Financial Gifts – and Tips – for New Graduates
July 6, 2017
By David Wallace Edward Jones Investments It’s Graduation Season again. If your child is graduating from high school or college, you have reason to celebrate. But what should you…
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Postponing the next recession?
July 5, 2017
By Robert J. Samuelson This is not your father’s inflation — and that’s good news. Business cycles often end when higher inflation causes a country’s central bank (the Federal…
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Postponing the next recession?
July 5, 2017
By Robert J. Samuelson This is not your father’s inflation — and that’s good news. Business cycles often end when higher inflation causes a country’s central bank (the Federal…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: headlines, op-ed
What’s ailing health care
July 5, 2017
By Kathleen Parker The Senate health care bill, which was scuttled Tuesday until after July 4, was doomed by two narratives: Republicans are mean, and poor people would be…
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What’s ailing health care
July 5, 2017
By Kathleen Parker The Senate health care bill, which was scuttled Tuesday until after July 4, was doomed by two narratives: Republicans are mean, and poor people would be…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: headlines, op-ed
Top Grossing Movies – July 3
July 4, 2017
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 06/30/2017 to 07/06/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Despicable Me 3 PG Universal 1 4,529 $72,414,390…
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Top Grossing Movies – July 3
July 4, 2017
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 06/30/2017 to 07/06/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Despicable Me 3 PG Universal 1 4,529 $72,414,390…
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The City Manager’s Spotlight: June 2017
June 29, 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 for…
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S.C. well-represented on the national stage
June 29, 2017
By Richard Eckstrom S.C. Comptroller South Carolina has had a remarkable presence in the national spotlight lately: For a few months, the national titles in three major college sports belonged…
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S.C. well-represented on the national stage
June 29, 2017
By Richard Eckstrom S.C. Comptroller South Carolina has had a remarkable presence in the national spotlight lately: For a few months, the national titles in three major college sports belonged…
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Top Grossing Movies – June 26
June 26, 2017
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 06/23/2017 to 06/29/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Transformers: The Last Knight PG13 Paramount 1 4,069 $44,680,073…
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Top Grossing Movies – June 26
June 26, 2017
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 06/23/2017 to 06/29/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Transformers: The Last Knight PG13 Paramount 1 4,069 $44,680,073…
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Is the labor shortage here?
June 26, 2017
By Robert J. Samuelson Do we have a worker shortage? Maybe. For months, I’ve planned to write a column on the future of the U.S. labor market. Stacked on…
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Is the labor shortage here?
June 26, 2017
By Robert J. Samuelson Do we have a worker shortage? Maybe. For months, I’ve planned to write a column on the future of the U.S. labor market. Stacked on…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: headlines, op-ed
President Jujitsu and the art of the bluff
June 26, 2017
By Kathleen Parker Five months into Donald Trump’s administration, only the unwise doubt the president’s intelligence. Just ask former FBI Director James Comey, who, in addition to being fired…
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President Jujitsu and the art of the bluff
June 26, 2017
By Kathleen Parker Five months into Donald Trump’s administration, only the unwise doubt the president’s intelligence. Just ask former FBI Director James Comey, who, in addition to being fired…
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Eight questions for Corporal Marcus Kim, RCSD
June 21, 2017By Jisoo Lee Richland County Sheriff’s Dept. (RCSD) Corporal Marcus Kim is one of several highly visible faces of the department’s community outreach efforts, specifically the RCSD’s Community Action…
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Eight questions for Corporal Marcus Kim, RCSD
June 21, 2017By Jisoo Lee Richland County Sheriff’s Dept. (RCSD) Corporal Marcus Kim is one of several highly visible faces of the department’s community outreach efforts, specifically the RCSD’s Community Action…
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Top Grossing Movies – June 19
June 19, 2017
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 06/16/2017 to 06/22/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Cars 3 G Disney 1 4,256 $53,688,680 $53,688,680 2…
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America’s postindustrial blues
June 19, 2017
By Robert J. Samuelson Ever since Donald Trump’s election, a cottage industry of politicians, journalists, scholars and commentators has sought to understand what motivates Trump supporters. Theories have ranged…
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America’s postindustrial blues
June 19, 2017
By Robert J. Samuelson Ever since Donald Trump’s election, a cottage industry of politicians, journalists, scholars and commentators has sought to understand what motivates Trump supporters. Theories have ranged…
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Our new life in the dugout
June 19, 2017
By Kathleen Parker Kelley Paul had gone to bed Tuesday night as usual, with her cellphone set on “Do Not Disturb,” except for family and close friends whose calls…
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Our new life in the dugout
June 19, 2017
By Kathleen Parker Kelley Paul had gone to bed Tuesday night as usual, with her cellphone set on “Do Not Disturb,” except for family and close friends whose calls…
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Twenty BEST memories of my time in the Corps
June 16, 2017By W. Thomas Smith Jr. As we continue commemorating the 99th anniversary of the Battle of Belleau Wood, June 1-26, 1918 – one of the great defining actions of…
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Twenty BEST memories of my time in the Corps
June 16, 2017
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. As we continue commemorating the 99th anniversary of the Battle of Belleau Wood, June 1-26, 1918 – one of the great defining actions of…
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CPI for all items falls 0.1% in May as energy index declines
