But tomorrow, oh tomorrow, Mayor Keith Summey will be presenting news that North Charleston is in the Top 10 of something else. And we’re assuming it’s good because they’re holding a press conference. Oh, and they’re calling it a “recognition.”

“I said, ‘You’re just low low. Just a low skunk,’” she says.

“He took four years of my life and I am out to get him,” another woman said of the $48,000 she lost investing with Parish.

Parish aid that his time in jail, away from his family, “won’t be much different from when I was working so much.” Hold up. Wasn’t not working so much what got him into this mess?

“Conservation Voters believes that elections are an opportunity for voters to choose what direction South Carolina will move in and Republican and Democratic voters have been very clear that they expect elected leaders to take action with respect to clean air, water and energy,” said Executive Director Ann Timberlake.

The Primary and Runoff elections added two “pro-conservation” votes to the State Senate, bringing Conservation Voters within three votes of a majority of Senators consistently voting for policies that promote a safe, clean and healthy South Carolina.

In the House of Representatives, Conservation Voters continues to need 12 additional members consistently voting pro-conservation to attain a bipartisan conservation majority.

Among the local races:

Senate races:

Dwayne Green, D, Charleston Senate #42 - LOSS

Sen. Clementa Pinckney, D Jasper Senate #45 - WIN

Sen. Catherine Ceips, R, Beaufort Senate#46 - LOSS

 

House races:

Rep. Heyward Hutson, R, Dorchester House #94 - LOSS

Clay Middleton, D, Charleston House #111 LOSS

Joe Bustos, R, Charleston House #112 - LOSS

Thayer Rivers, D, Jasper House #122 LOSS

Stu Rodman, R, Beaufort House #123 - LOSS

I should note that Sen. Pinckney is the kind of legislator who will have his seat until he decides he doesn’t want it anymore.

Bob Dylan:

“The Times They Are A-Changin’”

“Gonna Change My Way of Thinking”

Yo-Yo Ma

“Struggle for Hope”

Sheryl Crow

“A Change (Would Do You Good)”

Jay-Z

“Change the Game”

“Change Clothes”

John McCain responded that his favorite 8-track is “American Pie,” but he’s annoyed at how he keeps having to turn it over halfway through the song.

While there are legal and social requirement that try to protect youngsters from becoming sexually active too early, here are our top three ways to know you’re not ready:

1. You still have an allowance.

2. “Your song” is by either the Jonas Brothers or Miley Cyrus (that is what the kids are listening to these days, right?).

3. You’ve never put a condom on a banana.

During the Charleston RiverDogs’ current five-game homestand, Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park will serve as an official drop-off point for non-perishable items to help benefit the Cedar Rapids Flood Relief Fund in the mass flooding that has occurred in the Midwest.

Fans who enter The Joe can offer their items at the GEICO Guest Services Booth in the park’s concourse area, which will be air-shipped to the flood-stricken areas on Monday, June 30.

The effort is being spearheaded by Lowcountry native Michael Kasey, whose son, Travis, lives in Cedar Rapids.  Michael Kasey currently serves as a staff member at AJ’s Sports Bar & Grill on James Island.

All items collected at The Joe during this homestand will then be taken to AJ’s as part of the mass shipment that will be sent to Cedar Rapids. Fans who wish to take their donations directly to AJ’s may do so as well.

If there are questions concerning the event or if you would like to make a donation, please contact Michael Kasey at (843) 270-1136, or via e-mail at mike@kaseygraphics.us.

The memorials kept coming last week, including a bell crafted by Florida firefighter Scott Adams out of steel oxygen tanks typically worn by firefighters.

The central feature on the bright red tank is a large number 9 and beneath it are the abbreviated names of each firefighter killed. In large letters above the number is the inscription R.F.B, for “Remember Fallen Brothers.”

Well, the same can be said for the new trend of political candidates throwing out those dame “Three. Words. Period.”

You’ve seen them. It usually goes like “Strong. Honest. Leadership.” Or maybe it’s “Experienced. Tough. Fair.” It’s as if you just can’t describe the candidate in two words and four is too much.

One could argue that Obama has two words: “Change” and “Hope.”

John McCain debuted his “Three. Words. Period.” on Tuesday: “Reform. Prosperity. Peace.”

I’m sure I’m not telling you anything you don’t already know, but these three words in particular strike me as odd coming from the GOP candidate — the Washington staple calling for an extension of the existing tax policy and ongoing involvement in Iraq is running on “Reform. Prosperity. Peace.”?

I mean, I don’t want to knock the guy, but run on your strengths. Don’t highlight your weaknesses.

Middleton, well aware that it’ll be difficult to overcome his deficit, has challenged Gilliard to a debate. Getting more face time in the district and in the press is key in both attracting new voters and getting his folks back to the polls.

Gilliard told the Post and Courier that he hasn’t been invited to a debate. If he had, he’d likely decline. The potential loss of voters disappointed in the lack of a debate is minimal at this point. And Middleton’s excitement for a face-off suggests he sees it as a step up and Gilliard knows better than to offer a ladder.

What Middleton needs to do is what he’s likely doing — shaking hands like nobodies business and hitting community meetings and church groups. Bring up the lack of debate by questioning whether Wendell Gilliard is already taking the district’s voters for granted.

All the information I have suggests that McCain does not hold a grudge against Sanford. As a national Republican figure, Sanford has kept his profile low, but he has started to increase his visibility. He keynoted the Republican Party of Arkansas’s dinner last week; he is hosting the Republican Governors Association summer retreat this weekend in Charleston. He’s soon to speak to Republicans in Michigan. Last month, he attended the National Summit on Competitiveness in Chicago and spoke alongside two cabinet secretaries. And he joined Kathleen Sebelius at the Bilderberg Society meeting in Virginia two weeks ago.