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Malfeasance - Democrats on Social Media

  Malfeasance - Democrats on Social Media Don't you just love witnessing the Democrats constantly bashing Trump on social media? It's starting to feel like déjà vu all over again. I mean, aren't they tired of playing the same old tune? It's like they're stuck in a loop, endlessly scrolling through their timelines, just to let out a virtual sigh of disdain at every Trump-related post. Come on, folks, there are cat videos out there that deserve more attention! But hey, I get it. Trump's tweets were like a never-ending reality show, a rollercoaster of chaos and confusion. It's hard not to poke fun at the guy, but c'mon every once in a while, you could save some outrage for crazy Uncle Joe.   Seriously, President Biden's recent comments about cannibals in New Guinea eating his uncle rank right at the top of the dumbest things ever uttered by a president. Am I the only one that sees the irony here? While Democrats are busy condemning Trump's social me
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Horry County’s Burgeoning Population

Horry County’s Burgeoning Population By Dennis Mitchell Population growth in Horry County is the single most difficult element Horry County Government must deal with as it budgets public tax dollars each year as it works to provide goods and services to its ever growing population. In 1980, Horry County crossed the 100,000 permanent population marker for the first time. By the year 2000, the county was just a couple thousand residents short of the 200,000 marker. Best estimates today show the current population as slightly over 411,000 permanent residents and an average daily population (residents, tourists, visitors and workers) doubling that amount. During that four decade period, resident population within the cities in the county has dropped from 40 percent in 1980 to less than 25 percent in 2024. In other words, the resident population in the unincorporated areas of the county, those areas for which the county must provide all goods and services, is drawing the largest proportion

Polecat of the week - Moscow Marj

  Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene is Polecat of the Week for spouting so much Pro Russian propaganda that she is being called Moscow Marj.

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Bringing home the bacon, or not?

  “Bringing home the bacon, or not?”   In a previous edition, we noted its election season with a primary scheduled for June 11th.  Filing closed on April 1stat noon.  The SC House adopted its initial recommended budget for July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025 on 3-14-24 and forwarded to the SC Senate.  Note that this was adopted before filing closed. For reference, the past 2 years the state budget has had unprecedent surpluses in annual recurring revenues, one-time non-recurring funds and capital reserve which is the same as this year for a combined amount of $1.6 billion.  Last year’s budget was riddled with local special investment projects (which some refer to as that dirty word earmarks or pork) scattered throughout the state totaling $2 billion.  House and Senate members went home after the session promoting these local special investment projects reminding the voters they brought “home the bacon”.  In the initial budget passed by the SC House, no local special projects, i.e., earmarks

Green Energy

  Malfeasance - Green Energy As I sit here sipping my lukewarm coffee, staring at the flickering LED bulb above me, I can't help but chuckle bitterly at the irony of it all. Green energy, they call it. More like a slapstick comedy starring Mother Nature and a bunch of hapless humans trying to outsmart her. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for saving the planet and whatnot, but sometimes it feels like we're trying to power our homes with good intentions and unicorn farts. Take wind turbines, for example. One minute they're gracefully spinning in the breeze like elegant dancers, and the next, they're throwing a tantrum, flinging bits and bobs in every direction like a toddler with a slingshot. And don't even get me started on solar panels. We've got our own giant solar farm here in Horry County.   Sure, it's great when the sun's out, but the moment a cloud decides to photobomb our renewable energy dreams, it's lights out, quite literally.   By the w

SC Senate Proposed Budget Effectively Bypasses Horry County

SC Senate Proposed Budget Effectively Bypasses Horry County By Dennis Mitchell The SC Senate Finance Committee budget for next fiscal year follows a similar pattern with many years past – Horry County gets crumbs while other counties around the state get the cake. The county will receive some funding from the Department of Transportation budget and some money will come from the Department of Education for teacher salary increases. However, in the special project appropriations area, the area where earmarks for specific projects are included to help counties with capital projects, the county will receive approximately $15 million while other counties receive considerably more for their projects. Most of the special projects money comes to Horry County from the Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism. The two biggest are $5 million for the Myrtle Beach Downtown revitalization project and $2 million for a multi-purpose pathway between Conway and Myrtle Beach along the rail line owned