Amsterdam parking garage. In Europe bicycles are the only way many people can get around. The UN and World Economic Forum want to impose those standards on the US, and they will unless citizens speak up. Photo courtesy Alice/Unsplash. The 15 Minute city is an...
The D-Day invasion of Normandy was the greatest assembly of men and machine ever to wage war in history. A calculated gamble with utmost secrecy ultimately paid off, but with a tremendous cost for victory. Image courtesy Stars and Stripes. Known as the Greatest...
Lexington County Republican Party 3rd Vice-Chair John Allen brought a controversial Town of Lexington development before the Party Executive Committee Monday evening. It appears “no one was asked” whether they wanted the project. Photo Michael Reed. ...
‘They were mostly 18, 19, and 20 year old’s who had come to liberate Europe from tyranny. Thousands died on the beaches, but they kept coming knowing that some would get through. Most never had opportunity to marry or feel the joy of a newborn baby in...
First Vice-Chair Mark Weber addressing the LCRP Monday evening. Photo Michael Reed. The Lexington County Republican Party (LCRP) censured District 23 Sen. Katrina Shealy during their normally scheduled monthly executive committee meeting Monday, June 5th....
A veteran gathered at a D-Day reunion. Photo courtesy Best Defense Foundation. WHAT TO WRITE? For several days I have been thinking of what I would write about D-Day. . .? What to write? Then someone else sent me something highly appropriate, which was already...
Is it a clump of cells? A glob of goo? Tissue? No! It’s still a baby! The only five women in the SC Senate, from both sides of the aisle, fought to maintain abortion rights in the state the last full week of May by voting “nay” on Senate bill S0474, the...
The 1928 Liberty Ford Tri-Motor is a rare bird today and an enjoyable ride into yesteryear. Photo Michael Reed A beautiful bird flew into Eagle Aviation at the Columbia Metro Airport in May: The Liberty Ford Tri-Motor airplane. She’s called the “Tin Goose” and...
Questions arose at a Lake Murray Community meeting as Lexington Mayor Steve MacDougall described a 93-acre secret development agreement without taxpayer input. When asked, Mayor MacDougall said he would be willing to listen to taxpayer concerns, but avoided answering...
A Free and Independent Press undergirds all other freedoms in this country. It is important that we keep small independent newspapers and press rooms alive! Happy 5th Anniversary to The Standard! For the past month we have been on the “blink” so they say....
Dorchester County Courthouse. Photo courtesy ereferencedesk.com The Dorchester County Council has called a special meeting for tonight posthaste. Is there an emergency? Reports show that it could be a quick move to raise taxes in the end run. So, what’s...
Is there division in the SC Republican Party? The Grand Old Party (GOP) has much to contemplate this Saturday as they meet with all their delegates from across the state to decide who will lead the party the next two years and which...
Newly elected Lexington County Republican Party (LCRP) leadership at a recent Party meeting. New leadership includes: Pamela Godwin, Chairwoman, retired General Lanneau Siegling as Executive Committeeman, retired businessman Mark Weber as 1st Vice Chairman, local...
Kevin Seefried inside US Capitol building January 6, 2021. Photo courtesy FBI. Citizen Kevin Seefried and Joe Biden may have something in common—both are from Delaware. But there’s where the similarity ends. While Biden is a liberal, left-leaning U.S....
The Lake Murray Association meeting featuring Lexington Mayor Steve MacDougall had over 150 people in attendance concerned about the Town of Lexington making secret deals for property concerning the Smallwood Cove project, non-transparency, and traffic problems in and...
Firearms are easy protection. Simply find one at your local firearms dealer, and practice with it. A firearm helps equalize the playing field against an attacker! The rate and scope of public shootings around the country are being used by would-be totalitarians...
Overlooking the Confederate soldier section of Elmwood Cemetery where children of the soldiers of the ‘late unpleasantness’ gathered last Saturday to honor their ancestors. The crowd was reminded that their ancestors were “not traitors or rebels, but...
Letter to Editor On Saturday, April 22, I was joined by a large, majority delegation of Real America First LCRP members at the biennial Lexington County Republican Convention to usher in a new day and a new direction in leadership for our county party. This was a long...
Unnamed Students for Life delivered “backbones” to SC Senators imploring them to “grow a spine” and do what’s right. SC conservatives around the state called on Republican Senators to follow the Biblical principle and the Republican Party platform of...
SC Senators Sandy Senn, District 41, Charleston County, Penry Gustafson, District 27, Kershaw County and Katrina Shealy, District 23, Lexington County (pictured above), misled conservatives and violated the vote entrusted to them when they willfully voted against the...
