Archives
March 2010
- 15: Rep. Nathan Ballentine Continues the fight for people, not politics
- 14: Thank you for your continued support!
- 10: When a distraction isn’t a distraction
- 08: Meet the statewide candidates that call our community home!
- 04: COMMUNITY UPDATE: March 2010
- 02: A Midlands Meet and Greet: Nikki Haley for Governor
February 2010
- 28: The Weekly Rewind
- 21: The Weekly Rewind
- 18: H.3066 Campaign Disclosure Reform heads to the Senate
- 14: 2010 Greater Irmo Chamber of Commerce Red Carpet Gala
- 12: Snowpocalypse 2010
- 06: The Weekly Rewind
January 2010
- 28: The Weekly Rewind
- 21: The Weekly Rewind
- 21: Reform wasn’t built in a day
- 19: Electing South Carolina judges
- 14: The Weekly Rewind
- 14: 2010 Session Begins
- 09: Eat Mor Chikin
- 07: COMMUNITY UPDATE: January 2010
December 2009
- 30: Checks and Balances
- 22: The Survivor Challenge?
- 19: Meet past Ballentine Scholarship Winners: Where are they now?
- 17: Merry Christmas
November 2009
- 25: God’s blessings – I’m thankful!
- 23: Know when to hold ‘em, when to fold ‘em
- 17: Time not on their side: 2009 Pre-filed bills
- 17: Dutch Fork High School: Kimrey to resign after 18 years
- 11: Giving Thanks
- 05: COMMUNITY UPDATE: November 2009
- 05: Get Involved
- 04: DOT Commissioner Vacancies: 2nd, 4th, 6th Congressional Districts
- 02: VOTE! Irmo voters go to the polls tomorrow
October 2009
- 28: Dum Spiro Spero
- 27: Term Limits: From SC to DC?
- 26: Staying focused on our people and our state
- 25: Meet Lauren Koon: Dutch Fork Homecoming Queen 2009
- 20: It’s not gonna fix itself
- 14: UPDATED: We’re coming back….
- 13: Show me the money!
- 06: Meet Warren Bolton: 2010 SC African American History Calendar
- 06: Ted Pitts: Service above self
- 05: FORE!
- 02: Video: Irmo Community Prayer Breakfast
September 2009
- 29: Life Chain 2009
- 28: An engaged constituency
- 23: Meet Nancy Ogburn: President – Tomato Palms, LLC
- 22: Meet Darren Norris: SORD International
- 22: We came, we saw, we took an hour and 18 minutes
- 13: COMMUNITY UPDATE: September 2009
- 09: 4th Annual Irmo Community Prayer Breakfast
- 08: Who will survive the mud?
- 07: Labor Day Weekend
- 02: Home values now below assessed values?
August 2009
- 27: Great time! This year’s Community Cookout
- 26: District Five High Schools – done good!
- 23: First Tuesday GOP Club: Richland/Lexington Counties
- 20: My message to our teachers and staff
- 20: District Five goes Live! WISTV.com
- 19: Walmart opens doors to community!
- 17: Congressman Joe Wilson: Twice in One Week
- 16: Meet Chip Fallaw: Eagle Scout
- 16: Meet Adam Bouknight: Eagle Scout
- 15: Maybe State Government should buy a ticket?
- 11: Wrong Way / One Way Street?
- 03: COMMUNITY UPDATE: August 2009
- 03: Meet David Jameson: Chairman, Columbia Area Mental Health Center
- 02: You’re invited – hope to see you there!
July 2009
- 30: Wanted! Richland County Transportation Committee
- 26: What’s keeping them away?
- 22: Busy Bees Buzzing
- 19: Anyone interested?
- 16: Community Cookout coming August 18th!
- 14: COMMUNITY UPDATE: July 2009
- 05: Vacation!
