A tragic hero takes his leave
April 3, 2017
By Kathleen Parker CHARLESTON, S.C. — People who experienced the phenomenon of Charles D. “Pug” Ravenel can’t have helped wondering what might have been — if only he had…
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A tragic hero takes his leave
April 3, 2017
By Kathleen Parker CHARLESTON, S.C. — People who experienced the phenomenon of Charles D. “Pug” Ravenel can’t have helped wondering what might have been — if only he had…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: headlines, op-ed
2017 Community Banking Month
March 28, 2017
By Teresa Taylor Executive Director The Independent Banks of SC Where you choose to bank matters. Your choice of bank is your vote on where your money goes. Are…
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2017 Community Banking Month
March 28, 2017
By Teresa Taylor Executive Director The Independent Banks of SC Where you choose to bank matters. Your choice of bank is your vote on where your money goes. Are…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: banking-and-finance, headlines, on-the-move, op-ed
Top Grossing Movies – March 27
March 27, 2017
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 03/24/2017 to 03/30/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Wknd Locations Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Beauty And The Beast PG Disney 2 4,210 $90,426,717 $319,032,604…
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Top Grossing Movies – March 27
March 27, 2017
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 03/24/2017 to 03/30/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Wknd Locations Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Beauty And The Beast PG Disney 2 4,210 $90,426,717 $319,032,604…
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The national slush fund
March 27, 2017
By Robert J. Samuelson There was bound to be a political commotion when the Trump administration released its 2018 budget. After all, it isn’t every day that the White…
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The national slush fund
March 27, 2017
By Robert J. Samuelson There was bound to be a political commotion when the Trump administration released its 2018 budget. After all, it isn’t every day that the White…
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Governing by ultimatum
March 27, 2017
By Kathleen Parker In a week that felt like a month, Americans got a clear view of Donald Trump’s governing style and also of his fabled dealmaking approach. Or…
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Governing by ultimatum
March 27, 2017
By Kathleen Parker In a week that felt like a month, Americans got a clear view of Donald Trump’s governing style and also of his fabled dealmaking approach. Or…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: headlines, op-ed
Making Medicaid great
March 20, 2017
By Robert J. Samuelson It’s time to take control of Medicaid before it takes control of us. Unless we act — and there is little evidence that we will…
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Making Medicaid great
March 20, 2017
By Robert J. Samuelson It’s time to take control of Medicaid before it takes control of us. Unless we act — and there is little evidence that we will…
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Death by a thousand cuts
March 20, 2017
By Kathleen Parker From Ronald Reagan’s “welfare queen” to Donald Trump’s “Detroit single mom,” the unmarried mother remains a constant fascination to Republicans wielding budget-cutting scalpels. Whereas Reagan was…
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Death by a thousand cuts
March 20, 2017
By Kathleen Parker From Ronald Reagan’s “welfare queen” to Donald Trump’s “Detroit single mom,” the unmarried mother remains a constant fascination to Republicans wielding budget-cutting scalpels. Whereas Reagan was…
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Top Grossing Movies – March 20
March 20, 2017
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 03/17/2017 to 03/23/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Wknd Locations Wknd Gross Cumulative 1 Beauty And The Beast PG Disney 1 4,210 $174,750,616…
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Top Grossing Movies – March 20
March 20, 2017
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 03/17/2017 to 03/23/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Wknd Locations Wknd Gross Cumulative 1 Beauty And The Beast PG Disney 1 4,210 $174,750,616…
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The Healthcare Jigsaw Puzzle – We Need to Fix the Problems and NOT the Symptoms
March 19, 2017
By Larry Ventimiglio Are you familiar with the word “Oligopoly”? An oligopoly is a market form in which a market or industry is dominated by a small number of…
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Uber’s court victory serves as a reminder of the importance of proper classification
March 13, 2017By Stephen Mitchell & Sheila Bias Much of the recent buzz regarding the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) has focused on the saga of white…
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Top Grossing Movies – March 13
March 13, 2017
Theatrical grosses from Rentrak Week of 03/10/2017 to 03/16/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Wknd Locations Wknd Gross Cumulative 1 Kong: Skull Island PG13 Warner Bros. 1 3,846 $61,025,472…
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Top Grossing Movies – March 13
March 13, 2017
Theatrical grosses from Rentrak Week of 03/10/2017 to 03/16/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Wknd Locations Wknd Gross Cumulative 1 Kong: Skull Island PG13 Warner Bros. 1 3,846 $61,025,472…
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Should the Fed run the economy ‘hot’?
March 13, 2017
By Robert J. Samuelson Toward the end of 1942, Winston Churchill, in announcing a rare victory over the German army, uttered one of his more memorable phrases: “This is…
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Should the Fed run the economy ‘hot’?
