http://myscmanews.com Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:23:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It started off as the “grocery stores war,” but now it’s just war. Ten days out from Election Day, incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Henry Brown is fighting for his political life against first-time office-seeker Linda Ketner, a Democrat. Buoyed by recent polls that show Ketner even with Brown or a few points ... http://myscmanews.com/us-house-brown-in-tough-fight.htm OCT. 24, 2008 -- In an election season that never seems to stop, maybe there's one thing South Carolinians can give thanks for: Because conservative South Carolina is a red state, we haven't been pummeled by thousands of campaign ads as have our neighbors to the north. Although there are infrequent ... http://myscmanews.com/brack-poll-gives-clues-to-future-of-politics.htm Proposals to cap college tuition and raise the tax on cigarettes may be among the amendments offered Tuesday in the House, as debate begins on a plan to cut $500 million from the state budget, legislative leaders said Monday. While leaders urged members to keep amendments to a minimum to expedite ... http://myscmanews.com/gn-state-begins-work-on-budget.htm Say it ain’t so. Mailers advocating against both candidates for South Carolina state Senate District 10 have recently popped up in city mail boxes, claiming Greenwood Mayor Floyd Nicholson is a pick-pocket and attorney Dee Compton is against public education. Monday, both candidates issued statements denying involvement in the campaigns. “No candidate ... http://myscmanews.com/senate-district-10-compton-nicholson-not-tied-to-flyer.htm Recently, the S.C. Policy Council released a report on roll-call voting by the General Assembly. I have always been a supporter of the Policy Council and have relied on its research on countless issues. There is even a quote from me on the Policy Council Web site stating how much ... http://myscmanews.com/harrell-house-supports-roll-call-voting.htm Three S.C. women have three weeks to press their cases to voters for seats in the state Senate, the outcome determining whether the chamber returns to its single-gender roots. Lancaster attorney Mandy Powers Norrell, Sumter school board member Karen Michalik and former Lexington County Rep. Margaret Gamble face similar challenges in ... http://myscmanews.com/the-state-senate-could-be-all-male.htm An aircraft maintenance and refurbishing company says it will open a new facility in Lexington County, creating 105 jobs. State officials issued a release Monday annoucing West Star Aviation Inc.'s plans to create a new facility at Columbia Metropolitan Airport. A groundbreaking ceremony will be held 10 a.m. Friday. Operations at ... http://myscmanews.com/an-aircraft-maintenance-and-refurbishing-company-says-it-will-open-a-new-facility-in-lexington-county-creating-105-jobs.htm Gov. Mark Sanford and other local officials are scheduled to appear at the Laurens County Courthouse to announce what is being billed as the single largest corporate investment in the county's history. The Spartanburg Herald-Journal reports that officials will announce on Tuesday a new factory at the Owings Industrial Park along ... http://myscmanews.com/officials-to-announce-plant-jobs-for-park.htm It's been said that those who don't study history are doomed to repeat it — which to me is just another way of saying there's no education in the second kick of a mule. While it's good advice no matter how you say it, it's unfortunately advice that too many in ... http://myscmanews.com/gov-sanford-budget-sequel-no-one-wanted-must-be-solved.htm Illegal immigration carries a terrible price. It mocks the rule of law upon which this nation was founded, it punishes those who play by the rules, and it ultimately creates suffering among those who knowingly or carelessly participate in the underground system. A raid last week at the House of Raeford's ... http://myscmanews.com/raid-on-plant-exposes-price-of-illegal-immigration.htm