Upstate South Carolina

With the state of the economy being what it is today, many people find themselves consumed with the uncertainty of the future. I have heard time and again today how worried people are about this whole bailout situation. One woman today said “I am angry to know that some members of our Government sat back and did nothing to prevent this when they were told many times over the last year to watch out. Why should we have to pay for the mistakes of greedy Corporations and Officials that may have been taking kick backs.” This same message is the same all around town.

I started this Blog to give readers insight in to South Carolina everyday life and have since seen real problems within our own local Government while doing research. So now I am lead in a slightly different direction. I will still be giving local information, but I will also be highlighting Bill’s that are up and coming to be voted on in the South Carolina Government, in hopes that more people will start writing their local officials and telling them changes need to be made starting right here in the local area’s. 

So far I have been studying over some things Mark Sanford has been doing while in office and have found many things that are positive. A few I am still reading up on and unsure of, but for the most part a better job than I even thought he would do. 

Today In History

This day in 1927 is the day that Babe Ruth hit his 60th home run in Yankee Stadium in NYC.

Also on this day in 1861 William Wrigley Jr. is born. He became the owner of the Wrigley’s Chewing Gum empire and Chicago Cubs baseball team.

Local Gas Prices

You will find the local gas price in the Upstate South Carolina is $3.76 with the cheapest gas being found at Citgo on Airport Rd. in Spartanburg for $3.54 a gallon.

Find your local lottery numbers daily at: http://www.sceducationlottery.com/default.aspx

The days of back room voting by your elected officials may be coming to a close. Representative Haley from District 87 of Lexington County and Representative Ballentine from District 71 of Lexington and Richland is working on a new bill that will provide voting status of each Legislator on each bill up for review. Governor Mark Sanford of South Carolina has joined in support for the passing of this as well as many others. 

If this bill is passed it will make it easier for everyone to know just how each elected official is voting. You can then determine for your self if he or she is doing the right thing for the community. With this comes better accountability for actions on the part of those who citizens support.

This is one bill I hope will be able to pass in this next session. The more we as citizens know about how the people we elect vote on issues, the better chance we have of getting people in office that will vote more in tune with what the people want rather than Big Corporations and Lobyist’s. We have to start at the state level and work our way up to the country level if we as citizens want to make big changes with in our Government.

See the first Debate for this 2008 election year. You can view it on our Election 2008 page. Tell us what you think.

Today In History

On this day in 1932 General Motors established the first five day work week in the United States.

Local Gas Prices

You will find that today’s local gas prices around the Upstate South Carolina are sitting at $3. 78 a gallon with the cheapest of gas in our area being found at Steve’s Corner on Wade Hampton Blvd. in Duncan.

Find out what the daily numbers are for the local lottery at: http://www.sceducationlottery.com/default.aspx

Update

Bail Out Bill did not pass in the House so back to the drawing board they go. They are saying this is a needed measure and they need it now. So many are worried because of the whole situation and to top that off the Stock Market has fallen to it’s lowest in history. They are talking about this looking alot like the crash of the 1930’s and may get just as bad. 

The House is to vote on Bail Out bill tomorrow to see if both parties have come up with a solution to the massive problem on Wall Street. Many are making it clear that they want no money to go to CEO parachute and do not want the tax payers to have to pay for the mistakes of them. You can read this full bill up for a vote at: http://financialservices.house.gov  or http://speaker.gov

Today In History

On this day in 1959 the first pictures of earth from the Explorer VI were available for viewing.

Local Gas Prices

If you can even find gas anywhere today you will find it at about $3.76 a gallon with the cheapest being found at Citgo on Hwy 8 in Easley for $4.09 a gallon. You can also take a look at the OPEC website which has no mention of our gas shortgage in South Carolina or even reason behind it. http://opec.com/

People are still wondering why we are having such a shortage with fuel so long after the Hurricane which was said to be the cause of this problem. I will be looking into this issue over the next day or so and post what ever information I can find.

Look up the Local Lottery numbers daily at: http://www.sceducationlottery.com/default.aspx