Betty Poe named South Carolina Republican Woman of the Year Written by Press Release    Oct 31, 2007 at 12:00 AM Betty Poe was named Woman of the Year. Betty Poe was named Woman of the Year at the state convention of the South Carolina Federation of Republican Women in North Charleston, Oct. 20. Read more... Old Southside School Facility Renamed “M. T. Anderson Support Center” Written by Bob Dill    Oct 31, 2007 at 12:00 AM Dr. Anderson was Superintendent during Racial Integration of Greenville County Schools Dr. M. T. Anderson is flanked by the first Greenville County School District SuperintendentDr. J. Floyd Hall and the current Superintendent, Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher. The Greenville County School Board voted unanimously to name the old Southside High School facility the M. T. Anderson Support Center in honor of Dr. M. T. Anderson, who was superintendent of Greenville County Schools during the racial integration of the state’s largest school system. Dr. Anderson, who will celebrate his 100th birthday, November 13, 2007, was honored recently at a special assembly arranged by the school district during a committee meeting of the school board.  Susan Clarke described the scene as the historical figure spoke to those in attendance. Read more... School Board Votes to Ignore State Procurement Code on Architectural Contract Written by Bob Dill    Oct 31, 2007 at 12:00 AM A. J. Whittenberg School to be Constructed on Croc Center Site The Greenville County School Board spent more than an hour Tuesday evening debating whether or not to follow the district and state procurement code requirements governing selection of an architect to design the A. J. Whittenberg Elementary School. Following the lengthy and sometimes hostile discussion, the board voted 9 to 3 to waive the regulations requiring competitive bid and award the contract to Craig, Gaulden, Davis Architects of Greenville.  Read more... “Illegals” May Elect President in 2008 Written by Bob Dill, Publisher    Oct 31, 2007 at 12:00 AM Despite all of the concern by conservative voters about selecting a Republican candidate for president who can be expected to uphold traditional conservative family values, their efforts may be in vain unless the issue of illegal migration is dealt with swiftly. Read more... Open Letter to All Greenville County Council Members Written by Dr. Stanford W. Grist    Oct 31, 2007 at 12:00 AM Proposed Tree Ordinance I have reviewed the "revised" version of the proposed tree ordinance before County Council (now numbering 37 pages, up from the original 22) and I continue to oppose its enactment.  Read more...

Mexicans Driving Vehicles in Saluda with Mexican Tags Written by Photo by Jeffrey West    Oct 24, 2007 at 12:00 AM This photo of a truck which has Mexican tags on both front and back of vehicle was taken in Saluda, NC. This same vehicle was seen a few days previously at other locations. A Mexican tag is visible on the front of truck and small inlet photo shows the tag on the back of truck. Allen Bennett Could Become VA Facility Written by Bob Dill    Oct 24, 2007 at 12:00 AM The Greenville Hospital System will be out of Allen Bennett Hospital completely and into the new facility south of Greer by the fall of 2008. The Allen Bennett facility being vacated is located at the intersection of Wade Hampton Boulevard and Memorial Drive in Greer. The hospital is conveniently located between Greenville and Spartanburg and accessible to Interstate Highways 26 and 85.     Read more... Exodus Mandate Holds Tenth Anniversary Banquet Written by Jeffrey West    Oct 24, 2007 at 12:00 AM Frontline Ministries’ Founder Chaplain E. Ray Moore, at left, with Mark Earley, President and CEO of Prison Fellowship. Earley spoke at the Exodus Mandate 10th Anniversary Banquet. Columbia-Exodus Mandate, an outreach of Frontline Ministries dedicated to promoting Christian education for children primarily through home schooling, celebrated its tenth anniversary on Tuesday, October 9, in Columbia with a banquet.  Frontline Ministries was started in 1994 by Chaplain E. Ray Moore (Lt. Col., USAR Ret.).  