http://www.gtowntimes.com/ en-us http://www.gtowntimes.com/story/delegation-on-sanford Last week, when Gov. Mark Sanford admitted to a tryst with a woman from Argentina, there were some calls for his resignation but the groundswell did not hit until this week.In a long and rambling interview with the Associated Press this week, Sanford went into surprising detail concerning his affair and feelings about Maria Belen Chapur.In another portion of the interview, Sanford admitted Chapur and his wife, Jenny, have not been the only women in his life in recent years.“There were a handful of instances wherein I crossed the lines I shouldn't have crossed as a married man, but never crossed the ultimate line,” Sanford told the AP, meaning he never had sex with any of those women.Locally, State Rep. Vida Miller, a Democrat, is now joinin ... 7/2/2009 http://www.gtowntimes.com/story/delegation-on-sanford http://www.gtowntimes.com/story/Letters-for-July-3_-Obama--Sanderson Rebuttal to Obama concerns This is in reference to the Letter to the Editor "concerns about Obama" from the voice of Andrews, Ms. Bonnie Wheeler dated Monday, June 22, 2009. It appears that she has an insight and a knowledgeable source of information that eludes me and other non diehard Republicans. I am surprised that she did not blame Obama for everything that is wrong in this country and/or global cooling/warming. Unlike Ms. Wheeler, I had no great love for President George W. Bush, but I respected him enough not to try and vilify and tell out and out un-truths about a sitting President. I will not resort to name calling or questioning the validity of any and all of her accusations, because I do not agree with her. I have ... 7/2/2009 http://www.gtowntimes.com/story/Letters-for-July-3_-Obama--Sanderson http://www.gtowntimes.com/story/Sanderson_--The-mill-will-go-down- By Scott Harper sharper@gtowntimes.com There's virtually no chance of ArcelorMittal-Georgetown remaining open past July 12. But how long it will remain closed is a question that has yet to be answered. That's according to James Sanderson, president of the United Steelworkers of America Local 7898. He met with elected and appointed officials in his office Wednesday to discuss the progress of the negotiations that have been taking place for the past two months. He said even if a contract agreement is reached between the union membership and the company tomorrow, a temporary shutdown will be required. "The mill will go down. Make sure that is understood. It will be down for a month or whatever because t ... 7/2/2009 http://www.gtowntimes.com/story/Sanderson_--The-mill-will-go-down- http://www.gtowntimes.com/story/Touching-lives-for-25-years By Anne Jones annej@clemson.edu July 4th will not only be Independence Day this year; in Georgetown, it will be Kathy Ray Cain Day. Mayor Lynn Wood Wilson will proclaim this tomorrow at the Kaminski House lawn at 7 p.m. as a part of a Fourth of July concert. Cain will also receive the Indigo Choral Society's 2008-2009 Distinguished Artist Award at the concert. Cain, who has taught music in Georgetown for over 25 years, deserves the award, according to Ruth Reames, the organist at First Baptist Church, where Cain is a pianist. "Our community is so fortunate to have her - not just at the church but in the whole community," Reames said. "Not only is she a great musician, she's a great person to work with." ... 7/2/2009 http://www.gtowntimes.com/story/Touching-lives-for-25-years http://www.gtowntimes.com/story/Obituaries--July-3--2009 Death Notices Glenda Toney Granger, 66, Murrells Inlet Joe Winns, 84, McClellanville Dudley D. Barnhill Dudley Darrell "DD" Barnhill, 77, of Georgetown, the husband of Pauline Howard Barnhill, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday afternoon, June 27, 2009, at the Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Mr. Barnhill, the son of the Archie Eason Barnhill, Sr. and Healon Miller Barnhill, was born December 25, 1931. He completed his high school education in the military and earned an Associate of Business Administration from the Williamsburg Technical College. He was a former Georgetown County Sheriff Deputy and a retired heavy equipment operator for Georgetown County Maintenance Department. He was a loyal m ... 7/2/2009 http://www.gtowntimes.com/story/Obituaries--July-3--2009 http://www.gtowntimes.com/story/-Gorgeous-_-Holiday-weekend-weather By Clayton Stairs cstairs@gtowntimes.com If a cloudy day with sporadic rain appeals to you for the Fourth of July weekend, you are out of luck. Because it is going to be delightful. Folks who are grilling out, taking a trip to the beach, or enjoying one of the area's parades or other events outside will be enjoying beautiful weather. Rick Kreitner, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Wilmington, N.C., and Ed Piotrowski, chief meteorologist at WPDE Channel 15 News, say this holiday will only be partly cloudy with very little chance of rain. "This weekend will be typical summer weather, minus the usual afternoon thunderstorms," Piotrow-ski said. "It will be gorgeous." Kreitner agrees. ... 7/2/2009 http://www.gtowntimes.com/story/-Gorgeous-_-Holiday-weekend-weather http://www.gtowntimes.com/story/McConnell One of the state’s leading Republican’s who has been a supporter of Gov. Mark Sanford now says the governor “needs to do the right thing” and step down.Senate President Pro Tempore Glenn McConnell, in a statement today, Sanford’s admission Tuesday that he had had some relations with more women than previously reported “have raised in my mind whether the Governor can effectively lead the state in the days, weeks, and months to come.”He said the people of the state “need to know that he is trustworthy and he is committed to serving them.”McConnell continued by saying “we must wonder has the Governor come completely clean.  Each time the press uncovers a new issue or the Governor volunteers new details, both he and our state are embarrass ... 7/1/2009 http://www.gtowntimes.com/story/McConnell http://www.gtowntimes.com/story/sanderson-about-mill There’s virtually no chance of ArcelorMittal-Georgetown remaining open past July 12 but how long it will remain closed is a question that has yet to be answered.That’s according to James Sanderson, president of the United Steelworkers of America Local 7898.He met with elected and appointed officials in his office Wednesday to discuss the progress of the negotiations that have been taking place for the past two months.He said even if a contract agreement is reached between the union membership and the company tomorrow, a temporary shutdown will be required.