Editorials
NC hotel deaths were preventable
The carbon monoxide leak at a Boone, N.C., hotel that killed an elderly couple and, later, an 11-year-old boy from Rock Hill should serve as a warning to state officials not only in North Carolina but also in South Carolina and around the nation.
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Fixing state election laws
While the Legislature failed to address a number of high-profile problems before the session ended earlier this month, lawmakers at least managed to correct the state law that caused about 250 candidates to be booted off primary ballots last year.
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Helping former inmates
South Carolina historically has done a poor job helping its former state inmates transition back into society. Too often, once a prisoner has fulfilled his sentence or been granted parole, the state simply opened the door and wished him or her well.
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Obama administration seemed confused by appeal of morning-after contraceptive pill court ruling
The Obama administration apparently did not think through its decision in early May to fight a court order that required the morning-after contraceptive pill be made available to all women and girls without a prescription.
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There’s hope for Rock Hill’s Textile Corridor
The ideas proposed last week for developing the former Rock Hill Printing & Finishing textile site were impressive. So were the companies that pitched the ideas to a group of community leaders determined to see the Textile Corridor become a thriving business and residential hub.
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Applicants for S.C. concealed weapons permits should pay full processing costs
The state House of Representatives erred last week when it refused to raise the charge for obtaining a state-issued concealed weapons permit. Instead, the House decided to make all South Carolina taxpayers pitch in to cover the cost of processing permit applications.
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Using iPads to teach tolerance in Rock Hill
The students in Stacy Hunter’s class at Rawlinson Road Middle School are an impressive group.
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Congratulations, high school graduates
Congratulations to the thousands of teens from all across York, Chester and Lancaster counties who during the last few weeks made the traditional walk to accept high school diplomas.
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Dithering in the S.C. legislature
How can the priorities of S.C. lawmakers be so out of whack?
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More virtual learning options
Classrooms of today have no blackboards, overhead projectors or pull-down maps of the world. Tomorrow’s classrooms might have no walls.
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Make student loans affordable
Americans are justly proud of touting the GI Bill as one of the nation’s most forward-thinking and successful social programs. But where is the equivalent program today to provide young people with a path to a college education?
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