- Report on bullying important to public
- Insist candidates reveal their financial backers
- Plan to undo Obama from start unpatriotic
- Beaufort High students suffer from Durbin's loss
- Georgia port delays squandering resources
- Politics might account for left-lane abusers
- For our country's sake, elevate political debate
- House Ethics Committee gets a second chance
- Gay marriage debate sounds all too familiar
- Courageous leadership needed to fix country
- Americans didn't get their hoped-for change
- Taxes going to enemy; use it to help heal vets
- Leave nature alone on idyllic Harbor Island
- Low-cost energy can make SC competitive
- Vegetarian, vegan not the same thing
- Jasper port solution safer, better for all
- Club pledges openness, commitment to mission
- Help US economy, needy people in world
- Mosquito Control critical to public health, safety
- Panel made right call on house demolition
- Up to people, not Haley, to decide about unions
- Let workers control their hard-earned money
- Are we hard-wired in our political beliefs?
- Questions will answer concerns about scams
- Charter schools could help education system
Elected Representatives
South Carolina
| Nikki Haley, Governor | 803.734.2100 |
| Jim DeMint, Senator | 843.727.4525 |
| Lindsey Graham, Senator | 803.933.0112 |
| Tim Scott, Congressman | 843.852.2222 |
| Alan Wilson, Attorney General | 803.734.3970 |
| Joe Wilson, Congressman | 843.521.2530 |
Beaufort County
| Ed Allen, Coroner | 843.255.5150 |
| Sharon Burris, Auditor | 843.255.2500 |
| Doug Henderson, Treasurer | 843.255.2600 |
| Jerri Ann Roseneau, Clerk of Court | 843.255.5050 |
| Frank Simon, Probate Judge | 843.255.5850 |
| Duffie Stone, 14th Jud. Circ. Solicitor | 843.255.5880 |
| P.J. Tanner, Sheriff | 843.255.3200 |
| Weston J. Newton, Council Chairman | 843.706.6111 |
| Paul Sommerville, Vice Chairman | 843.379.7114 |
| Steven Baer, County Council | 843.689.3570 |
| Rick Caporale, County Council | 843.689.9999 |
| Gerald Dawson, County Council | 843.846.4830 |
| Brian Flewelling, County Council | 843.379.9805 |
| Herbert Glaze, County Council | 843.846.2845 |
| William McBride, County Council | 843.838.2264 |
| Stewart Rodman, County Council | 843.363.6470 |
| Gerald Stewart, County Council | 843.705.4753 |
| Laura Von Harten, County Council | 843.868.1062 |
City of Beaufort
| Billy Keyserling, Mayor | 843.521.2600 |
| Donnie Ann Beer, City Council | 843.379.6099 |
| Mike McFee, City Council | 843.522.1528 |
| George O'Kelley, Jr., City Council | 843.522.2043 |
| Mike Sutton, City Council | 843.252.5687 |
Town of Bluffton
| Lisa Sulka, Mayor | 843.540.1579 |
| Oliver Brown, Town Council | 843.757.3690 |
| Karen Lavery, Town Council | 843.384.1442 |
| Ted Huffman, Town Council | 843.247.8337 |
| Mike Raymond, Town Council | 843.540.9471 |
Town of Hilton Head
| Drew Laughlin, Mayor | 843.689.5700 |
| Ken Heitzke, Mayor Pro Tempore | 843.681.8182 |
| Wm. Lee Edwards, Town Council | 843.686.9020 |
| Willie Ferguson, Town Council | 843.686.2863 |
| William D. Harkins, Town Council | 843.263.3261 |
| Kim Likins, Town Council | 843.785.4909 |
| George W. Williams, Jr., Town Council | 843.363.6601 |
Town of Port Royal
| Samuel Murray, Mayor | 843.524.4890 |
| Vernon DeLoach, Town Council | 843.524.4655 |
| Mary Beth Grey-Heyward, Town Council | 843.524.4561 |
| Thomas Klein, Town Council | 843.522.0068 |
| Joe Lee, Town Council | 843.522.9867 |
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