“The mill will go down. Make sure that is understood. It will be down for a month or whatever because the raw materials that is not in the plant,” Sanderson said.The main sticking point be ... 7/1/2009 http://www.gtowntimes.com/story/sanderson-about-mill http://www.gtowntimes.com/story/800-Facebookers  You too can keep up with what’s happening in Georgetown County not only on this Website but also on Facebook and Twitter.Thanks to those who have signed on so far. If you would like to sign on, go to www.facebook.com — then to the search box — and type Georgetown Times.For Twitter, go to www.twitter.com, and type GeorgetownTimes (one word) in the search box. ... 7/1/2009 http://www.gtowntimes.com/story/800-Facebookers http://www.gtowntimes.com/story/poll-results2009-07-01T04-53-30 A majority of those who participated in a Georgetown Times poll say they feel Gov. Mark Sanford needs to step down.The question — posted for a week on www.gtowntimes.com — was “should Gov. Mark Sanford resign now that he has admitted having an affair?”A total of 57-percent of the respondents (258 votes) said “yes” he should resign.Thirty-six percent (163 votes) said “no.”Six-percent (30 votes) said “I don’t know.”In the wake of Sanford’s new revelations that he met with his mistress more than he previously admitted and that he has had inappropriate relationships with other women, the new poll question is:Do you think Gov. Sanford has now come clean about all of his adulterous affairs?The poll question can be found on the home page of the Ti ... 7/1/2009 http://www.gtowntimes.com/story/poll-results2009-07-01T04-53-30 http://www.gtowntimes.com/story/poll-results A majority of those who participated in a Georgetown Times poll say they feel Gov. Mark Sanford needs to step down.The question — posted for a week on www.gtowntimes.com — was “should Gov. Mark Sanford resign now that he has admitted having an affair?”A total of 57-percent of the respondents (258 votes) said “yes” he should resign.Thirty-six percent (163 votes) said “no.”Six-percent (30 votes) said “I don’t know.”In the wake of Sanford’s new revelations that he met with his mistress more than he previously admitted and that he has had inappropriate relationships with other women, the new poll question is:Do you think Gov. Sanford has now come clean about all of his adulterous affairs?The poll question can be found on the home page of the Ti ... 7/1/2009 http://www.gtowntimes.com/story/poll-results http://www.gtowntimes.com/story/calls-for-sanford-to-resign By Tony Bartelme (Contact) The Post and Courier The Mark Sanford Story, South Carolina's increasingly infamous soap opera, had even more twists and turns Tuesday, with the state's top prosecutor calling for a State Law Enforcement Division investigation of the governor's travels. It was a mind-bending day of confessions and subsequent political jockeying by gubernatorial hopefuls. It began with a bombshell lobbed by the governor himself. In an interview with The Associated Press, Sanford said he took more trips to see his mistress than he had said during his emotional public confession last week, and that he had "physical contact" with other women but didn't cross the sex line with the ... 7/1/2009 http://www.gtowntimes.com/story/calls-for-sanford-to-resign http://www.gtowntimes.com/story/Lynn-Mueller_-On-climate-change-and-health-care-reform By Lynn Mueller For individuals, families, communities and government, it is always wise to clearly define the problem to be solved before entering a discussion as to what the solution to the problem might be. As we observe the ongoing debate and various legislative and executive proposals from the Congress and the White House, this prescription of problem to be solved first and then solutions would be a wise approach for our nation. The two current policy questions being discussed with legislative solutions tied to them are Energy Independence/Cap & Trade, just passed by the House of Representatives and Health Care Reform. With respect to the energy discussion, America has been pursuing with little success "energy indepen ... 6/30/2009 http://www.gtowntimes.com/story/Lynn-Mueller_-On-climate-change-and-health-care-reform http://www.gtowntimes.com/story/Letters--July-1--2009_-Impact-fees--coal--O-Connell--Sanford- Impact fee support I have been following the Georgetown County impact fee discussions with interest. Nationally, many communities have enacted growth management programs to try and control the amount and pace of development so as not to overburden local government and taxpayer's ability to fund new infrastructure. Impact fees are a successful method used to address the problem of helping a community to absorb the cost of new facilities by passing some of the cost to the new developments that directly benefit from them. The public continues to pay for most of the infra-structure cost, including the operating expenses, but new development pays its share up-front so as not to overburden a community's tax rates, especially the prope ... 6/30/2009 http://www.gtowntimes.com/story/Letters--July-1--2009_-Impact-fees--coal--O-Connell--Sanford- http://www.gtowntimes.com/story/Tom-Rubillo_-Joseph-Rainey-saved-Georgetown-from-itself By Tom Rubillo Part of a series "Freedom is the power by which men can do what does not interfere with the rights of another; its basis is nature; its standard is justice; its protection is law; its moral boundry is the maxim 'Do not unto others what you do not wish they should do unto you." -- French Constitution of 1793. A civilized society is one where people respect one another enough to ask questions before they act. An uncivilized world works the other way around. Shoot first, ask questions later. Kick tail before taking names. Ready, fire, aim. Those who assembled in Columbia at the call of the Governor in the Summer of 1865 were not civilized. High-born in society to be sure. But just men in a panic. They ... 6/30/2009 http://www.gtowntimes.com/story/Tom-Rubillo_-Joseph-Rainey-saved-Georgetown-from-itself