The Fed: welfare for the wealthy?
June 7, 2015
By Robert J. Samuelson Was the Federal Reserve’s massive bond-buying program an engine of economic inequality? It’s easy to think so. The Fed bought more than $3 trillion of U.S.…
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The Fed: welfare for the wealthy?
June 7, 2015
By Robert J. Samuelson Was the Federal Reserve’s massive bond-buying program an engine of economic inequality? It’s easy to think so. The Fed bought more than $3 trillion of U.S.…
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Jenner’s coming-out party
June 7, 2015
By Kathleen Parker It wasn’t quite “Call me Ishmael,” but “Call me Caitlyn” made a whale of a splash. One could hardly find a news channel the past couple…
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Jenner’s coming-out party
June 7, 2015
By Kathleen Parker It wasn’t quite “Call me Ishmael,” but “Call me Caitlyn” made a whale of a splash. One could hardly find a news channel the past couple…
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National Defense Briefs – June 2, 2015
June 3, 2015By 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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National Defense Briefs – June 2, 2015
June 3, 2015By 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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National Defense Briefs – June 2, 2015
June 3, 2015
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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State House Report: Top Three Things You Need to Know
June 1, 2015
By Ashley Hunter Criminal Domestic Violence Bill The House and Senate amended and approved S. 3, the Criminal Domestic Violence bill and sent the bill to Governor Haley last…
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Minimum wage roulette
June 1, 2015
By Robert J. Samuelson The minimum wage — long relegated to the sidelines in the war against poverty and inequality — is back in the game. Los Angeles has…
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Being Bill Kristol
June 1, 2015
By Kathleen Parker One can understand why The Weekly Standard’s William Kristol would try to nullify Hillary Clinton’s presidential candidacy, but smearing all baby boomers in the process seems…
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Project Abby 2100 looks at Galapagos
May 27, 2015
S.C. environmental expert examines current and future impacts of climate change in the Galapagos Islands By W. Thomas Smith Jr. When it comes to the environment – and…
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The job recovery’s big surprise
May 26, 2015
By Robert J. Samuelson Guess what? This isn’t a low-wage job recovery. Listen to the media, and you might think that the only kind of jobs being created are…
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Bab(i)es on campus
May 26, 2015By Kathleen Parker Those accustomed to reading or listening only to liberal commentators may not be aware of “trigger warnings” and “safe zones” on college campuses. It seems that…
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Help Make the July 4th Lake Murray Fireworks the Best Yet
May 21, 2015Help make Lake Murray Fireworks the BEST yet, click here! MidlandsBiz: Give a brief history of the fireworks at Lake Murray. Miriam Atria: The fireworks on Lake Murray were…
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What Caused the Great Recession?
May 21, 2015
By Mike DuBose with Blake DuBose It’s a question that Nobel Prize-winning economists, university scholars, think tanks, Congressional committees, and financial experts still debate to this day: “What brought…
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City Council Reviews Budget May 20, 2015
May 20, 2015Temple Ligon COLUMBIA, SC – For fiscal year 2015-2016 the city’s budget in brief was presented Tuesday night at City Hall. Ms. Melisa Caughman, budget and program management director, reviewed…
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Why we love World War II
May 18, 2015
Robert J. Samuelson To mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II — Victory in Europe Day occurred on May 8, Victory over Japan Day happens…
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Defining deity down
May 18, 2015By Kathleen Parker It is nearly axiomatic that presidential contests tend to shine a harsh light on conservative Christians — inasmuch as they are viewed as the Republican Party’s…
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The Art of Making Mistakes
May 13, 2015
By Leslie Pitner, DDS My uncle, a research chemist, shared a book with me recently called Brilliant Blunders: From Darwin to Einstein – Colossal Mistakes by Great Scientists That…
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The curse of the dollar
May 10, 2015
By Robert J. Samuelson It’s been called the “exorbitant privilege”; it might also be termed “the indestructible curse.” Americans are proud of the fact that the dollar — their…
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Matters of perception
May 10, 2015By Kathleen Parker Comments about recent events in Baltimore following the death of Freddie Gray provide a glimpse at perhaps one of our greatest challenges — perception. In…
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State House Report: Top Three Things You Need to Know
May 9, 2015
By Ashley Hunter Governor Signs SC State Bill; Senate GOP Proposes New Roads Plan and Senate Adopts Budget A Conference Committee of 3 House Members and 3 Senators…
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Columbia City Council work session Tuesday, May 5
May 6, 2015By Temple Ligon Oh, no, not that In economic development circles the hospitality industry doesn’t get particularly high marks as a means to higher per capita income. Tending bar,…
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Dr. Williamson: Our colleges need help turning the tide
May 6, 2015Jimmie Williamson, Ph.D. President of the SC Technical College System When it comes to building South Carolina’s workforce, the rubber meets the road at our 16 colleges across the…
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The Importance of the Second Interview
May 4, 2015
By Deborah O’Connor This is the time of year when many interviews take place. Often, a first interview will go well and the interviewee has been asked to have…
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China’s science ‘leap forward’
May 3, 2015
By Robert J. Samuelson No country can be a global power without an engineering and scientific base. It’s necessary to run modern factories, develop new products, analyze and deal…
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Fear of free speech
May 3, 2015By Kathleen Parker True words are often said in jest, it has long been said. But a harsher idiom has been taking shape in recent years: Jest is becoming…
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China’s science ‘leap forward’
May 2, 2015By Robert J. Samuelson No country can be a global power without an engineering and scientific base. It’s necessary to run modern factories, develop new products, analyze and deal…
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Fear of free speech
May 2, 2015By Kathleen Parker True words are often said in jest, it has long been said. But a harsher idiom has been taking shape in recent years: Jest is becoming…
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Attitude awareness is the first step to building a positive attitude.
