COLUMBIA — University of South Carolina basketball star A'ja Wilson would get her own monument on Statehouse grounds under legislation proposed Wednesday. It would be another first for the most decorated athlete in the school's history, as there is no monument to an athlete — or a woman — among the historical figures honored around the state's capitol. The proposal, sponsored by Rep. Leon Howard, has no chance this year, with just four days left in the legislative calendar. It would face difficulties anyway in a state where allegiances are divided between Gamecocks and Tigers, and legislators avoid debates involving South Carolina's controversial history of race relations.But it does signify Wilson's popularity. Wilson, a Hopkins native, was the No. 1 overall pick in last month's WNBA Draft after leading the Gamecocks to a national championship last year and winning numerous national player of the year accolades this … [Read more...] about Statehouse monument to South Carolina hoops star A’ja Wilson proposed
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GEORGE WILL: Trey Gowdy aimed to close the circle of South Carolina’s history
WASHINGTON -- Trey Gowdy's emotions sometimes bubble disconcertingly close to the surface, but unlike many members of the political class, he is not all surface. At a breakfast four years ago, the South Carolina Republican had tears in his eyes as he explained when he would leave Congress: after Tim Scott, a Republican congressman who had been appointed to the Senate in 2013 when Jim DeMint resigned, had been elected in his own right. This, Gowdy said at that breakfast, would close the circle of his state's history.Scott, an African-American, was born in 1965, 44 days after the Voting Rights Act was signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson. The 1960 census had recorded South Carolina as 34.8 percent African-American. It was only about 27 percent African-American when Scott was elected in 2014 to complete DeMint's unfinished term, and was elected to a full term in 2016. So, at the end of 2018, Gowdy, after eight years representing northern South Carolina's booming … [Read more...] about GEORGE WILL: Trey Gowdy aimed to close the circle of South Carolina’s history
Gowdy aimed to close the circle of South Carolina’s history
Their Views By GEORGE F. WILL | Sunday, April 29, 2018, 12:05 am Share this story WASHINGTON — Trey Gowdy’s emotions sometimes bubble disconcertingly close to the surface, but unlike many members of the political class, he is not all surface. During a breakfast four years ago, the South Carolina Republican had tears in his eyes as he explained when he would leave Congress: after Tim Scott, a Republican congressman who had been appointed to the Senate in 2013 when Jim DeMint resigned, had been elected in his own right. This, Gowdy said at that breakfast, would close the circle of his state’s history. Scott, an African-American, was born in 1965, 44 days after the Voting Rights Act was signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson. The 1960 census had recorded South Carolina as 34.8 percent African-American. It was only about 27 percent African-American when Scott was elected in 2014 to complete DeMint’s unfinished term, and was elected to a … [Read more...] about Gowdy aimed to close the circle of South Carolina’s history
George Will: Gowdy closes circle on South Carolina’s history
Trey Gowdy's emotions sometimes bubble disconcertingly close to the surface, but unlike many members of the political class, he is not all surface.At a breakfast four years ago, the South Carolina Republican had tears in his eyes as he explained when he would leave Congress: after Tim Scott, a Republican congressman who had been appointed to the Senate in 2013 when Jim DeMint resigned, had been elected in his own right. This, Gowdy said at that breakfast, would close the circle of his state's history.Scott, an African-American, was born in 1965, 44 days after the Voting Rights Act was signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson. The 1960 census had recorded South Carolina as 34.8 percent African-American. It was only about 27 percent African-American when Scott was elected in 2014 to complete DeMint's unfinished term, and was elected to a full term in 2016.So, at the end of 2018, Gowdy, after eight years representing northern South Carolina's booming Greenville-Spartanburg area, will … [Read more...] about George Will: Gowdy closes circle on South Carolina’s history
George F. Will: Gowdy closing circle on South Carolina history
By GEORGE F. WILL April 28. 2018 5:52PM Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., questions former CIA director John Brennan during a hearing on Russian active measures, during the 2016 election campaign, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on May 23, 2017. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File photo) Trey Gowdy's emotions sometimes bubble disconcertingly close to the surface, but unlike many members of the political class, he is not all surface. At a breakfast four years ago, the South Carolina Republican had tears in his eyes as he explained when he would leave Congress: after Tim Scott, a Republican congressman who had been appointed to the Senate in 2013 when Jim DeMint resigned, had been elected in his own right. This, Gowdy said at that breakfast, would close the circle of his state's history.Scott, an African-American, was born in 1965, 44 days after the Voting Rights Act was signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson. The 1960 census had recorded South Carolina as 34.8 percent … [Read more...] about George F. Will: Gowdy closing circle on South Carolina history