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John Grindrod: Early winter South Carolinian travels

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Now that winter’s behind us, I got to thinking about how the season began. For me, always a lover of travel, a great time to get away is between Christmas and New Year’s, just right for heading in a southerly direction with my trusty navigator Lady Jane. Over time, I’ve traveled, borrowing a movie title, in trains, planes and automobiles, but I think road trips are my favorite. There’s never an extra charge for a second bag tossed in the trunk, and the seats are much wider.

Legal-Ease: How much can I gift this year without reporting it?

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Recently I have found myself shopping for birthday gifts for many family members, including my husband and multiple nephews, all of whom have March birthdays. Luckily for me, they are spread out with a birthday seemingly every week, giving me time to look for the perfect gift for each of them.

David Trinko: Why haven’t we printed salary lists yet?

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If there’s a hot-button issue, there’s bound to be a conspiracy surrounding it.

Jerry Zezima: Every pun intended

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When it comes to wordplay, I’m the pun and only. Or I had been for the past decade.

Dr. Jessica Johnson: ‘Origin’ raises deep questions about racism

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Ava DuVernay’s acclaimed film “Origin” has been digitally released, which should hopefully attract more viewers to examine its intricate themes connecting American racism to global caste systems.

Mark Figley: Annual ‘State of Confusion’ delivered

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On Feb. 19, 2021, newly-elected president Joe Biden announced that “America is back.” Since that time, America has indeed taken a great step back in every area that can be measured. Against this backdrop, an unusually pepped up president presented perhaps the angriest “State of Confusion” speech on record.

Michael Reagan: A miracle in California

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A miracle occurred last Tuesday in California’s U.S. Senate primary race.

Holy Cow! History: Ike’s secret baseball career

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March Madness may bring basketball to the forefront, kids may chase soccer balls in droves, but baseball remains our national pastime. It’s woven into our country’s fabric alongside apple pie and Fourth of July fireworks displays.

S.E. Cupp: Nikki Haley tried to save the Republican Party

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Nearly 10 years ago, Donald Trump rode down a gaudy, golden escalator from his high perch atop Trump Tower down to the masses to announce his run for president. That moment would dramatically change the trajectory of the Republican Party in America — for the worse, and maybe irreparably.

John Grindrod: Living in darkness, from leaves to z’s

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Well, the great shroud has finally been lifted with our shift back to daylight savings time, and to that, I will shout to the highest reaches of our celestial ceilings, “Hallelujah!”