June 2009
- 30: Common Sense
- 26: Come together
- 23: Your Tweetin’ Neighbors
- 21: Much room for improvement
- 15: WIS Newswatch (Part Two): June 14, 2009
- 15: WIS Newswatch (Part One) – June 14, 2009
- 09: Romper Room?
- 02: Meet The Spirit of Lake Murray: Maiden Voyage, June 7th!
May 2009
- 30: You really shouldn’t be surprised
- 29: 2009 Ballentine Scholarship Winners
- 28: The Head Ball Coach gets it
- 28: Governor visits “It Kids” at Dutch Fork High School
- 27: Meet Stephen Davis: Former NFL Pro Bowler Gives Back
- 27: My floor remarks on the SC budget (ETV)
- 26: Meet Michel McNinch: Local Artist
- 25: We got game in District Five!
- 21: Ducks, Dolphins, Whales, Turtles…oh my!
- 20: WLTX: Whether you are for the stimulus or against…
- 19: WIS: “This budget was on a fast track”
- 18: Racing ahead with technology
- 17: “Survey sez….”
- 13: Crime Watch Update
- 12: Campaign 2010 about to kick into gear
- 12: Just one time….
- 10: The Politics of SC Certificate of Need
- 07: You be the judge….
- 04: Sure…NOW transparency is all the rage
- 04: COMMUNITY UPDATE: May 2009
- 02: National Day of Prayer
- 01: “The House That Love Built”
April 2009
- 28: Pinching Pennies
- 23: “When elephants fight, the grass gets trampled”
- 20: Budget Stimulus Debate: Give Peace a Chance
- 20: Newest video from Nathans News!
- 14: Yep, I’m still alive
- 07: (New) Faces of the GOP – Diversity Growing?
- 06: Town of Irmo joins transparency movement
- 05: Pastors’ Day at the Capitol – April 22
- 03: Another Constituent Service Night
- 01: Saying “NO” is never easy
March 2009
- 30: What did I miss last week? What did you miss?
- 22: “W”
- 19: CALL TO ACTION: Richland County Republicans
- 18: Richland County’s future growth?
- 18: Sunday’s in Irmo: Milk, Eggs, Beer, no smoking?
- 15: COMMUNITY UPDATE: March 2009
- 15: The Weekly Rewind
- 14: Happy 40th Anniversary to both sets of parents!
- 11: It’s 2 a.m. Do you know where your tax dollars are?
- 08: Proviso 90.15 “The intent of the General Assembly…”
- 07: Meet Patrick Cobb: AARP Communications Director
- 06: The Weekly Rewind
- 04: Place your bets! THE BUDGET
- 02: The Weekly Rewind
February 2009
- 28: Let me hear from you
- 26: “You wanna fight?”
- 23: This can’t be right, can it? $1,000,000,000,000 perspective
- 22: The Weekly Rewind
- 19: 2009 Constituent Survey – let me hear from you
- 14: The Weekly Rewind
- 12: WLTX shares Twitter and SCTWEETS.COM
- 11: Stop the spending! Roll-call vote saves $400,000
- 08: 30 seconds can make a difference!
- 08: COMMUNITY UPDATE – February 2009
- 07: Priority One: Education
- 06: The Weekly Rewind
- 05: UPDATED: Who’s got next? Ashley Landess to visit Dutch Fork High
- 03: Meet your Representative: February 24, 2009
January 2009
- 31: The Weekly Rewind
- 28: McMaster next up for Dutch Fork High School
- 27: Demint: “Alot of them whisper – keep fighting”
- 25: Iron Eyes Cody wouldn’t like Exit 91 to Exit 102
- 24: Meet Capitol Ministries: Jeff Lingerfelt
- 22: Governor Sanford visits with DFES students
- 21: I do NOT solemnly swear to give up my Blackberry
- 20: Governor recognizes Rep. Haley and Rep. Balletine
- 19: “Responsibility and Accountability”
- 17: Meet Gordon Ziesing: Athletic Ambassador, People to People
- 16: The Weekly Rewind
- 15: The Speaker visits Dutch Fork High School
- 14: “Bygones are Bygones”
- 11: sctweets.com
- 08: House sets furlough dates for session
- 07: Visit to Dutch Fork High School Civics Class
- 06: COMMUNITY UPDATE: January 2009
- 03: Damned if you do; damned if you don’t
December 2008
- 28: Term Limits : Your thoughts?
