- County Council Resolution Opposing the proposed Travelers Rest Annexation for ‘The Inn at Altamont’
- Paris Mountain Hotel Developer Wants to Circumvent Greenville County’s Land Use Protection Laws
- USAID Funded Beginning of Ukraine War in 2014
- Proposed Hotel Complex on Paris Mountain
- Nice hotel, but the Wrong Place and the Wrong Way of Doing Things
- An American Black Man’s Interpretation of the 14th Amendment
- Why Conservative Republicans Aren’t Participating in the Greenville ReOrg
- PARIS MOUNTAIN HOTEL: The Divine Group's Traffic Study, Water Jurisdiction and Protected Species Impact Reports Dissected
- Greenville Housing Fund Representatives Address Affordable Housing at First Monday
- Record Number of Organizations Recognized for Excellence as Certified Best Christian Workplaces in 2024
- South Carolina's Hootie and the Blowfish Darius Rucker
- Birth-Right Citizenship and the Fourteenth Amendment
- Trump’s Terrific Agenda Impaired by Mistaken Ukraine Info
- Confederate Navy Commerce Raiders
- Cautionary Tales of American Tariff History
Cal Thomas Challenges Pro-Life Audience With Chilling Reality
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- By Bob Dill, Publisher
Author and television commentator Cal Thomas kept his audience of more than a thousand sitting on the edge of their chairs as he brought them from laughter to tears and back to laughter.
Thomas was the guest speaker at the Piedmont Women’s Center Annual Banquet for Life. He wove a brilliant blend of tasteful humor with the very somber subject of life, death, murder and the wrath of God.
Prior to his presentation, Thomas and his audience witnessed live ultrasound images of 12 and 14 week old unborn babies in the womb of volunteers on the large
TD Center screen. A guided tour of the developing infant was led by a Piedmont Women’s Center staff nurse.
Nullification Hearing Draws Crowd of Supporters
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- By James "Chip" Moore
Walter Williams and Kent Masterson Brown were high profile speakers in support of nullification
An overflowing crowd of supporters showed up to witness the second SC House subcommittee pass legislation for the nullification of Obamacare. Due to the large crowd the Master-at-Arms had to turn people away once they ran out of chairs. An overflow room was set up where the event could be listened to by concerned citizens.
With a limited amount of time for the subcommittee to make a decision there was only enough time for two speakers to speak before representatives. Dr. Walter Williams, a George Mason University professor, and Kent Masterson Brown, a constitutional attorney, were the speakers.
What Has Your Pastor Done?
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- By Coach Dave Daubenmire
I love Jesus and I am not ashamed to say so. But I don’t love him in the way a lot of you reading this do.
I don’t want to sit on His lap and I don’t want to have Him wrap His arms around me and hug me.
I love him like a marine loves his drill sergeant; like a boxer loves his trainer; like a football player love his coach. I love him the way a warrior loves a warrior. I want to fight for Him. I want to defend His Name. I want to help Him expand His Kingdom.
Senator Rand Paul Lights Fire Under Rinos
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- By Frank Raddish
Senator Rand Paul's filibuster for about thirteen hours was to draw attention to the possibility that an ever encroaching federal government could use drones against its own people. A few years ago the Department of Homeland Security sent out a memo to police agencies across the country labeling those who are strongly against abortion as right wing terrorists. This certainly included Bible believing Christians who are opposed to abortion and same-sex marriage. It is not unthinkable that the abuse of power by a President of this country could result in using drones against American citizens that are considered enemies of the state because of their political activism. Ask the Chinese and Russian peoples about such a possibility like this happening. I disagree with Senator Paul on a few issues, but he is a sincere individual who is not a “yes” man for the Rino establishment in Washington, D.C.
The SPLC Is At It Again
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- By Chuck Baldwin
Well, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is at it again. In their typical obsessive hate-filled paranoia, the SPLC has issued another baseless assassination piece against anyone whom they consider to be “right-wing.” They call their hit piece, “The Year in Hate and Extremism.” Of course, only “right-wing” leaders are so characterized. According to the SPLC, left-wing leaders are always the voices of reason and goodness. Barf!
The SPLC article lists several conservative leaders as examples of “hate and extremism.” They include Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), U.S. Representative Trey Radel (R-FL), former Arizona Sheriff Richard Mack, Matt Barber of the Liberty Counsel, FOX News radio host Todd Starnes, and ConservativeDaily.com’s Tony Adkins. “Even further to the right,” according to the SPLC, are Oath Keepers (founded by Stewart Rhodes), Judicial Watch’s Larry Klayman, and, yes, yours truly.
