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Old-fashioned diners a part of culinary future

Who doesn’t love to step back in time when chomping on their favorite dish? Think poodle skirts, old-fashioned hamburgers, ice cream sundaes–and that’s what you’ll get when you walk into Betsy’s on the Corner in Aiken, S.C. “I grew up…

No Light At The End Of The Tunnel

To hear some commentators tell it, President Obama has been plagued by a truly terrible case of bad luck. The mounting scandals – the IRS, the DOJ information grab, Benghazi, and now the NSA – have formed the perfect storm.…

Benghazi is the blank spot in the Obama presidency

On “Fox News Sunday” recently, White House aide Dan Pfeiffer was asked about President Barack Obama’s whereabouts the night of the Sept. 11 attack in Benghazi. This was the night when we lost our first ambassador in 30 years, and…

Obama administration is in a crisis with no answers

It seems that President Obama just can’t catch a break. He has most certainly had a difficult start to his second term. The debt ceiling and sequestration battle with House Republicans, attempts to broker a peace deal in Syria and…

Wine really does get better with age and a little saltwater

It was a risk and an experiment never tried before in the U.S. Who thought the aging wine in salt water would work? Mira Winery made history in February as the first American winery to experiment with aging wine in…

Benghazi, IRS, AP scandals — will buck ever stop with Obama?

The first question for White House spokesman Jay Carney at Tuesday’s press briefing went right to the heart of the growing crisis facing President Obama: In the matters of the Benghazi terror attack, the IRS targeting conservative groups, the Justice…

The Venezuelan Election Settled Nothing

Nicolas Maduro’s 1.5% win indicated that Venezuela is, at best, a totally divided society. It also suggests that the winner, Maduro, has no legitimacy. In winning the election, Maduro deployed tens of millions–if not hundreds of millions–of dollars in state…

How did $300M minesweeper become scrap metal? Navy wants answers

The commanding officer and three crewmembers aboard a U.S. Navy minesweeper have been relieved of their duties amid an investigation into how the $300 million ship got stuck on a reef near the Philippines and had to be scuttled. The…

13 things you need to know for Passover 2013

1. When does Passover 2013 begin and how long does it last? Passover 2013 begins at sundown on Monday, March 25th. That is the date, this year, which corresponds to the 15th of Nissan, the day according to the Bible,…

South Carolina veterinarians say their business is being neutered by shelters

Veterinarians in South Carolina want state lawmakers to rescue them – from animal shelters they say are taking away their business. The shelters, which not only spay or neuter feral animals, but also provide heartworm tests and dental care, have…