Do the Math

In 2006, Jim Rex defeated his republican opponent by 455 votes.  If we lose the post of Secretary of Education in 2010, we will be looking at the death of the public school in South Carolina.  That means the children of the wealthy continue to get the best educations, and the rest of us will face more illiteracy, higher dropout rates, lower numbers of college graduates, and lower paying jobs and unemployment for our children.

455 votes!!!

Grab all your friends and family and get out and vote.  It makes a difference!

FRANK HOLLEMAN

SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS

A Really Independent "Ticket"

Since we have the kind of convoluted primaries in South Carolina that pretty much allow the most corrupt to win, and we aren't going to get that changed in the near future, we can pretty much assume that each primary season, we will end up with some odd bedfellows on the Democratic ticket.  That means we need to be independent minded and be sure to learn about others running for office against those "democrats".

So far, I have come up with a truly independent list of people who will get my support:

Governor -- Vincent Sheheen

US Senate -- Tom Clements

Superintendent of Education -- Frank Holleman

US Congress (1st District) -- Rob Groce

I'll keep doing my homework, because this November's elections are critical.  A republican win will set us back to the dark years of the smaller Bush, and the gains we have fought the republicans so hard for will be lost in the blink of an eye.