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There are plenty of places to cut budget
Editor, The Progress: I read the story in the newspaper the School District of Pickens County is facing a $5 million deficit next year. The solution from the district office revolves around a lay ...
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Two more missing friends no longer with us
Editor, The Progress: Within two weeks, two men that were my friends passed away. One of them was Ben Owens. He had a small store at Alice Mill. He sold just the small things. Not a big man in th...
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Southern courtesy still exists
Editor, The Progress: Recently I was stranded in the Bi-Lo parking lot in Easley. My car would not crank. It wouldn’t make a sound when I turned the ignition. A gentleman from Virginia came ...
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Deficits – Short and Long Term
Editor, The Progress: We are running a large federal budget deficit this year, and it will continue next year. The reason is not a lot of spending growth in the regular budget (except the military...
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Environmentalist gravy train must be stopped
Editor, The Progress: Apparently the critics do not know the pit falls of technical measurements and the expense of determining the level of pollutants such as bacteria. I am an engineer who has...
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S.C. could benefit from renewable energy sources
Editor, The Progress: With no end in sight to our staggering unemployment, I would like to know what our South Carolina elected leaders are doing to encourage job growth. Most of them seem to be ...
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Restructure now to save our state
by Greg Gregory
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Editor, The Progress: Will the return of the General Assembly for the second half of the legislative session bring bold action tailored to our semi-desperate times, or small-time skirmishes of par...
Guardian Angel comes to the rescue
by Sue Marchbanks
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Editor, The Progress: My Guardian Angel was there! On the coldest Friday night of the winter, it happened. When my feet hit the floor on Saturday morning, I knew immediately that I had no heat. Fi...
Let’s test everybody
by Jimmy Gillespie
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Editor, The Progress: I never cease to be entertained by South Carolina politics. Last week, the ESC finally got into the news. And then there was the remark by Andre Bauer. I don’t disagree with...
Graham works to make America energy independent
by Tom Kester
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Editor, The Progress: Lawmakers like to talk about how much they support the troops, but our own Senator Lindsey Graham is one of the few to put his money where his mouth is. As a National Guard a...
DHEC, EPA define county as ‘dirty’
by Weldon Clark
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Editor, The Progress: It seems as if DHEC and EPA are defining Pickens County as dirty. Pickens County needs to expand its employment base. When searching for a new location for facilities, busi...
Climate change needs immediate attention
by Eleanor Hare
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Editor, The Progress: There is overwhelming agreement among scientists that global climate change is real and is caused primarily by human activity. Of the few scientists who dispute this conclusi...
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