Is it Ethical to Make Unethical Activities Legal and Profitable?
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- By Bob Dill, Publisher
Hundreds of private citizens in South Carolina are appointed by elected officials to serve on state and county level boards and commissions. Most citizens who serve in these government positions are unpaid, but receive a few perks. And most seek these appointments for honorable purposes. They want to serve their communities, county or state to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the agencies they would oversee.
At the state level, appointed boards and commissions regulate the energy companies that operate a monopoly in the state and the department that contracts for road and bridge building and scores of others including medical and legal associations. Without adequate oversight, there are opportunities for these appointments to be enthusiastically sought after and very beneficial financially by those who would abuse their power.
BJU Hosts Gold Rush Daze
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- By Lee B. Miller
On March12, the Bob Jones University student body came together for a day of friendly competition, fun and fireworks during “Gold Rush Daze.”
The Gold Rush Daze competition happens just once every four years. BJU senior Victoria Sparkman said this time frame helps the student body look forward to it. “I think of it like the Bob Jones Olympics,” Sparkman said.
The BJU student body was divided into two teams, Green Thunder and Red Lightning, with faculty being able to join either team. While the competition games kicked off in the afternoon, the day was started with faculty members serving breakfast in bed to students in the residence halls.
Don't Use E15 Fuel if Your Car is Older Than 2012
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- By Bob Dill, Publisher
The Warning Comes from AAA and Several Car Manufacturers. E15 is Coming to a Station near you Soon. Beware! It can Void Your Warranty and Destroy your Engine.
The EPA has approved adding 15 percent alcohol to what is called “regular gas.” It is supposedly fine for use in 2013 models, but very harmful to vehicles manufactured before 2012.
The Obama Administration is pushing it because it complies with their environmentalist agenda. It destroys the older gasoline burning cars they hate and promotes the sale of new small cars such as the Chevy Volt that government pays people to buy.
Fox Business reported that E15 is currently being sold in Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa. Motorists are warned to be observant when you pull in to the pump and be sure you are not pumping E15 into a car older than 2012. Several car manufacturers have announced that use of E15 will void warranties in their cars, or that they will not pay for repairs caused by the alcohol in E15.
RINOs in Panic Mode, “Straw Man” Distracts from Truth
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- By Bob Dill, Publisher
The Republican Party and all political parties in South Carolina are under attack by the “GOP” controlled state Senate and House. S.2, the bill passed by the GOP controlled Senate last month, takes political parties out of the political party candidate filings process and turns it over to government bureaucrats. H. 3298, the bill recently passed by the GOP controlled House, does the same. The House bill is even worse than the Senate version because it places further restrictions on political parties. The bills are designed to minimize conservative influence in the selection of Republican candidates.
These bills are falsely advertised as “election reform” to allegedly correct the fiasco created by the legislature and State Supreme Court last year. That disaster designed to protect incumbents from grass roots uprising removed hundreds of candidates from ballots and disenfranchised thousands of voters.
Pastor Frank Raddish Visits Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer
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- By Press Release
Pastor Frank and Pam Raddish visit Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (center).
“Open Carry” Supporters Pack Greenville County Council Chambers
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- By Bob Dill, Publisher
“Just Allow me to Defend Myself and My family”
There was standing room only at Greenville County Square while Senator Lee Bright and his Senate Colleagues were holding a hearing on the “open carry” bill that is making its way through the South Carolina Senate.
The walls were lined by people who could not find seats and some were sitting in the entrances and isles.
All attendees were required to remove items from their pockets and be checked with a metal detector. It was the largest contingent of law enforcement officers seen at Greenville County Square since officers stood by and allowed a group of MLK supporters led by Rev. Jesse Jackson drive Council members from their seats and occupy their chairs and meeting room overnight.
Veterans Systematically Deprived of Second Amendment Rights
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- By Bob Dill, Publisher
VA Being Used by Anti-Gun Zealots to Betray War Weary Veterans They are Paid to Help
It is not good for veterans to distrust the VA on whom many depend for medical care and other important earned benefits. That trust that is critically important between physician and patient is being destroyed by anti-gun zealots and anti-war leftists who fear veterans who return from fighting for the freedom of strangers to see their freedom being systematically taken away by politicians and bureaucrats.
WND reports that the ObamaAdministration insists it’s routine for officials to send letters to veterans informing them that they may be declared incompetent and consequently stripped of their Second Amendment rights.
