A BIG FAT ZERO

With today being the first day back to school, would anyone like to guess how many South Carolina public schools rank in the top 100 in the nation? ZERO!! For that list click here. BUT, we do actually claim 73 spots on the Top 100 Worst Schools in the Nation. In the list below, we [...]

August 15, 2011  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Education  4 Comments

Have Public School Superintendent’s Created an Ethics Disaster?

A simple legal definition of Lobbyist from The Free Dictionary’s – Legal Dictionary The process of influencing public and government policy at all levels: federal, state, and local. Ultimately the act of lobbying is protected as free speech… until someone is employed to directly do so.  Then it is regulated by law and violations can [...]

August 15, 2011  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Education  No Comments

Rick Santorum in Spartanburg Tomorrow

The public is invited out to Home for Life tomorrow, Wednesday (July 13, 2011) at 4PM, where Presidential Candidate Rick Santorum will be making a visit.  This will be a great opportunity to learn more about the former US Senator from Pennsylvania. Homes for Life is a home for young men, ages 18-21, who are [...]

July 12, 2011  Tags: , ,   Posted in: National  No Comments

Failure to Represent

Our country has some serious problems and Spartanburg shares in some of those problems with high unemployment and lack of new job creation being at the very top.  Could some of our problems possibly be due to poor representation? Yes, that would be a rhetorical question… coupled with an ounce of sarcasm… A Spartanburg Herald [...]

January 22, 2011  Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: County, State  6 Comments

Join the Movement Bus Tour comes to Spartanburg

Nikki Haley is embarking on a 26-stop Join the Movement bus tour across South Carolina. And the tour comes to Spartanburg this Sunday October 31 at 2:00 PM at the GOP Headquarters, located at 351 East Henry Street, Spartanburg. See ya there! I hear there will be ICE CREAM!

October 26, 2010  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Statewide Races  One Comment

Nikki Haley visits Spartanburg Wed – 2 stops

Gubernatorial candidate Nikki Haley will visit the University of South Carolina Upstate campus on Wednesday, October 20. She will make public remarks from 1:40 to 2:00 p.m. on the Lower Quad, across from the Humanities and Performing Arts Center. The public is invited to attend. For more details regarding Nikki Haley’s visit to campus, contact [...]

October 18, 2010  Tags: ,   Posted in: Statewide Races  No Comments

Invitation to Help Nikki Haley campaign

This is from our friend Gaye Holt … ++++++++++++++++ We need sign waivers for the debate next Tuesday in Spartanburg at the Chapman Cultural Center. The more the merrier; bring a friend. We want to show everyone how much support Nikki has in Spartanburg. If you are able to join us please reply and let [...]

October 16, 2010  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Statewide Races  4 Comments

Introducing Donald Roper, candidate for Sanitary Sewer District Commissioner

Note: This is a non partisan race. My name is Donald Roper. I am running for Spartanburg Sanitary Sewer District Commissioner and I need your vote on Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010. While the race for Spartanburg Sanitary Sewer District is a Non-Partisan race I am a lifelong conservative Republican who believes we need to control [...]

October 12, 2010  Tags: , ,   Posted in: County  5 Comments

SC House 42 Poised to Flip from Dem to GOP

House District 42 is made up of Union County and part of Spartanburg County. Currently the Democrat incumbent, Mike Anthony, sits on the Spartanburg Delegation for House District 42. Randy English is our Republican challenger for this House seat.  Polling of likely voters last week shows we are in striking distance of winning. If you [...]

October 10, 2010  Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Statehouse Races  No Comments

Spartanburg GOP phone bank

Hi all, our friend Gaye Holt is organizing a phone bank in Spartanburg for the GOP candidates, please contact her if you’d like to help … here is the info: +++++++++++++++ Our HQ is located at 351 E. Henry St. Spartanburg, SC 29302. It’s in the same strip mall as Two Samuels at the far [...]

October 3, 2010  Tags: ,   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments