Editorial: Advice is a free gift that can cost
The Armenian proverb frames a reflection on guidance, warning that advice freely given can create unseen costs for the recipient. The editorial invites readers to weigh counsel carefully and consider personal responsibility in accepting guidance.
Reforming the Highway Trust Fund Faces Congressional Hurdles
The Highway Trust Fund teeters toward insolvency as Congress weighs a short term fix. House Ways and Means leaders support pension smoothing and transfers from other funds to extend funding through May while debates over broader reform continue. Proposals include trimming federal spending, Postal Service cuts, or tightening overseas taxes, but durable solvency requires clearer priorities for roads and bridges nationwide.
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Ways and Means Committee
U.S. Postal Service
Congress
U.S. Transportation
Anthony Foxx
South Carolina
Leatherman Reflects on Campbell Legacy and Senate Traditions
In a column Senator Hugh Leatherman honors Carroll Campbell’s pragmatic governance and discusses the Senate’s deliberative, equal footing model. He notes compromise, debate, and steady leadership as essential to South Carolina’s legislative process and future. Leatherman, Florence native, has served since 1980 and chairs the Senate Finance Committee.
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Carroll Campbell
South Carolina
Campbell
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S.C. Senate
House
Hugh Leatherman
Florence County
South Carolina Senate
Letter to the Editor on Obama administration actions
The author argues Dream Act by fiat and Obamacare delays show malfeasance and non enforcement of law. They urge the GOP to force Democrat Senators on record, warn that Obama overreach will continue, and criticize IRS, EPA, SEC, and NLRB actions as harming business and trust.
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Guatemala
Honduras
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Senate
Justice Department
IRS
EPA
SEC
National Labor Relations Board
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