The SPA’s “Defiant”
The SPA's "Defiant" is headed into heavy seas. Yet the SPA ship is staying the course--the we're going to do what we want, with no limits, no compromise, and we'll-put-an-ugly-building-downtown-anyway ...
Senator Ford Reverses
Good afternoon, Senator Ford has reversed his position (1). But, why? In a thoughtful, well-reasoned Post and Courier commentary just last week, Sen. Robert Ford highlighted the many benefits of mov ...
(even in a new Age of Reason) Not all are Reasonable
"Prior to this year's rebound, SPA container volume had declined each year for five years." SC Ports Authority President & CEO James "Newsome, whose salary is $300,000, will get a $61,000 bonus." ...
A new Age of Reason?
Good afternoon, A new era of reason may be dawning in Charleston. In a must-read column in today's Post and Courier, Senator Robert Ford cuts through animus of the "my way or the highway" diatribes f ...
The Mayor’s Fiction
Good afternoon, The first sentence of an excellent Post and Courier editorial exposes the mayor's fiction that the City does not have the power to regulate cruise ships. "Though inconsequential in su ...
The City Council – will it do the right thing?
The mayor has introduced an "Cruise Ship" ordinance that is nothing more than a ruse, a trick to deceive the public into believing that the City is proposing regulations on the $30 billion-a-year crui ...
The Fog Machine
Buffeted by increasing controversy over its cruise terminal plan at Union Pier, the State Ports Authority (SPA), the BAR and the mayor have cranked up the fog machine. The goal is to hide this flawed ...
The Problem with Ridiculous Letters to the Editor
Good morning, The "pro-cruise ship letter of the day" campaign continues in the Post and Courier. So what did today's paper give us? Big ships Looking at the photograph of the 109,000-ton container ...