Freedom from Addiction is found in a Person, Not a Program
- By Bob Dill, Publisher
Home for Christmas with Wisdom in Living Life Ministries
Winn Freeman and his volunteer staff at Wisdom in Living Life Ministries held their Christmas Banquet at Renfrew Baptist Church Family Life Center.
Each year the ministry brings back former students to tell their stories of how Jesus Christ, through Wisdom in Living Life Ministries saved them from death or life in prison as a drug or alcohol addicted individual who became a criminal to support the addiction.
Mauldin Middle School Class Wins Canebrake Scholarship
- By Press Release
Dan Woodruff, president of the Col. Robert Anderson Chapter of the South Carolina Society Sons of the American Revolution, presents a $100 Canebrake Scholarship for the classroom with the most students in attendance at the Canebrake celebration Dec. 3 to teacher Pam Barefoot of Mauldin Middle School. From left: Tom Weidner, Dan Woodruff, Pam Barefoot and Robert Krause.
Students in Ms. Barefoot’s class with SAR Representatives.
Holder Rejects SC Voter Photo ID Law
- By Bob Dill, Publisher
Decision Based on False Data. Unconstitutional Federal Law
It was predictable that President Obama’s Attorney General Eric Holder would block the South Carolina law requiring a driver’s license, or other picture ID prior to voting according to observers of election fraud in the 2008 presidential election.
The NAACP vowed earlier this year at a convention carried on C-SPAN to do everything in their power to block the requirement that voters show photo IDs in all states where it is required. In states where laws were already in effect they would go to court. In South Carolina, the challenge assured victory.
Will any Republican Presidential Candidate Expose the Agenda of Barack Obama?
- By Bob Dill, Publisher
Republican Presidential Primary candidates are verbally attacking each other without restraint, but all are somewhat timid when addressing their general election opponent President Barack Obama. Are they uninformed, misinformed or simply afraid of the possible repercussions of informing the American people of the dangerous situation in which we find ourselves?
Undoubtedly some of these candidates and their advisors are poorly informed, will have little chance of defeating the incumbent president and are therefore unqualified to be elevated to the office of President of the United States. They are ill-equipped to inform the American people, many of whom are equally ignorant of current affairs, of our impending danger. Other candidates are clearly aware of the truth of the Obama agenda and are, for some reason, too timid or fearful of speaking the truth to the American people.
Greenville GOP Christmas Party
- By Bob Dill, Publisher
The Greenville County Council Male Quartet plus one entertained at the Greenville GOP Christmas Party. Left to right: Dr. Bob Taylor, Joe Dill, Dan Rawls, Joel Dill and Willis Meadows.
Santa Comes to Allen Arms Indoor Range and Gun Shop
- By Frank Allen
Santa, otherwise known as Ed Livengood, spent two evenings at Allen Arms Indoor Range and Gun Shop listening to Christmas wishes from children of all ages. Many of the children and their parents posed with Santa with products for sale.
OCR Ladies Host Annual Christmas Reception for SCV
- By Bob Dill, Publisher
Event Held in Newly Renovated Museum Expansion
The Varina Howell Davis Chapter, Order of the Confederate Rose, provided food and served as hostesses for the Annual Christmas Reception honoring members of the Sixteenth Regiment, Camp 36, Sons of Confederate Veterans.
The Confederate Rose Chapter is auxiliary to the Sixteenth Regiment, SCV.
Mosie Marlar is president of the OCR Chapter. Other members assisting with the event were Cheryl Rude, Sally Wheeler, Linda Hamilton, Pamela Durham and Pam Evans.
GOP State Chairman Angers County Election Officials
- By Bob Dill, Publisher
Allegedly Reneged on Promise to Pay Unfunded Primary Cost
Unless the Legislature and Governor act in January to increase the funds allowed for the presidential primary set for January 21, 2012, county governments will be stuck with the bill.
