Spotlight on…
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The Dangerous New Legal Scam Targeting Your Website
September 12, 2017By Mike DuBose and Blake DuBose with Andy McCormick The legal threat came to one of DuBose Web Group’s customers via Federal Express. It consisted of a letter from…
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What’s All the Hype about Millennials and Does it Really Matter?
September 12, 2017
By Georganne Weeks Concept H.R. It’s been said that by 2020 Millennials will make up 50% of the workforce and that by 2030 that number will grow to 75%.…
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Top Grossing Movies – September 12
September 12, 2017
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 09/08/2017 to 09/14/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 It R Warner Bros. 1 4,103 $123,403,419 $123,403,419 2…
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Top Grossing Movies – September 12
September 12, 2017
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 09/08/2017 to 09/14/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 It R Warner Bros. 1 4,103 $123,403,419 $123,403,419 2…
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The Dangerous New Legal Scam Targeting Your Website
September 12, 2017
By Mike DuBose and Blake DuBose with Andy McCormick The legal threat came to one of DuBose Web Group’s customers via Federal Express. It consisted of a letter from…
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