A Look at Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest
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- By Bob Dill, Publisher
Don Gordon of Columbia, South Carolina, was guest speaker at the February meeting of the Sixteenth Regiment, SCV in Greenville. He discussed General Nathan Bedford Forrest, renowned cavalry leader, considered by many to be the finest produced by the Confederacy. At the conclusion of his presentation, Mr. Gordon quoted from memory a lengthy segment of the final speech Forrest gave to his troops 3-days before the final surrender. The presentation drew an enthusiastic standing ovation from the packed banquet room at the Phoenix Inn.
Responding to the Anti-homeschoolers
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- By Ray Sheen
Recently, a bill was introduced in the South Carolina legislature that would have severely curtailed homeschooling. I was pleased to see the rapid response of homeschoolers to this threat to our freedoms. Based upon some of the questions and concerns that we fielded during this time, I thought it would be helpful to review how to respond to those who attack homeschooling.
Over the years, I have found that people who oppose homeschooling, or who want to severely regulate it, fall into one of three categories. There are those who oppose based upon ideological principles. There are those who oppose based upon ignorance of homeschooling. And there are those who oppose because of insecurity about their own educational decisions. Our response to each of these three groups should be different.
Sheriff Joe Arpaio A True Public Servant
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- By Frank Raddish
Joe Arpaio served in the U.S Army from 1950 to 1953. Then Arpaio was employed as a police officer in Washington, D.C. and Las Vegas, Nevada for almost five years. He also was a federal narcotics agent and he infiltrated drug rings in Turkey, the Middle East, Mexico, Central, and South America. Arpaio worked to stop drug operations in U.S. cities. He was the top federal law enforcement officer with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in Texas and Arizona which included the border between Mexico and these two states.
In 1992 Arpaio campaigned and was elected Sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona. Since that first election he has been elected five other times due to the fine service that he has provided for the people of Maricopa County. Arpaio has about 10,000 inmates in his jail system. In August of 1993, he started the controversial “Tent City” for convicted inmates. About two thousand men and women serve their sentences in this tent compound. Also Arpaio puts the inmates to work through chain gangs that clean streets, cut grass, pick up litter, and dig graves to bury people in at the county cemetery.
Deliberate Destruction of the Republican Party
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- By Bob Dill, Publisher
It is becoming crystal clear that President Obama is using the full power and resources of the United States Government to destroy the Republican Party once and for all. His only viable political opponents are the conservatives in the Republican Party. He knows that they must be discredited and destroyed if he is to succeed in completing the destruction of the constitutional republic and creation of a socialist dictatorship that has been the dream of leftists for decades.
Republicans are at a great disadvantage. They are constantly under attack by Obama. He can lie without challenge by the dominant leftist media. It is now becoming known that the administration has been threatening reporters who would report on issues that could be embarrassing for Obama. Many so-called “journalists” do not need to be threatened. They are eager to help any they can to move the nation to a socialist “heaven on earth.”
BJU Hosts Hobby Lobby President Steve Green
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- By Lee B. Miller
Hobby Lobby president Steve Green addressed an audience of more than 3,000 at Bob Jones University on Feb. 25.
Dr. Bob Jones, III, chancellor of BJU, introduced Green as a man who stands boldly for his faith. “His passion is the Gospel,” Jones said.
Jones also commented on the work Green is doing through Passages, a traveling display of 400 biblical artifacts from the Green Collection of more than 40,000 biblical antiquities. “It’s an exhibit that’s all about the authority, preservation and integrity of the Holy Scriptures,” Jones said. Passages is currently on display in Charlotte, N.C., through March 30.
Extremist Group Exposed Working With Obama’s Justice Department
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- By The New American
The New American – March 4th – E-mails released January 30 by the non-partisan Judicial Watch (JW) group showed that Obama’s increasingly out-of-control Department of Justice was collaborating closely with the ultra-leftist Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). To make matters worse, hate-mongering propaganda issued by the widely criticized organization was implicated last year in an attempted mass-shooting at the conservative-leaning Family Research Council (FRC) headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Dr. Thomas Kendall Addressed GOP Women
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- By Bob Dill, Publisher
Dr. Thomas Kendall, above, with Greenville County Republican Women's Club President Debbie Spaugh, was guest speaker at the club's February luncheon meeting. Dr. Kendall, a Greenville physician and president-elect of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, highly sought speaker due to his knowledge of the impact of Obamacare on the quality of medical care and his passion for preserving the direct physician-patient relationship without third-party interference.
Dr. Kendall, the father of seven children, expressed his commitment to helping bring an end to abortion on demand in our state and nation.