“I spent most of my life being part of the problem.” Tucker Carlson. Pictured is Carlson on a Fox broadcast of his program described as “the most watched program in America.” Fox has a history of firing popular conservative talk show hosts. Photo Fox News....
Newberry and Prosperity Rep. Joe White held a press conference concerning the Judicial Merit Selection Commission. White said the problem is “powerful criminal defense lawyers who are also legislators who are appointed by other powerful lawyers through...
The Greenville County Republican Party elected Yvonne Julian as Greenville County GOP Chairman, while Jeff Davis was elected as the GCRP State Executive Committeeman (EC) April 24th in Greenville. The GCRP will carry 90 delegate votes to the State GOP Convention May...
While elections across the United States in various states and cities have been scrutinized for problems with padding votes, improper use of absentee ballots, or even stealing of ballots—especially following the 2020 Presidential Election—one citizen in...
First Lady Melania Trump led supporters in the Lord’s Prayer at a rally in Florida in 2017. Photo TrumpTV. During his term in office, President Donald made it clear that he was a supporter and defender of God, thought he did make a change from his...
Lanneau Siegling (center) being sworn in as Lexington County Executive Committeeman, while newly elected Lexington Party Chairman Pamela Godwin holds Bible and District 85 House Rep. Jay Kilmartin issues oath of office. Conservatives in Lexington County swept...
A cadre of FBI, ATF and US Military assembled at Waco, Texas in the Spring of 1993 complete with psyops, firearms, artillery, aircraft and helicopters, and a large number of troops to delivery a warrant for suspected child abuse. The result was a full out assault on...
Wearing a Stetson hat, speaking with a Southern drawl and wearing cowboy boots, O.A. “Bum” Phillips was all cowboy. When he passed away at age 90 in 2013, his son said he was “a great Dad, Coach and Christian.” Most of us knew him as...
The Alamo is called the cradle of Liberty in Texas, and is recognized as a symbol of Liberty throughout the world. Photo courtesy DreamsTime. Liberty is not free, rather most times it comes at great cost. It is well past time that those who claim to be...
SC Republicans will meet for party reorganization in March where they will elect precinct officers for the County Convention to represent local communities. Photo of SC Republican State Convention 2022, The Standard. Burning coals are smoldering with potential...
Minneapolis burns following death of George Floyd in 2020. Violence, rioting, burning, looting and death threats toward public officials ensued immediate following. Photo from video clip courtesy KARE11.com Minneapolis. In the wake of the Antifa and BLM...
First flag raising atop Mt. Suribachi on February 23, 1945. Cpl. Lindberg stands on the right. Photo: Lou Lowery, from the collection of Charles Lindberg. Today marks the 78th anniversary of the raising of the American flag on Mount Suribachi in Iwo Jima,...
Sam Smith performing “Unholy” at the Grammy Awards. Image courtesy of The Doctor of Common Sense Rumble channel. On Sunday (Feb. 6), Sam Smith and Kim Petras performed their song “Unholy” at the 65th Grammy Awards, a display that has been labeled...
St. Valentine. Image courtesy of IndianExpress.com The origin of Saint Valentine’s Day goes back to the 3rd century. At that time, the Roman Empire was being invaded by Goths. At the same time, the Plague of Cyprian, probably smallpox, broke out killing...
If there was ever a question, a definite Satanic theme was presented to all those who viewed the Grammy Awards this year. But, that has been the theme of the Grammy’s for many years. Many well known names were dressed in their demonic best for the show. Among...
On JANUARY 1, 1802, the people of Cheshire, Massachusetts, delivered a giant block of cheese weighing 1,235 lbs to President Thomas Jefferson. It was presented by the famous Baptist preacher, John Leland. On the block of cheese, they put...
Image courtesy Natural News. US meat may soon be widely contaminated with mRNA proteins from biotech “vaccines” A vegetarian diet may be in the future for those who abstain, reject or resist the recent Covid-19 “vaccine” as the US meat industry is...
‘Patient zero’ was one of the first to contract the CCP virus in Wuhan, China. Photo courtesy IndiaTimes.com. Have you taken an assessment yet of what has happened the past three years? I know, it seems like a blur or a ‘did I bump my...
Rev. Dr. Peter Marshall, pastor, chaplain of the US Senate and a man who preached with “sanctified imagination”. Photo courtesy Pinterest. Peter Marshall often said, “Spirituality is a matter of perception, not proof.” His wife, Catherine, claimed...
Alumni claim they were subjected to dehumanization and trauma including forced simulated sex by their teacher while in the performing arts program at James Bowie High School. They have filed lawsuits. Photo James Bowie High School. Just when you didn’t...
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