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            <title><![CDATA[ Erin Spatz: WHO DOESN’T LIKE TO NAP? ]]></title>




            <description><![CDATA[What have kids got against sleep? <br><br>Now, I know this is not a new phenomenon. I know this because I used to resist sleep too.<br><br>Why, oh why, do children fight sleep? <br><br>It starts with newborns who love to sleep all day and party all night. Followed by toddle ... ]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ Rogers: How long do EMS crews take in responding to calls? It's a secret ]]></title>




            <description><![CDATA[By BILL ROGERS<br><br>If you want to find out how long it takes for a publicly funded Emergency Medical Services crew to respond to a call in South Carolina, forget it.&nbsp; It’s secret.<br>An obscure state law, passed some years ago at the request of DHEC, cas ... ]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ Editorial: Impact Fees ]]></title>




            <description><![CDATA[It’s time to retract impact fees.<br>The impact fees adopted in February 2009 require a payment of $5,750 per 1,000 square feet for commercial structures and about $6,000 for residential, depending on where the residence is built in the county.<br>The plan f ... ]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ American Forum: Aid is Power. Who Do You Want to Empower? ]]></title>




            <description><![CDATA[By Yifat Susskind<br><br>&nbsp;In the immediate aftermath of the catastrophe earthquake in Haiti, the first question everyone asked was: How can I help?<br>&nbsp;Many people believe that donating to a large relief agency is the best way to help Haiti.<br>&nbsp;In fa ... ]]></description>
            <pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ Lynn Mueller: Bipartisanship, Not always a good idea ]]></title>




            <description><![CDATA[2009 was quite a tumultuous year for America, particularly when one looks back on the politics and public policy debates in the Congress and with our President.<br>&nbsp; From healthcare and other domestic policy issues to foreign policy — including Iran ... ]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ Erin Spatz: These acorns didn’t fall far ]]></title>




            <description><![CDATA[When I became pregnant with our first son, I did a lot of daydreaming about what he would look like and what kind of personality he would have.<br>Would he be more like Eric or more like me? It was fun to imagine all the possibilities.<br>Well, if you have e ... ]]></description>
            <pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 22:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ Robbin Bruce: Retracing my steps with Mom’s photographs ]]></title>




            <description><![CDATA[Lately, it seems I've been looking at a lot of pictures. We've been going threw Mom's stuff, and one thing I had never really paid much attention to is that she loved to take pictures.<br>&nbsp;I mean, a lot of them. If you took the time to you could alm ... ]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ We apologize ]]></title>




            <description><![CDATA[We blew it. Our lead headline in Monday’s paper read, “DeBordieu sewage will go into river.”<br>That’s a bad, unfair headline.<br>Clearly, it suggests that the community’s raw sewage will flow into the Waccamaw River, and that’s just not the case. <br>DeBordieu  ... ]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ Lynn Mueller: President Obama's Washington ]]></title>




            <description><![CDATA[By Lynn Mueller<br><br>It has been almost one full year since Barack Obama was sworn in as our 44th President.<br>His inauguration also marked the beginning of the control of both Houses of Congress by the Democrat Party with significant majorities.<br><br>Now, one year ... ]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ Erin Spatz: Starstruck at the Extreme Makeover, Home Edition site ]]></title>




            <description><![CDATA[Today I had the opportunity to do something really fun.<br><br>As a mom, usually the fun involves one of the kids, which don't get me wrong, makes me happy beyond reason. But this time was just about fun for me.<br><br>Blair from "Barefoot Barista" in Litchfield ask ... ]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ Sally Parker: Funeral etiquette ]]></title>




            <description><![CDATA[Q. Dear Sallie,<br>&nbsp;My husband and I are saddened by the deaths of friends and always send flowers, make a donation to the designated organization, send a card or letter, and if possible attend the funeral. There is confusion over the etiquette in w ... ]]></description>
            <pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2010 20:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ John Brock: A new dog ]]></title>




            <description><![CDATA[We have a new baby at our house — again!<br><br>Our beloved dog died more than a year ago and my wife and I have been trying to decide for months if we should go down that road again.&nbsp; We finally decided to try it one more time and, as of last week, we  ... ]]></description>
            <pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2010 20:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ For the men, women of the 178th — and their families ]]></title>




