According to Deadspin.com, golfer Tiger Woods’ latest alleged mistress (the eleventh, if you’re counting, and second porn star) is Joslyn James, whose real name is Veronica Siwik-Daniels.
Siwik? What is that, Norwegian?
Anyway, according to Deadspin’s story, Siwik-Daniels loved to talk to her friends [...]
Major Schools Sports Teams Go the Way of the Dinosaur ....
First the Pee Dee Pride, now the Hofstra Pride. That is our tip of the day - don't name your team 'Pride', unless you want it to go defunct..... Whew! I' [...]
For those of you who are colorblind – or afflicted with chronic cocklaphobia (fear of hats) – we’d like to take this opportunity to draw your attention to our new holiday “flair.” Specifically, we’ve got a delicious minty green background going on … and [...]

Monday, Alabama nose tackle Terrence Cody missed out on winning the national award for the best lineman in college football. Instead, that trophy went to Nebraska defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh. He won the award despite being a part of a middling Big XII [...]
Republican U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham has vast crossover appeal, but he also has among the lowest approval ratings of any senator within his own party, according to polling conducted by Raleigh, N.C.-based Public Policy Polling.
READ THE POLLGraham has worked with Democrats to seat judges to the chagrin of some [...]
Craziness continues to define the political scene in Horry County, S.C. as a highly-publicized harassment case involving the husband of North Myrtle Beach’s mayor, Marilyn Hatley, is about to blow up again.
That’s because the woman at the heart of this bizarre stalking case has been [...]

The past week has seen some interesting polls put into the field, one by the Republican-leaning Rasmussen and one by the Democratic-leaning Public Policy Polling. Depending on who you believe and what you believe, you’ll come out from looking at the polls with your [...]
By Mande Wilkes | You know how to tell that America has come full circle with regard to race relations? A black president is not for nothing, but Barack Obama’s significance pales (ha!) in comparison to the criticism of Tiger Woods’ apparent diverse-averse taste [...]
Accusations continue to fly back and forth between supporters and opponents of an embattled family court judge as one of South Carolina’s most contentious, controversial judicial competence debates rages on …
We’re referring, of course, to the ongoing dispute over the reappointment of Charleston, S.C. family court [...]

There are 34 bowl games this year, and we’re picking every damn one of them (probably with 60-70 percent success). You can follow the progress or join up and do battle with us through ESPN College Bowl Mania. We’re in “The League” and “[...]
ATTORNEY GENERAL RELEASES CLIP WITH FMR. PRESIDENT
As Republicans running for governor in South Carolina channel the conservative ideals of Ronald Reagan, Attorney General Henry McMaster has released a video that proudly displays his ties to the former president.
“To give you some idea of how [...]
At the beginning of the 2009 college football season, we openly mocked Clemson University’s efforts to promote running back C.J. Spiller as a Heisman Trophy candidate.
“Clempsun University running back CJ Spiller is nowhere to be found in the Top 10 (or even Top 20) [...]
“Take two of these and call me in the morning …”
That’s advice Palmetto State residents are obviously taking … along with an disproportionately high number of prescription drugs.
South Carolina is the third “most medicated” state in the nation according to a study released earlier this [...]
Former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum will stump in South Carolina for U.S. Rep. Gresham Barrett’s gubernatorial campaign, according to a release from Team Barrett.
The former Senator will appear with Barrett at stops in Bluffton, Rock Hill and Spartanburg, S.C. this week.
Assuming that listening to a pair [...]
S.C. Attorney General Henry McMaster, who is seeking the Republican nomination for governor, released a video of McMaster and President Ronald Reagan Tuesday, in which Reagan praises McMaster. Reagan named McMaster U.S. Attorney for S.C.
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Barack Obama is rooting for “the audacity of hope,” but it’s looking increasingly as if the American economy is plagued by his predecessor’s oft-regurgitated pablum … err, problem, the “soft bigotry of low expectations.”
Either way, the bottom line is that America isn’t opening its wallets [...]
So much for the whole “fringe Republican” label …
According to the results of a new Rasmussen Reports poll released Tuesday night, candidates running under a hypothetical “Tea Party” label would actually fare better on a generic general election ballot than candidates running [...]
FIRST LADY WAS NEVER ASKED TO BE AT PRESS CONFERENCE
During the most infamous press conference in South Carolina history, when Gov. Mark Sanford revealed his extramarital affair with a woman from Argentina, the first lady was conspicuously absent.
Many other politicians — including Louisiana Sen. David Vitter and [...]
A study scheduled to be released Wednesday by the S.C. Manufacturers’ Alliance will highlight the huge role the manufacturing industry continues to play in the state economy – despite recent job losses.
Specifically, the study will show a total economic impact on the state of nearly [...]
REPORT COMES ON HEELS OF HISTORIC BOEING ANNOUNCEMENT
The only organization dedicated exclusively to the interests of South Carolina manufacturers will release an economic impact study regarding the state’s production industry on Wednesday.
The South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance (SCMA) study, which was prepared by Miley, Gallo & Associates, LLC, [...]
Fairfield School Board Gets Coal and Switches from Representative Boyd Brown
Fairfield County School District’s bizarre and irresponsible behavior have earned them a vocal new critic.
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) released a report on the numerous academic and financial failures of Fairfield [...]
MARK FAVA ANNOUNCES INTENTION TO RUN AGAINST BROWN
The crowded race for South Carolina’s first Congressional district got a little more crowded Monday as former Mt. Pleasant Town Council member and Naval Reserve Officer Mark Fava announced his intention to seek the seat as a Republican.
“Our country faces [...]
U.S. Rep. John Spratt (D-S.C.) is pushing a proposal to raise the federal debt ceiling by as much as $1.5 trillion – the largest hike in American history and the second increase in ten months.
Like common credit card theives, lawmakers have already spent the [...]

INCREASED SPENDING HAS LED TO DECREASED RESULTS, REPORT SAYS
There’s a whole lot of a bad news and not much good news for state schools, according to a review of South Carolina education policy by a Columbia-based think tank.
The South Carolina Policy Council on Monday released its annual [...]
When I decided to review Trek episodes, I knew there were going to be quite a few I would not want to watch again. Not because they are bad, although some do fall in that category, but because some are so draining. It is the key reason [...]
A very telling explanation of how the National Education Association’s (NEA) sees its involvement in public education.
Why does the NEA think it is effective as an “advocate?”
“…It is not because of the merit of our positions.
It is not because we care about children and it is not because [...]
From and Charleston Post and Courier: