I know it’s been awhile since I blogged.  I apologize.  I will be more consistent in the future.

  Here’s something that caught my eye from the AP:

    Gov. Mark Sanford is not backing down from his proposal to trim $1 million in state spending from wildfire fighting, even as damages mount in a fire near Myrtle Beach.

    Sanford spokesman Joel Sawyer said Friday that a fee on homeowners’ insurance policies for firefighter training is working and an additional fee would work for forest fire protection, too.

    But one of Sanford’s top allies is backing away from plans to cut money for wildfire fighting.

    Sen. Tom Davis of Beaufort said Friday he’s dropping the cuts from a spending plan he’s been trying to win support for this week.
 
    The Forestry Commission has suffered with other agencies in state budget cuts. It has lost a fifth of its budget in the past year. The agency warned in an August letter that the cuts were putting property and firefighters at risk.

    This shows us how tough times are economically in the state of South Carolina.  And althougb I hate to see anyone suffer like victims of the wildfires have in Horry county,  I do appreciate Gov. Mark Sanford doing his best to make sure my child isn’t saddled with debt in the near future