The major theme of the banquet was that children are a gift from God and that parents have a responsibility before God to ensure that they are reared and educated in a Christian atmos-phere and worldview. Read more... Property Rights in Jeopardy: Do Not be Deceived Written by Bob Dill, Publisher    Oct 24, 2007 at 12:00 AM A massive effort is underway to persuade citizens of Greenville County that it is necessary to have a law that imposes severe restrictions on the use of real property by its owner. Citizens are bombarded with propaganda beginning in government schools and in the dominant media that is designed to persuade them that it is necessary to deprive property owners of freedom in order to preserve trees and thereby save the planet to be used as seen fit by an environmentalist political movement seeking power, influence and wealth at the expense of others. Read more... Huckabee Wins the Hearts of Washington “Values Voters” Written by Tony Beam    Oct 24, 2007 at 12:00 AM If you are a headline reader who usually doesn’t bother to dig beneath the usual spin of the news media, you probably think Mitt Romney emerged this weekend as the favorite son of Evangelicals at the Values Voter Summit sponsored by the Family Research Council Action.  Of the 5,775 votes cast (a straw poll that was second only to Iowa for number of participants) Romney received 1,595 to Huckabee’s 1,565. Read more... Tabernacle Baptist Church Honors Retirement of Veteran Missionaries Written by Dr. Al Snyder    Oct 24, 2007 at 12:00 AM "Dan and Mary Truax are a missionary legend," stated Dr. James Ray, the General Director of Baptist International Missions, Inc. (BIMI) at a special recognition servce Sunday at Tabernacle Baptist Church to honor veteran missionaries Dr. Dan and Mary Truax on the occasion of their retirement. Read more... Wear Red on Fridays Written by Author Unknown    Oct 24, 2007 at 12:00 AM Last week, while traveling to Chicago on business, I noticed a Marine sergeant traveling with a folded flag, but did not put two and two together. After we boarded our flight, I turned to the sergeant, who had been invited to sit in First Class (across from me), and inquired if he was heading home. Read more... Trout Accused Judge of “Abuse of Authority” Written by Bob Dill    Oct 17, 2007 at 12:00 AM Greer Councilman Frustrated by Delay in Grand Jury Subpoena Councilman Tony Trout, who represents Greer and District 18 on Greenville County Council, has allegedly accused a circuit judge of abuse of authority, that  “could be construed as misconduct in office,” in a letter bearing the County of Greenville letterhead addressed to The Commission on Judicial Conduct in Columbia. Read more... Clemson ROTC Students Remember Fallen Heroes Written by Photo by Danny Scales    Oct 17, 2007 at 12:00 AM Clemson University Army ROTC “Ranger Club” members present arms during the playing of “Taps” in memory of fallen heroes who have made the “Supreme Sacrifice” in Afghanistan and Iraq. The memorial ceremony was part of the half-time Military Appreciation Day program during the Clemson-VA Tech football game. Chick-fil-A Founder Speaker at Donate Life South Carolina Clergy Appreciation Luncheon Written by Bob Dill    Oct 17, 2007 at 12:00 AM Chick-fil-A Cowz Welcome Truett Cathy to Greenville Tillman Chesney, age 18 months, with his parents Jason and Jody Chesney, is a heart transplant recipient. They were introduced by Melissa Blevins, Executive Director of Donate Life South Carolina. Twenty-one Charter High School students donned Chick-fil-A cow suits last Friday, to honor the arrival of Chick-fil-A founder S. Truett Cathy to Greenville. All of the students held signs that collectively spelled out the message: “Welcome to Greenville.”   Read more... “Friends of Joe Dill” Establish Emergency Fund Written by Bob Dill    Oct 17, 2007 at 12:00 AM Fire Destroyed Business Joe Dill surveys what remains of his automotive repair equipment following a fire that destroyed his business the previous day. Wednesday morning, October 10, Greenvile County Councilman Joe Dill took his son Joel to North Greenville University where he works, opened his garage on Highway 414 and took his wife, who injured her eye in an accident two days earlier, to a doctor’s appointment.  Read more... Ed Girardeau honored as Original Son of Confederate Veteran Written by Press Release    Oct 17, 2007 at 12:00 AM ANDERSON COUNTY – On September 21, Anderson County Manse Jolly Camp #6, Commander Ron Wilson, Adjutant Joey R. Preston, and SCV life-time member and Camp #6 charter member Michael Barnes presented Ed Girardeau with a medal and certificate honoring him as an original Son of Confederate Veterans. Read more... Upstate Republican Women's Elephent Stampede Barbecue Written by Thomas C. Hanson    Oct 17, 2007 at 12:00 AM   MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT—State Sen. Danny Verdin III (right) and family sing at the Upstate Republican Women’s Elephant Stampede barbecue and bake-off Oct. 11. The event took placeat the home of Chuck Ballew in Greenville.   