Black Friday Survey of US Shoppers Reveals Unique Stats & Hot Toys List
November 30, 2015A recent survey of US shoppers released by the Austrian-based company Couponbox, reveals travel as the top holiday wish this season. The survey, distributed to 1,400 American shoppers, also uncovered…
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Education is Key to Financial Health
November 30, 2015
By Curtis M. Loftis, Jr. South Carolina State Treasurer As State Treasurer, I believe that achieving a strong financial future for our children is crucial to achieving a strong…
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For thin-skinned students, we have nobody to blame but ourselves
November 28, 2015
By Kathleen Parker It would be easy to call protesting college students crybabies and brats for pitching hissy fits over hurt feelings, but this likely would lead to such…
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Why Fannie and Freddie survived
November 23, 2015
By Robert J. Samuelson One of the most interesting and uncovered stories these days is the survival of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac — the giant housing entities created…
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True Trump
November 23, 2015
By Kathleen Parker DES MOINES, Iowa – You can’t drive far in these parts without seeing Ben Carson on a billboard, looking more like a man of the cloth…
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The war against ExxonMobil
November 15, 2015
By Robert J. Samuelson If you care about free speech, you should pay attention to the campaign now being waged against ExxonMobil. More than 50 environmental and civil rights…
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Bushes unleashed
November 15, 2015
By Kathleen Parker If the truth sets us free, then Bush family members should be warbling from rooftops. At least one Bush, patriarch George H.W. Bush, has been singing…
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National Defense Briefs
November 13, 2015By W. Thomas Smith Jr. NATIONAL DEFENSE BRIEFS is a series produced by National Defense Consultants, LLC, aimed at informing readers with timely military and homeland security news updates,…
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National Defense Briefs
November 13, 2015
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. NATIONAL DEFENSE BRIEFS is a series produced by National Defense Consultants, LLC, aimed at informing readers with timely military and homeland security news updates,…
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17 Ways Leaders Ruin Their Teams
November 9, 2015
By Mike DuBose with Blake DuBose When great teams and strong leaders come together, they can produce truly amazing results. Dedicated employees and caring supervisors work passionately toward common…
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The coming middle-class tax increase
November 8, 2015
By Robert J. Samuelson There is no tooth fairy. Republicans and Democrats take note. Taxes will surely continue to play a big role in the presidential campaign. The Republicans…
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Clash of the Floridians
November 8, 2015
By Kathleen Parker Soon after Wednesday night’s Republican debate, the phone rang: “Did the fat lady sing?” asked the voice on the other end. “Probably,” I said. Meaning, it…
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Grading the budget deal
November 4, 2015
By Robert J. Samuelson Give it a B-minus. The budget deal reached by congressional leaders has much to recommend it. Its biggest virtue, assuming it’s passed by Congress and…
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Dump the debt ceiling
October 31, 2015
By Robert J. Samuelson By now, it must be obvious to almost everyone that the federal debt ceiling has outlived whatever usefulness it once had. It does not discipline…
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Paging Sidney Blumenthal
October 31, 2015
By Kathleen Parker Who the blast is Sidney Blumenthal? Doubtless many watching Thursday’s House select committee hearing on Benghazi must have wondered the same. This obviously important person’s name…
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The flight from reality
October 25, 2015
By Robert J. Samuelson We have all manner of policy proposals from the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates, but there’s a sobering disconnect between what they’re advocating and the…
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A woman in full
October 25, 2015
By Kathleen Parker With the latest poll numbers tallied and political pundits having spoken, a consensus has emerged: Hillary Clinton won the first Democratic debate and, barring a Benghazi…
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The coming cyber wars?
