South Carolina Government News

There is a missing element in all the media attention to the Mark Sanford scandal: How did the South Carolina governor fulfill his public duties? When he told his staff he might take a hike on the Appalachian Trail, it seems he willfully misled them.

Married South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford's recent admission of a lengthy affair with an Argentine mistress proves yet again that the heavy burden of public office can come to bear down so heavily on the shoulders of these poor souls that sometimes the only solution is to open that pressure valve controlled by their fly zipper.

Next time some politician goes before the cameras with his figurative pants down around his metaphoric ankles and says, "I made a mistake," let's form a mob and drag him from the podium.

One by one, the so-called "family values" Republicans--including those considered potential 2012 presidential candidates--are falling like dominoes.

The British may have mixed feelings about the achievements of Mark Sanford , the pious, married Republican governor of South Carolina.

N INDICATION that Gov. Mark Sanford's extramarital affair wouldn't be business as usual was the absence of his wife, Jenny Sanford, from his icky news conference last week.

The two most important inputs in the negative value chain of political sex scandals have nothing to do with sex.

Like the fireworks of July 4, the Republican Party has produced some spectacular blowups this summer.

Next time some politician goes before the cameras with his figurative pants down around his metaphoric ankles and says, "I made a mistake," let's form a mob and drag him from the podium.

What's more American than a conspiracy theory? Remember that strange, rambling speech Sarah Palin gave yesterday to announce that she is stepping down as governor of Alaska, the one in which she laments "the frivolous ethics violations" of which she has been accused and insists that those who agree to "sit and down and shut up" are taking "the ...

The Lumbee Indian tribe wants to change the name of the river that winds through its ancestral lands in North Carolina.

WHAT a fortnight this has been for observing the human animal in his natural habitat.

Mark Sanford's quest to hold on to the governorship picked up more steam Friday when a pair of allies offered their support for him to remain in office.

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control "has prioritized testing" for HIV and offered free or low-cost testing at events in conjunction with National HIV Testing Day last week, an Orangeburg Times and Democrat editorial states, adding, "The importance of testing is not to be forgotten the other 364 days of the year." The ...

Gov. Mark Sanford heavily mixed business and pleasure during a three-day trip in 2008 to Argentina to visit his lover, records released by the S.C. Department of Commerce show.

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin surprised supporters Friday and announced she is resigning from office at the end of the month without explaining why she plans to step down -- throwing into question whether she would seek a run for the White House in 2012.

The title says it all. I rarely rant. In fact, I almost never rant! I'm much more the calm, let's think about the opposing viewpoint type of writer and thinker.

The investigation into Michael Jackson's death deepened late Wednesday with word that federal authorities will step in to help local police take a look at Jackson's doctors and his medications.

South Carolina ranks fifth in the nation in adult obesity - with 29.7% of the state's adult residents qualifying as overweight.

Forget about the quandary South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford faces as a result of his personal indiscretions.