SC moving into economic recovery

You might not believe it from what you see around you, but economists say South Carolina is coming out of the recession.

“We still have a long way to go,” said Ryan Sweet at Moody’s Economy.com in West Chester, Pa. “The recovery is likely going to be slow and uneven, but we’re moving in the right direction.”

Meeting some Turkish neighbors in Charleston

MARCH 22, 2010 — You might not think that someone in Charleston would get passionate talking about the country of Turkey, but that’s exactly what Sheriff Al Cannon did Thursday night during a special dinner at the Francis Marion Hotel.

State, nation need to focus on what counts

MARCH 19, 2010 – With legislators in Washington struggling to pass health care reform and lawmakers in Columbia bickering over the state’s dismal budget, an air of passivity hovers around government.

Why can’t our leaders get anything done? What would the founding fathers think of these challenged politicians?

Clyburn whips up support for health care

Congressman Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) was in town over the weekend to whip some energy into about 200 local Democrats who had their county convention at the Stern Center at the College of Charleston.

It took only one topic to get thunderous applause: the imminent passage of major health care reform.

A shopping list for a new governor

MARCH 12, 2010 – With candidates starting to drop out of the governor’s race and endorsements being promoted, it seems like a good time to examine what makes an effective governor. With all the state is going through, it surely can use a good one. So let’s try to look at qualities of good leaders in the abstract that can be applied to the current crop of candidates to help you make a decision for which you might consider supporting.