BAKE-OFF WINNERS—From left: Winners of the dessert bake-off and judges are from left Councilman Jim Burns, third place; contest judge Virginia Petersen; Brenda Schoolfield, president of the Upstate Republican Women; contest judge Mimi Keener; and Paul Wickensimer, Greenville County clerk of court, second place,. Not pictured: contest winner Tim Nanney,Greenville County register of deeds. Public Hearing on Tree Ordinance Set for Nov. 6 Written by Bob Dill    Oct 17, 2007 at 12:00 AM Revised Proposal Approved by Burns Committee Voice Vote Tree Ordinance Advisory Committee Chair David Holmes recommends approval of Tree Ordinance to Greenville County Council Committee on Public Planning and Development. The latest revision of the proposed Comprehensive Tree Conservation Ordinance was on the agenda for the Greenville County Council Committee on Public Works, Planning and Development Monday, October 15th.  The committee chaired by Jim Burns passed the revised ordinance with a voice vote following a brief presentation of revisions presented by Tree Ordinance Advisory Committee Chairman, Attorney David Holmes. Read more... Last Chance for Republican Party? Written by Bob Dill, Publisher    Oct 17, 2007 at 12:00 AM The upcoming 2008 presidential election could be the last chance for survival of the Republican Party as it was known in the Reagan era. It is becoming rather apparent that true conservatives will stay home or vote for a third party candidate before they will again cast their ballot for a liberal or socialist candidate running on the Republican Party ballot. Voting for a Democrat is out of the question for most conservative Republicans who are informed. Read more... President Bush Defends Rapist-Murderer To Appease Mexico Written by Chuck Baldwin    Oct 17, 2007 at 12:00 AM It seems President George W. Bush will stop at no lengths to appease Mexico and place the United States under international authority. His latest fiasco, however, twists logic, mocks justice, and defies decency. I am referring to the fact that President Bush is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the death penalty of an illegal Mexican alien convicted of brutally raping and murdering two Houston, Texas teenagers back in 1993. Read more... George W. Bush, Globalist Written by Pat Buchanan    Oct 17, 2007 at 12:00 AM Have the Bush Republicans ceased to be reliable custodians of American sovereignty? So it would seem. President George W. Bush began well. He rejected the Kyoto Protocol on global warming negotiated by Vice President Al Gore as both injurious to the economy and rooted in questionable science. He refused to allow the armed forces and diplomats of the United States to be brought under the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court. Read more... Scholars Explain Bush's SPP Written by Phyllis Schlafly    Oct 17, 2007 at 12:00 AM Those who seek to understand what's behind the chatter about Bush's Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) as a possible prelude to a North American Union (NAU), similar to the European Union (EU), should read the 35-page White Paper published recently by the prestigious Hudson Institute called "Negotiating North America: The Security and Prosperity Partnership." This Washington, DC think tank is blunt and detailed in describing where SPP is heading. Read more... Christians Are Winning Battles but Losing the War Over Homosexuality Written by Tony Beam    Oct 17, 2007 at 12:00 AM A visitor from another planet who looked at America’s war for independence from Great Britain and merely tallied up the victories to see who won the war would conclude that the 13 original colonies were still under British rule.  The fledging United States lost many more battles than they won but through persistence and the timing of their victories they prevailed in their struggle for liberty. Read more... Another Phoenix Center Director Resigns Written by Bob Dill    Oct 10, 2007 at 12:00 AM $6.2 Million Power Play Behind Scene Linda Doud, executive director of the Phoenix Center, was taken to an emergency room with chest pains and trouble breathing. It was determined that her blood pressure was dangerously high and, after being medicated, she was released to go home for rest until medication prescribed normalized her blood pressure.  Read more...

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