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Thursday, August 20, 2009

The enormous cafeteria at Lexington High School was filled to overflowing last night for a town hall meeting conducted by Congressman Joe Wilson. Health care reform was the primary topic of concern. Participants tossed their questions into a box before the meeting and Wilson responded to them for a few hours.

Wilson said the US Constitution allows for government to have a role in health care. But he said that role should be limited.  “It should be limited to do for us what we cannot do for ourselves.  Ronald Reagan said that.  But it doesn’t mean you do everything for everybody anytime.  President Reagan also said, “any government large enough to give you everything is large enough to take everything away.” 

That statement drew more than 30 seconds of applause. [click to continue…]

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Clemson vs. USC in US News, an annual event

by Ashley Byrd 08/20/09 4:47 PM

Clemson University and the University of South Carolina every year face off in football, but at the beginning of the school year, there’s another comparison that brings important bragging rights. In dueling press releases, the state’s two largest universities bragged about their rankings in the annual US News And World Report college rankings edition.
USC appeared [...]

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State Chamber CEO finds billboard decision disturbing

by Tom Hayes 08/20/09 12:26 PM

A federal judge’s recent ruling that a state law limiting the placement of billboards advertising adult businesses is unconstitutional does not sit well with the CEO of the State Chamber of Commerce. U.S. District Judge Cameron Currie issued the ruling last week. The legislature passed a law in 2006 banning billboards advertising adult-oriented businesses from [...]

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Cherokee County deputy arrested

by Ashley Byrd 08/20/09 11:08 AM

The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) reports the arrest of a Cherokee County Sheriff’s Deputy who is accused of exchanging drugs for sex with a female, confidential informant.Troy Edward Cooper, 56 years old, of Gaffney is charged with Misconduct in Office (Common Law). According to SLED Agents, Cooper was a Cherokee County Deputy when [...]

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WWII ship moved up Charleston harbor for repairs

by Michael Brown 08/20/09 10:43 AM

A ship that survived World War II is now trying to survive just staying above water as officials moved the vessel to dry land Wednesday.

Destroyer Laffey
Known as the “ship that would never die,” World War II Destroyer Laffey has seen better days. Deputy State Treasurer Scott Malyerck said so himself when he visited the ship [...]

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