“We are a right to work state. Why don't we become a right to life state?” Dr Kendall asked his audience.
‘Freedom Riders’ Rally in Council Chambers
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- By Bob Dill, Publisher
‘Protect Us’ Rally Organizers Decry Double Standard, Demand Refund
Three bus loads of demonstrators numbering more than 150 stopped off in Greenville last Thursday and held a rally in Greenville County Council Chambers in violation of longstanding Council policy regarding use of facilities. The policy provides that Council Chambers may only be used by governmental entities for government business.
By close of business, Monday afternoon, Joe Kernel!, the County Administrator, could provide no information indicating that the mostly out-of-state demonstrators were required to pay any required fees or show proof of liability insurance that is required of local citizen groups who use County property for rallies or other gatherings. Responding to questions by telephone, Monday, Kernell denied having a role in violating Council policy and permitting the demonstrators to use Council chambers for their rally.
‘Freedom Riders’ Rally in Council Chambers
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- By Bob Dill, Publisher
‘Protect Us’ Rally Organizers Decry Double Standard, Demand Refund
Three bus loads of demonstrators numbering more than 150 stopped off in Greenville last Thursday and held a rally in Greenville County Council Chambers in violation of longstanding Council policy regarding use of facilities. The policy provides that Council Chambers may only be used by governmental entities for government business.
By close of business, Monday afternoon, Joe Kernel!, the County Administrator, could provide no information indicating that the mostly out-of-state demonstrators were required to pay any required fees or show proof of liability insurance that is required of local citizen groups who use County property for rallies or other gatherings. Responding to questions by telephone, Monday, Kernell denied having a role in violating Council policy and permitting the demonstrators to use Council chambers for their rally.
Disappointing Media Coverage
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- By Bob Dill, Publisher
An estimated thousand to fifteen hundred Citizens of the Greenvillearea concerned about the overreaching of Constitutional limits by the federal government participated in the “National Day of Resistance” Saturday, February 23 rd. The local event was held in the parking lot at Greenville County Square and was called the “Protect Us Now” rally. It was 38 degrees and raining at 10:00 a.m. when the event began with a prayer. Hundreds of people had arrived in the past 15 minutes and they were still coming. They ranged from small children to the elderly. All were dressed for the weather and determined to do what they could to preserve freedom for their children and their grandchildren.
Representatives of all the local network affiliated television stations were present for at least part of the event – so was the Gannett daily newspaper published locally. Individuals who attended the rally and watched the evening reports on the three local network stations were disappointed in the coverage. Some were outraged.
Ed Walker
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- By Obituary
Clyde Edward (Ed) Walker, 74, of 2 Dolerite Drive, passed away on February 17, 2013 at home.
A native of Greer (Pleasant Grove Community), son of the late Thomas Lindsey and Josie Boyter Walker, he was a Greer High School Graduate Class of 1956 and attended Holmes Bible College, retired from Fiber Industries/Celanese, and a retired licensed home builder. Mr. Walker was a member of Praise Cathedral Church of God and S.C. Koi and Water Garden Associates.
Surviving is his wife, Judith (Judy) Taylor Walker of the home; one daughter LouAnn Walker of Taylors; one brother, Ollie Walker (Linda) of Moore; two sisters, Mary Brown (Jimmy) and Margie Smith (Ronnie) all of Greer; two grandchildren, Walker Smith and Lydia Smith and a brother-in-law, Johnny Stroud of Greer.
Mark Stafford Linder
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Mark Stafford Linder, 63, of Greenville, passed away on Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at his home.
Born in Atlanta, GA, he was the son of Evelyn Stewart Linder and the late Marion E. Linder. Mark was a retired news and sports reporter for the Greer Citizen and a member of Sans Souci Baptist Church, former Deacon, member of the Movers and Shakers Sunday School Class and sang in the choir.
He is survived by his wife of 33 years, Linda Swett Linder; sons: Matthew Stafford Linder and Jonathan Mark Linder (Courtney); sister: Anne Linder; brother-in-law: Arthur B. Swett; sister-in-law: Sally Swett Wheeler and grandson, Kolton Bryson Linder.
Immigration Reform Deception
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- By Mike Scruggs
The Negligible Distinction between Two Really Bad Plans
In late January, the “Gang-of-Eight” (Four radical Democrats and pro-amnesty Republican Senators McCain, Graham, Flake, and Rubio) launched Senate legislation to grant legal status (amnesty) and immediate work permits to millions of illegal immigrants now in the U.S.
