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Let the Campaign Begin!

Posted June 10, 2020 by Tim Wilkie in News

By Bob Gatty Horry County Democratic Party (HCDP Chair Don Kohn today congratulated the winners of the June 9 primary election and said they have the Party’s full support heading into the November 3 general election. Challenging incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for the District 7 seat will be educator Melissa Watson, who defeated two…

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Legislative and Issue Update

Posted June 2, 2020 by Tim Wilkie in News

By David Higham HORRY COUNTY GOVERNMENT / LOCAL ISSUES Local Cases and Deaths: As of May 26, coronavirus cases (COVID-19) in Horry County total 392 lab-confirmed cases, including 24 patients who died. Accounting for undiagnosed patients, the state health department estimates there could be more than 2,800 COVID-19 cases in Horry County. (MyHorryNews.com 5/27/20) County Council…

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Harrison Vows Fight Against Voter Suppression

Posted May 15, 2020 by Tim Wilkie in News

Above Photo: Jamie Harrison speaks at Big Mike’s Soul Food Restaurant in Myrtle Beach - before the coronavirus struck. By Bob Gatty South Carolina’s Democratic US Senate candidate, Jamie Harrison, pledged to fight for legislation making voter suppression a federal crime if he is elected to succeed Sen. Lindsey Graham in November. Harrison kicked off the…

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Black Deaths and COVID-19: Why ‘Essential Workers’ are Dying

Posted May 15, 2020 by Tim Wilkie in News

By Stacy Fitzgerald There’s a saying in America that goes like this: when white America catches a cold, black America gets the flu. What that means is that any adverse impact on white Americans is bound to be more devastating to blacks. This is certainly the coronavirus pandemic. Despite being just 13 percent of America’s population,…

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Words Matter

Posted May 8, 2020 by Tim Wilkie in News

by Scott Johnson Every presidential term has words and catchphrases associated with it. One of Bill Clinton’s was “it’s the economy, stupid.” John F. Kennedy’s positive inaugural address had the line “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.” In Trump’s short inaugural address, beginning with the seventh sentence and…

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Legislative and Issue Update

Posted April 30, 2020 by Tim Wilkie in News

By David Higham HORRY COUNTY GOVERNMENT / LOCAL ISSUES Local Cases and Deaths: As of April 23, coronavirus cases (COVID-19) in Horry County has reached at least 190, with 1,357 possible cases in the county, according to the state health department. There have been 12 area deaths due to the virus. (Myrtle Beach Online 4/23/20) Pandemic Devastates…

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Ball of Confusion

Posted April 21, 2020 by Tim Wilkie in News

By Rick Patelunas In 1970, the Temptations released Ball of Confusion – That’s What the World is Today. The lyrics described chaos and disorder. Racial strife, segregation, and summer riots in America’s cities. An unending war in Vietnam. Drug addiction, suicides, unemployment rising. A ball of confusion while a corrupt, criminal Republican President Nixon was…

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HCDP Announces Candidates Slate

Posted April 20, 2020 by Tim Wilkie in News

An outstanding slate of Democratic candidates is preparing for the all-important South Carolina primary election June 9. While the format of that election is still in doubt due to the impact of the coronavirus, our candidates are doing everything they can to promote their candidacies during these unsettled times when public gatherings and even face-to-face contact…

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Legislative and Issue Update – March 25, 2020

Posted March 25, 2020 by Tim Wilkie in News

By David Higham HORRY COUNTY GOVERNMENT / LOCAL ISSUES Coronavirus: Horry County confirmed its first case of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on March 15. Confirmed cases in the county totaled 11 as of March 22. (Myrtle Beach Online 3/22/20) Statewide, cases were 195 with the novel coronavirus in 33 of the state’s 46 counties. (Post and…

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Intensifying the Struggle for Economic Justice

Posted March 24, 2020 by Tim Wilkie in News

By Dameion B. Fowler As Horry County (particularly Myrtle Beach) is quickly becoming one of the premier tourist destinations in the southeast, this rise has been achieved on the backs of our working class and working poor. Thus, we are entering a moment where there is widespread dissatisfaction among many South Carolina’s workers and the struggle…

