Either the city or the county or the state. Or no one. In November of…
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By TALBERT BLACK ‘Just thought I’d let you know, I am pursuing a restraining order…
By NICHOLA RUSSELL If this is ‘business-friendly,’ we’re in trouble If you want to open…
By DEBBIE WISE Welcome to South Carolina – even though you crossed the border two hours…
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By MARGARET BRANDT We appreciate the diligence, but please, let us do our job. My husband…
By DEBBIE WISE Outlawing the practice of taking money from citizens for no good reason…
If you pay taxes, you’re buying a lot of lunches for a lot of public…
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Sometimes you have to pay for the privilege of thinking ahead. Recently we spoke to an…
One tiny exemption seems to cover just about every public document you could ask for. South…
Roads are being repaired, all right. Just not the right ones. Perhaps owing to The…
“It’s eating all my time. And a good bit of my money, too” Last…
From covering costs to gouging Here’s a question worth pondering: When should government charge a…
Groups critical of legislation ‘exist for the purpose of getting people ginned up so they…
Money spent. Alarm installed. Happy now? Last summer we heard from an Upstate preschool teacher…
‘It’s getting out of hand lately’ Last week’s story about John Dalen, the guy who…
Is he actually winning? Readers may remember John Dalen, the Westminster native and contractor who…
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Unfortunately, you’ll have to ask your lawmaker. And good luck with that. South Carolina’s Department…
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Well, at least ISIS can’t infiltrate it . . . We receive emails from State…
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‘I don’t think I’ll contact them again’ Over the last few weeks we’ve received several…
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WHERE’D THIS ROUNDABOUT COME FROM? AND WHO ASKED FOR THIS MEDIAN? Last Friday’s column by…
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DALEN STILL WON’T PAY FOR BIZ LICENSE Readers may recall John Dalen, the contractor and…
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YOU MIGHT BE ENTITLED TO A TAX BREAK ON THAT PURCHASE. BUT DON’T EXPECT ANYBODY…
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IT’S ONLY PENNIES, RIGHT? HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PENNIES Last week, a Charleston resident asked…
AN EXTRA TAX ON ARTISAN BREAD? Occasionally – just occasionally – we’re asked questions about…
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READERS’ STORIES ABOUT THE FREEDOM TO WORK Last week, the South Carolina Policy Council –…
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Widening roads where no drivers will appreciate it The topic that fills our in-box more…
SOMETIMES YOU JUST NEED TO CALL THE OTHER GUY’S BLUFF After a recent solicitation for…
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT CONCEDES MILITARY BENEFIT, RELUCTANTLY Clive is an officer in the U.S. military, and…
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OR IS IT A REALLY EXPENSIVE WAY TO THROW STUFF AWAY? Skepticism about the virtues…
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SO THIS ACTUALLY HAPPENED? Since The Nerve began soliciting stories about government waste and official…
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‘DON’T MAKE THINGS DIFFICULT FOR YOURSELF’ Ask almost anyone to tell you a story about…
‘He couldn’t grasp the possibility that he might not understand the law’ My son and…
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‘YOU CAN’T MAKE THIS STUFF UP’ Last Tuesday’s story, in which we drew some of…