Florence County Gets Tattoo Parlor

I know that this might sound like a silly story to report about, but it is an important issue in Florence County. The General Assembly passed legislation that allowed tattoo parlors to exist in South Carolina. Since this legislation passed several counties have tread lightly into this field. So is the case in Florence County.
Florence [...]

Save Castle Pinckney

Castle Pinckney is the small island that you might see from Charleston’s Waterfront Park. Just beyond Castle Pinckney is Fort Sumter that has always overshadowed the small fort. One of just three left in the United States, Castle Pinckney is hoping that Charleston resident Christopher Ziegler will help save her.
Ziegler is hoping that he can [...]

Candidate Campaign Finance Reporting

To be as informed as possible about the candidates running for statewide office during this election season I have visited the State Ethics Commission’s website. Each candidate is supposed to submit their campaign finance report to the State Ethics Commission by a set date before the election. This is to ensure that they are following [...]

South Carolina Gubernatorial Debate

The State and SCETV will host a debate between the two candidates running for the office of the Governor. Incumbent Mark Sanford and his challenger Tommy Moore will face off tonight in Columbia at the ETV studios. The two have been debating each other across the state and are slated to appear at 7:30 PM.
To [...]

Who is Howard Rich and Who Cares?

Apparently a lot of people. Several political bloggers around South Carolina have been commenting about a man named Howard Rich. According to those sites Howard Rich is a New York Libertarian who happens to be sending campaign contributions to several Republican candidates running for statewide office. Mr. Rich is sending money to promote school choice [...]

South Carolina, Maine, and Massachusetts Get Best Marks in Setting Higher Expectations

South Carolina was one of three states to be recognized by the national research journal “Education Next” for setting the country’s highest education standards. The journal used 2005 testing data to show how the No Child Left Behind Act produces misleading information on school performance.
According to the South Carolina Department of Education’s website, “NCLB (No [...]

Horry County Tests Ballot Scanners

The Morning News in Florence reported on a test that Horry County performed on their paper ballot tabulating machines. Why is this newsworthy? This is a newsworthy story due to the increased interest in voting machine security. Each county is required by South Carolina Election Law to thoroughly test their ballot tabulating equipment. They did [...]

Your Vote Will Count

In a editorial piece written by Paul DeGregorio, Chairman of the US Election Assistance Commission (EAC), he describes how your vote will count during these midterm elections. DeGregorio wrote this editorial in the Tallahassee Democrat. To read the editorial please visit:
Tallahassee Democrat

300 Year Old Yamasee Artifacts Found

The Associated Press has reported that archeologists have, “discovered what one scientist calls the most significant finds in South Carolina in at least two decades.” Several archeologists have been searching land where million-dollar homes will be build in Beaufort County. For more information regarding this story or archeology in South Carolina, visit the following links:
 The [...]

The Race for Superintendent of Education

This race has gotten a lot of air time by way of ETV, The State newspaper, and WIS-TV in the past two days. Even though there are more than just two candidates running for this office, the past two debates have only featured Republican Karen Floyd and Democrat Jim Rex.
On Monday night, they debated in [...]