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 It's sometimes perverse fun helping South Carolina's political elite
get the POINT. Last month, our story on the governor's task force
on racism made its way into the hands of its members. When the governor
walked into his conference room to address the first meeting of the task
force, all 17 members had a copy of POINT in front of them. (You
may remember that a cartoon of the governor himself graced the cover.) The
briefing packet task force members received contained only one document:
the list of questions POINT submitted to the governor and the
answers his office supplied.
This month's cover story raises some questions about a death last July
at Spartanburg's Best Buy. The district solicitor ruled it an accidental
homicide last month without knowing that the security guard who
"restrained" a customer until he was dead was a wanted man. You can expect
to hear more about this as the "responsible" media realizes they missed
the point and SLED realizes that they have an unserved warrant for a
security guard with a cruel streak.
Take the time to read the brief piece on the Progressive Network. The network may be your best bet for holding back the reactionary
tide that threatens to swallow us all. The network is planning a strategy
conference at Penn Center April 13 that sounds suspiciously like a party.
The invitation reads, "If I can't dance, I don't want to be in your
revolution." Everyone is welcome.
We want to thank Jason Vest for his piece on the GOP. Vest
was in town recently to cover the Republican primary for several Yankee
newspapers and stopped by the office to meet the people behind the rag he
had picked up on the street. He liked our "edge" ; we like his wit. Hope
you like it too.
Finally, we have a favor to ask. A POINT staff member found a
puppy last week, a black lab-rottweiler-godknowswhat mix that ran out in
front of her car. She spends her days now at the office, finding creative
ways to use our newspaper. Thing is, she still doesn't
have a name. So we are soliciting suggestions from readers. If
we choose yours we will send you a POINT t-shirt as a
token of our appreciation. Call us, fax us, e-mail us, write us. About
this or anything else. (And, for cryin' out loud, get your dogs
fixed!)
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