Since the 1965 Immigration Act, U.S. immigration policy has been good for illegal immigrants, employers who use cheap foreign labor in preference to American labor, and the Democrat Party. It has been bad for American workers, law-abiding employers, taxpayers, their families, and the rule of law.
Tough Sheriff Greets Tough Preacher
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- By Frank Raddish
Guest Columnist Franklin Raddish, at right, visited Sheriff Joseph M. "Joe" Arpaio in his office in Maricopa County, Arizona, Monday, February 25th, 2013. Pastor Raddish
is visiting missionaries on the Southwest border with Mexico. He will be recording his observations in future issues of The Times Examiner.
Protect Us Rally Prompts Prayer Meeting
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- By Bob Dill, Publisher
Hundreds Came to Rally and Pray in the Cold Rain
Hundreds of concerned citizens came to the parking lot of Greenville County Square on a cold, rainy Saturday morning to hear half a dozen speakers talk about what citizens can do to stop unconstitutional encroachment on the freedom of citizens of South Carolina. At the conclusion of the rally, attendees were invited to remain for a time of prayer if they wished to do so. A crowd estimated at more than 200 remained as a series of citizens led in prayer for our state, nation, elected leaders and the citizens they govern.
The local rally was part of the “National Day of Resistance,” a nationwide event planned to answer the question: “Where should we turn if all the bodies of the federal government conspire against the people?”
Real Help for ADHD
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- By Laura Belknap
ADHD is a controversial subject in America today. Is it just a discipline problem? Is it just a gender issue blown out of proportion? Does it really exist at all? Part of the misunderstanding lies in the definition of ADHD itself. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is not really a single disease with a set course of treatment, but rather a collection of symptoms that may point to different underlying problems. One of the advantages of a home school setting for students with ADHD is that it offers flexibility for parents to explore the underlying issues that may be contributing to the out-of-control behavior they observe. Drugging ADHD students in school to make them compliant is like putting a band-aid on a compound fracture. It may keep the outward symptoms covered up during the school day, but it fails to cure the underlying issues.
South Carolina on Verge of Revolution
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- By Bob Dill, Publisher
For the first time in my lifetime, citizens are afraid. They are angry, some are desperate and they are ready to take action. They are afraid of an increasingly dictatorial federal government, and angry because their elected officials in the South Carolina General Assembly appear unwilling to use the constitutional power of the state to protect the citizens.
Citizens were allegedly ridiculed and virtually ignored by members of a House committee recently when they attempted to convince committee members to support H-3101 Freedom of Healthcare Act. A second hearing has been promised.
Charlotte Lynch Retires
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- By Bob Dill, Publisher
23 Years of Outstanding Service to Greenville County
Charlotte McHaffie Lynch has worked for Greenville County for 23 years. She began serving as Executive assistant to the Greenville County Administrator in 1992 and continued in that role for 20 years. In 1995, Charlotte began working as Executive Assistant to the Greenville County Legislative Delegation in addition to working for the County Administrator. For much of the next 18 years, she performed two full-time jobs.
After 23 years of service, Charlotte felt it was time for her to retire. It was a sad occasion when Sen. Mike Fair, Chairman of the Greenville County Legislative Delegation, announced her retirement saying: “Charlotte is a remarkable person, and we will miss her.”
Highway Interchange Named for Gospel Music Pioneer
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- By Bob Dill, Publisher
Poe Mill Product Set Standard for Southern Gospel Music
The picturesque interchange of Highways 25 and 25 Bypass at the foot of Paris Mountain and the entrance to Travelers Rest that serves as the Gateway to the Blue Ridge Mountains ahead, has been dedicated to the memory of Southern Gospel Music Pioneer and Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame inductee Hovie Lister. Members of his immediate family attended the event at historic Reedy River Baptist Church, located near the interchange.
Hovie's friends, Retired Greenville County Sheriff and retired United States Marshall Johnny Mac Brown and Gospel Music Association Representative Charlie Waller, made presentations to Mrs. Lister and the family.
- Why Medicaid Expansion is Wrong for South Carolina
- Obamacare: A Beehive of Stings You Weren’t Expecting
- Political Correctness: The Enemy Within
- Jeff Farrington Named NGU Head Football Coach
- S. C. House Subcommittee Hostile to Obamacare Nullification
- Bob Jones University Announces Randy Page as Manager, Public Relations
- Panetta’s Cowardly Decision
- Defense Cuts Will Cost American Lives
- Bipartisan Republican Suicide Proposal
- Rep. Jeff Duncan: “I will Fight for Your Second Amendment rights”
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