by The Standard | Jun 16, 2020 | Jose Nino
Thirty one years ago this month an unidentified Chinese man who has come to be known simply as “Tank Man” stood in front of Chinese military tanks in Beijing, China’s Tiananmen Square. June 5, 1989, Tank Man defied the Communist Chinese...
by The Standard | Jun 12, 2020 | Sam Jacobs
Many American children for the past thirty years or so have become so insulated and protected from reality so as not to even scrape their knee that they have formed “privileged” mindset against any discomfort or offense. They don’t have the natural...
by The Standard | Jun 11, 2020 | Preston Baines
Longtime Myrtle Beach senator faces difficult runoff Several senators faced tough contests in the statewide primaries and all but one moved on to the November general election. The most hotly-contested race in the state was in Senate District 33, where...
by The Standard | Jun 11, 2020 | Preston Baines
Most legislative incumbents fared well in the Midlands Republican State Rep. Kit Spires suffered a sound defeat in his primary re-election bid to Attorney Ryan McCabe. The rural district in Southern Lexington County saw a hotly contested race but in the end,...
by The Standard | Jun 11, 2020 | Preston Baines
Graham Rolls on as Senate GOP Nominee; Mace Wins Lowcountry Sen. Lindsey Graham built a huge lead in absentee balloting in his re-election bid and kept a large margin on election day on his way to a win in the Republican Primary with 68% of the vote. Graham...