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National Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Posted October 8, 2019 in News
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By V. Susan Hutchinson October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month in the United States. Domestic violence affects people from all walks of life and makes no distinction between race, gender, religion, culture or social status. The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act, passed in 1994, included a Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), which was spearheaded…
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Robertson: Horry, Black Voters Key to 2020

Posted October 2, 2019 in News
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By Bob Gatty Horry County and the turnout of African American voters throughout the state will be the key to Democrats carrying South Carolina in 2020, predicts state Democratic Party Chairman Trav Robertson. “There is something happening in South Carolina,” declared Robertson as he addressed the sold-out 2019 HCDP SHORE Dinner Sept. 28. “I’m here to tell you…
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Rise Up! Take a Stand!

Posted September 26, 2019 in News, Video
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By Bob Gatty. As the nation faces the prospect of potentially divisive Trump impeachment proceedings, the importance of Democrats rising up and taking a stand on behalf of everyday Americans and South Carolinians becomes ever more evident. That is exactly what HCDP has been doing with its “Take a Stand” marketing campaign, which will become increasingly visible…
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Tinubu, Harrison to Keynote SHORE Dinner

Posted September 19, 2019 in News
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Above: Gloria Tinubu and Jaime Harrison U.S. Senate candidates Gloria Tinubu and Jaime Harrison will be the featured speakers at HCDP's SHORE Dinner Saturday, September 28th 6-10 p.m., at the Bay Watch Resort and Conference Center. Deadline for making reservations and submitting payment is Friday, September 20th. To register for the SHORE Dinner, please visit ActBlue. Tickets…
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Buttigieg Unveils Disaster Relief Plan in Conway

Posted September 17, 2019 in News
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Standing on the banks of the Waccamaw River, which caused massive destruction and damage when Hurricane Florence ravaged Conway last September, Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg unveiled a new disaster relief plan designed to help communities cope with such storms, which he predicted will grow more frequent and increasingly severe due to climate change. "As a…
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Fear in a Safe Place

Posted September 13, 2019 in News
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By Bob Gatty Two young teenage boys came home the other day having been traumatized at school. That's what happens when kids are forced to participate in active shooter drills. It makes them think, "This is real. It could absolutely happen to me." Those boys are the sons of Marcus Grainger and they are students at Myrtle…
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Flooding in Horry County: A Discussion Long Overdue

Posted September 8, 2019 in News
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By V. Susan Hutchinson Every year at this time Myrtle Beach area residents brace for yet another hurricane season, and this year it could be worse than usual, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), due to the end of El Niño. Moreover, the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL) correlates global warming to changes in…
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Weather Report

Posted September 1, 2019 in News
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By Steve Hamelman As Hurricane Dorian nears Florida, a theologically minded person is apt to recall the tendency of seventeenth-century Puritans to read nature as a compilation of texts containing messages that signified God’s purpose in the world. Hundreds of years after the Puritans interpreted every big and little natural fact as a divine lesson, the meteorological…
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