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, 2015

By 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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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, 2015

By 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, 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 2, 2015

By 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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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, 2015

By 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, 2015

By 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, 2015

By 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, 2015

By 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, 2015

By 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, 2015

By 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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Senator Scott Statement On North Charleston

  April 8, 2015

NORTH CHARLESTON – U.S. Senator Tim Scott released the following statement this morning regarding the death of Walter Scott in North Charleston, South Carolina. “The horrific video that came to light…

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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, 2015

By 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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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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Remember the 1937-38 recession!

  March 30, 2015

By Robert Samuelson   How fast should the Federal Reserve tighten monetary policy? Should it tighten at all? I recently wrote about these issues but didn’t have the space to…

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Wacko birds nesting in U.S. Senate

  March 30, 2015

By Kathleen Parker   President Obama got it two-thirds right when he said that the delayed confirmation of his attorney general nominee, Loretta Lynch, is owing to Senate dysfunction and…

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Wordless News

  March 27, 2015

By Maria Fabrizio . The story here:  NASA To Study A Twin In Space And His Brother On Earth .   Wordless News is a project by illustrator + designer Maria Fabrizio.…

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37 Ways to Reduce Stress for a Longer, Happier Life

  March 25, 2015

By Mike DuBose with Blake DuBose and Dr. Surb Guram, MD   As many studies have shown, stress can lead to a wide array of physical and mental problems that…

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The State House Report – Top Three Things You Need to Know

  March 23, 2015

By Ashley Hunter    The Uber Bill; Addressing Road Funding and Income Tax Cuts; Internet Sales Tax Reform   1.   The SC Transportation Companies Act (“the Uber Bill”), S.…

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Shareholder capitalism on trial

  March 22, 2015

By Robert J. Samuelson   The latest rap against big corporations is that they’re returning too much money to shareholders through dividends and stock repurchases. What they should be doing,…

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Hillary & the Media: Act 2016

  March 22, 2015

By Kathleen Parker   Amid all the verbiage about Hillary Clinton’s email, one irrefutable fact emerges: Polls will drive us crazy before the Clintons do. The latest CNN/ORC poll shows…

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The Friend Zone – The Dangers of Treating Employees Like Pals

  March 19, 2015

By Brian Fielkow   “Keep your work life and business life separate.” “Don’t get involved in your employees’ personal matters.” “There is no place for friendships in the office.” This is…

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Is Your Job Killing You?

  March 19, 2015

By Mike DuBose with Blake DuBose and Surb Guram, MD   “I hate my job!” We’ve all heard it before; many of us have even said it ourselves. Most of…

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Is Your Job Killing You?

  March 18, 2015

By Mike DuBose with Blake DuBose and Surb Guram, MD   “I hate my job!” We’ve all heard it before; many of us have even said it ourselves. Most of…

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Who’s afraid of robots?

  March 17, 2015

By Robert Samuelson   For some time, I’ve been collecting news stories about robots and jobs. By robots, I mean almost any automated process that substitutes machines for people. Here…

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Dunking the president

  March 17, 2015

By Kathleen Parker   With a few tweaks to Scripture, herewith today’s relevant verse: What therefore President Obama hath joined together, let Republicans put asunder. The letter from 47 Republican…

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Who’s afraid of robots?

  March 15, 2015

By Robert Samuelson   For some time, I’ve been collecting news stories about robots and jobs. By robots, I mean almost any automated process that substitutes machines for people. Here…

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