March 13, 2017
By Robert J. Samuelson Toward the end of 1942, Winston Churchill, in announcing a rare victory over the German army, uttered one of his more memorable phrases: “This is…
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Congress’ grizzly betrayal
March 13, 2017
By Kathleen Parker In its zeal to repeal, the U.S. House of Representatives recently voted to overturn a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rule forbidding the baiting, trapping and…
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Congress’ grizzly betrayal
March 13, 2017
By Kathleen Parker In its zeal to repeal, the U.S. House of Representatives recently voted to overturn a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rule forbidding the baiting, trapping and…
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South Carolina veterans must rally behind Mullikin for Congress
March 13, 2017By Sergeant Major, Michael Mika, U.S. Army Special Forces (Ret.) We need an infusion of truly great leadership and committed people who appreciate both the need to strengthen our…
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South Carolina veterans must rally behind Mullikin for Congress
March 13, 2017
By Sergeant Major, Michael Mika, U.S. Army Special Forces (Ret.) We need an infusion of truly great leadership and committed people who appreciate both the need to strengthen our…
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Columbia woman to advocate on Capitol Hill for colorectal cancer
March 8, 2017
Patricia Mouzon of Columbia will be one of the 16 scholars attending the national advocacy group Fight Colorectal Cancer’s Call-on Congress in Washington, D.C. from March 13-15. Mouzon was selected…
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Top Grossing Movies – March 6
March 6, 2017
Theatrical grosses from Rentrak Week of 03/03/2017 to 03/09/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Wknd Locations Wknd Gross Cumulative 1 Logan R 20th Century Fox 1 4,071 $88,411,916 $88,411,916…
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Top Grossing Movies – March 6
March 6, 2017
Theatrical grosses from Rentrak Week of 03/03/2017 to 03/09/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Wknd Locations Wknd Gross Cumulative 1 Logan R 20th Century Fox 1 4,071 $88,411,916 $88,411,916…
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R.I.P., DNC?
March 6, 2017
By Kathleen Parker JACKSONVILLE, Ala. — If the Democratic Party is ailing after losing the presidency to Donald Trump, state parties are on life support. Here in the long-ago…
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R.I.P., DNC?
March 6, 2017
By Kathleen Parker JACKSONVILLE, Ala. — If the Democratic Party is ailing after losing the presidency to Donald Trump, state parties are on life support. Here in the long-ago…
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Who’s afraid of the ‘administrative state’?
March 6, 2017
By Robert J. Samuelson Just what White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon meant when he recently suggested “deconstructing the administrative state” is unclear. To critics, he would gut the…
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Who’s afraid of the ‘administrative state’?
March 6, 2017
By Robert J. Samuelson Just what White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon meant when he recently suggested “deconstructing the administrative state” is unclear. To critics, he would gut the…
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Teacher + leader = history
March 3, 2017Lexington High Mathematics Teacher Erika O. Perry spends weekdays surrounded by numbers, calculations and formulas. On the weekends, however, she enters a world of camouflage and command centers. During a…
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County of Lexington Spotlight: Projects, events and daily happenings in March 2017!
March 3, 2017In 2017, the County of Lexington will be bringing you monthly updates as to what is happening within the County! With the guidance of Lexington County Council, this is an…
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Teacher + leader = history
March 3, 2017
Lexington High Mathematics Teacher Erika O. Perry spends weekdays surrounded by numbers, calculations and formulas. On the weekends, however, she enters a world of camouflage and command centers. During a…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: education, headlines, on-the-move
County of Lexington Spotlight: Projects, events and daily happenings in March 2017!
March 3, 2017
In 2017, the County of Lexington will be bringing you monthly updates as to what is happening within the County! With the guidance of Lexington County Council, this is an…
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Legal Clarification for Homeowner Associations in S.C.
March 2, 2017State Supreme Court rules group engaged in unauthorized practice of law The South Carolina Supreme Court has shone a light on a legal grey area impacting homeowner associations in the…
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Legal Clarification for Homeowner Associations in S.C.
March 2, 2017
State Supreme Court rules group engaged in unauthorized practice of law The South Carolina Supreme Court has shone a light on a legal grey area impacting homeowner associations in the…
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How to Create an Awesome Workplace
February 28, 2017
By Matt Vaadi Have you ever had a job you didn’t like? I have and it sucks. What you don’t realize, is that it can impact other people when…
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How to Create an Awesome Workplace
February 28, 2017
By Matt Vaadi Have you ever had a job you didn’t like? I have and it sucks. What you don’t realize, is that it can impact other people when…
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Top Grossing Movies – February 27
February 27, 2017
Theatrical grosses from Rentrak Week of 02/24/2017 to 03/02/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Wknd Locations Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Get Out R Universal 1 2,781 $33,377,060 $33,377,060…
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Top Grossing Movies – February 27
February 27, 2017
Theatrical grosses from Rentrak Week of 02/24/2017 to 03/02/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Wknd Locations Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Get Out R Universal 1 2,781 $33,377,060 $33,377,060…
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Why Trump loves to hate the media
February 27, 2017
By Robert J. Samuelson There was a brief moment after Donald Trump’s election when it was conceivable to ask whether he would strive to be a “uniter” or a…
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Why Trump loves to hate the media
February 27, 2017
By Robert J. Samuelson There was a brief moment after Donald Trump’s election when it was conceivable to ask whether he would strive to be a “uniter” or a…
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Top Grossing Movies – February 21
February 22, 2017
Theatrical grosses from Rentrak Week of 02/17/2017 to 02/23/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Wknd Locations Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 The Lego Batman Movie PG Warner Bros. 2 4,088…
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Top Grossing Movies – February 21
February 22, 2017
Theatrical grosses from Rentrak Week of 02/17/2017 to 02/23/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Wknd Locations Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 The Lego Batman Movie PG Warner Bros. 2 4,088…
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Two cheers for a carbon tax
February 20, 2017
By Robert J. Samuelson By all means, let’s have a carbon tax. It’s the best way to deal with global climate change. It would require Republicans and Democrats to…
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Two cheers for a carbon tax
February 20, 2017
By Robert J. Samuelson By all means, let’s have a carbon tax. It’s the best way to deal with global climate change. It would require Republicans and Democrats to…
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A failure to communicate
February 20, 2017By Kathleen Parker To sum up President Trump’s first month in office, he has exceeded everyone’s expectations. To those who opposed him, he’s worse than expected. To those who…
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