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    JIM REX TALKED A good game about shaking up the status quo during his campaign for education superintendent, but a lot of people wondered whether he would actually follow through, and, even if he tried, whether the education establishment would let him.
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S.C.'s Tax System
Balancing South Carolina’s tax system
IT SOUNDS LIKE a great deal: no more property taxes on your house, or at least no more school property taxes — about 60 percent of the bill. All you have to do is pay two more pennies at the cash register. And to top it off, no more grocery taxes.
Our Children, Our Schools
S.C. must choose its path in education
“PUT PARENTS in Charge.” Catchy, isn’t it? It’s certainly caught the fancy of some parents here in South Carolina.
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