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OPINIONS: Some truly bizarre political theater in South Carolina

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Thursday, July 1. 2010

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In Nov. 2009, Alvin Greene was arrested after showing porn to an 18-year-old University of South Carolina student. But he could celebrate the anniversary of that arrest in a most peculiar way — in Nov. 2010, Alvin Greene could be elected South Carolina’s next U.S. Senator. [Full Story »]

OPINION: The Deepwater Horizon vs. Moby Dick

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Saturday, June 26. 2010

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Long before the Deepwater Horizon disaster, and even before the days of petroleum, men sought another type of fuel. And amid cutthroat competition for the precious energy source — whale oil — sailors ventured deeper and deeper into the blue seas in pursuit of riches. [Full Story »]

For the love of family

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Wednesday, June 23. 2010

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New organization provides network for foster families

Bonita Eberhart cared dearly for the baby boy, then she had to send him away. But she is happy, not sad, about the foster parenting memory. She still gets the phone calls and the photos from the child’s permanent family. She watches the child grow from a distance. She remembers the face of the boy’s adoptive mother when she handed him over to his new parent.

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OPINIONS: Another reason to keep valuable info off your computer

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Monday, June 14. 2010

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As far back as 1983, there was concern that computer hackers could compromise our national security. Remember the movie that came out that year, “WarGames,” in which Matthew Broderick hacks his way into a military supercomputer and nearly starts WWIII? [Full Story »]

Madison Co. citizens to feel pinch from new state fees

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Saturday, June 5. 2010

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Want to keep that “wildlife” license plate on your car? [Full Story »]

OPINION: Fee increases will affect gov’t supply and demand

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Saturday, June 5. 2010

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If we bumped the price of the paper up from 50 cents to $5, we would make considerably more with each sale, but how many sales would we make? [Full Story »]

OPINIONS: The heartaches of rental relationships, especially these days

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Monday, May 31. 2010

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Before I got married, I rented one half of a duplex in Athens for six years from a nice elderly couple. It was in a good neighborhood in the Prince Avenue area. [Full Story »]

OPINION: More research needed on environmental carcinogens

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Saturday, May 22. 2010

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I remember when the bug truck would come down our road in Macon spraying for insects, momentarily interrupting our wiffle ball game at the dead end. There was that sickening smell. But I didn’t worry that it would hurt me. It just stunk. And we would pause to let the insecticide truck pass before we resumed the game. [Full Story »]

A Madison County road roundtable

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Tuesday, May 18. 2010

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Madison County leaders held their first “roundtable” discussion May 10 over the planned regional transportation tax. And with the state government cutting road funding for counties, leaders recognize that a regional tax may be a necessity for counties seeking to maintain decent roads. [Full Story »]

OPINIONS: The Gulf disaster and our love for the ocean

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Friday, May 14. 2010

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The ocean is that other earth. Yet, it covers far more of this sphere than the land. It is incomprehensible, beautiful, mean and uniquely peaceful. [Full Story »]

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