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Waccamaws Continue Federal Recognition Quest

Posted May 15, 2019 in Community Voices, News
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by Bob Gatty Requirements imposed by the federal government for South Carolina's Waccamaw Indian People to be recognized as an official Indian tribe amount to "documentary genocide," according to Waccamaw Chief Harold Hatcher. Addressing the Carolina Forest Democrats meeting May 14, Hatcher said requirements that the Waccamaws must show unbroken lineage from the first ancient Indian from…
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Do Graham and Rice Support Domestic Violence?

Posted April 10, 2019 in Community Voices, News
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Make no mistake. By refusing to support re-authorization of the Violence Against Women Act, South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Rep. Tom Rice (R-SC-7) will be tacitly supporting domestic violence in a state where violence against women has reached epidemic proportions. How can they justify casting “No” votes on this crucial legislation? Is it simply…
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Is God Still Speaking?

Posted March 13, 2019 in Community Voices, News
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By Stefan Varner. The resolution passed by the U.S. House of Representatives condemning anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry was extremely disappointing as it omitted reference to many Americans who every day suffer the consequences of discrimination and bigotry – the LGBTQ community. The resolution, which was drafted and adopted following comments by first-year Rep. Ilhan Omar…
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When the Religious Right Influences Public Policy

Posted December 17, 2018 in Community Voices
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By Bob Gatty. Ever since President Trump has been in office the religious right and ultra conservative lawmakers have clamored to influence federal policies, particularly those affecting education and healthcare. It’s remarkable that these groups support Trump, who cannot be described as a devout Christian given his many transgressions, but he has repaid their loyalty with the…
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Posted December 16, 2017 in Community Voices
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Let's talk about it - Horry County Democratic Party
by Rick Patelunas. After stumbling through its last day for a second House vote in two days, the Republican tax bill is heading for Donald Trump’s signature. It’s a bait-and-switch that will leave the people who actually work for a living paying for a huge holiday gift to corporations. The Republican tax reform bill is not the…
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Save our Seas:  Help End the Plastic Plague

Posted December 10, 2017 in Community Voices
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by Cathy Tourloukis. Our planet is in peril. Plastic is taking over our world exponentially. It's a crisis so serious that the United Nations has literally declared war on ocean plastic, with an unprecedented global campaign to eliminate major sources of marine litter:  micro-plastics in cosmetics, and the excessive, wasteful usage of single-use plastic by the year 2022. So far,…
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The Burden

Posted October 19, 2017 in Community Voices
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by Joan Sloane. Any person who runs for president of the United States is, of course, interested in the power afforded by such a position. And any person who becomes president of the United States realizes, quickly, that over and above the power, is the burden. The burden to understand, protect, and defend the Constitution at all…
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