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Incumbents in Horry Hamlets

Thursday's editorial issues the editorial board's recommendations in many Horry County elections:

CONWAY | Horry County's small municipalities have been the recent beneficiaries of sound leadership over the last two years from the incumbents who are up for re-election. Several, however, have drawn spirited challenges, and voters have good options in each city.

THURSDAY OPEN FORUM

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Brunswick towns in good hands

The Sun News editorial board issues its recommendations in southern Brunswick County, N.C., races:

CAROLINA SHORES | The towns of southern Brunswick County are blessed this year with an abundance of strong, well-intentioned candidates for office. Very few struck us as unready to serve, and many candidates brought either a wealth of experience in their current offices or incredible personal career paths, so we feel confident that Brunswick County towns will maintain their charm regardless of who wins this year's elections.

Wednesday's cartoon extra

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Why We Recommend

Tuesday's editorial explains how and why The Sun News editorial board recommends candidates for elective office:

Every election season, as The Sun News rolls out its recommendations of candidates for office, we inevitably receive a few calls from readers telling us that because of our opinions, they now know exactly who not to vote for.

That's fine with us. In a way, that's almost precisely why we write them.

We're not political operatives or campaign organizers, and what we write here is not intended to drum up support for any one candidate. On the contrary, we're journalists, and our goal is to provide readers with as much information as possible about these candidates. Our primary method is through the coverage in our news pages, but an alternate source of information can be found here, in our daily editorials.

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Monday's cartoon extra