- 27: Meet The Lighthouse Marina : A SC Clean Marina
- 24: The Purpose of Christmas
- 22: Inside Moves: Part Two of Three
- 20: Was it a voice-vote or roll-call vote? Get this – Neither!
- 15: The Ballentines’ Christmas Dance
- 13: Political Landscape of 21st century
- 12: Meet Kelly Payne: Dutch Fork High School
- 09: Introducing the first batch of 2009 House Bills
- 09: COMMUNITY UPDATE: December 2008
- 06: Meet The Living Christmas Story – Union United Methodist
- 05: Say what you mean, mean what you say
- 01: Getting ready for 2009 Session: Merry Christmas
November 2008
- 27: Thanksgiving from Black Mountain, NC
- 24: Let’s see how far we’ve come
- 20: What’s behind door number one?
- 20: Homeless for the Homeless 2008
- 18: House Freshmen elect Chairman, Vice Chairman
- 15: Inside Moves: Part One of Three
- 11: Secret Service Decoder Rings
- 11: THANK YOU, VETERANS!
- 07: Boys will be Boys
- 06: COMMUNITY UPDATE: November 2008
- 04: (UPDATED) BREAKING: Rep. Bruce Bannister new Assistant Majority Leader
- 03: Election Day – Let the Redistribution Begin?
October 2008
- 28: Meet Your Richland County Recreation Commissioner
- 28: Meet YOUNG LIFE – LAKE MURRAY
- 25: Talking budget cuts – layman terms
- 24: Budget Cuts: Interview with Jonathan Williams (SCStatehouseblog)
- 23: Kennerly Road / Coogler Road Intersection
- 20: Palmetto Politics: It ain’t Sunday School
- 20: Surf’s up! Support for Open-Government swells
- 20: Budget Week – This, That, and What to Expect
- 17: Breaking: House committee approves budget plan
- 15: Statesmen, not partisans
- 14: What’s on the ballot this year?
- 12: It’s only Rock-n-Roll…isn’t it?
- 09: (UPDATED 10/19/08) Clean Money – it is possible, you know?
- 08: Tough times call for tough measures!
- 07: COMMUNITY UPDATE: October 2008
- 02: 2008 Irmo Prayer Breakfast
- 02: Education Funding Study Committee
September 2008
- 28: VOTE! Why I smile about the Fair (Dutch Fork High)
- 28: Struttin’ with Alive@25
- 24: Common-Sense meets Status-Quo: On-The-Record Voting
- 23: See You at the Pole (Riversprings Elementary)
- 22: Hey, hey, hey….What’s Happening?
- 15: Wanted – Community Columnists
- 14: $400,000,000 is a lot of money people!
- 14: Meet Deanne Guerkink – Ballentine Pediatrics (NEW)
- 11: A Heartbeat Away in SC
- 09: “Next Year” never comes
- 08: Lt. Governor Listening Session – Senior Fraud
- 06: Greenville BBQ at Mrs. Z Rosti’s home
- 03: Meet Trey Walker – McCain’s Field General
- 03: “The Judge” to speak at Irmo Prayer Breakfast
- 02: COMMUNITY UPDATE: September 2008
- 01: Finding history today on Lake Murray
- 01: And the winners are…
August 2008
- 31: I Heart Charleston
- 29: Hell hath no fury…
- 25: NERD ALERT!! Wife and I are both “twitterin” now
- 24: The Song Remains the Same
- 20: School’s back…will the buses run?
