Today’s Tuneage: The Suburbs
With his new movie Her starring Joaquin Phoenix enjoying widespread critical acclaim, director Spike Jonze has been in the news a lot lately … For
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Letter: SC Government Schools “Bullying” Disabled Children
Parents of disabled children in South Carolina could face charges of educational neglect and abuse for simply taking their children to certified health care providers
Holiday Wrap: Shopping Up 2.7 Percent
National retail sales during the 2013 holiday shopping season grew by 2.7 percent, according to data released this week by ShopperTrak – which bills itself
How The Free Market Works
Like my recent piece on Detroit, this closer-to-home entry is another item that’s been on my list of stuff to write about … Over the
SCDP: Nikki Haley Throws “Hail Mary” On Education
It took three years (and a tough reelection campaign) for Nikki Haley to finally come up with a proposal on education. Unfortunately for South Carolinians,
ADP: Economy Adds 238K Jobs
The American economy had another solid month on the employment front in December, private payroll processor ADP reported this week. “The U.S. private sector added
A Billion Smokers
Nearly a billion people on the planet earth smoked cigarettes on a daily basis in 2012, a new report reveals. That’s a big increase from
2013: Year Of The Gun
Twenty-one million applications for firearm purchases were run through the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) in 2013 – a 7.7 percent increase from
Website To Tackle Government School Failures
South Carolina’s worst government-run school district has landed on the pages of a new website devoted to exposing the chronic failure of government-run education in
US Senate Extends Unemployment Benefits
The U.S. Senate approved a three month extension of expired “extended” unemployment benefits – a move which will cost taxpayers $6.4 billion in the event