What’s the real gender pay gap?

  May 1, 2016

By Robert J. Samuelson   The gender pay gap is back in the news — and may become a major issue in the presidential campaign. It seems an open-and-shut case…

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What’s the real gender pay gap?

  May 1, 2016

By Robert J. Samuelson   The gender pay gap is back in the news — and may become a major issue in the presidential campaign. It seems an open-and-shut case…

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Black votes matter

  May 1, 2016

By Kathleen Parker   CHARLESTON, SC – African-Americans in the South can’t get a break when it comes to voting, as history can’t deny. After all they’ve endured through slavery,…

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Black votes matter

  May 1, 2016

By Kathleen Parker   CHARLESTON, SC – African-Americans in the South can’t get a break when it comes to voting, as history can’t deny. After all they’ve endured through slavery,…

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Special Report: The Craft Beer Craze is Here to Stay

  April 29, 2016

Colliers International, South Carolina – Special Market Report, Year End 2015 Craft beer is gaining popularity across the United States and influencing the way people consume beer.  Craft brewers now…

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Special Report: The Craft Beer Craze is Here to Stay

  April 29, 2016

Colliers International, South Carolina – Special Market Report, Year End 2015 Craft beer is gaining popularity across the United States and influencing the way people consume beer.  Craft brewers now…

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National Defense Briefs – 04/26/16

  April 26, 2016

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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National Defense Briefs – 04/26/16

  April 26, 2016

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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A competition deficit?

  April 25, 2016

By Robert J. Samuelson   The Obama administration has a new economic worry: competition or, allegedly, the lack of it. America’s businesses, the indictment goes, merge too often, innovate too…

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A competition deficit?

  April 25, 2016

By Robert J. Samuelson   The Obama administration has a new economic worry: competition or, allegedly, the lack of it. America’s businesses, the indictment goes, merge too often, innovate too…

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Karma tastes rich in new, humane economy

  April 25, 2016

By Kathleen Parker   As the human circus of presidential politics has plodded along for what seems a decade now, a revolution has been taking place in the ever-more-dignified animal…

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Karma tastes rich in new, humane economy

  April 25, 2016

By Kathleen Parker   As the human circus of presidential politics has plodded along for what seems a decade now, a revolution has been taking place in the ever-more-dignified animal…

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Columbia City Council meetings

  April 20, 2016

By Temple Ligon   Hospitality Taxes At a recent meeting of Richland County Council a destination-class water park, once costing $20 million and in the end, $18 million, was voted…

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South Carolina REALTORS® release March market reports

  April 20, 2016

COLUMBIA, SC – South Carolina REALTORS® (SCR) released its March housing market data. The reports show buyers are increasing, but their options are limited. New listings were up nine percent…

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National Defense Briefs – 04/20/16

  April 20, 2016

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, trends,…

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National Defense Briefs – 04/20/16

  April 20, 2016

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, trends,…

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South Carolina business community letter to General Assembly regarding S.1203

  April 19, 2016

COLUMBIA, SC – The South Carolina Chamber, South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance, South Carolina Economic Developers Association, South Carolina Hospital Association, and the Charleston, Clemson, Columbia, Greenville, Greenwood, Myrtle Beach, North…

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South Carolina business community letter to General Assembly regarding S.1203

  April 19, 2016

COLUMBIA, SC – The South Carolina Chamber, South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance, South Carolina Economic Developers Association, South Carolina Hospital Association, and the Charleston, Clemson, Columbia, Greenville, Greenwood, Myrtle Beach, North…

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State House Report: Top Three Things You Need to Know

  April 19, 2016

By Ashley Hunter   SENATE FINANCE DEBATES THE STATE BUDGET The Senate Finance Committee met this past week and addressed some of the funding for the K-12 Education, Higher Education and Criminal Justice state…

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State House Report: Top Three Things You Need to Know

  April 19, 2016

By Ashley Hunter   SENATE FINANCE DEBATES THE STATE BUDGET The Senate Finance Committee met this past week and addressed some of the funding for the K-12 Education, Higher Education and Criminal Justice state…

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Leaving NATO is not the way to save money

  April 18, 2016

By Bill Connor   Among a number of bold, some would say outrageous, pronouncements made by Donald Trump during the 2016 election cycle, none has been more dangerous than his…

