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“In the long run, this legislation encourages wasteful Washington spending through the broken process of earmarking.”

Here's how area members of Congress voted on major roll calls in the week ending April 18. via Spartanburg Herald-Journal

A couple whose son was killed in a shooting want to raise money to print playing cards featuring unsolved homicides and missing persons cases from South Carolina. via WIS-TV Columbia

South Carolina businesses, schools and churches billed by a Florida company for Internet advertising they didn't know they were buying are eligible for restitution under a 26 state settlement. via Fort Mill Times

A spokesman for the South Carolina Army National Guard says about 200 soldiers expected to return this week are still in Kuwait because their flight was canceled. via WACH-TV Columbia

“The major reason young people in South Carolina don't go to college is not because of the cost but because they think it's not worth it”

Today, Public School Choice came up again and for the life of me, I don't know how we can sit back and do the same thing over and over again and expect different results. via The State

“We thank our partners, our sponsors and especially our volunteers for all of their hard work and support. Together, we're leaving a positive, long-term impact on wildlife for generations to come.”

EDGEFIELD, S.C.&#8212 Although South Carolina is known as the Palmetto State, the National Wild Turkey Federation is helping landowners establish a different kind of beautiful tree on their properties - the ... via Turkey Call

“Everybody here now is working really closely to get the renourishment going”

Property owners along the severely eroding Wild Dunes beachfront will pay a total of $18,000 for littering the coast and marshes with tens of thousands of small sandbags that washed away in storms last spring. via The Post and Courier

A Senate panel is questioning three nominees for a board that oversees the public operations at two South Carolina ports. via Myrtle Beach Online

“We need to ensure we do the same with the Jasper County port. "There is a lot of expertise available”

The head of one of South Carolina's most important corporate partners that's a leading customer of the Port of Charleston said Tuesday that the state must expand its maritime infrastructure - and that means ... via The Post and Courier

The first members of a South Carolina National Guard unit deployed in Afghanistan are beginning to return home. via Myrtle Beach Online

“The difference between this time and last is that I've got a record to run on, and I'm very proud to run on”

Florence resident Barry Wingard has filed to run as a Democrat for the S.C. House of Representatives District 63 seat, held by Republican Kris Crawford of Florence, who is seeking re-election. Wingard, 60, is a ... via WBTW

“Is there a floor below which no American child should fall, regardless of the accident of geography that accounts for where they are born and raised?”

South Carolina is one of the worst states in the nation to be a kid, according to a new report. via The Post and Courier

A new homeowners insurance provider will soon start writing policies in South Carolina. via Myrtle Beach Online

An rendition of the proposed S.C. State Ports Authority container facility at the former Charleston Navy Base. via The Post and Courier

“These are some of the most powerful and well-known photographs in our nation's history”

The depth in Abraham Lincoln's eyes grabs you first. Taken by pioneer photographer Alexander Gardner in 1863, just 11 days before Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address, the print is one of the most famous ... via Island Packet

Celebrating the 125th Anniversary of Gretsch drum-making excellence, Guitar Center, the world's largest musical instrument and professional audio retailer, is proud to team up with Gretsch Musical Instruments ... via Harmony Central

A new report says about 94 percent of South Carolina households have access to high-speed Internet services. via WACH-TV Columbia

McLEAN, Va. -- Maybe he heard a faint rattling around in his luggage, but he surely never assumed the sound came from a poisonous snake sealed in his bag and waiting to strike. via WLTX-TV Columbia

Phil Disher hit a grand slam in the third to lead South Carolina to a 10-3 win over Mississippi State in Southeastern Conference action. via WIS-TV Columbia

MY BEST CONTACT in the governor's office left Mark Sanford's employ last week, which is bad news for me. The jury is still out on whether it's a good thing for South Carolina.

The jury in this case will be the voters of S.C. Senate District 46 in Beaufort County. Tom Davis, formerly chief of staff to Mr. Sanford, will oppose Sen. Catherine Ceips in the Republican primary in June. I have no idea which should win; we'll have our hands full on the editorial board just trying to endorse in primaries for Midlands districts. Read more