Some county officials feel they were misled by Chad Connelly, Chairman of the SCGOP. In fact, Connelly informed the Greenville County Republican Party Executive Committee that he was raising funds to cover the cost not funded by the state and that county officials should not be concerned about being stuck with the bill.
Passing the Gavel
- By Photo By Bob Dill
Kathy Davis, at left, outgoing president of the Greenville County Republican Women's Club passes the gavel to incoming president Debbie Spaugh during the December luncheon at the Poinsett Club in Greenville.
Who are they Kidding?
- By Bob Dill, Publisher
The SCGOP and the media proclaim that South Carolina is holding the “First in the South” Republican Presidential Preference Primary in mid January. Who are they kidding?
First of all, primaries are not elections; they are a method for a political party to select its candidate to participate in an election. It is true that all the candidates on the ballot will be Republicans seeking the party’s nomination to represent Republicans and challenge the incumbent Democrat. By Definition, in South Carolina, this is not a Republican Primary whereby Republicans select their candidate for President of the United States. Any registered voter in South Carolina, regardless of party affiliation can vote in this primary.
Gov. Rick Perry at Stax Omega
- By Gilbert Scales
Gov. Rick Perry made another brief stop in Greenville and addressed supporters at Stax Omega. With recent excellent performances in debates and commitments on important issues, along with the fluid political situation, Perry is experiencing a rebound in the polls. Publisher and former presidential candidate Steve Forbes told CNN Tuesday that Perry has a “chance to move up.”
RINO Hunt Joins Forces With Patriots Club
- By Bob Dill, Publisher
Sharing an Untiring Determination to Live in the Freest State in America
RINO Hunt joined forces with the newly chartered Patriots Club last Thursday to make the desire of both organizations to “live in the freest state in the republic” a reality.
They agree that their shared goal is possible only if they “Hold elected officials, each other, and themselves accountable for demanding nothing less than their vision of the “freest state,” entirely and without compromise.
Remember Pearl Harbor and 9/11
- By Bob Dill, Publisher
For the fifth time in my lifetime, the American people are about to allow the Congress to dismantle the defenses of our country and leave us vulnerable to attack from foreign enemies.
As a nation, we have a very short memory and never seem to learn from our mistakes. As a result of being unprepared, we pay a horrible price in blood and lives each time we are forced to go to war.
GOP Executive Committee Stops Short of Calling for Holder Impeachment
- By Bob Dill, Publisher
The Greenville County Republican Party Executive Committee stopped short of calling for the Impeachment of Attorney General Eric Holder during their Monday night meeting. A member of the committee from Travelers Rest was prepared to present a resolution for a vote by the committee, but suspended his intended proposal until after the congressional hearing, testimony by Holder, and action by the Congressional committee scheduled for Thursday, at the request of the county chairman and Fourth Congressional District staff.
Citizens Found Town Meeting For Seniors “Very Informative”
- By Bob Dill, Publisher
The Town Meeting for Seniors was worthwhile and “very informative,” said Billy Rainey, a retired television program host and sales executive. Rainey and his wife Delores attended all 12 sessions of the meeting hosted by Greenville County Probate Judge Debora Faulkner.
The meeting was held at Greenville County Square on the morning of Friday, December 2nd from 8:30 am. until Noon.
Sean Hannity Meets Numerous Fans in Greenville
- By Bob Dill, Publisher
Sean Hannity with Anderson resident Mark Powell prior to hour-long interview with Newt Gingrich at Tommy’s Country Ham House in Greenville.
Tommy’s Ham House Site of Hannity/Gingrich Interview
- By Bob Dill, Publisher
Tommy’s Ham House in Greenville, South Carolina, was the site of the most probing interview of Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich to date.
The candidate, whose South Carolina campaign staff had abandoned him more than a month earlier, had found new life through his performance in the televised debates and rocketed to the top of South Carolina and national polls.
