By Taffy Tamblyn Komen Lowcountry’s mission is to reduce the barriers to breast health care and treatment for men and women in our local communities. Our most vulnerable and underserved populations face obstacles every day that many cannot even imagine. [...]
By Tom Davis The South Carolina General Assembly begins a new legislative session this week, and I think it should focus on these three goals: • Cap government spending. State spending grew by 20 percent last year and revenues are [...]
By Peggy Allard, Co-Chair Friends of Crystal Lake Committee At a price of more than $3 million dollars, the 25 acres of land surrounding Crystal Lake has been purchased as part of the Rural and Critical Lands Program and is [...]
By Elizabeth Krauss While many view Medicaid to be simply an entitlement program and a burden on taxpayer resources, for others it means having a life. Medicaid funds make possible vital, life-transforming supports and services for people with disabilities and [...]
By Mayor Billy Keyserling One of the most important lessons I learned while working in DC, through my training as a mediator and serving the public, is that we must separate the WHO from the WHAT. When we focus on [...]
By Neil Mellen Public schools are collecting more money per student than ever before, averaging over $11,700 for each child this year, though less than half of it reaches the classroom. That’s according to a new report issued by the [...]
By William E.N. Hawkins National newspaper week, October 2-8, is a time to celebrate the unique role newspapers play in our society and dispel the myth that they are going away. It may be difficult for some to see through [...]
By Mayor Billy Keyserling Once the city made changes to provide a higher level of services at less cost, we began investing time and money in ensuring a more environmentally, culturally and fiscally sustainable Beaufort which we mandated through our [...]
By Joe Lee, Councilman, Town of Port Royal Council In late July I was invited to provide an update on the status of the Town of Port Royal. I accepted the invitation knowing full well there would not be any [...]
Private insurers must provide coverage of birth control and other preventative services Tell Them, an e-advocacy network established by the New Morning Foundation, is celebrating historic new guidelines issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that [...]
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