Editorials

Every candidate generally blames the opponent for going negative in political campaigns. No matter what they all say, negative campaign advertising is reality and has become practically the norm.

In news almost everyone saw coming, Monday morning Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden announced he would hold no further press events until after the final presidential debate with Donald Trump on Thursday.

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster plans to spend $20 million in state surplus money in response to the coronavirus outbreak in South Carolina, but it’s not for more testing, treatment or protective gear such as face masks.

Recently, conservative author and pundit Ann Coulter playfully tweeted that “There’s going to be a new fun revelation about @realDonaldTrump every day, from now until election day, like an Advent calendar.”

And that seems about right.

In the aftermath of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death a few days ago, there’s been much hand-wringing over:

Whether it’s right for Republican President Donald Trump to quickly nominate someone to fill the seat so close to the November election.

The S.C. Department of Commerce started fiscal year 2021 with a $103.1 million general-fund surplus – more than double its reserves from a year ago.

The S.C. House of Representatives had a $23.7 million surplus as of July 1 for its 124-member chamber – nearly $1 million more than its entire budget, records show.

It’s time to admit there are flaws and contradictions in your school attendance plan, Greenville County.

When you admit something, you can fix it. Until then, the plan will remain delusional at best or dishonest at worst.

The debate over personal identification most often centers around issues of voting and ID theft. But there is another important identification matter facing South Carolinians.