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4/27/24 06:00 AM
I read with interest the article on the many dirt roads in Sumter County. I can understand the complexity of the program of maintaining those dirt roads. But those who live on those roads pay taxes also, and something should be done other than …
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4/27/24 06:00 AM
Finding a primary care physician (PCP), i.e., general internist who cares for medical problems of adult patients, usually over age 18, or a family physician who cares for medical problems in children and adults, is quite difficult in our community …
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4/27/24 06:00 AM
The Post and Courier
April 23
If S.C. is running
out of power, we shouldn't be paying data centers to move here
The proposal to eliminate South Carolina's still-new consumer protections and greenlight a massive new natural gas plant near …
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4/27/24 06:00 AM
4/24/24 06:00 AM
Why was America in the Revolutionary War era, with 3 million people, able to generate leaders of the quality of Benjamin Franklin and George Washington, while today's America, with 333 million people, generates the likes of President Joe Biden and …
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BY MICHAEL BARONE |
4/24/24 06:00 AM
We all know the feeling of having something on our minds that we have a difficult time letting go of. Similar to an image or a catchy song that gets stuck in our head, commonly called an earworm, negative thoughts can be very difficult to remove, …
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By Pastor William Holland |
4/24/24 06:00 AM
4/20/24 06:00 AM
It was heartbreaking to watch the Sumter County Council meeting on April 9, 2024. The big topic of the meeting was paving roads in the county. I do not know how the county's chairman and the city's mayor sleep at night after hearing Sumter citizens …
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4/20/24 06:00 AM
On a recent visit to one of my providers, I noticed that it is not routine to provide a statement of charges for the examination and the procedures that were done. The care that I received was excellent and professionally done. As I approached the …
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4/20/24 06:00 AM
Low- to moderate-income communities in downtown Sumter are faced with some of the same issues that plague our rural neighbors in Sumter County, only this is in close proximity to the downtown central business district oddly. These communities …
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4/20/24 06:00 AM
Post and Courier
April 15
S.C. alone gets this one totally wrong. Stop sending
runaways to jail.
We've long known that the best way to transform someone who happened onto the bad side of the law into a violent criminal is to lock him up …
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4/20/24 06:00 AM
When are we going to trust our fellow Americans again? When are we going to allow qualified individuals with responsibility to make decisions without consulting detailed rulebooks and formal procedures?
Those are questions New York lawyer and …
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BY MICHAEL BARONE |
4/17/24 06:00 AM
Just so I am clear on this, my president, Joe Biden, is attempting to save the democracy by defeating a man he tried to keep off the ballot through his DOJ? That's democracy?
Does saving the democracy also include ignoring Supreme Court rulings …
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4/13/24 06:00 AM
Post and Courier
April 6
Loftis' performance should earn a spot on S.C. ballot - but not for reelection
South Carolina's elected state treasurer made quite a spectacle of himself on Tuesday, demonstrating far better than state senators ever …
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4/13/24 06:00 AM
4/10/24 06:00 AM
I hope the new list for the Penny for Progress are items that will be of value to all and not just a benefit for some. I voted against the last one because I felt it was full of fluff. I am a conservative. But I am not a Republican, the party of no. …
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4/10/24 06:00 AM
What were they thinking? Did President Joe Biden and the folks who put together his immigration policy imagine the voting public would celebrate policies that resulted in a record-high number of migration encounters - more than three-quarters of a …
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BY MICHAEL BARONE |
4/10/24 06:00 AM
We are quickly approaching testing season for students across the state. This season is a time of stress for most involved in education. For those that are unaware, the SCReady is a test that measures student grade-level performance based on the …
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By Tabitha Haskins-Merkel, M.Ed
Sumter School District |
4/7/24 06:00 AM
The United States of America was built on the commonwealth and common defense for this country. The purpose written by Thomas Jefferson was "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their …
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4/7/24 06:00 AM
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