            <description><![CDATA[Honor: Fidelity to principals or obligations. I took a minute to look up the word honor in Webster's dictionary this morning.<br>I guess like most of us, I kinda knew what it meant, but then again, to most of us it just means we try to live our lives as  ... ]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ Collison: Park where you're supposed to! ]]></title>




            <description><![CDATA[I keep saying that I am not going to write about the things that bother me. But then I think, if it bothers me then it must irritate others.<br>&nbsp;Surely I am not the only one. <br>But then I keep telling myself, it's no big deal, just ignore it. They don ... ]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ Jamie Sanderson: Acting on the suffering of children ]]></title>




            <description><![CDATA[If you are not aware, our state legislators will begin another session this month — and in doing so they will be dealing with huge budget cuts.<br>&nbsp;It probably has felt like a merry go-round for some people in regards to the cuts from state agencies ... ]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 23:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ Linda Meric: For paid sick days legislation ]]></title>




            <description><![CDATA[By Linda Meric<br><br>Last year, in our tough economy, many of us asked for necessities and basics as holiday gifts. Among the gifts that would mean the most to families is the passage of the Healthy Families Act, introduced by the late Senator Edward Kenned ... ]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ Letters, January 6, 2010 ]]></title>




            <description><![CDATA[<b>On John Brock column</b><br><br>I take issue with numerous statements in John Brock’s recent column, “The Meaning of Integrity.” <br>&nbsp;Brock seems to believe that integrity in government means agreeing with his political philosophy, and he doesn’t give a single  ... ]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ Jamie Sanderson: Modernize our country’s chemical safety laws ]]></title>




            <description><![CDATA[Thirty-three years ago, Gerald Ford was in the final year of his presidency, a brand new company called Apple was beginning production on the first personal computers, you could buy a cup of coffee for 26 cents and Congress passed a major new law cal ... ]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ Erin Spatz: Who's spoon is bigger? ]]></title>




            <description><![CDATA[The other morning as I was making breakfast for the kids an argument broke out.<br>This is not uncommon in our house as all the kids are two years apart, so they tend to bug each other.<br>&nbsp;I have heard all sorts of arguing.<br>They have fussed at each othe ... ]]></description>
            <pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ Brock,-Nov.-30,-2009 ]]></title>




            <description><![CDATA[Every time I pick up a newspaper or turn on the television, I witness the further outlawing of smokers and smoking.&nbsp; Smoking is a filthy habit, we all know that, but stopping smoking is not a subject to be taken lightly. It can be really hard!<br>Al ... ]]></description>
            <pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ Jamie Sanderson: Free Internet for city residents ]]></title>




            <description><![CDATA[The City of Georgetown elected a new mayor earlier this month, in a deafening tone may I say. With that, Democratic mayor-elect Jack Scoville has some challenging endeavors proposed, hurdles to jump and people to convince.<br>I asked Scoville some questi ... ]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ John Brock: 'Them Yankees is gullible folks' ]]></title>




            <description><![CDATA[I once took on the Billy Carter persona for an evening in upstate New York.&nbsp; Had 'em fooled for about 30 minutes. As President Jimmy Carter's late beer-swilling, course-talking brother, Billy, would have said, “Them Yankees is gullible folks.”<br><br>It ... ]]></description>
            <pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ Robin Bruce: Ready for Thanksgiving? ]]></title>




            <description><![CDATA[Well I'm getting ready, ya'll, I'm out there every morning, jogging, lifting weights, doing all the cardio I can stand, cause I'm going to be ready.<br>&nbsp;Ya'll, really don't believe that, do you? It's a nice thought though. But I am getting ready, ca ... ]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ Lynn Mueller: Thank you Mr. President ]]></title>




            <description><![CDATA[Prior to leaving on his scheduled trip to Asia, the President announced that upon his return he would be hosting a “jobs summit” at the White House.&nbsp; This announcement included comments from the President concerning the fact that while he saw “h ... ]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ Jamie Sanderson: A conservative and a liberal actually agreeing ]]></title>




            <description><![CDATA[Who’d of thought it? A “true” conservative and a liberal actually agreeing on something. Well, to be honest, openness in our city government should not be a party ideology.<br>It should be common sense.<br>I decided to have Georgetown City Councilman Paige S ... ]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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