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Trump’s Economy

By Rick Patelunas With passage of the Republican tax cut, President Trump proclaimed that economic growth could be 4, 5, even 6 percent. As recently as last August, he claimed growth could be 5 percent in the near future. Despite the tax cut and the optimism, nothing near those growth levels has materialized and it doesn’t…
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Is God Still Speaking?

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…

HCDP Commemorates Black History Month

Pictured above (left to right) Cedric Blain-Spain, Councilman Larry A. White, Nancy Anderson, Rev. Dr. Preston L. McKever-Floyd (seated) and Don Kohn. Horry County Democrats commemorated Black History Month on February 26 with two outstanding programs at the HCDP office in Conway. The first featured speaker was Veronica Gerald, assistant professor/director of the Joyner Institute at CCU. Don Kohn, HCDP…
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The Hypocrisy of Tom Rice

By V. Susan Hutchinson. Tom Rice, the man representing the 7th Congressional district of South Carolina in the U.S. House of Representatives, is a hypocrite. In fact, his blatant political hypocrisy is on full display in two recent taxpayer financed newsletters emailed to constituents. One of these updates was posted Jan. 19, just before Martin Luther…

HCDP Launches 2020 Voter Registration Initiative

A major goal for HCDP in preparation for the critically important 2020 elections is dramatically increasing voter registration. As part of the effort to achieve this objective, the 2020 Voter Registration and Canvassing Committee has been created and will be led by HCDP Second Vice Chair Verlene DeWitt. The committee will have its initial meeting Thursday, February…