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Re: “School of the Arts tweet exposes Charleston County Schools' hypocrisy”

So, the school system paid a hefty court fine for ignoring racial threats, and now you're lambasting them for going after racial threats... not only that but ones with a written, physical evidence record? Fascinating. Beyond that, though, if there's merit to the pending claims, as there certainly was in the Kandrac case, I hope that the penalties are severe enough to root out the problems.

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Posted by factoryconnection on May 15, 2013 at 9:47 AM

Re: “Is Anne Frank's Diary pornography?”

No, it isn't pornography. Disturbing that some few should think so.

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Posted by pugnax on May 15, 2013 at 9:39 AM

Re: “Burke High student receives Twitter threat”

Whatevs. You're not a real baller until you've been threatened on LinkedIn.

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Posted by Ron Liberte on May 14, 2013 at 5:34 PM

Re: “The Agenda: Beach litter in S.C.; Gullah-Geechee plan approved; Reckless + film incentives”

I can never figure out The Agenda, as it always feels like everything has been discussed.

Bearing that in mind, I will be willing to discuss the following:

A) "President" Obama should be impeached for this:

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_…

B) That new bar on Cumberland -- The Craftsmen -- has anyone been? I have, but it was before hours, and I was refused service even though my feet were tired and I was beginning to hallucinate. It looks really nice, though.

C) http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/simga…

D) Stephen Hawking being an adulterer.

E) IUDs.

F) Stephen Hawking being flown and forcibly pushed around in a parabolic plane.

G) Huddle House™ Mt. Pleasant v. Huddle House™ Folly Road: DOES CORPORATE IMPOSE UNIFORM FRANCHISE MANDATES?

I) The trendiness of "Libertarianism".

J) Why does the Charleston Police Department deploy "Teams", and why do all the marked cars seem to commingle everywhere?

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Posted by Pronghorn on May 14, 2013 at 4:57 PM

Re: “Natural gas isn't the solution to our energy woes”

Lol, so mat the city dwelling socialist doesn't want us to use power? Does his computer run on soy bean sprout generators?

Posted by UnkleSteve on May 13, 2013 at 11:06 PM

Re: “Deregulation will only lead us to disaster”

What a load of big government propaganda. It is BIG GOVERNMENT who makes corporations so powerful that they are above the law. If you remove government from the equation, Big Business immediately collpases and the free market flrousishes, creating joy and propserity through the and.

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Posted by UnkleSteve on May 13, 2013 at 9:01 PM

Re: “Only a bold move will bring big biz to the Holy City”

Jack Hunter will be opening a new Fiero customization store, Jack Hunter's Fiero Shoppe, in North Charleston.

Posted by Pronghorn on May 13, 2013 at 10:24 AM

Re: “From farmers markets to cooking classes, schools are helping families grow better eating habits”

Are the children open to eating veggie burgers?

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Posted by Pronghorn on May 13, 2013 at 10:21 AM

Re: “Deregulation will only lead us to disaster”

"food producers work hard to produce safe food, not because the government mandates it, but because killing your customers with tainted food is the quickest way to go out of business."

Clearly unfamiliar with the state of US food production before regulation. History, not even once.

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Posted by Sark on May 12, 2013 at 5:00 PM

Re: “Mark Sanford's victory is a triumph of ideology over decency”

Luckyduck, you pose a good question. I am as southern as it gets and I sort of understand but It's very hard to explain. Sort of like St. Paul's doctrine of FAITH: it takes faith to have faith. A class thing and you probably wouldn't understand. Age old snob-class effect.

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Posted by pugnax on May 12, 2013 at 2:36 PM

Re: “Deregulation will only lead us to disaster”

I think a great example of effective regulation is that from the FAA and NTSB of the commercial airline industry. Isn't it absolutely remarkable that with tens of thousands of domestic flights every day that there hasn't been a single fatality on a commercial flight in more than four years? We can manage to hurtle millions of these incredibly complex machines through the air at nearly 500 mph and yet not a single person dies in four years? The feat is almost entirely thanks to our government having meticulously examined every single incident involving commercial aircraft since the beginning of modern air travel. Imagine how expensive these sorts of investigations are. They involve hundreds or thousands of experts and often many years to conclude. We pay for these with tax dollars because they contribute to the public good. But upon concluding the cause of an accident, what's the next step?

Do you like the idea of flying on a plane that crashed last year due to a mechanical problem that still hasn't been fixed? If it was simply left up to the private industry to do what they want with the information, they would likely do a cost-benefit analysis to see whether they want to immediately fix the issue or maybe wait until the next maintenance cycle for their planes. Some companies may choose to ignore the information entirely. Just too expensive to fix it...worth the risk. Every time you fly, if you want to maximize your chances at survival, you'd have to research which airlines followed a good maintenance schedule before deciding on a carrier. Where would you find the maintenance records for each carrier? They of course wouldn't publicize them. The natural solution is for the federal government to create a regulation that requires all commercial air carriers fix the problem within a reasonable amount of time. There are now thousands and thousands of rules that regulate the behavior of air carriers. These are why we are blessed with the privilege of flying across this great country in less than six hours without even thinking twice about whether we're going to be in one piece upon arrival.

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Posted by jrlamb on May 12, 2013 at 1:29 PM
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