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Governments, Governments Who Need People
Corporate welfare giant Linamar, which has now merged with a Swiss company to become GF Linamar, has yet to decide if it wants to locate a new facility in Mills…
South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball
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Recidivism
While proponents of personal welfare now largely embrace a philosophy of “up and out,” or “a hand up, not a hand-out,” corporate welfare remains an inelastic target for thrown money.…
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Real Edumacation
Michael Badnarik wants to know by July 10 if there is enough interest in him holding one of his Constitution crash courses in Columbia, SC. If you don’t think you…
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Gummermint math
Congressional Budget Office: Baucus bill spends $829 billion. Democrats and “progressives”: Baucus bill saves $81 billion. Only in Washington (and Raleigh, and Columbia, and Richmond …)
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Another Sign of Local Economic Weakness
The Brookings Institution’s latest metro economic profile of the 100 largest urban areas in the nation has Charlotte ranked a dismal 63rd. Worse, competitors Columbia and Raleigh came in much…
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Kay Yow’s funeral
If you missed Friday’s funeral of legendary North Carolina State University women’s basketball coach Kay Yow, make sure you catch this 20-minute video she made for the ceremony when she…
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R.I.P. NC State’s Kay Yow
NC State womens basketball coach Kay Yow lost her battle with cancer this morning. She was the epitome of commitment, character, and dignity. May she rest in peace.
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A solution in search of a problem
Read this cover story from today’s News & Observer, and you’ll find another example of bureaucrats searching for a problem that does not exist. Collegiate women’s basketball teams conduct basketball…
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Here’s another one for the horror file
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford and the GOP-led state legislature in Columbia are expected to spend much of its effort this year on a proposed tuition-tax credit bill to expand…
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Slogans R Us
Columbia’s new marketing slogans are ready for a public vote, with none of the above an early fave. The problem with “New Southern Spirit,” “The Big Friendly,” and “Now this…