We, the members of the Dillon County Election Commission, wish to thank the Poll Clerks and Poll Managers who worked the January 21 Primary. It was a long day and each of you made the election go smoothly and without major problems.
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Letters
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We Need More Christ In Christmas And In Everything We Do
Some people want to take Christ out of Christmas. I think that we should put more of Christ in Christmas and in everything that we do.
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Prematurity
Dear Editor:
Every parent-to-be wants to have a healthy baby, but it doesn’t always happen that way. More than half a million babies each year are born too soon here in the United States and, worldwide, the number jumps to more than 12 million babies.
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Is South Carolina A 99% State Or A 1% State?
Who’s fighting for us in S.C. for jobs? Who wants to change our voting rights?
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Republican Congress-Let’s Stop Everything
When I woke up on 11-3-2011, I thanked the Lord God for letting me sleep the night through. It came to be about how these corporations and companies are trying to take over our USA with big money. The Supreme Court decision that corporations are people meaning corporations and companies can give...
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Salutes Archie Scott
There has been much consternation about Archie Scott’s county recreation account being used to pay a $50 fee for a girl who apparently had no ties to Dillon.
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Religious or Political Reasoning?
Many, if not most Americans are opposed to the formation of a Palestinian state, yet fully accept Israel's right to statehood. Why? Because their opinion is based on the erroneous belief that today's physical nation of Israel is composed of God's Chosen People.
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Some U.S. Firms Paid More To CEO Than Taxes
A Washington Think Tank study said twenty-five of the highest paid U.S. CEO’s earned more last year than their companies paid in federal income tax. Now when lawmakers are facing tough choices in a quest to slash the national debt, the institute for policy studies, a left-leaning group, said it also found many...
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A Mother Speaks Out
My name is Teresa Herring. On September 29th was the anniversary of my son’s death, Brad Townsend. We had a gathering at the park in honor of our love of him and to let him know that he wasn’t forgotten.
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Requiring A Special ID To Vote
A lot of states governed by Republicans have passed laws this year requiring voters to show a photo ID at the polls.
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Local Festivals
Over the weekend of Sep. 30 - Oct. 1, I attended the Rock Around the Clock Festival in Winnsboro, S.C.
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