Holiday Shopping Blues
2012 SEASON LIKELY TO DISAPPOINT Despite huge gains registered during a record-breaking Black Friday, America’s retail economy still struggled to get shoppers to open their
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On Grading Teachers
DUELING PROPOSALS MISS THE POINT S.C. Superintendent of Education Mick Zais wants to give teachers in government-run schools letter grades based on how well their
Inflation Steady
BUT WILL IT HOLD? Inflationary pressure eased in November as consumer prices fell by 0.3 percent. Last month’s drop – driven by lower energy prices
Merry Christmas!
SEASONS‘ GREETINGS AND HAPPY HOLIDAZE! No matter what your faith (or lack thereof), there’s something special about Christmas … And while our family celebrates it
Majoring In Social Media?
STALKING 101? By Shelby Chiasson || Procrastinators, rejoice. Starting next fall, Newberry College will offer an undergraduate major in social media. Yes, you read that
SC Hacked … Again
NIKKI HALEY’S SCANDAL-PLAGUED WORKFORCE AGENCY VICTIMIZED BY WEBSITE ATTACK The S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce (SCDEW) – one of Gov. Nikki Haley’s most corrupt,
Lexington Ring: Washing The Money
FEDS REPORTEDLY HOT ON THE TRAIL OF VIDEO POKER PROFITS When Elliot Ness and “The Untouchables” brought down Chicagoland gangster Al Capone, they didn’t bust
Lord Of The (Medicare) Rings
“ONE PRICE TO RULE THEM ALL” By Paul Howard || As Congress teeters on the fiscal cliff, expect liberal advocates to resurrect the idea of
Orangeburg SC’s “Bureaucratic Shuffle”
HOW LOCAL PUBLIC OFFICIALS ROLL … WITH YOUR MONEY A pair of six-figure government employees in Orangeburg, S.C. will retire for one day at the