Gingrich did what he does best — framing his ego

CHARLESTON, S.C., Jan. 22, 2012 – Before a discussion of what happened in the South Carolina Republican presidential primary yesterday, you should know this: The Palmetto State isn’t filled with right-wing, tea party nutcases. Sure, we have a fair share of them, but there are progressives here too.

Do more to cut violent crime in SC

SEPT. 23, 2011 — With headlines blaring across the state about how violent crime went down 6 percent nationally, you might think South Carolina is a lot safer for everyday Joes and Janes.

According to the FBI’s annual crime report, violent crime in South Carolina declined at about twice the national average — by 11 percent over the previous year. Hooray! We’re doing something better than most people in the rest of the nation. So let’s look a little deeper than percentages. Let’s look at actual numbers.

In 2009, the state reported 670.8 incidents of violent crime per 100,000 people in the state. Last year, the number dropped to 597.7 incidents per 100,000 people.

Barbecue should be state’s official meat

South Carolina seems to have an official everything – other than a state meat. It’s time for barbecue to be the state’s official meat.

Rendering a more balanced tax structure

DEC. 4, 2009 – With a quarter of the state’s population jobless, underemployed or fed up looking for work, a pretty good case can be made that if the state of South Carolina wants to move past the recession, it needs to seriously rethink its priorities. Instead of continuing to do things the same ways [...]