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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It’s time to seriously look at ending business license fee exemptions
May 29, 2017
By Moe Baddourah In May 2015, I proposed a reform measure designed to lessen demands on Columbia taxpayers and help shore up city finances. Under the “fair fee plan,”…
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What the CBO Score Means for South Carolina
May 26, 2017
Steve Skardon, Jr. Executive Director Palmetto Project There is a mean spirit rampant in our country that would have us punish our most vulnerable citizens for simply being poor,…
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How to Keep Your Seat on an Overbooked Plane–and What to Do If You Can’t
May 26, 2017
By Mike DuBose and Debra DuBose with Blake DuBose Although the voice coming over the intercom may tell you to “sit back and relax,” flying is stressful—even in first…
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D.A.R.E. graduation said to be a first for Muslim school, nationwide
May 24, 2017By W. Thomas Smith Jr. COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Richland County Sheriff’s Dept. (RCSD) and the RCSD’s D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program made history last week with what…
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D.A.R.E. graduation said to be a first for Muslim school, nationwide
May 24, 2017By W. Thomas Smith Jr. COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Richland County Sheriff’s Dept. (RCSD) and the RCSD’s D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program made history last week with what…
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Lean Out: Five Questions Every Female Entrepreneur Should Ask
May 23, 2017
By Felena Hanson Do you feel stalled in your career? Do you feel underpaid, overworked, and without flexibility and autonomy over your time? If the answers are yes, then…
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Lean Out: Five Questions Every Female Entrepreneur Should Ask
May 23, 2017
By Felena Hanson Do you feel stalled in your career? Do you feel underpaid, overworked, and without flexibility and autonomy over your time? If the answers are yes, then…
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Top Grossing Movies – May 22
May 22, 2017
Week of 05/19/2017 to 05/25/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Alien: Covenant R 20th Century Fox 1 3,761 $36,160,621 $36,160,621 2 Guardians Of The…
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Top Grossing Movies – May 22
May 22, 2017
Week of 05/19/2017 to 05/25/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Alien: Covenant R 20th Century Fox 1 3,761 $36,160,621 $36,160,621 2 Guardians Of The…
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America’s internet delusion
May 22, 2017
By Robert J. Samuelson The United States may have escaped most digital damage from the global “ransomware” virus, though cyber experts fear more attacks. One possible explanation is that…
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America’s internet delusion
May 22, 2017
By Robert J. Samuelson The United States may have escaped most digital damage from the global “ransomware” virus, though cyber experts fear more attacks. One possible explanation is that…
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Good luck, Mr. President?
May 22, 2017
By Kathleen Parker PALM BEACH, Fla. — So the pope, the president, a Muslim and a Jew walk into a bar … Surely, I’m not the only one to…
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Good luck, Mr. President?
May 22, 2017
By Kathleen Parker PALM BEACH, Fla. — So the pope, the president, a Muslim and a Jew walk into a bar … Surely, I’m not the only one to…
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HUD allocates additional $7.254 million to Richland County for flood recovery
May 22, 2017
The federal government is providing an additional $7.254 million to Richland County to help with flood recovery efforts. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced Thursday it…
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HUD allocates additional $7.254 million to Richland County for flood recovery
May 22, 2017
The federal government is providing an additional $7.254 million to Richland County to help with flood recovery efforts. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced Thursday it…
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Trade Agreements and the Impact on Business Immigration
May 16, 2017
By Becky Sigmund and John Hill Renewed concern over the fate of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) heightened recently with reports that the White House had drafted…
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Trade Agreements and the Impact on Business Immigration
May 16, 2017
By Becky Sigmund and John Hill Renewed concern over the fate of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) heightened recently with reports that the White House had drafted…
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Top Grossing Movies – May 15
May 15, 2017
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 05/12/2017 to 05/18/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 PG13 Disney 2…
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Top Grossing Movies – May 15
May 15, 2017
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 05/12/2017 to 05/18/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 PG13 Disney 2…
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Will robots dis-employ us all?
May 15, 2017
By Robert J. Samuelson We have yet another study that debunks the widespread notion that robots — and other forms of automation, including “artificial intelligence” — will destroy our…
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Will robots dis-employ us all?
May 15, 2017
By Robert J. Samuelson We have yet another study that debunks the widespread notion that robots — and other forms of automation, including “artificial intelligence” — will destroy our…
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A Trumpian world of shifting reality
May 15, 2017
By Kathleen Parker Facts aren’t facts; truth isn’t true; reality isn’t real. This is where we are. It’s no wonder that “Orwellian” is the most widely used adjective derived…
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A Trumpian world of shifting reality
May 15, 2017
By Kathleen Parker Facts aren’t facts; truth isn’t true; reality isn’t real. This is where we are. It’s no wonder that “Orwellian” is the most widely used adjective derived…
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The New South Carolina Gas Tax
May 12, 2017By Erik Doerring from McNair’s Tax Law Insights Blog South Carolina’s gas tax is one of the lowest in the country. The result is the deplorable condition of the…
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The New South Carolina Gas Tax
May 12, 2017By Erik Doerring from McNair’s Tax Law Insights Blog South Carolina’s gas tax is one of the lowest in the country. The result is the deplorable condition of the…
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The New South Carolina Gas Tax
May 12, 2017
By Erik Doerring from McNair’s Tax Law Insights Blog South Carolina’s gas tax is one of the lowest in the country. The result is the deplorable condition of the…
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Ernie Yarborough will attempt to swim from Timberlake to the dam – 10 miles!
