Tropical Storm Hanna is looming off of the Puerto Rican cost and may prove to be a little problem for South Carolina. Granted the hurricane is going to be nothing like Hugo or Katrina for that matter, but a hurricane is a hurricane.
The most recent projected path has the storm possible going right through […]
Hanna May Prove To Be A Little Problem
September 2nd, 2008 · 2 Comments
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Bye Bye Budweiser
July 14th, 2008 · 8 Comments
As if the purchase of the Chrysler building in New York by Dubai was not bad enough, InBev a Belgian based brewer has agreed to purchase the American icon brewer, Anheuser- Busch. The new company will be called Anheuser-Busch InBev. Anheuser will get seats on the board of the company and will most likely continue […]
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Guns allowed in DC
June 26th, 2008 · 3 Comments
Guns are finally allowed back in our nations capital. Now criminals will not be the only ones armed in the District of Columbia. The US Supreme Court overturned the 32 year old ban on handguns, ruling that the ban violated the second admendment.
There is an arguement that guns should not be in crime ridden neighborhoods […]
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Congratulations Celtics !!!
June 18th, 2008 · 2 Comments
The Boston Celtics defeated the L.A. Lakers last night 131-92 in Boston to claim their 17th NBA Championship.
Rutherford is the man!
June 18th, 2008 · 6 Comments
Todd Rutherford who represents parts of Columbia and Richland County in the state house didn’t hold anything back today when he let Columbia Police Chief Tandy Carter have it. Referring to the shooting that took place at Club Level, Rutherford stated at a press conference today, “The blood of their kids is on Chief Tandy’s […]
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Showdown in Lexington-UPDATE
June 15th, 2008 · 1 Comment
In a surprise move, former state senate candidate Michael Sturkie has endorsed Sen. Jake Knott’s. We thought the endorsement would have gone to Katrina Shealy or at the least Sturkie would have remained neutral. Sturkie is much closer to the beliefs of Sanford and Shealy then that of Knott’s, which is why the endorsement surprises […]
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One down
June 12th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Kevin Hardee dropped out of his runoff with George Hearn in Myrtle Beach today. Hardee who is an Horry County Councilman decided that with only a 30% showing in the polls compared to a 49% by Hearn. Hardee did not think he would beable to get his voters back to the polls in two weeks. […]
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Legislature returning
June 12th, 2008 · 5 Comments
The SC Legislature will be returning on the 25th of this month to finish any and all unfinished business. Before they adjourned earlier this month they set aside three day’s to return and wrap up their business. We are sure they will be addressing any vetos from Mark Sanford. The legislature has a knack for over […]
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SC Fair Tax on the move
June 4th, 2008 · 5 Comments
The South Carolina Fair Tax chapter will be holding events across the state this weekend. These events are to encourage the Fair Tax supporters to vote for candidates that support the Fair Tax. We are not completely sold on the Fair Tax, but we do think it is the best option on the table right. […]
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New poll numbers out of Aiken
June 3rd, 2008 · 8 Comments
New poll numbers out of Aiken
We just received these poll numbers out of Aiken County. We are surprised that Sen. Ryberg is below 50%. It appears that house seat 81 is wide open and most likely will be heading for a run off. House 83 is in a dead heat.
House Seat 81
Scott Singer- 31%
Tom Young- 19%
Brad Boni- […]
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