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…

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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, 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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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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The ‘progressives’ are to blame, too

  September 11, 2017

By Robert Samuelson   What has been missing in Washington for the past two or three decades is a serious debate about the role of the federal government. What programs…

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The ‘progressives’ are to blame, too

  September 11, 2017

By Robert Samuelson   What has been missing in Washington for the past two or three decades is a serious debate about the role of the federal government. What programs…

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The worst is yet to come

  September 11, 2017

By Kathleen Parker   It has become axiomatic that when Donald Trump says or does something over the top or below the belt, beware the unseen. His cunning use of…

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The worst is yet to come

  September 11, 2017

By Kathleen Parker   It has become axiomatic that when Donald Trump says or does something over the top or below the belt, beware the unseen. His cunning use of…

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Top Grossing Movies – September 5

  September 5, 2017

Theatrical grosses from comScore   Week of 09/01/2017 to 09/07/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 The Hitman’s Bodyguard R Lionsgate 3 3,370  $10,536,010  $57,966,926…

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Top Grossing Movies – September 5

  September 5, 2017

Theatrical grosses from comScore   Week of 09/01/2017 to 09/07/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 The Hitman’s Bodyguard R Lionsgate 3 3,370  $10,536,010  $57,966,926…

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The middle-class comeback is real

  September 4, 2017

By Robert Samuelson   On this Labor Day, the American middle class survives. Indeed, it’s expanding. That’s not the conclusion of some arcane scholarly study. It’s the judgment of Americans…

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The middle-class comeback is real

  September 4, 2017

By Robert Samuelson   On this Labor Day, the American middle class survives. Indeed, it’s expanding. That’s not the conclusion of some arcane scholarly study. It’s the judgment of Americans…

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The message in the storm

  September 4, 2017

By Kathleen Parker   Nobody wants to pick on Texas, or especially Houston, after a 1,000-year weather event that for several days turned the city into a lake and dispossessed…

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The message in the storm

  September 4, 2017

By Kathleen Parker   Nobody wants to pick on Texas, or especially Houston, after a 1,000-year weather event that for several days turned the city into a lake and dispossessed…

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How to Stop Annoying Telemarketers, Scammers, and Robocalls

  August 29, 2017

By Mike DuBose and Blake DuBose   Telemarketers, scam artists, and automated “robocalls” are a growing frustration for many Americans. How many times have you seen an unfamiliar number pop…

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How to Stop Annoying Telemarketers, Scammers, and Robocalls

  August 29, 2017

By Mike DuBose and Blake DuBose   Telemarketers, scam artists, and automated “robocalls” are a growing frustration for many Americans. How many times have you seen an unfamiliar number pop…

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Top Grossing Movies – August 28

  August 28, 2017

Theatrical grosses from comScore   Week of 08/25/2017 to 08/31/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 The Hitman’s Bodyguard R Lionsgate 2 3,377  $10,262,619  $39,826,623…

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Top Grossing Movies – August 28

  August 28, 2017

Theatrical grosses from comScore   Week of 08/25/2017 to 08/31/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 The Hitman’s Bodyguard R Lionsgate 2 3,377  $10,262,619  $39,826,623…

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We need higher taxes

  August 28, 2017

By Robert Samuelson   Can we get real about “tax reform,” the Republican promise to enact deep tax cuts that will spur economic growth? Probably not, but let’s give it…

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We need higher taxes

  August 28, 2017

By Robert Samuelson   Can we get real about “tax reform,” the Republican promise to enact deep tax cuts that will spur economic growth? Probably not, but let’s give it…

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Robert Lee, no E.

  August 28, 2017

By Kathleen Parker   You know we’ve reached a point of — something — when a sports announcer named Robert Lee is reassigned from calling a University of Virginia college…

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Robert Lee, no E.

  August 28, 2017

By Kathleen Parker   You know we’ve reached a point of — something — when a sports announcer named Robert Lee is reassigned from calling a University of Virginia college…

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So, nothing happened, right?

  August 23, 2017

By Kathleen Parker   LINVILLE, N.C. — During the past two weeks, I’ve been conducting an experiment. I took a vacation. A real one, meaning I did nothing. Intentionally, I…

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So, nothing happened, right?

  August 23, 2017

By Kathleen Parker   LINVILLE, N.C. — During the past two weeks, I’ve been conducting an experiment. I took a vacation. A real one, meaning I did nothing. Intentionally, I…

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Boomtown

  August 22, 2017

By Temple Ligon,   About a year ago my Texas Monthly carried a cover story on Austin, “The New Austin and How It Became the Center of Everything.” Back in…

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Top Grossing Movies – August 21

  August 21, 2017

Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 08/18/2017 to 08/24/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 The Hitman’s Bodyguard R Lionsgate 1 3,377  $21,384,504  $21,384,504 2…

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Top Grossing Movies – August 21

  August 21, 2017

Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 08/18/2017 to 08/24/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 The Hitman’s Bodyguard R Lionsgate 1 3,377  $21,384,504  $21,384,504 2…

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Why we must challenge China on trade

  August 21, 2017

By Robert Samuelson   There is much to dislike in President Trump’s trade agenda, but he is correct on one subject: China’s relentless quest to extort American “intellectual property” —…

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Why we must challenge China on trade

  August 21, 2017

By Robert Samuelson   There is much to dislike in President Trump’s trade agenda, but he is correct on one subject: China’s relentless quest to extort American “intellectual property” —…

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Top Grossing Movies – August 21

  August 21, 2017

Theatrical grosses from comScore   Week of 08/18/2017 to 08/24/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 The Hitman’s Bodyguard R Lionsgate 1 3,377  $21,384,504  $21,384,504…

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Top Grossing Movies – August 21

  August 21, 2017

Theatrical grosses from comScore   Week of 08/18/2017 to 08/24/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 The Hitman’s Bodyguard R Lionsgate 1 3,377  $21,384,504  $21,384,504…

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Garvin Design Group commits $50K to the Gamecock Guarantee

  August 18, 2017

Local architecture firm, Garvin Design Group, is committed to supporting their community and educating tomorrow’s leaders. Garvin Design Group committed a generous donation of $50,000 to the Gamecock Guarantee program…

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Top Grossing Movies – August 14

  August 14, 2017

Theatrical grosses from comScore     Week of 08/11/2017 to 08/17/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Annabelle: Creation R Warner Bros. 1  $35,006,404  $35,006,404 2 Dunkirk…

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Top Grossing Movies – August 14

  August 14, 2017

Theatrical grosses from comScore     Week of 08/11/2017 to 08/17/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Annabelle: Creation R Warner Bros. 1  $35,006,404  $35,006,404 2 Dunkirk…

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