Young Pastor Preached 1st Sermon on Sunday Pearl Harbor Attacked
- By Pam Evans
Pastor Paul B. Chandler, Jr. Honored for 70 Years of Gospel Ministry
Pastor Paul B. Chandler, Jr., of Flat Rock, N.C., at age 17 was on his way to preach his first sermon at a youth rally in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Sunday, December 7, 1941, when he heard the news on the radio that the Japanese had bombed Pearl Harbor. He felt that the country would soon be entering into World War II, and he knew that many of the young people to whom he would be preaching could possibly be going into battle. The text of his first sermon was from Romans 12:1 and 2: “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world; but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.” Eighteen young people made professions of faith in Christ at that service. His first wife, Esther Lillian Allen (Chandler), was in attendance at that service.
Battle for the Soul of the Party
- By Bob Dill, Publisher
Word coming from the campaign of former Mass. Governor Mitt Romney indicates that the leading Republican candidate for President of the United States who has been running for half a dozen years will not attack his opponent in a personal manner and will deal only with policy differences. This sounds a lot like Sen. John McCain. How did it work for him? Mr. Romney would be better served if he would just tell the truth and be honest about who Barack Obama is and what he is intentionally doing to systematically destroy the American free enterprise system and our sovereignty as a free people ruled by law and not by man.
MOAA Decorates Tree for St. Francis Festival of Trees
- By MaryAnn Steinmetz
Members of the Military Officers Association of America, Greenville Chapter, decorated a tree for the St. Francis Festival of trees located at the Mariott Greenville on the Parkway. Left to right: Maj. (ret) Raymond Miller, MaryLou Miller, Vallerie Gonzales, 1st Lt. (ret) Brenda Jansons, Col. (ret) Maryann Steinmetz, Col. (ret) William Koehler, and Col. (ret) Stephan Carroll.
Voorhees College Honors Dr. Michelle Meekins
- By Press Release
Dr. Michelle Meekins, Assistant Superintendent for Principal Supervision, has been named to the Voorhees College Hall of Fame for her outstanding contributions.
Dr. Meekins enrolled in Voorhees College at age 15 and graduated in 1974 with honors as an English major. During her years at Voorhees College, Dr. Meekins distinguished herself as an outstanding student, class officer, charter member of the Eta Nu Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated, member of several organizations and honor societies, member of Who’s Who Among College and University Students (1974), and Miss United Negro College Fund. She later attended Furman University and the University of South Carolina, where she received her master’s degree and Ph.D., respectively.
Time Running Out on Edison Light Bulb
- By Bob Dill, Publisher
Congress must act Before January 1 Deadline
Unless Congress takes action to repeal the so-called “efficiency standards” enacted under a liberal Congress and signed into law by President George W. Bush, as of January 1, 2012, it will be illegal to manufacture and sell the 100-watt incandescent “Edison” light bulb in the United States.
Sevier Middle School Hosts Veterans Day Memorial Service
- By Gilbert Scales
Sevier Middle School conducted the 15th Annual Veterans Day Memorial Service on Friday, November 11th, 2011.
Sevier is built on part of the Camp Sevier property.
Camp Sevier was an Army training camp built in 1916, because the U.S. Government needed more training facilities. Camp Sevier covered approximately 2,000 acres in size and covered land from present day Wade Hampton Blvd. to State Park Road, and from Mountain Creek Church Road to Reid School Road.
Congressmen Speak at Furman
- By Thomas C. Hanson
Reps. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) and Phil Roe (R-Tenn.) spoke on the situation that Boeing faces with the National Labor Relations Board over its plant in Charleston at an event sponsored by the Conservative Students for a Better Tomorrow at Furman University Monday. Rep. Roe, a medical doctor, then presented his case for the repeal of Obamacare. You can view both presentations online at SouthCarolinaConservative.com. From left: Chris Williams, Andrew Cameron, Rep. Trey Gowdy, Mary Ann Sane, Hannah Haas, Rep. Phil Roe, Stephen Sebastian and Marcus Tate.
