80 Years Later, Movie Tells Story of SC Woman’s Battalion During World War II
COLUMBIA — When Charity Adams Earley was sent across seas in 1944 , she was faced with a monumental task: Get millions of pieces of mail to the soldiers meant to receive them. Under her leadership, a battalion of Black women nicknamed the Six Triple Eight (for the...
A Well-Deserved Takedown of the California Political Class
WASHINGTON — Actress Sara Foster captured the rage of many Angelenos who have watched their city burn from the Palisades to Altadena in one social media post: “We pay the highest taxes in California. Our fire hydrants were empty. Our vegetation was overgrown,...
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SOUTH CAROLINA: S.C. Parks Dept. Seeks $18M to Open Four New State Parks COLUMBIA — Four new state parks could open in 2025, if South Carolina’s parks department receives the $18 million it has requested from the state Legislature. The planned parks would join 48 the...
Damn the Acquiescence
It’s important in a democracy that the losing side grapple with its defeat and learn the right lessons for next time. A certain amount of reflection and self-criticism is healthy, but we’ve blown past that point and are in danger of over-interpreting the...Obiter Dicta
Normally, when the government asks a judge to dismiss criminal charges against a defendant, the judge will happily do so. Read More
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SOUTH CAROLINA: SC Native American tribes sign treaty promising to work together The treaty was likely the first of its kind in the country, tribal leaders said COLUMBIA — South Read More