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COMMENTARY | ANDY BRACK
McConnell's new job

MAY 11, 2012 -- Becoming South Carolina’s lieutenant governor in March just might have saved Glenn McConnell’s life.

“People have said ever since I came down here, I look healthier and I’ve been healing faster,” said McConnell, the powerful Senate president pro tempore who resigned from a job he loved to take over for disgraced former Lt. Gov. Ken Ard, who was sentenced March 9 on ethics charges.

In December, a rare tick bit McConnell on the neck. He didn’t think much of it. Unfortunately, the tick injected a virus into his bloodstream. McConnell then got asthma after a concrete-pouring project. ... MORE

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MY TURN | BARBARA MCGOWIN
Candidate resolves to run

MAY 11, 2012 -- Nine days ago, the S.C. Supreme Court issued a decision that shook the politic body of our state. Why would a court decision requiring the S.C. Democratic Party and the S.C. Republican Party to follow the law in certifying candidates be considered so disruptive? There are two obvious reasons.

The first reason is government officials, since 2010, are required by April 15 to complete a statement of economic interest (SEI) online with the South Carolina Ethics Commission for the previous calendar year. The requirement to complete an SEI has been the law since 1991. Prior to 2010, this information was provided by completing a paper SEI form. ... MORE

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