Month: September 2010

The Romans are coming!

The Romans are coming to South Carolina!  Coming up on October 8 & 9 is a program that bills itself as a “most unique family event”:  VITA ROMANA.  Basically, it seems like a Roman trading camp is being set up in Brunson, South Carolina.  Details about the event can be found on line at http://www.castrarota.com/.  I…Continue Reading The Romans are coming!

Health Care and Higher Education

Funding for state colleges continues to attract attention in the press.  An interesting opinion piece appeared in Sunday’s NYTimes.  The author argues that health care budgets and state funding of colleges are related.  Over the decades as state spending on medical programs has increased, funding for higher education has decreased.  If we do a better…Continue Reading Health Care and Higher Education