S.C. economic development success over the past sixteen months exemplifies the popular slogan “been on a roll” in the record number of new business announcements choosing our state to locate and expand. As of January 2011, the new announcements include;
“Reform” is the “beauty” of politics – a change that might or might not be objectively good but that satisfies the desires of the beholder. Thus to big-government liberals, higher taxes on the rich constitute tax “reform,” while tax cuts are the fiscal conservatives’ standard of reform.
Just before passing legislation last month to stabilize the state pension system, the House voted unanimously to make legislators pay more for their own pensions. It would, Rep. Walt McLeod told his colleagues, demonstrate that representatives were committed to treating themselves the same way they were treating regular state employees.
The president recently delivered his administration’s definitive statement on income inequality.
The other day I read, finally, what exactly the Occupy Movement wants.
First of all, I think it should be pointed out that Wendy Petzel is a member of Morningstar, the not-for-profit organization that has been in negotiations with York County for over five years now over the future of the PTL tower. For myself, I am a homeowner in the Regent Park area and have lived in the shadow of the tower for the past six years. Although I value her right to state her opinion, I think she is out of step with issues regarding the tower and some of the surrounding buildings that have yet to be refurbished.
“Your life isn’t changed by the man that’s elected.” – The Avett Brothers.
You don’t have to like Newt Gingrich – I don’t – to admire the guy. He’s brought the art of intimidating journalists to dizzying new heights.
A few weeks ago, I came out of a fog. It was a hateful, paranoid fog, and it made me feel like I wanted to burn down the place. By place, I mean America.
Why is it I can’t remember where my car keys are in the morning, but I can remember the license plate number of my car I had in high school? Why can’t I remember where I put my glasses just ten minutes ago but I can remember, like it was yesterday, that I had to get up early on Saturday mornings so that I would not miss the cartoons?
In response to the Jan. 4, 2012, Letter to the Editor in the Fort Mill Times “Despite Rumors, We’re Not on the Titanic,”
Ah, a New Year.
It’s cloudy and almost dark when your cockpit display shows the President has given final approval for the carefully planned strike on the rogue mobile missile launchers. They told you before you catapulted from the aircraft carrier in your F-35C that the weather would suck.
Peeking out from under the tree with a bright red ribbon around his neck, he was their favorite present on Christmas morning.
The holiday season marks the time to enjoy the company of family and friends, attend festive parties and gatherings and count our many blessings.