- 19: Breaking the law – Homeowner Association style
- 19: What am I doing? Not sure if anyone really cares
- 18: Richland County Republicans: Meeting Monday
- 18: Get involved with Lexington County!
- 17: Meet Brittany Pjetraj: 1st runner-up Miss Teen USA
- 17: Olympic thoughts: “The guy is good”
- 16: Meet your candidates : District Five School Board
- 11: Vacation Week – Wild Dunes
- 09: * Community Alert! Bridge Repair on Firetower Road *
- 09: The Breakfast Bus finds cheap gas!
- 06: Opening Day
- 05: Meet Herbert Berg – Interim Superintendent
- 05: Prayers Needed – Rod Shealy, Sr.
- 05: National Night Out : August 5, 2008
- 04: How much for your child?
July 2008
- 28: COMMUNITY UPDATE: August 2008
- 24: Fair is fair?
- 24: Is gambling back in SC?
- 23: Warning: Political Junkies Only
- 22: WIS-TV (Ben Tanner) at Irmo Food Lion
- 22: Sam Bryant meets POTUS
- 20: Which one is half-full?
- 18: Family dinner and movie, $100? Can’t be!
- 18: Meet Ashley Dye – National Young Scholar
- 17: State Champions! Irmo Little League
- 15: Hello South Carolina, I’m listening
- 14: “Muskrat Love” holding us back?
- 12: 2008 Legislative Update – “Major Issues”
- 11: ANWR – Geography 201
- 10: ANWR – Geography 101
- 08: COMMUNITY UPDATE: July 2008
- 07: Meet Bill McAfee – Businessman, conservative blogger
- 07: Absolute Power?
- 07: * Community Alert! Piney Grove Road Construction *
- 06: Doing the Light Switch
- 04: Together great things can happen!
- 02: * Community Alert! Friarsgate Park *
- 01: On vacation – Cape San Blas, Florida
June 2008
- 29: Rutherford to lead Richland County Delegation?
- 27: Meet Sam Bryant – Irmo Little League (gets to meet President)!
- 25: 2008 Primaries: Did endorsements matter?
- 16: Make it stop – please
- 14: Happy Father’s Day!
- 11: The Day After
- 09: Vote!
- 08: Happy Birthday, Bit-Bit!
- 06: Sarah graduates DFES!
- 05: Congratulations: Class of 2008!
- 03: “Congaree Fever”
- 02: So much for Earmark Reform…
- 01: Contact our County Councilman: Road Tax (Yes? No?)
- 01: COMMUNITY UPDATE: June 2008
May 2008
- 31: Vetoes…everything you always wanted to know
- 28: (UPDATED) Place your bets…
- 26: Memorial Day
- 25: Meals on Wheels Pilot Program in our community!
- 23: Yes, No, Maybe? What does it all mean?
- 23: Mixed week for District Five
- 22: Bad Week for Irmo High School
- 21: Good Week for Dutch Fork High School
- 21: Privacy Policy
- 17: Who’s serving who in Columbia?
- 15: One Mississippi, Two Mississippi….
- 14: UPDATED: Prayers needed – Jerry Fowler
- 14: 2008 Ballentine Scholarship Winners
- 13: UPDATED: Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em (on the cheap, too)
- 13: Do blondes have more fun?
- 12: FRIARSGATE PARK : Advisory Panel – get involved!
- 10: We ain’t dumb all the time
- 07: Live blogging from the floor…
- 06: To everything there is a season…
- 01: COMMUNITY UPDATE: May 2008
April 2008
- 30: National Day of Prayer
- 29: Get involved! New precincts in our area!
- 28: Somebody call the Ambassador!
- 27: Meet Elizabeth Mattos-Ward
- 27: Meet Reggie Gallant – State Farm
- 27: Crime Watch Update
- 24: Statehouse Report – April 24, 2008
- 22: Meet Janie Davis – Miss Greater Irmo Teen
- 22: “Going Green” with help from an 8th Grader
- 21: Happy 4th Birthday, Little Man!
