http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/carolina/ en-us Sun, 3 Jan 2010 01:59:48 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419783/posts Clemson University is fighting back against an invasion of squirrels on its South Carolina campus. The Anderson Independent-Mail reports workers spent much of December trapping Eastern gray squirrels, catching and euthanizing the 200 rodents allowed under federal law. The squirrels have caused problems in recent years, killing about 100 mature trees by chewing on the bark for food and making their territory. About 10 percent of the campus' trees have been damaged in some way, likely costing the school about $1 million in the past decade. Clemson officials tried a squirrel birth control program, but it didn't do enough to... The Sun News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419783/posts#comment Sun, 3 Jan 2010 01:59:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2388121/posts Walterboro is a small community along Interstate 95. It sits about one hour north of Savannah, Georgia. It is a small town typical of the south. It belongs to a section, of the part of South Carolina, known as the Lowcountry. It is 45 minutes from the ocean and has its own watery areas,swamps. When you think of small town America, Walterboro is a place you may think of. But the last week, Walterboro has become like LA. Huntington Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2388121/posts#comment Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:27:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2384223/posts Senator Lindsey Graham, the Republican with a maverick streak, has been censured by local Republican Party officials in his home state of South Carolina. The executive committee of the Charleston County Republican Party voted unanimously on Monday to rebuke Mr. Graham “for many of the positions he has taken that do not represent the wishes of the people of South Carolina, such as: passing a ‘cap and trade’ energy bill, bailing out banks and granting amnesty for illegal aliens.” Lin Bennett, the chairwoman of the local party, told the Charleston Post and Courier that party leaders were “fed up.” NY Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2384223/posts#comment Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:52:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2377945/posts Seattle Cartoonist Blasts South Carolina Workers It’s one of the funniest cartoons we’ve seen in a long time, even if it is nothing but sour grapes. Cartoonist David Horsey of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer – miffed that Boeing Corp. chose North Charleston, S.C. over Everett, Washington to assemble its second line of 787 Dreamliners – took pen to paper (well, not paper, really) to vent some of his frustration against the Palmetto State. “How many non-union South Carolinian workers does it take to attach a wing to a Boeing airplane?” Horsey’s cartoon asks, portraying several dim-witted rednecks attempting to attach a... Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2377945/posts#comment Wed, 4 Nov 2009 03:11:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2306345/posts North Carolina Bus Tour To Focus on Putting Patients First in Health Care DebateTour Will Encourage Citizens to Support Free Market Health Care Solutions Tour Begins Sunday in Raleigh, Continues All Week Bus to meet activists in cities and towns all over North Carolina as Patients First tour urges constituent action against a government takeover of health care As members of the North Carolina Congressional Delegation travel to their home districts over the legislative recess to hear from their constituents, Americans for Prosperity’s Patients First Bus Tour will hit the road, too. The tour will urge grassroots activists to speak... Americans For Prosperity http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2306345/posts#comment Sun, 2 Aug 2009 07:47:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2302230/posts U.S. DOJ confirms 7 people in North Carolina charged with conspiring to murder, kidnap, maim and injure persons abroad. BNO on Twitter http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2302230/posts#comment Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:50:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277042/posts Not “missing” per se, just taking some time away from the office to write. Er, without telling his wife — or the lieutenant governor — where he was going. Or for how long. By god, I think he’s presidential material. hotair.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277042/posts#comment Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:31:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2261572/posts Could Easley investigation expand to Perdue?Updated: May 29, 2009 06:36 PM EDT By Melissa Hankins WBTV (Charlotte) - Sources tell WBTV that the federal probe into former Governor Mike Easley's travel records and expenses may grow to include our current Governor, Beverly Perdue. The FBI is investigating trips taken by Easley during his time in office. The News and Observer in Raleigh reports, while in office, he flew on at least 25 private jets provided by several businessmen. Easley didn't pay for some flights, and the value of other trips appears to exceed campaign donation limits. It's a matter of... WBTV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2261572/posts#comment Sun, 31 May 2009 12:53:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2251125/posts Could North Carolina have another former NFL player in its Congressional ranks? Former Carolina Panthers star safety Mike Minter is considering running for Congress against Rep. Larry Kissell (D-N.C.), according to a Republican operative. Minter was in Washington earlier this week and spoke with the National Republican Congressional Committee to discuss a possible GOP campaign. He still is a long way off from making a decision, but has begun to consider a career in politics. Minter played for the Panthers from 1997-2006, and was one of the top defensive players in the league. Since his playing days, he has been... Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2251125/posts#comment Thu, 14 May 2009 22:05:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2244263/posts CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Some of the same people who sell North Carolina Education Lottery tickets are also winning -- and winning big -- $100,000, $300,000 and almost $500,000 prizes. And some are winning significant jackpots repeatedly -- dozens of times a year. Is it just dumb luck? Or do these insiders have some kind of inside track? And what is the state doing about it? A regular lottery player first brought the pattern of retailers winning the lottery to the attention of the NewsChannel 36 I-Team. Since then the I-Team has pored over thousands of records of lottery winnings in... wcnc.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2244263/posts#comment Tue, 5 May 2009 03:04:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2198755/posts Anybody in the Carolina's up for organizing a Freeper convention? With the recent success of the Tea Parties here in Carolina's, where we had almost 2000 people just in the small city of Greenville, I think the time is right. Not sure if a Caroina Freeper gathering has been proposed already. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2198755/posts#comment Wed, 4 Mar 2009 05:56:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2140310/posts The police in our town used to be fairly hands off when it came to protests, a part of the general liberal façade of Chapel Hill. So we had hoped to occupy that intersection for as long as possible, as has usually been possible in the past. We still, after all, had to smash the money piñata, read out the public death sentence for capitalism, and draw and quarter the capitalist effigy. But the effigy was to remain intact, as the pig with no further warning stopped his car, got out, and charged those of us in the back pushing... Anarchist News dot org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2140310/posts#comment Sun, 30 Nov 2008 11:51:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2110632/posts As if Stephen Garcia didn't have enough obstacles in his life -- keeping his pants on while being chased by police, dodging determined beers until his 21st birthday, controlling fire extinguishers with a mind of their own -- now he discovers in his first career start that, in South Carolina, the refs are unnecessarily rough with you: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcdWdBgUBqw I'm not sure what's going on here, and certainly not about to take liberties with the ethical reputation of officials in the SEC, the league that gave us the arbiter named "Penn Wagers." But assuming a disgruntled umpire is destined to take... Matt Hinton http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2110632/posts#comment Mon, 20 Oct 2008 23:02:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2087697/posts North Carolina is one of several traditionally Republican states where John McCain just can’t quite seem to pull away from Barack Obama. The Republican candidate has been at least slightly ahead in six of the seven monthly polls conducted in the state and was tied in the seventh. But, his advantage has always remained in single digits, often the low single digits. This month, it’s more of the same as the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey finds McCain ahead 50% to 47%. That’s not too much different than the results from a month ago. Eighty-one percent (81%) of Obama supporters... Rasmussen Reports http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2087697/posts#comment Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:58:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2064721/posts Obama Says He'll 'Need to Win' North CarolinaLast Edited: Tuesday, 19 Aug 2008, 10:02 PM EDT By MIKE BAKER Associated Press Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Democrat Barack Obama said Tuesday he will "need to win" in North Carolina in November, asking supporters to fight for the White House as both presidential candidates continue to open their wallets to compete in the state. Obama and Republican rival John McCain have both been expanding staffs in North Carolina, underscoring the precariousness of polls in a state that hasn't voted for a Democratic presidential candidate in more than three decades. "We've got... My Fox WGHP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2064721/posts#comment Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:45:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2041000/posts Easleys took lovely trips abroad; we got the billBy Scott Sexton | Journal Columnist Published: July 3, 2008 It's a rhetorical question with an obvious answer, but one that nonetheless bears asking in light of Gov. Mike "Tax Hike" Easley's lame attempt at explaining the extravagant (and taxpayer-borne) costs of overseas junkets that he and first lady Mary Easley enjoyed. Who is dumber, a European restaurateur who tries to sell a cheeseburger and onion rings combo for $60 or the rube from Brunswick County who pays $60 for it? Hmmm. Yet Easley used that very example in a news conference... Winston Salem Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2041000/posts#comment Sat, 5 Jul 2008 06:14:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2040265/posts RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley is being lauded by the nation's top teacher lobbying group as "America's Greatest Education Governor." The National Education Association planned to give Easley an award Thursday during the group's annual meeting in Washington. The NEA cites Easley for his "More at Four" program for at-risk preschool students and the "Learn and Earn" program, which allows high school students to graduate with a diploma and an associate's degree. Easley also got the Legislature to create a program that allows students to finish college without debt. WRAL http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2040265/posts#comment Thu, 3 Jul 2008 14:54:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038743/posts