June 14, 2017The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) decreased 0.1 percent in May on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Over the last 12…
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CPI for all items falls 0.1% in May as energy index declines
June 14, 2017The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) decreased 0.1 percent in May on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Over the last 12…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: government, headlines, on-the-move
Top Grossing Movies – June 12
June 12, 2017
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 06/09/2017 to 06/15/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Wonder Woman PG13 Warner Bros. 2 4,165 $58,520,672 $206,343,175…
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Top Grossing Movies – June 12
June 12, 2017
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 06/09/2017 to 06/15/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Wonder Woman PG13 Warner Bros. 2 4,165 $58,520,672 $206,343,175…
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Trump isn’t destiny
June 12, 2017
By Robert J. Samuelson It’s time to take a brief break from Donald Trump. Whatever you think of him, there’s no denying that he dominates the news cycle. We…
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Trump isn’t destiny
June 12, 2017
By Robert J. Samuelson It’s time to take a brief break from Donald Trump. Whatever you think of him, there’s no denying that he dominates the news cycle. We…
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Boy Scout Comey is no match for The Donald
June 12, 2017
By Kathleen Parker As it turns out, Donald Trump is the hope-and-change president. According to James Comey, Trump hoped that the then-FBI director would find a way to drop…
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Boy Scout Comey is no match for The Donald
June 12, 2017
By Kathleen Parker As it turns out, Donald Trump is the hope-and-change president. According to James Comey, Trump hoped that the then-FBI director would find a way to drop…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: headlines, op-ed
Fun for all at YOUTH AND HOOPS basketball tourney
June 6, 2017By W. Thomas Smith Jr. COLUMBIA, S.C. – Deputies and senior officers with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) coached, officiated, and played shoulder-to-shoulder with some 32 Midlands-area teens…
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Fun for all at YOUTH AND HOOPS basketball tourney
June 6, 2017By W. Thomas Smith Jr. COLUMBIA, S.C. – Deputies and senior officers with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) coached, officiated, and played shoulder-to-shoulder with some 32 Midlands-area teens…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: headlines, sports
Top Grossing Movies – June 5
June 5, 2017
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 06/02/2017 to 06/08/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Wonder Woman PG13 Warner Bros. 1 4,165 $103,251,471 $103,251,471…
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Top Grossing Movies – June 5
June 5, 2017
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 06/02/2017 to 06/08/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Wonder Woman PG13 Warner Bros. 1 4,165 $103,251,471 $103,251,471…
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Small Business Combinations – “Value” is in the Eyes of the Buyer
June 5, 2017
By Larry Ventimiglio Is This a Business or a Career? Many small business owners develop the “urge” to sell the business when things are going very wrong, and the business…
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Small Business Combinations – “Value” is in the Eyes of the Buyer
June 5, 2017
By Larry Ventimiglio Is This a Business or a Career? Many small business owners develop the “urge” to sell the business when things are going very wrong, and the business…
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The messy reality of global warming
June 5, 2017
By Robert J. Samuelson There was no need for President Trump to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement to achieve his goal of overturning the Obama…
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The messy reality of global warming
June 5, 2017
By Robert J. Samuelson There was no need for President Trump to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement to achieve his goal of overturning the Obama…
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Trump’s accidental call to action
June 5, 2017
By Kathleen Parker A curious thing happened on President Trump’s way out of the Paris climate accord. American mayors, governors, corporate leaders and others immediately committed to meeting the…
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Trump’s accidental call to action
June 5, 2017
By Kathleen Parker A curious thing happened on President Trump’s way out of the Paris climate accord. American mayors, governors, corporate leaders and others immediately committed to meeting the…
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Top Grossing Movies – May 29
May 30, 2017
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 05/26/2017 to 06/01/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Week Gross Cumulative 1 Pirates Caribbean:Dead Men Tell No Tales PG13 Disney 1…
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Top Grossing Movies – May 29
May 30, 2017
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 05/26/2017 to 06/01/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Week Gross Cumulative 1 Pirates Caribbean:Dead Men Tell No Tales PG13 Disney 1…
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The road to impeachment?
May 29, 2017
By Robert J. Samuelson I am not a big or even a little fan of President Donald Trump. Many of his policies strike me as undesirable, some in the…
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The road to impeachment?
May 29, 2017
By Robert J. Samuelson I am not a big or even a little fan of President Donald Trump. Many of his policies strike me as undesirable, some in the…
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When push comes to shove
May 29, 2017
By Kathleen Parker The shocking thing about Greg Gianforte’s assault on a journalist isn’t that he body-slammed and punched a reporter but that it took so long for the…
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When push comes to shove
May 29, 2017
By Kathleen Parker The shocking thing about Greg Gianforte’s assault on a journalist isn’t that he body-slammed and punched a reporter but that it took so long for the…
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An orb, a sword and a slap
May 29, 2017
By Kathleen Parker PALM BEACH, Fla. — By now you’re exhausted by all the head-swiveling news — the terrorist slaughter in Manchester; the president’s trip to Everywhere; and investigation…
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