April 29, 2015By Jeffrey Gitomer Got attitude? “YES!” You all scream. A positive one? “YES!” You all scream. Wanna bet? I’ll bet every one of you “thinks” you have a positive…
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Debating generational justice
April 26, 2015
By Robert J. Samuelson If New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has his way, the unfolding presidential campaign will focus on generational fairness. It will seek to curb spending on…
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Mr. Hughes goes to Washington
April 26, 2015By Kathleen Parker When postal worker Doug Hughes — otherwise known as the gyrocopter dude — landed his gizmo on the West Lawn of the Capitol, he wasn’t worried…
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Columbia City Council work session, Tuesday, April 21
April 22, 2015By Temple Ligon COLUMBIA, SC – Council took most of its work session Tuesday afternoon as time to discuss water and sewer rates, but specifically how to extract money…
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Tell Me A Story
April 21, 2015
By Ken Gasque If you want advertising to work, tell a story. What does a story do? It creates a movie for your mind’s eye. A good story will…
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State House Report: Top Three Things You Need to Know
April 20, 2015
Road Funding and Dept. of Transportation Restructuring; State Bond Bill; and Body Cameras 1. Last week, the members of the House of Representatives spent extensive time debating 3579,…
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The tax revolt, RIP?
April 20, 2015
By Robert J. Samuelson WASHINGTON — It’s mid-April, and Karlyn Bowman — the astute public opinion analyst at the American Enterprise Institute — has noticed something significant. Tax Day…
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Ring in the olde?
April 20, 2015By Kathleen Parker Americans, perhaps more than anyone, worship the future and resent the past. This is never truer than during a political season. It doesn’t matter whether the…
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The Flip Side To Wearing Luxury Brands
April 15, 2015
By Brian Maynor Designer clothing is expensive. No one can dispute that, but does the brand really matter? Imagine you’re conducting an interview and have two equally qualified, competent…
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The Paradox of choice
April 15, 2015
By Leslie Pitner, DDS Americans love freedom of choice — having options and keeping our options open. We believe more choices add to our happiness. But what if it…
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The investment bust (explained)
April 12, 2015
By Robert J. Samuelson One of the great disappointments of the weak economic recovery has been the sluggish revival of business investment — spending on new buildings, factories, equipment…
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Revenge of the help
April 12, 2015By Kathleen Parker The new tell-all, “The Residence,” featuring intimate anecdotes collected from past and current White House staff members, is absolutely delicious — and utterly lacking in nutritious…
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Wordless News
April 10, 2015By Maria Fabrizio The story here: Who Gets To Dance In ‘Swan Lake’? The Answer Is Changing . Wordless News is a project by illustrator + designer Maria Fabrizio.…
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A Twitter sales perspective that’s hard to ignore.
April 8, 2015By Jeffrey Gitomer Josh Coffy is a world class Twitter expert. His social media consulting service has gained hundreds of his clients thousands of (legitimate) followers. And their following…
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Here’s something that worked
April 5, 2015
By Robert J. Samuelson Every so often, we ought to celebrate our victories. The auto bailout is a case in point. Six years ago, it was wildly controversial, with…
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Freedom is a two-way street
April 5, 2015By Kathleen Parker Excited protests against Indiana’s recently passed religious freedom law have highlighted both America’s growing support for same-sex marriage and our apparent incapacity to entertain more than…
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Lend Your Voice to Change Public Policy
April 2, 2015
By Kelly Davis, APR Riggs Partners Reprinted from the Riggs Partners Blog On March 25, more than 100 South Carolinians who are passionate about women’s health issues convened at…
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Can Stress Be Good for You?
April 2, 2015
By Mike DuBose with Blake DuBose and Dr. Surb Guram, MD Especially in today’s world, when people seem to be working harder, longer hours than ever—and experiencing correlating amounts…
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Group forms to stop out-of-state waste in Greenville
March 31, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – A group of concerned citizens rallied in front of the Greenville County government offices this morning to voice their concerns over possible 350,000 tons of out-of-state garbage…
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Exempt vs. Non-Exempt: Employee Misclassifications can be Costly
March 30, 2015By Matt Vaadi There have been a number of headlines lately about the DOL Wage and Hour Division (WHD) hiring auditors in droves to enforce the Fair Labor Standards…
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Hollywood Box Office – Top Grossing Movies
March 30, 2015By Rentrak Week of 03/27/2015 to 04/02/2015 ~
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