Top Three Things You Need to Know: State Budget Bill, Business License Taxes and the Death of Ethics Reform
February 16, 2015
By Ashley Hunter 1. On Tuesday, February 17th, the members of the House Ways and Means Committee will begin their work on the State Appropriations Bill. After the Governor…
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Wireless Consumers Don’t Deserve Double Dipping Landline Tax
February 16, 2015
By Douglas Kellogg, National Taxpayers Union Policy Manager In the Palmetto State, there’s a battle brewing that could force millions of residents to pay higher taxes. Traditional landline phone…
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The great debt debate
February 16, 2015
By Robert Samuelson One of the legacies of the 2008-09 financial crisis is a world awash in debt — and this explains much of the confusion and acrimony of…
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Brian Williams’ six-mile stare
February 16, 2015By Kathleen Parker These are tough times for NBC’s Brian Williams — and tougher times for journalism. The NBC newsman was suspended Tuesday night for six months amid charges…
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Hollywood Box Office – Top Grossing Movies
February 9, 2015Obama’s community-college gamble
February 9, 2015
By Robert Samuelson A presidential budget is more than an expression of policy. It’s also an exercise in political brand management. It aims to project the president and his administration…
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Seeking a vaccine for ignorance
February 9, 2015By Kathleen Parker Flashback: Galileo is under house arrest pondering the unyielding ignorance of The Church for refusing to consider his heliocentric proposition that the Earth circled the sun. We…
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High Occupancy and Rent Growth Supports New Construction
February 4, 2015
KEY TAKEAWAYS Charleston, SC’s growing economy, thriving with low unemployment rates, a high quality of life, and a growing young population with bachelor’s degrees or higher, is contributing to…
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4 Steps to Attracting Top Talent like a Content Marketer
January 31, 2015By Matt Vaadi One of the biggest challenges small business owners face is finding top talent. You will not be able to compete in today’s crowded markets which…
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When the pope talks …
January 21, 2015By Kathleen Parker Forget E.F. Hutton. It’s P.F. (Pope Francis) these days who, when he talks, people listen. And then they get busy trying to figure out what he…
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Watch out for distracted pedestrians with their heads in the “cloud”
January 19, 2015By Vernon Glen We’re reminded often of the dangers of distracted driving, but what about distracted bikers and pedestrians? Charleston is an enormous Petrie Dish for this dangerous problem,…
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The Statehouse Brief: Top Three Things You Need to Know
January 18, 2015
New on LowcountryBizSC. Each week during the 121st Legislative Session of the South Carolina General Assembly, Ashley Hunter of McKay Public Affairs will report on the top three things you…
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“Dynamic” deceptions
January 18, 2015
By Robert Samuelson The dustup over “dynamic scoring” is a small indicator of the routine irrelevancy of Washington’s budget debate. Instead of facing the real issues — how much…
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Hyping Obama’s Paris fail
January 18, 2015By Kathleen Parker If we can be serious for a moment: The president made an error in judgment by not sending someone with a higher profile than our ambassador…
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Hey, did you get my message?
January 14, 2015
By Elizabeth Boineau These days, it’s really tough to get through to your audience-whether yours is a voice message, email message or sales pitch, but hopefully it’s always on…
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Inaugural Address, Governor Nikki R. Haley
January 14, 2015
GOVERNOR NIKKI R. HALEY: Four years ago, I spoke from this very same spot, on this very same occasion. It’s really good to be back! On this amazing day, I…
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Is the economic slog really over?
January 12, 2015
By Robert Samuelson Hello, 2015. We now are in the sixth year of economic recovery since the end of the Great Recession in mid-2009, says the National Bureau of…
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Our bias, ourselves
January 12, 2015By Kathleen Parker Recent events from Ferguson, Missouri, to Staten Island, New York, might prompt an observer to infer that American cops are racist and that a bigoted white…
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A New Year & New You – Does That Mean We Get A Second Chance To Make The Right Impression?
January 6, 2015
By Brian Maynor . I’m all about reinvention and whole-heartedly embrace the concept of evolution, especially when it comes to your image, but is changing your image enough to…
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Realistic Planning is the Key to Success
January 5, 2015
By Deborah O’Connor How do you leave behind the mistakes and not-so-good experiences of last year and vow to make the New Year better, productive, and worthwhile? Why is…
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The joke’s on us
January 4, 2015By Kathleen Parker . A writer seeking profound pronouncements for a year-end column is likely instead to find herself awash in punchlines. Life isn’t a comedy. It’s a joke. Hey,…
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Repairing the middle class in 2015
January 4, 2015
By Robert J. Samuelson What is curious about the present understandable preoccupation with the middle class is the assumption — both explicit and implicit — that the system is “rigged” (to…
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Clicks not Bricks
December 29, 2014
By Jerry Smith The largest funds raised by a public offering of stock in 2014 was an e-commerce company. By now, most people have heard of this company, Alibaba, and…
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They’re Resolutions – Not Revolutions
December 29, 2014
By Brian Maynor With the dropping of the ball and the bright, shining potential of a new year, it is only natural to look at making sweeping changes across…
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The best stats of 2014
December 29, 2014
By Robert J. Samuelson This is the time when we make lists. The best movies of 2014. The best books. The funniest cartoons. The greatest photos. The most amazing sports…
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Inglorious hackers
December 29, 2014By Kathleen Parker If I were a cartoonist, a phrase cartoonists are loath to hear, I’d sketch a chubby imp donned in a diaper, sporting a chia mohawk…
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How To Increase Online Sales: Using Trust Seals In Marketing And Customer Acquisition Strategy
December 29, 2014By Alex Hillsburg Do you recall dropping a shopping cart on a Thursday while you’re thinking of buying something online? If yes, you’re one of the many shoppers that…
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Post Holiday Etiquette
December 29, 2014
By Deborah O’Connor The holiday meal was wonderful, the presents have been unwrapped, the relatives are going home and it was another successful and wonderful holiday. Now what? Let’s…
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On choosing happiness. What’s your choice?