Durham, N.C. — A Durham couple charged with kidnapping, rape and assault was involved with a satanic cult, a prosecutor said Monday. (Snip) Johnson, who was third vice-chair of the Durham County Democratic Party and vice-chair for the Young Democrats, was charged with two counts of aiding and abetting. Prosecutors said she knew her husband planned the crime and watched as they were committed. WRAL News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038743/posts#comment Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:52:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037703/posts This is Carolina Day, the 232nd anniversary of the Battle of Fort Sullivan. If you are not a native of South Carolinian (and possibly even if you are), you likely have never heard of Fort Sullivan and the significance of this day. Most American school children have heard stirring stories of the battles of Concord Bridge and Lexington Green, relatively minor skirmishes fought by the Minutemen of Revolutionary lore. These were fought in April 1775, and at Concord Bridge was fired the "shot heard 'round the world." But it was at an unfinished, palmetto-log fort on Sullivan's Island where the... The Post and Courier http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037703/posts#comment Sat, 28 Jun 2008 11:40:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2029741/posts   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE KATHERINE JENERETTE’S 75-Day Whirlwind Campaign for US CONGRESSDATE: June 10, 2008MORE INFORMATION: www.jenerette.orgPHOTOS at: www.jenerette.org/photos       KATHERINE JENERETTE’S 75-Day Whirlwind Campaign for U.S. CONGRESS SUBJECT: Republican Congressional Candidate Katherine Jenerette thanks All-Volunteer Campaign Team - Congratulates U.S. Rep. Henry Brown, Jr. and remarks on the November Election I want to take this opportunity to congratulate U.S. Rep. Henry Brown, Jr. and offer my support to both him and to all the members of the Republican slate of candidates for the November 2008 general elections. With the primary election behind us it is time to... Various Publications Coastal Carolina Pess Release http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2029741/posts#comment Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:07:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2027664/posts A long-running battle between the U.S. Forest Service and a Republican congressman who set a runaway fire that damaged federal land has been settled, with a $4,747 hole burned in the lawmaker's pocket. That's the amount Rep. Henry E. Brown Jr. (R-S.C.) paid the agency on April 20 to cover the cost of suppressing the March 5, 2004, blaze that jumped from his property to the adjacent Francis Marion National Forest, charring 20 acres. Brown previously had paid a $250 fine. The payment extinguished a four-year dispute marked by allegations of political pressure, a failed counterclaim by Brown and threats... The Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2027664/posts#comment Sat, 7 Jun 2008 21:01:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2025939/posts Katherine Jenerette says she has entered the Republican primary for the First District Congressional seat out of frustration with the GOP. "The Democrats have a home team advantage now," Jenerette says, "and Republicans need a congressman who can go toe-to-toe with them. We've had a Republican Congress for six years, and we can have more of the same or we can have someone in there that will make a difference. "I am not afraid to say what needs to be said and push legislation for family and values, fiscal responsibility, national security and subjects like immigration and border control. Republicans... Georgetown Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2025939/posts#comment Wed, 4 Jun 2008 17:44:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2022093/posts We have a three way Republican Primary in South Carolina’s First Congressional District. Henry Brown is an incumbent Congressman running for this fifth term. I really have no feelings toward Brown one way or the other. He isn’t one to show up in the media much. He received a rating of 96 from the American Conservative Union for 2007, not too shabby and he’s been involved in government for about 27 years, starting in the city council, moving up to state office and then Federal.He has two challengers in the primary. The first, Paul Norris, is the President of... SC hotline http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2022093/posts#comment Tue, 27 May 2008 21:27:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2013278/posts Leo McKinstry says the current craze for genealogy reflects an unhealthy combination of snobbery and inverse snobbery, and is a poor replacement for national history When I visited the National Archives at Kew last week the place was full of them, scurrying about with their plastic wallets in hand, a look of eager concentration on their faces. It was impossible to escape their busy presence as they whispered noisily to relatives or whooped over the discovery of some new piece of information. These were the followers of one of Britain’s fastest-growing craze, the mania for researching family history. Studying bloodlines... The Spectator http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2013278/posts#comment Thu, 8 May 2008 22:18:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2010207/posts ((The bill allows for fines as high as $10,000 when an employer knowingly hires an illegal immigrant. Sanford says federal law won't allow fines that range that high.)) COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford says the Senate's illegal immigration bill has penalties that can't be enforced by the state. Sanford says he will consider vetoing the bill if changes aren't made. Senators passed a bill Wednesday that allows for fines as high as $10,000 when an employer knowingly hires an illegal immigrant. Sanford says federal law won't allow the state to impose fines that range that... WSPA-TV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2010207/posts#comment Fri, 2 May 2008 13:45:56 GMT