October 19, 2015
By Robert J. Samuelson We journalists often have mixed feelings about what we report and write. Naturally, we like to see our reporting vindicated by events or other reporting.…
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Don’t do it, Paul Ryan
October 19, 2015
By Kathleen Parker The worst job in the world, it turns out, isn’t the U.S. presidency but speaker of the House of Representatives. “It’s where you go to die,”…
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The Science Behind Your Smile – Part 1
October 14, 2015
By Leslie Pitner, DDS We can paint it, smooth it, tighten it, or fill it, but without resorting to a paper bag, we cannot hide it. We take our…
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National Defense Briefs
October 13, 2015By W. Thomas Smith Jr. [row] [col col=8] NATIONAL DEFENSE BRIEFS is a series aimed at informing readers with timely military and homeland security news updates, trends, definitions, and…
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National Defense Briefs
October 13, 2015
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. [row] [col col=8] NATIONAL DEFENSE BRIEFS is a series aimed at informing readers with timely military and homeland security news updates, trends, definitions, and…
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Economic magicians wanted
October 11, 2015
By Robert J. Samuelson It’s no secret that although the U.S. economy is near “full employment” (September’s jobless rate: 5.1 percent), its rate of growth of about 2 percent…
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The GOP (New) McCarthyism
October 11, 2015
By Kathleen Parker The lede to this column is a deep, guttural groan that originates in the throat and expands into the lungs before collapsing in the pit of…
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A safety net — not a gravy train
October 4, 2015
By Robert J. Samuelson And now comes the life-expectancy gap. It may change the national conversation over Social Security and an aging society — for the worse. We all…
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With charity toward some
October 4, 2015
By Kathleen Parker In the spirit of charity prompted by Pope Francis’ visit to the U.S., let’s not call them bigots. Let’s just call them the clueless, the incurious,…
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Mobile Responsive Websites: A Necessity for All Businesses
September 30, 2015
by Holly Rollins In order to stay competitive in today’s market, it is extremely important for all businesses to have responsive website designs (RWD). An RWD refers to the…
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Building Strong Liability Coverage
September 29, 2015
Part III of the Protecting Your Business Series By Mike DuBose and Blake DuBose All individuals and organizations (non-profits, government agencies, and for-profit businesses alike) are subject to threats and…
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The weakened Fed
September 27, 2015
By Robert J. Samuelson These are worrying days for the Federal Reserve, America’s central bank. Surrounded by critics on the left and right, it can hardly do anything without…
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Money quotes from GOP contenders
September 27, 2015
By Kathleen Parker Sometimes what seems the least consequential detail tells the most about a person’s character — or at least his or her intentions. Such was the case…
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Avoiding Legal Attacks
September 24, 2015
Part II of the Protecting Your Business Series By Mike DuBose with Blake DuBose Business owners and leaders face a multitude of threats every day. They often wake…
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How and Why Lawsuits Happen
September 21, 2015
Part I of the Protecting Your Business Series By Mike DuBose with Blake DuBose “You have been served. Have a great day!” Many years ago, I stood in…
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A scarcity of economic growth
September 21, 2015
By Robert J. Samuelson Amid all the new government programs and tax cuts that have been proposed by the various presidential candidates — or will be as the campaign…
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Cretins and squirrel heads
September 21, 2015
By Kathleen Parker Some in the media were quick to dismiss Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s speech attacking Donald Trump as the opportunistic rant of a 1 percenter. That is,…
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Tapping the untapped market
September 18, 2015
By John Boyanoski LeadSC kicks off for its second year next week with the underlying goal of tapping what still is basically an untapped talent market in the South…
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Is the wage-price spiral dead?
September 14, 2015
By Robert J. Samuelson The wage-price spiral is dead — or at least dormant. As the Federal Reserve debates when to raise short-term interest rates, this is good news.…
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Trump’s tower of babble
September 14, 2015
By Kathleen Parker Donald Trump has a point when he talks about the need for immigrants to learn English. “That’s how we assimilate,” he says. Which is true, as…
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Globalization at warp speed
September 7, 2015
By Robert J. Samuelson A fascinating but little-noted aspect of the recent financial turmoil is how much it’s been an international event. It started with doubts about China’s economy,…
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Globalization at warp speed
September 7, 2015
By Robert J. Samuelson A fascinating but little-noted aspect of the recent financial turmoil is how much it’s been an international event. It started with doubts about China’s economy,…
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Don-Don and the Trumpettes
September 7, 2015
By Kathleen Parker The Trump riddle continues to compel: How has he managed to successfully execute such a mass deception? He’s by no definition a conservative, and yet he…
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Don-Don and the Trumpettes
September 7, 2015
By Kathleen Parker The Trump riddle continues to compel: How has he managed to successfully execute such a mass deception? He’s by no definition a conservative, and yet he…
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Affirming a right to die
August 30, 2015
By George F. Will SAN DIEGO — Brittany Maynard was soon to die. The question was whether she could do so on her own terms, as a last act…
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Behind the crash — the commodities bubble
August 30, 2015
By Robert J. Samuelson First was the dot-com bubble, then the housing bubble. Now comes the commodities bubble. We don’t fully understand the stock market’s current turmoil, but we…
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The havoc that Trump wreaks
August 26, 2015
By George F. Will Every sulfurous belch from the molten interior of the volcanic Trump phenomenon injures the chances of a Republican presidency. After Donald Trump finishes plastering a…
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The havoc that Trump wreaks
August 26, 2015
By George F. Will Every sulfurous belch from the molten interior of the volcanic Trump phenomenon injures the chances of a Republican presidency. After Donald Trump finishes plastering a…
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Trump defines down the GOP
August 24, 2015
By George F. Will It has come to this: The GOP, formerly the party of Lincoln and ostensibly the party of liberty and limited government, is being defined by…
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Trump defines down the GOP
August 24, 2015
By George F. Will It has come to this: The GOP, formerly the party of Lincoln and ostensibly the party of liberty and limited government, is being defined by…
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Internet roulette
August 24, 2015
By Robert J. Samuelson Are we ready for the “Internet of Things”? Probably not. The phrase — coined in 1999 by researcher Kevin Ashton while working for Procter &…
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Internet roulette
August 24, 2015
By Robert J. Samuelson Are we ready for the “Internet of Things”? Probably not. The phrase — coined in 1999 by researcher Kevin Ashton while working for Procter &…
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Duke Energy’s Transmission Line Proposal – There’s A Better Way
August 18, 2015
By Brad Wyche (Opinion Editorial originally printed by The Greenville News – August 10, 2015 – Permission for reprint granted by publication) Duke Energy wants to build a new…
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