Editorials

What happened at the Capitol on Jan. 6 was unacceptable. Many on the right have said as much. Political violence has no place in our free country, and it should be punished severely. Those who rioted, destroyed property and caused the death of others in the halls of congress should go to jail. And that’s exactly what’s happening.

Political violence is always wrong. This should not be a controversial statement. Politicians who incite, praise, or enable violence like what the nation saw at the Capitol on Wednesday should be voted out or otherwise removed from office.

Are you less worried about New Year’s resolutions in 2020, just happy that you survived the turbulent year and hope for a better 2021?

We’ve all read — or watched — Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.”

This special editorial “Is There a Santa Claus?” is reprinted from the Sept. 21, 1897, edition of The New York Sun. In the spirit of the Christmas season, we hope you enjoy this read and that you have a very Merry Christmas.

When lawmakers return in January for a new legislative session, they likely will claim they will have far less money to spend next fiscal year because of the coronavirus outbreak.

Despite lawmakers’ promises more than three years ago that part of the state gas tax hike would be used to fix South Carolina’s bad bridges, only one bridge project has been completed with that money, newly released records show.

“Listen to the science.”