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HCDP Cancels, Meetings, Convention Due to Coronavirus

Posted March 15, 2020 by Tim Wilkie in News

The Horry County Democratic Party will close its office for the next two weeks and will tentatively reopen March 30. We will suspend all committee meetings and I strongly suggest that club Presidents cancel or postpone meetings during this period. If you can accomplish objectives via email and phone, please do so. The Precinct Reorganization “make-up”…

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Ending Pre-School OSS/Expulsions In Horry County Schools

Posted March 14, 2020 by Tim Wilkie in News

By Dameion B. Fowler It is now time for Horry County Schools to support efforts to phase out and eliminate the use of exclusionary discipline in early childhood educational settings (pre-School-2nd grade). The following is taken from the policy statement on this issue released by the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of…

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What Kind of Sanctuary for Our Country?

Posted March 10, 2020 by Tim Wilkie in News

By Jim R. Rogers (Editor’s note: The following article by Jim Rogers was originally published by Waccamaw Publishers and is published here with the author’s permission.) We are indeed living in some shaky days. Parents and families are being challenged by worrisome possibilities that could affect their well-being and communities. A dreaded virus is looming and we…

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Jaime Harrison: Time to Restore Hope

Posted March 4, 2020 by Tim Wilkie in News

By Bob Gatty Jaime Harrison, the Democratic challenger to Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) launched what he called his “Restoring Hope Tour’ Wednesday, March 4, before a packed restaurant in Myrtle Beach. “This campaign is about hope,” declared Harrison, the son of a 16-year-old single mom who quit school to take care of him. “It’s about bringing…

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Election Day: It’s All About the People

Posted February 27, 2020 by Tim Wilkie in News

For Latest News Election Day: It’s All About the People By Bob Gatty Go to a political rally and you’ll hear impassioned speeches, promises, plans for the future, and warnings of disaster if change isn’t made. But when election day comes, it’s all about the people. Jennifer Miculski, a veteran, showed up at a rally for…

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Legislative & Issues Update February 2020

Posted February 25, 2020 by Tim Wilkie in News

Legislative & Issues Update February 2020 Each month The North Strand Democrats Club provides a Legislative and Issues Update compiled by David Higham. HCDP will publish these updates as they are received. HORRY COUNTY GOVERNMENT/LOCAL ISSUES Horry County Councilman Paul Prince not seeking another term: Prince has served on the Horry County Council since 2002, and before…

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Horry County Schools’ Failing to Educate Black Children

Posted January 2, 2020 by Tim Wilkie in News

By Dameion B. Fowler Too many Horry County Black students are not receiving an adequate education from their teachers, and that must be corrected without delay, We can reach this conclusion based on a number of factors, including the scores on test that are meant to examine student knowledge of the subject matter taught in…

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Horry County Schools: Targeting Black Children?

Posted December 25, 2019 by Tim Wilkie in News

By Dameion B. Fowler There are obscene disparities when it comes to disciplinary action in Horry County Schools. According to documents obtained from the schools district via a Freedom of Information Act request, in a school district that has a black student population of 20 percent, in the first part of the 2016-2017 school year we…

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Decorated Veteran Calls Out Graham on Impeachment

Posted December 18, 2019 by Tim Wilkie in News

Harold D. Hatcher, of Conway, a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War, is calling on Sen. Lindsey Graham to stop being “a puppy” for President Trump and “support the Constitution.” Hatcher shared with us the following letter to Sen. Graham in connection with his defense of Trump during the impeachment process: CWO3 Harold D. Hatcher United States…

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Trump’s Flip-Flopping Bestie

Posted December 18, 2019 by Tim Wilkie in News

By Bob Gatty South Carolina Sen. Lindsay Graham, who just over two years ago called Donald Trump "a jackass" and "not fit to be president of the United States," has since become Trump's flip-flopping bestie who has no intention of being a "fair juror" during the expected impeachment trial in the Senate. "This thing will come…

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