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Knocking down ugly obstacles
February 3, 2012 – 10:37 am | No Comment
Knocking down ugly obstacles

Personal property rights are important … very …

No trust for Pioneer Water
January 31, 2012 – 9:41 pm | One Comment
No trust for Pioneer Water

Admittedly skeptical as a result of months of non-transparency, seeming …

We must protect victims
January 31, 2012 – 10:16 am | No Comment
We must protect victims

Sexual and domestic violence are pervasive and …

Believing in transparency
January 27, 2012 – 10:25 pm | No Comment
Believing in transparency

We’ve heard a lot about transparency the last few weeks, what with all …

Quit wasting taxpayer time
January 26, 2012 – 10:19 pm | No Comment
Quit wasting taxpayer time

During the South Carolina General Assembly’s annual legislative media …

Development demands education
January 24, 2012 – 8:57 pm | No Comment
Development demands education

Oconee County School Superintendent Mike Lucas was scratching his head …

Sheriff’s race will be key
January 23, 2012 – 7:36 pm | No Comment
Sheriff’s race will be key

In the aftermath of South Carolina’s rough-and-tumble primary battle and with the haymakers already starting to fly in Florida, it’s hard to believe that we might actually have a primary battle for sheriff in Oconee County that doesn’t turn into a bloodletti

The entitlement philosophy
January 20, 2012 – 10:32 am | No Comment
The entitlement philosophy

The government likes to talk about “entitlements,” referring to …

Cost is apparently no object
January 16, 2012 – 10:36 pm | One Comment
Cost is apparently no object

It’s mind-boggling that here, in the most conservative corner of the …

Profits are not bad
January 13, 2012 – 10:36 am | One Comment
Profits are not bad

You know we have reached a low point in politics when Republicans…

Fresh faces, a new start?
January 12, 2012 – 8:20 am | No Comment
Fresh faces, a new start?

It was truly exciting to see so many fresh faces at this week’s …

There’s no going back
January 9, 2012 – 1:10 pm | One Comment
There’s no going back

Members of the South Carolina General Assembly laid out the …

Still a big bankroll
January 5, 2012 – 11:52 pm | No Comment
Still a big bankroll

Oconee County has received a clean audit. That’s great. The annual financial review also came in much earlier than it has in recent years. That’s good as well.

Staying focused in 2012
January 4, 2012 – 12:12 pm | No Comment
Staying focused in 2012

Hope springs eternal and resolutions abound as the …

Brace yourself!
January 4, 2012 – 12:10 pm | One Comment
Brace yourself!

The candidates are coming! The candidates …

Giving a little to save a lot
December 29, 2011 – 10:43 am | No Comment
Giving a little to save a lot

Giving up a lot to save a littleThe fact that Oconee County has, for …