Letter: Debt growth
While the news talks about Bruce Jenner, gay marriage, the Confederate flag, Greece and on and on, no one seems to be worried about the $1.25 billion plus that our national debt grows daily.
While the news talks about Bruce Jenner, gay marriage, the Confederate flag, Greece and on and on, no one seems to be worried about the $1.25 billion plus that our national debt grows daily.
I agree with Rep. Mark Sanford on almost everything and think he serves us well in the 1st Congressional District. However, I disagree with his position opposing offshore drilling for oil and natural gas.
Millions of Americans have had stents, small wire cages, inserted in their coronary arteries to prop them open. And many are convinced the devices are protecting them from heart attacks. After all, a partly blocked artery is now cleared, and the pain in a heart muscle starved of blood often vanishes once the artery is open again.
NEW YORK — Hard work, persistence, initiative. Can the skills found among entrepreneurs help today’s young people navigate their way to success?
Being "fat" is the most common reason children are bullied, and something needs to be done about it.
YORBA LINDA, Calif. — A museum dedicated to Richard Nixon’s presidency is getting a makeover that will include interactive exhibits appealing to younger, tech-savvy visitors, officials said Monday.
NEW YORK — Ryan Seacrest has noticed a pattern when he knocks on a stranger’s door. "Most men answer the door without a shirt on," he said in a recent interview.
When the original "Sharknado" ripped through the summer of 2013 on Syfy, many viewers no doubt thought that its climactic scene, the greatest in made-for-TV B-movie history, would never be topped.
In 1947, children who developed acute lymphocytic leukemia died. Dr. Sidney Farber, a pathologist at Boston Children’s Hospital, was so distressed doing autopsies on these children that he moved into the clinic and, against the advice of more conservative colleagues, began treating children with aminopterin, a highly toxic drug that starved...
Ahh, mid-summer! What can be better than sunshine and an occasional afternoon thunderstorm, taking a week or two off from work, enjoying time at the beach, on the boat or pool side, spending time with friends and family and eating fresh local fruit and veggies.
SAVANNAH — Following a 4-1 loss to the Savannah Sand Gnats in the completion of Sunday’s suspended game, the Charleston RiverDogs also dropped Monday’s seven-inning contest, 2-1, at Historic Grayson Stadium.
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BRYANT, Gary Quinn, 57, of Johns Island, an interior designer, died Sunday. Arrangements by Simplicity Lowcountry Cremation and Burial Services of North Charleston.
Despite making strides in child health, South Carolina still ranks near the bottom in overall child welfare, according to the Kids Count Data Book, an annual study by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. This year, the state ranked 42nd in the nation in child well-being, up from 45th in 2014 and 2013.
Medical University Hospital is back on top, according to the new U.S. News & World Report hospital rankings.
Megaworld is spending P20 billion to build 12 new office buildings in three of its four townships in Fort Bonifacio. In a statement, the Megaworld said the new office buildings will be opened in the next three years, which its office space inventory will be growing more than twice its current 300,000 square meters in […]
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea is not interested in an Iran-like dialogue with the United States to give up its nuclear capabilities, the isolated country's foreign ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said accounting irregularities at Toshiba Corp were "very regrettable", coming at a time when Japan is trying to regain global investors' confidence with better corporate governance.
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan called on China on Tuesday to halt construction of oil-and-gas exploration platforms in the East China Sea close to waters claimed by both nations, concerned that Chinese drills could tap reservoirs that extend into Japanese territory.
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan called on China on Tuesday to halt construction of oil-and-gas exploration platforms in the East China Sea close to waters claimed by both nations, concerned that Chinese drills could tap reservoirs that extend into Japanese territory.
NEW YORK (AP) — Critics dismissed it as a rough draft for “To Kill a Mockingbird” and readers despaired over an aging, racist Atticus Finch. But Harper Lee’s “Go Set a Watchman” is still a million seller. HarperCollins announced Monday that “Go Set a Watchman” in its combined print, electronic and audio formats has sold […]
Becky Hammon already made history when she became the first female head coach in NBA summer league.
By Bea Bongat Less than 1% of Filipinos invest in the stock market, according to research done by MoneyMax.ph, an online comparison site that aims to teach Filipinos more about financial literacy. This happens for a variety of reasons, but the most common is “Wala akong sapat na pera.” With rent, electricity, water, groceries, […]
Bill Cosby’s lurid, decade-old testimony about his philandering could do more than damage what’s left of his fatherly image — it could very well be used against him in court by some of the women who accuse him of sexual assault. Rocco Cipparone, a defense lawyer in New Jersey who is not connected to any […]