Wednesday was a red-letter day for Georgetown County. The letter: a big red Y. Citizens gathered in a field of dirt off Browns Ferry Road to break ground on the Georgetown County Family YMCA, fulfill ...
Ingenuity: the ultimate resource
7/3/2008 · 0 Comment(s)
By Walter Williams
Why is it that mankind enjoys cell phones, computers and airplanes today but not when King Louis XIV was alive? The necessary physical resources to make cell phones, computers ...
7/3/2008 · 0 Comment(s)
'Don't Tread on Me'
Had the recently aired HBO miniseries "John Adams" been produced as a movie and released on July 4th weekend, it surely would be deserving of several Academy Award nomination ...
7/1/2008 · 1 Comment(s)
Terrorists win
Recently, in the case of Bournediene v. Bush, the fourth branch of the government -- that would be Justice Anthony Kennedy for those of us who are strict constructionists -- dete ...
Independence Day
7/1/2008 · 0 Comment(s)
American founding father John Adams wrote to his wife, Abigail, that July 2 would be celebrated as American Independence Day. Congress moved excruciatingly slowly even in 1776, and it took two more d ...
Gun ownership rights
6/29/2008 · 0 Comment(s)
Last week's Supreme Court ruling clarified the lawful ownership of firearms for American citizens, something that has been a practical matter since the nation was formed.
Dick Heller, 66, an armed ...
Unlawful spending
6/26/2008 · 0 Comment(s)
Gov. Mark Sanford's vetoes don't keep members of the S.C. General Assembly from spending the taxpayers' money as they see fit, but that doesn't mean there's no stopping the government machine in Col ...
Bad news for kids
6/24/2008 · 1 Comment(s)
An annual report on children's well-being again ranks South Carolina one of the worst states in the country for young people. Georgetown County ranks 22nd among the state's 46 counties in the annual ...
Beware, bike rally recoil 6/22/2008 · 7 Comment(s) Myrtle Beach citizens are fed up with the unruly crowds and gridlock that have come to define two spring motorcycle rallies that bring half-a-million tourists to the Grand Strand in May.
Residen ...
The Blame Game: O-I-L 6/19/2008 · 0 Comment(s) By Lynn Muller
Whenever the voting population is impacted in a negative way economically, elected and appointed officials at all levels of government, as well as candidates running for off ...
Heirs Property 6/19/2008 · 3 Comment(s)
At the urging of the article by your Tommy Howard, I watched the movie trailer for the fil ...
[Read More]Education and jobs6/19/2008 · 1 Comment(s) Today's newspaper contains two stories about education. One originated from a Business-Education-Eco ...
[Read More]A ride to a better job6/17/2008 · 1 Comment(s) In a remarkable bit of foresight, Georgetown County will get a new bus route on Saturday, July 5. Th ...
[Read More]The Mitney Project6/15/2008 · 0 Comment(s) The West End will no longer be a code word for Georgetown's blighted community if a group of women ...
[Read More]Election: numbers game6/13/2008 · 0 Comment(s) Georgetown County Sheriff Lane Cribb looked at the vote numbers coming in on Tuesday night and remar ...
[Read More]Help elderly stay cool 6/11/2008 · 0 Comment(s) Although the official start of the season is still two weeks away, summer weather has arrived in Geo ...
[Read More]Get out and vote6/8/2008 · 0 Comment(s) History tells us that those who are relatively happy with the way things are going don't often feel ...
[Read More]Kaminski House Cuts6/3/2008 · 4 Comment(s) Thankfully, some members of Georgetown's City Council seemed skeptical of an idea floated by Mayor L ...
[Read More]Illegal immigration: not here6/1/2008 · 4 Comment(s) South Carolina's new illegal immigrant law won't solve the nation's problem. In fact, the Palmetto S ...
[Read More]Hurricane season is here5/30/2008 · 0 Comment(s) On our list of most unwanted guests this year are Arthur, Bertha, Cristobal, Dolly, Edouard, Fay, Gu ...
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