- 17: It ain’t just the laundry spinning here
- 16: Meet Mark Keel – (NOMINEE) Director of Public Safety
- 16: Do we really need to see the replay?
- 16: Public Input Meeting (ROADS) tomorrow!
- 13: Who? What? When? Where? Why? (Full Disclosure)
- 09: School Choice killed with only 5 total votes?
- 07: Surprise, Surprise, Surprise
- 05: Meet Harrison Hall – Eagle Scout
- 01: Autism Awareness Day
- 01: Child Abuse Prevention Month
- 01: Statehouse Report – April 1, 2008
- 01: SC Tag Buffett: Grab a plate, there’s plenty for everyone!
March 2008
- 31: SC earns a WSOP bracelet
- 29: Was I the only one in the dark?
- 27: COMMUNITY UPDATE: April 2008
- 26: People, Not Politics.
- 26: Meet Allison Lee – Circuit Court Judge
- 25: Brother, can you spare a Passport?
- 23: He is risen! He is risen, indeed!
- 20: Crime Watch Update
- 20: Blood Drive – Gateway Baptist
- 18: Sunshine Week – and we’re on vacation….
- 18: Quick recap of House Budget
- 16: Proposal for Early Graduation – 2008 Budget Debate
- 13: $60 million investment in Irmo (and jobs)
- 11: Earmarks – good or bad?
- 10: Boozin’ it up on Election Day?
- 08: Let’s get ready to rumble!
- 06: Pennies (actually dollars) from Heaven?
- 05: Live blogging from the floor…
- 04: COMMUNITY UPDATE: March 2008
- 03: Who gave us the answers ahead of time?
- 02: Read Across America Day
February 2008
- 29: Education Accountability Act improves
- 29: What can $250 buy you nowadays?
- 28: The people have spoken!
- 27: Meet Mark Sitterly – Irmo Little League
- 25: Crime Watch Update
- 24: Secretary of Administration – elected or appointed?
- 23: Putting the Fun in Fundraising
- 21: Coming soon: Budget Week!
- 21: SC Club for Growth Endorsement
- 20: Saying goodbye isn’t easy
- 20: Meet Antonio Boyd – HOPE Worldwide
- 19: You’ve got to ask yourself a question
- 16: “No”
- 14: A Fiscal Conservative Valentine’s Day
- 13: You be the judge! Choose wisely…1, 2, or 3?
- 06: Bizarro World?? Nothing surprises me anymore.
- 05: Talking Earmarks on ETV
- 04: SC Association of Student Councils: Host families needed!
- 04: 2008 Ballentine Scholarships
- 02: COMMUNITY UPDATE: February 2008
- 01: Statehouse Report – February 1,2008
- 01: Fiscal Responsibility
- 01: John Howard at Super Bowl
January 2008
- 30: The Ballot – Incorporation Efforts (Vote Feb. 16th)
- 30: Dutch Fork Community Action Group
- 29: SCETV: This Week in the House
- 27: (Sigh) Another black eye on Columbia and our state
- 24: 2008 CONSTITUENT SURVEY
- 24: Statehouse Report – January 24
- 23: House passes Earmark Reform rule change
- 20: Congratulations, Senator John McCain
- 17: A New Year
- 17: Ballentine Elected to House Ethics Committee
- 17: Five House Republicans Named ‘Friend of the Taxpayer’
- 15: First in the South: It’s our turn now, y’all!
- 13: CONSTITUENT SERVICE NIGHT – Monday, January 28th
- 12: Statehouse Report – January 12
- 12: SCDOT – Thank you from House District 71!
- 11: H. 4451 -Illegal Immigrants and Education
- 07: Richland County Republican Changes
- 02: The Divided States of America?
- 02: The Blog World – growing by the day
- 01: COMMUNITY UPDATE: January 2008
- 01: Happy New Year – 2008!
