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Boeing news stresses state’s real needs

By ⋅ October 30, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

OCT. 30, 2009– Don’t get me wrong about Boeing’s big announcement that it will bring thousands of jobs to South Carolina. It’s absolutely outstanding news – even “transformational,” as state Sen. Larry Grooms (R-Berkeley) says. But while construction of a second assembly line will lead to $750 million in investment and 3,800 jobs for the company [...]

No place in politics for prejudice

By ⋅ October 26, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

OCT. 26, 2009 — Maybe something is in South Carolina’s water. What else could explain how some South Carolina Republicans recently seem to have come down with the political equivalent of Tourette’s syndrome, the odd disorder characterized by exclamations of bizarre or inappropriate remarks? Brack In June, former state Election Commission Chairman Rusty DePass posted [...]

Great story in the Times

By ⋅ October 23, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Over the last week, there’s been a great series in The New York Times about one of its reporters who was kidnapped and held by the Taliban in Pakistan for more than seven months.  The reporter, David Rohde,  eventually escaped.  It’s fascinating.  Read here.

Coincidentally

By ⋅ October 19, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

COINCIDENTALLY>> For some reason, the Winter 2006 issue of the Oxford American magazine just came in the mail in a special envelope.  Interestingly, it included a story about 10 new emerging Southern writers.  Oddly, a Sunday story in The New York Times magazine about writer Padgett Powell suggested that most current American writing was dull.

Have fun dressing up on Halloween

By ⋅ October 19, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

OCT. 19, 2009 – With Halloween falling on a Saturday this year, there ought to be plenty of opportunities for adults to get into the spirit of the coming holiday. Having a good costume is key.  As a boy, I recall dressing up as Batman, Daniel Boone, a football player and a hobo. Our older [...]

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