May 10, 2017
Along with being a local Nationwide Insurance Agent for close to 20 years, Ernie Yarborough also volunteers every Thursday morning at Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital and spends most of my…
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Securing your online accounts
May 10, 2017By Mike DuBose and Blake DuBose Americans are spending more time and money online than ever. Nearly 75% of respondents in a 2015 Pew Research Center survey said that…
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Securing your online accounts
May 10, 2017
By Mike DuBose and Blake DuBose Americans are spending more time and money online than ever. Nearly 75% of respondents in a 2015 Pew Research Center survey said that…
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Top Grossing Movies – May 8
May 8, 2017
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 05/05/2017 to 05/11/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 PG13 Disney 1 4,347…
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Top Grossing Movies – May 8
May 8, 2017
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 05/05/2017 to 05/11/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 PG13 Disney 1 4,347…
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Retaining Top Talent with an Effective Employee Training Program
May 8, 2017
By Matt Vaadi Retaining top talent at a small business can be a very challenging feat. Every day on LinkedIn, your “A” players are being hounded by recruiters offering…
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A budget primer — for Trump and everyone else
May 8, 2017
By Robert J. Samuelson I have been writing for some time — not years, but decades – that we are slowly turning the federal government into an old-age and…
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A budget primer — for Trump and everyone else
May 8, 2017
By Robert J. Samuelson I have been writing for some time — not years, but decades – that we are slowly turning the federal government into an old-age and…
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A confederacy of dictators
May 8, 2017
By Kathleen Parker It should have been obvious, but I missed it: Steve Bannon has been banished and Dennis Rodman is whispering in the president’s ear. OK, maybe not,…
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A confederacy of dictators
May 8, 2017
By Kathleen Parker It should have been obvious, but I missed it: Steve Bannon has been banished and Dennis Rodman is whispering in the president’s ear. OK, maybe not,…
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Top Grossing Movies – May 1
May 1, 2017
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 04/28/2017 to 05/04/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 The Fate Of The Furious PG13 Universal 3 4,077…
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Top Grossing Movies – May 1
May 1, 2017
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 04/28/2017 to 05/04/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 The Fate Of The Furious PG13 Universal 3 4,077…
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Why taxes will go up
May 1, 2017
By Robert J. Samuelson Let’s be clear: America is an undertaxed society. Our wants and needs from government — the two blur — exceed our willingness to be taxed.…
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Why taxes will go up
May 1, 2017
By Robert J. Samuelson Let’s be clear: America is an undertaxed society. Our wants and needs from government — the two blur — exceed our willingness to be taxed.…
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Major, major, bigly, bigly, enough, enough
May 1, 2017
By Kathleen Parker Donald Trump couldn’t be more relieved than this columnist for the end of the blasted first 100 days. One more quantitative analysis of his (lack…
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Major, major, bigly, bigly, enough, enough
May 1, 2017
By Kathleen Parker Donald Trump couldn’t be more relieved than this columnist for the end of the blasted first 100 days. One more quantitative analysis of his (lack…
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Who’s Watching You Online? Sharing Information the Smart Way
April 26, 2017
By Mike DuBose and Blake DuBose Over the past 15 years, the number of people around the world who use the Internet has risen from about 750 million to…
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Who’s Watching You Online? Sharing Information the Smart Way
April 25, 2017By Mike DuBose and Blake DuBose Over the past 15 years, the number of people around the world who use the Internet has risen from about 750 million to…
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Top Grossing Movies – April 24
April 24, 2017
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 04/21/2017 to 04/27/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locations Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 The Fate Of The Furious PG13 Universal 2 4,329…
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Top Grossing Movies – April 24
April 24, 2017
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 04/21/2017 to 04/27/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locations Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 The Fate Of The Furious PG13 Universal 2 4,329…
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Who loves free trade? We do — sometimes
April 23, 2017
By Robert J. Samuelson Everyone “knows” that Americans have soured on free trade and globalization, as President Trump keeps saying. But don’t tell the folks at Gallup. They’ve asked…
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Who loves free trade? We do — sometimes
April 23, 2017
By Robert J. Samuelson Everyone “knows” that Americans have soured on free trade and globalization, as President Trump keeps saying. But don’t tell the folks at Gallup. They’ve asked…
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Murder while you watch
April 23, 2017
By Kathleen Parker The Facebook video of a homicide was surely inevitable. This isn’t the same as saying that video murders soon will become all the rage, but it…
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