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WHAT'S NEW THIS WEEK
ISSUE 14.50  | Dec. 11, 2015  |  INSIDE:

NEWS: Debt-free college proposal faces S.C. hurdles
PALMETTO POLITICS: Trump on top, but ...
TALLY SHEET: A look at this week’s pre-filed bills
COMMENTARY:  South Carolina needs some gun sense
SPOTLIGHT:  United Way Association of South Carolina
MY TURN, Bernadette Hampton: Pay our teachers better
FEEDBACK: Letters on Haley, wind
SCORECARD: From Tinkler to Trump
NUMBER:  10
QUOTE:  Dump on Trump
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA:  The New Deal, part tw0

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