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Rick Santorum to Visit Spartanburg

Rick Santorum to Visit Spartanburg
In the latest of a series of Presidential nominees to visit the upstate, Palladian View will be host to Rick Santorum on May 2nd. We welcome his arrival with another Bridging the Gap event to be held at Spartanburg Community College in downtown Spartanburg from 9:55 AM - 11:00 AM. Stay posted as we will…
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Ben Carson & John Kasich Visit Spartanburg

Ben Carson & John Kasich Visit Spartanburg
Ben Carson & John Kasich visit Spartanburg before the county's Republican Party convention held on April 18th. Ahead of the convention, Ben Carson will be speaking at Bridging the Gap on April 16th at Spartanburg Community College. Ohio Gov. Kasich will be at the Marriott on the 17th. "They're building their bases, their foundations", said Karen Floyd.…
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Congratulations to Rita Allison

Congratulations to Rita Allison
Throughout her tenure as a Spartanburg County Representative, Rita Allison has been moving her way up the political rungs to become a force to be reckoned with. She was recently elected by her fellow house members to lead the House Education and Public Works Committee this year. This is a critical time in education for…
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Election 2016: Republicans to Watch

Election 2016: Republicans to Watch
Politico reports on what they view are the potential republican presidential candidates for 2016. In the wake of 2012's election, there is a slew of candidates from all different parts of the country. Among a particular few of them, it will be difficult to predict which ones will actually go toe-to-toe with the likely democratic…
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All Roads Lead Back to the States

Governor Rick Perry, who may be a presidential contender in 2016, is giving a strong speech on what may be his presidential slogan: All roads lead back to the states.  Most of us agree we need to get back to the enumerated powers of our Constitution that what isn't directly given to the federal government…
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I Want the Title of #1 Job Creator

FL Governor Rick Scott speaks about how he is working on Florida overtaking Texas as the #1 job creator.  He has tackled welfare reform requiring drug testing for folks receiving welfare benefits. He has tackled unemployment reform.  Downsized the size of state government workforce to the lowest level, cut taxes 5 times, and paid over…
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Living the American Dream

Richard Devos, winner of the 2013 Washington Award, said: If everyone quit every time things weren't favorable, we'd never get anywhere. He started his business Amway, stands for American Way, after WWII, when a lot of people needed jobs.  His company now is over $12M a year with 12,000 employees and distribution companies and factories…
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Believe in the Dream

Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) talking about America, that special country founded on the principle that every single human being is created equal endowed by their Creator with rights, given talents that through hard work and perseverance can lead to success. It is what makes us know that our children can and should do better than…
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Louisiana School Choice Works

Governor Bobby Jindal speaking about school choice.  90% of the LA students are in charter schools.  100% of these students are from low-income families and 90% of them are minorities.  Now, the Department of Justice is suing the state of Louisiana to send those students back to the failing public schools.  Governor Jindal to Eric…
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