Wednesday’s editorial describes the value of hearing about
the tragedies in the Holocaust (followed by a note of appreciation for this
year’s record-setting blood drive).
During the release of several
motion pictures about the Holocaust in 2009, film critic A.O. Scott wrote that
while some moviegoers might turn away from such stories, there really cannot be
too many films on the subject. Holocaust survivor Joe Engel of Charleston adamantly agrees. Here is what he
told seventh graders at Waccamaw
Middle School the other
day: ``A lot of books have been written about it. A lot of movies have been
made about it but nothing came close enough. What’s been going on in
Auschwitz-Birkenau, it’s impossible to believe it. Whoever was not there cannot
imagine. Today we must still witness for them.’’
Continue reading "Survival Story for All Ages " »
Curtis Loftis, a Lexington businessman seeking to unseat Treasurer Converse Chellis in the Republican primary, launched his campaign at noon Wednesday with a full-on attack on his opponent at an event in Myrtle Beach.
Continue reading "Video: Candidate for S.C. Treasurer blasts incumbent" »
By Ron Harris
BusinessWeek.com last Friday had an interesting article on the possibilities of a new crop of entrepreneurs springing up as a result of
the new health care law. The lede reads: “As the health reforms signed into law this week begin to take effect over the
next four years, one consequence to watch is to what extent would-be
entrepreneurs feel comfortable leaving their jobs to start businesses. If
people can get affordable insurance outside of their jobs, some number of
workers who mainly stay in their jobs for health benefits will leave to start
small companies or work for themselves, the reasoning goes.”
Indeed, as in most dark clouds, and even some hurricanes,
there are silver linings and aftermath assets.
The bitterly controversial health care legislation that is now law of
the land is no exception. Necessity is
the mother of invention, they say, and this mother is rife with possibilities,
so below are some nascent entrepreneurial ideas of mine that, assuredly, bear
further brainstorming and nurturing and kneading. Remember – General Electric and General
Motors started as mere privates, even though the latter got stripped of its high
rank and respectability last year.
Continue reading "Entrepreneurial Possibilities " »
Tuesday’s second editorial encourages participation in a
program for elderly shut-ins.
“Make Someone’s May Day” has kicked
off for the ninth year, and if your service club, church group or school is
looking for a worthwhile project, here is a good one. Businesses and
individuals throughout the community fill bags with personal items for elderly
shut-ins – soap, shampoo, lotion, toothpaste, facial tissues, puzzles, etc.
Continue reading "Make It a Success" »
Tuesday’s editorial praises the participants in Myrtle Beach’s Miracle
League.
As surely as April approaches,
Major League Baseball players and fans are ready for the umpire’s call to “Play
Ball” in venerable venues such as Fenway in Boston
and Wrigley in Chicago as well as newer
ballparks in Atlanta and Denver. College baseball is well under way
for another season and the Grand Strand Miracle League has started its ninth
year. “We get everyone around the bases once,” says league director Tory
Mackey, speaking of participants who may round the bases in a wheelchair. The
Miracle League is for primarily children with physical or mental disabilities
in Georgetown
and Horry counties and beyond. Mackey says the Miracle League has participants
from age 3 to 43. Some are preparing to play in a statewide Special Olympics in
May.
Continue reading "Miracle League Baseball" »
By Richard L. Wolfe
“View of nature of law
that legal
rules
are based on judicial
decisions
given in interest
of the larger society and public
policy, and not on any dogma
or supernatural authority.
It defines
'legal
rights' and 'legal
duties' as whatever the courts
say they are. If carried too far, however, this view results
in absurdity because a judge
pondering what rights
an accused
has is, in fact,
deciding what rights he or she (the judge) is going to let the accused have.”
(http://www.businessdictionary.com)
The unconstitutional individual mandates in the
recently passed health care reform legislation have caused me to ponder just
where these ideas come from. This Congress and the Supreme Court seem to be
making up the rules as they go along. It is not just the recent legislation but
other court rulings that seem to be antithetical to the Constitution itself. The
Supreme Court’s decisions involving imminent domain seem to be outside our
traditional understanding of what it was designed to be used for. It appears
that the culprit is a judicial philosophy known as Legal Realism.
Continue reading "LEGAL REALISM" »
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