December 22, 2014By Jeffrey Gitomer Sales Advice [row] [col col=8] Happy New Year! Or…is it? People wish it to you, to me – all the time. So how happy are you…
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South Carolina’s Employment Situation: November 2014
December 22, 2014
Number of Employed South Carolinians Hits Record High Labor Force Expands for Fifth Consecutive Month SOUTH CAROLINA – The number of South Carolinians working reached a record high of…
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Innovation in South Carolina. Are we at base camp yet?
December 22, 2014
By Alan Cooper (Based on my radio interview with Mike Switzer, December 22, 2014 ) Productivity and innovation drive prosperity. Five years ago, the Medical University of South Carolina…
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Sony’s ominous lesson
December 22, 2014
By Robert J. Samuelson ”In light of the decision by the majority of our exhibitors not to show the film ‘The Interview,’ we have decided not to move forward…
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Talk about a wildfire
December 22, 2014By Kathleen Parker First there’s the spark, then the conflagration, followed by the litigation and then, surely, the movie. Call it “Moonlight Fire,” and prepare to suspend disbelief. The…
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Relaxed Looks That Are Anything But Sloppy
December 17, 2014
By Brian Maynor During this time of year a lot of people are using their vacation days, but some of us are still roaming the office halls. Luckily with…
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A statistical feast!
December 15, 2014
By Robert J. Samuelson The Stat Abstract is dead. Long live the Stat Abstract. As regular readers of this column know, I’ve been a fanatical booster of the Statistical…
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South Carolina REALTORS® Release November Market Numbers
December 15, 2014CoOLUMBIA, SC – South Carolina REALTORS® (SCR) released its November 2014 statewide housing market reports. With virtually no inflation, interest rates will likely remain low for most of 2015. Construction…
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Graham Pleased with SRS Funding in Year-End Spending Bill
December 11, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today said he was pleased with the funding provided for Savannah River Site (SRS) in the year-end spending bill, also termed…
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Feeling Fat Just Got A Whole New Meaning
December 10, 2014
By Brian Maynor We all have fat days when we feel less attractive, pulled-together and polished than normal, but earlier this week I was clued into an entirely new…
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Robert Samuelson: The key to stronger economic recoveries?
December 7, 2014
By Robert J. Samuelson “The nation of which [Warren G.] Harding became president was not happy, and forces were underway which seemed likely, unless arrested, to bring more…
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The media circus around Ferguson
December 7, 2014By Kathleen Parker As the curtain closes on the latest episode of “Ferguson,” the media series, it is fair to wonder whether events might not have spiraled out of…
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Festive Business Attire – Celebrating The Holiday Season In Style
December 3, 2014
By Brian Maynor Wearing a tacky Christmas sweater to the office may be an obvious faux pas, but where do you draw the line for professional festive holiday attire?…
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Climate realities in light of the U.S.-China agreement
November 30, 2014
By Robert Samuelson The United States-China agreement on climate change is a huge political triumph, possibly “historic,” as its supporters say. Whether it much alters the world’s climate is a more…
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From Bill Cosby to Ferguson, a reminder of our rule of law
November 30, 2014By Kathleen Parker By now, most Americans probably have formed an opinion about what comedian Bill Cosby did or didn’t do sexually to or with at least 16…
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Cultivating Great Teams
November 19, 2014
By Mike DuBose with Blake DuBose At some point in our lives, we all take part in activities that necessitate teamwork. These situations crop up within professions, spiritual organizations,…
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Pope calls for family resurrection
November 19, 2014By Kathleen Parker News that Pope Francis will visit the United States next year for the triennial World Meeting of Families brings elation to Catholics, excitement to pope-watchers — and perhaps a little…
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Independent Contractors: The NLRB Refines its Standards
November 19, 2014By James A. Byars and David S. Robinson Whether an individual is classified as an independent contractor or an employee has significant legal implications,…
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Stock bubble? Don’t blame the Fed’s bond-buying program.
November 16, 2014
By Robert J. Samuelson Without QE, will the stock market tank? Count me a skeptic. QE refers to “quantitative easing,” the Federal Reserve’s multitrillion-dollar program of bond buying that…
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National Defense Briefs – November 13, 2014
November 13, 2014
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. National Defense Briefs is a series aimed at informing readers with timely military and homeland security news updates, trends, definitions, and short commentaries. Defense…
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3 Reasons You Need to Plan for Your Long-Term Care
November 5, 2014By Barbara Franklin So much of our life is built around planning. We plan for big events like weddings, careers and the birth of a child. We plan…
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How will Europe’s economy escape the doldrums?
November 5, 2014By Robert J. Samuelson Can Mario Draghi save Europe? Draghi heads the European Central Bank, the continental equivalent of the Federal Reserve. The fact that the question is being asked…
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