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Brazil’s nightmare

  April 18, 2016

By Robert J. Samuelson   Woe is Brazil. As the summer Olympics approach in August, Latin America’s largest country — with a population of 206 million and an economy that…

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Brazil’s nightmare

  April 18, 2016

By Robert J. Samuelson   Woe is Brazil. As the summer Olympics approach in August, Latin America’s largest country — with a population of 206 million and an economy that…

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Pope Bernie

  April 18, 2016

By Kathleen Parker   Imagine emerging from a rocky political week only to announce, as Bernie Sanders did, that, oh, by the way, the Vatican called. Actually, it was the…

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Pope Bernie

  April 18, 2016

By Kathleen Parker   Imagine emerging from a rocky political week only to announce, as Bernie Sanders did, that, oh, by the way, the Vatican called. Actually, it was the…

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Leaving NATO is not the way to save money

  April 18, 2016

By Bill Connor   Among a number of bold, some would say outrageous, pronouncements made by Donald Trump during the 2016 election cycle, none has been more dangerous than his…

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Greenville Health System Swamp Rabbit Hoppenings

  April 13, 2016

1006 people have already attended our virtual public meeting about our efforts to begin extending the GHS Swamp Rabbit Trail East through the communities of Poe Mill, Brutontown, New Washington…

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Trumpanomics: fantasies over facts

  April 10, 2016

By Robert J. Samuelson   Trumpanomics doesn’t compute. The media keep piling on Donald Trump, because he keeps saying things that are controversial, impractical, undesirable and — in some cases…

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Trumpanomics: fantasies over facts

  April 10, 2016

By Robert J. Samuelson   Trumpanomics doesn’t compute. The media keep piling on Donald Trump, because he keeps saying things that are controversial, impractical, undesirable and — in some cases…

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The people’s race

  April 10, 2016

By Kathleen Parker   The spectacular strangeness of this presidential election may require a new display in Ripley’s Odditorium of believe-it-or-nots. Among the exhibits, curators might place the History of…

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The people’s race

  April 10, 2016

By Kathleen Parker   The spectacular strangeness of this presidential election may require a new display in Ripley’s Odditorium of believe-it-or-nots. Among the exhibits, curators might place the History of…

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Columbia City Council

  April 6, 2016

By Temple Ligon   Transitions Delivers Positive Report Craig Currey, CEO of Transitions, Columbia’s homeless shelter at the corner of Elmwood and Main, reported to city council Tuesday night, April…

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National Defense Briefs – 04/06/16

  April 6, 2016

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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National Defense Briefs – 04/06/16

  April 6, 2016

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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Solving the productivity mystery

  April 4, 2016

By Robert J. Samuelson   A paradox of our time concerns productivity. We are awash in transformative technologies — smartphones, tablets, big data — and yet the growth in labor…

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Solving the productivity mystery

  April 4, 2016

By Robert J. Samuelson   A paradox of our time concerns productivity. We are awash in transformative technologies — smartphones, tablets, big data — and yet the growth in labor…

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What now?

  April 4, 2016

By Kathleen Parker   So what are we to do? This is a familiar question to opinion writers. Translation: You’ve told us what’s wrong with everything — and we agree.…

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What now?

  April 4, 2016

By Kathleen Parker   So what are we to do? This is a familiar question to opinion writers. Translation: You’ve told us what’s wrong with everything — and we agree.…

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City Manager’s Spotlight

  April 4, 2016

By Teresa Wilson   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…

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Richland County Month in Review: March

  April 1, 2016

The following are highlights from Richland County Government in March: Richland County established a new contact for flood-related issues. A monitored email account, [email protected], was set up for residents to…

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National Defense Briefs – 03/30/16

  March 30, 2016

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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National Defense Briefs – 03/30/16

  March 30, 2016

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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We’re not a poor country, Donald

  March 28, 2016

By Robert J. Samuelson   We are a very wealthy society, and we shouldn’t forget it. Donald Trump apparently has — along with many other people. Visiting recently with The…

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We’re not a poor country, Donald

  March 28, 2016

By Robert J. Samuelson   We are a very wealthy society, and we shouldn’t forget it. Donald Trump apparently has — along with many other people. Visiting recently with The…

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