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An incredibly productive year
We’ve had a good year in the Senate, and I’m pleased of the progress we’ve made on a number of bills important to the people of this district. But just like it always happens in the last week of the legislative session, now we’re working overtime to make sure a few more key items get passed and on to the governor’s desk. Last week, Democratic Sen. Robert Ford resigned over ethics violations, and it means once again Ethics Reform is on eve...
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SC frogs, the high-tech global economy and you
On the corner of my desk is a small 6×5 inch plastic box with some rocks, water, a bamboo shoot and two frogs named John and Calhoun. These two frogs, and the two guys that gave them to me, are South Carolina pioneers in the new global economy of the 21st century. And you can join the fun and help make something really special happen with all this. (More on your part later — first the guys, then the frogs and then the global economy.) Rhe...
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Time to get involved
It was refreshing to read that there is a group of students (HYPE) who are working on hiking trails and other health enriching concerns in our community. I believe that the medical profession might have someone who would help find resources to help such endeavors. All of us in this county need to take part in educating our citizenry about the health habits that we see causing so many terrible problems in our own community. It is time for ou...
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Cannon fodder, 21st Century-style
The White House Almost never frets, About the lies It told to vets. This Memorial Day, I’d like to salute the young people who continue to enlist in our armed forces. Their initial training reinforces their sense that America is beset with many ill-motivated enemies who hate our freedom, our wealth, and our religions. And so soldiers are taught to hate and fear in return. These emotions are sometimes needed to beef up saggin...
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