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Volunteers key to BLWS success
The fact that the Big League World Series is celebrating its 10th anniversary in Easley is rather amazing to us. It seems just like yesterday that a few fervent baseball fans were talking about bu...
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Baseball championship reminds us nothing’s out of reach
On June 29, 2010, the USC Gamecock baseball team defeated UCLA to win the College World Series. The Gamecocks were a picture of grit and determination in the tournament, posting six straight win...
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Be aware of food and safety recalls
Dollars and Sense
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A high-stakes competition
The S.C. Comptroller’s Office is locked in a fierce contest. My office is competing against the state Department of Agriculture and the state Treasurer’s Office in a good-natured effort to see who...
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‘The Right Thing to do for America’
Letter to the editor
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Government scaring businesses
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Community input requested regarding 153 corridor
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Death by Debt
Death by debt isn’t only a Greek tragedy, it’s downright common. Powerful nations all the way from Rome to Russia have killed their economies by spending more than they had. And, if the American p...
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Preparing for the state pageant
I am honored that you have decided to take your time to come on this journey with me as I conquer my dream to become your Miss South Carolina 2010 by competing in the 74th annual scholarship pagea...
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Lessons from the elections
The primaries are now finally over, thank goodness. We still have to deal with the November general elections, but we have some time to rest from hard-core politics until that time. We’ve seen a f...
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The Rush Limbaugh of Anderson County
Post Editorial
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Easley’s ‘family friendly’ nature at risk?
Letter to the Editor
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Quotes from the past week
“I was expecting a runoff, but I sure wasn’t expecting it to be between Ann Smith and Ken Waters.” Rick Freemantle. “If you’re not going to vote for Ken just (because he’s in the Reserves), then s...
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Scoutmaster Minute
You need to know the rules so you know how to break them right! Last April, I told the boys that there would be no rules on that trip. Guess what? It was great! After all, rules are made to be ...
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Myth: Newspapers are washed up
The death watch began in March, 2009. That was when – in the midst of some extraordinarily difficult times for newspapers — Time Magazine published its scary-sounding list: The 10 Most Endangered ...
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EDITORIALS
LETTERS
Governor sets constructive tone for coming year
by By Richard Eckstrom, Comptroller General
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Governor Sanford set a positive tone for the coming year with his annual State of the State address. In his Jan. 14 speech, the Governor sounded some familiar themes, emphasizing the need to...
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Dollars And Sense
by David Uffington
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Auto insurance myths
Politics start on a local level
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For the past few months, we’ve been inundated with fluff press releases from politicians and phone calls from candidates who wanted us to come take pictures of them simply because they were going t...
Quotes from the past week
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“Most of these people don’t realize that what they’re doing is actually killing themselves.” Anderson County Sheriff’s Office Capt. Randy Creamer, talking about the dangers of meth and meth labs....
Meth labs in our community
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During the meth lab bust last Friday night, we saw the best and the worst of Powdersville. It showed the best of the community because we were able to witness what happens when firefighters, deput...
DOLLARS AND SENSE
by David Uffington
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Last-Minute Vacation Deals
Citizen participation important part of Democracy
by S.C. Comptroller Richard Eckstrom
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As I sat down several weeks ago to write my regular community newspaper column, I could hear on TV a political “talking head” disparaging the Tea Party movement. The commentator certainly had some ...
May provides opportunities to say ‘thanks’ for military service
by S.C. Comptroller Richard Eckstrom
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The month of May holds two important opportunities to honor those who defend our country.  One usually passes relatively quietly, while the other is marked by barbecues, parades, speeches, flag-wav...
‘Sneak up’ on someone doing good
by Bill Edge
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Have you ever caught someone doing good? I often like to “sneak up” on the boys to observe their behavior when adults are not present. Last Friday night I got an opportunity to witness pure goodnes...
Behind the scenes: fire department volunteers
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A fitting tribute to WWII veterans
by S.C. Comptroller Richard Eckstrom
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It was truly the trip of a lifetime. Hundreds of World War II veterans from South Carolina and their escorts arrived in Washington D.C. recently to visit the various monuments which have been erec...
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