In scurrilous tradition, dirt flies again in South Carolina
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The noxious cloud of dirty tricks that permeates politics in South Carolina is once again in the air as John McCain and his Republican rivals face off in the 2008 White House race.
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SAN ANTONIO, Angola -- As Antonio Cambanda dug into the dry, red dirt before him, he had the look of an unusually intense and wary gardener. He clipped weeds, softened the soil with water, and then, with a short-handled shovel, delicately scraped.
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Grits and barbecue. That's what's on the menu for presidential hopefuls looking to make an impression in South Carolina. The hometown restaurants serving up those dishes are looking for something else: the status that goes with being famous for feeding the famous.
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Sadomasochism doesn&#39;t explain why taxpayers have spent $438,700 in recent years to make sure more Carolina heelsplitters are lying around to step on.
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By Steve Wiseman, The State, Columbia, S.C.  Dec. 10--TWO FORMER COLLEGE football players have dragged the old youth sports scrapbook into the 21st century.
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By The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Sep. 15--It is tempting to hurl rhetorical firebombs at a political system that fails to protect homeowners from fireworks damage just because they live in unincorporated areas. And to scorch the S.C.
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For 54 years, Labor Day weekend meant one thing to NASCAR: a trip to Darlington Raceway for the Southern 500. No more. A new tradition will begin today with the Pop Secret
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COLUMBIA, SC ---- As South Carolina coach Lou Holtz left the game he&#39;s cherished for 33 seasons, he couldn&#39;t resist poor-mouthing himself one last time.
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By Reid Magney, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Feb. 22--Hear the schwoosh, schwoosh, schwoosh!   The thwap, thwap, thwap of spinning brushes, flushing and washing months of grime and salt off cars.   The howling air making wipers chatter and water skitter on windshields.
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By The Herald, Rock Hill, S.C.  May 30--A bill introduced in the S.C. House designed specifically to short circuit actions by the York County Council would set a bad precedent if approved.   The bill recently was introduced by state Rep.
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The busiest hurricane season in years chased tourists from the South Carolina coast last summer. But in recent weeks, as hurricane season passes, tourists are again returning.
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By Travis Talent, High Point Enterprise, N.C.  Jun. 1--DAVIDSON COUNTY -- Mother Nature has not been kind to the state so far in 2007.
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DARLINGTON, SC - âThereâs no such thing as luck.â âAny old nag can start, but it takes a thoroughbred to finish.â âWinning isnât everything; it is the only thing.
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FONTANA, Calif. -- Southern California Welcomes Return of NASCAR: Labor Day weekend holds many traditions, one of which is racing.
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Two teams made the trip to Mashpee with the goal of defending their South Sectional championships, while two came with the hopes of dethroning those champions.
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By Chuck Thompson, The Macon Telegraph, Ga.  Sep.
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Associated Press - As residents around Charleston, SC, spent Sunday cleaning up from Tropical Storm Gaston&#39;s near-hurricane force winds, forecasters were warning of a new storm, Hurricane Frances.