An appeal to the better angels of our nature
By Rev. Dr. Neal R. Jones Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Columbia nealjones@sc.rr.com
      New Jersey recently became the first state in 40 years to abolish the death penalty. South Carolina and the other 35 states that still use the death penalty should follow suit for at least four reasons: • Capital punishment does not deter murder. States with capital punishment do not have l...
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Hello from Hanoi
By Ted Wachter
      We are in Hanoi on a cold day, the temperature at 40 degrees. The city of three million is incredibly energized and chaotic. Motorbikes are everywhere.
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Did George Bush notice?
Commentary by Warner M.Montgomery Warner@thecolumbiastar.com
      President Bush is on an official visit to our allies in the Middle East. This week he dropped down in Saudi Arabia and announced another gigantic sale of military equipment to the Saudi royal family (the government). A friend of mine in Saudi Arabia on a three- month government contract recently...
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You've been robbed by Guess Who?
The Old Curmudgeon says:
      Over the past 100 years, our local, state, and federal elected officials took your money and created the largest, most wasteful government in the world. This outrageous bureaucracy was first funded by taxes on your bed, your tractor, your mule, your cow, your goat, your clothes, your tobacco, your...
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Ronald Reagan was strong in Myrtle Beach
By Jessica Cross crossja84@gmail
      Reagan was the star of the Republican presidential debate last Thursday, as the candidates summoned his name repeatedly in the battle for the nomination. With the Republican primary looming this Saturday, candidates took turns pointing to Reagan as they tried to distinguish themselves as more pre...
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