Baptists Under- represented in Congress
- By Bob Dill, Publisher
Catholics, Jews, Mormons Over-represented
A study of the religious composition of the 112th Congress shows Baptists, the second largest religious denomination in the United States, are underrepre-sented in Congress based on their adult percentage of the U. S. population.
The study conducted by the Pew Forum on Religion shows that adult Baptists make up 17.2 percent of American adults, but are represented in the U. S. House of Representatives by only 13.8 percent of House members and 8 percent of the Senate.
I Am Now A Candidate For Montana Lieutenant Governor
- By Chuck Baldwin
On Wednesday, November 16, 2011, Montana Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Fanning and I held a press conference in downtown Kalispell, Montana, and announced that he and I are running for Montana Governor and Lieutenant Governor in the 2012 Montana elections. Needless to say, I am very honored to have had Bob invite me to join his campaign. In fact, he is the only candidate for governor that I believe in enough to run with.
The Real Thanksgiving
- By Bob Dill, Publisher
The thanksgiving image implanted in the minds of most Americans as children is one of Pilgrims sitting at a table decorated with a “horn of plenty” filled with vegetables and fruit, eating turkey with one or more Indians.
As one matures into adulthood, there are many things other than the Pilgrims and Indians for which to be thankful. I decided to make my own list.
I am thankful that I was born to a good family that was financially poor during the “Depression” but we didn’t know it because others were worse off and we shared what we had with them. I am thankful for having been born in the Dark Corner of Greenville County, South Carolina, with a stubborn Southern Heritage and a rich history of independence and a willingness to sacrifice if necessary to remain free.
Chaplain in Chief Discusses “Thanksgiving”
- By Bob Dill, Publisher
Sons of Confederate Veterans Chaplain in Chief Mark Evans was the guest speaker for the Sixteenth Regiment, South Carolina Volunteers, SCV November dinner meeting. Chaplain Evans also serves as chaplain for the Sixteenth Regiment and is pastor of Hope Presbyterian Church in Greenville. His topic was “Thanksgiving.”
Probate Judge Announces Town Hall Meeting for Senior Citizens
- By Bob Dill, Publisher
Meeting at County Square to Stress Planning for Future, Preventing Harm to Yourself and Loved Ones, Protecting Your Family and Property
Greenville County Probate Judge Debora Faulkner has announced and Greenville County County has proclaimed that Friday, December 2,nd 2011, will be “Senior Citizens Day” in Greenville County.
Judge Faulkner has issued a special invitation to all Greenville County Senior Citizens to attend the event at County Square that will begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at 12:30 p.m.
Judge Faulkner said the Town Hall Meeting for Seniors “will be an event you will not want to miss. You will learn about planning for the future, preventing harm to yourself and your loved ones, and protecting your family and property.”
Penn State: Victim of New Morality
- By Bob Dill, Publisher
The academic and sports worlds are in turmoil over the firing of Penn State’s worshiped coach Joe Paterno and the university president. The dismissals followed the public release of a Grand Jury report that revealed a popular assistant coach had a history of forcing homosexual acts on young vulnerable boys in university facilities.
Former Defensive Coach Jerry Sandusky was arrested and is now free on bail, after being charged with multiple counts of “molesting eight boys over a period of 15 years.” The head coach and university president were, according to the Gov. of Pennsylvania who is a member of the university’s governing board, fired because they did not react promptly and properly to allegations of wrongdoing.
Wade Hampton High School Veterans Day Program
- By Gilbert Scales
Major Gen. Barry K. Coln and WHHS Air Force JROTC Instructor Col. Ben Pittman stand in front of the “Wall of Honor” located in the AFJROTC classroom area. At left, Major General Coln, WHHS Class of 1970, holds his “Wall of Honor” plaque which was presented during the Veterans Day program at WHHS.
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