December 2007
- 31: Nathan Visits Dutch Fork Middle
- 28: Rotary Club of Lake Murray – Irmo
- 27: Do endorsements really matter in politics – local, state, national?
- 21: Romney? Huckabee? Rudy? Who knows?
- 16: Anatomy 101: One mouth, Two ears
- 12: H4356 – EARMARK REFORM
- 10: Fear not…I bring you good tidings
- 10: Contact Form now updated!
- 07: DEVO reunites for 2008 tour
- 07: Polar Express? Northward bound but not north enough
- 05: Call it what you want, just put your name on it
- 04: Property Tax Relief Could Bring Homeowners Refund Checks
November 2007
- 30: COMMUNITY UPDATE: December 2007
- 30: Alive @ 25! Promotes safe driving for teens
- 30: Incorporation efforts advance – time to vote!
- 29: Local students make it to the Final Five nationally!
- 27: Tough on Crime in House District 71
- 27: Presidential Candidate comes to Ballentine!
- 21: The Link, Ballentine (Richland County Public Library)
- 21: An Update From Nathan’s Office
- 19: Are you smarter than a 5th grader?
- 18: Not just kids play
- 18: $2.99 not enough? Some think not.
- 15: Ever seen a Publixaurus before?
- 13: PLEASE VOTE! Local students go national!
- 12: Tis’ the Season
- 07: Eight Hour School Days?
- 07: Third time the charm?
- 07: Congratulations Mayor Gibbons, Kathy, and Harvey
- 05: Rod Shealy, Sr. – Voting “Yes”
- 03: English Trifle – Right here in Ballentine!
- 02: COMMUNITY UPDATE: November 2007
- 01: GOP Presidential candidates…in Irmo!
October 2007
- 29: “One of the state’s pre-eminent school districts…”
- 29: Pork – it’s not just for big spenders!
- 26: District Five Bond Referendum
- 25: What your neighbors are saying….
- 23: Property Tax Reform Debate
- 23: My wife, Karen
- 17: Two big topics: Education and Roads
- 16: In The Statehouse Chamber
- 14: An International Perspective
- 10: Tax Bills are coming! (Good news?)
- 09: Community Notice: Richland County
- 05: Walk to School Day
- 03: Order of the Silver Crescent
- 02: What’s an average week like?
- 02: Irmo Community Prayer Breakfast
- 01: COMMUNITY UPDATE: October 2007
- 01: Everyone’s talking about it….
September 2007
- 27: Parkridge Hospital – coming soon
- 27: Colonel Pete Sercer – A Palmetto Patriot
- 25: My 20th High School Reunion
- 24: Chapin Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast
- 24: Dutch Fork High School Interact Club
- 19: This can’t bode well for education in our state
- 17: Ballentine Elementary Student Leaders
- 16: Presidential Candidate to walk in Okra Strut
- 11: Memomma – we’ll miss you!
- 10: Corporal David G. Weimortz Memorial Highway
- 10: What’s on your neighbor’s mind?
- 10: Making voting easier in our district
- 10: Remembering Israel Brooks, Jr (1944-2007)
- 08: Representing District 71
- 07: *UPDATE* 2nd Annual Community Prayer Breakfast
- 07: “Nathan Ballentine, Mr. Accessible”
- 04: Welcome to the new site!
- 03: Get Involved!
- 03: Nathan Ballentine…Taxpayer Hero
- 03: Nathan endorses Mitt Romney for President
- 03: Your contribution is greatly appreciated!
August 2007
- 31: Nathan on the issues
- 31: Ballentine will not seek votes, but does not rule out run
- 31: Nathan Ballentine: People not Politics
- 31: House GOPers pushing Nathan Ballentine to run for Treasurer
- 30: Nathan on this year’s legislative session
- 30: What they’re saying!
- 30: Giving Back
- 30: September’s Community Update
- 30: Constituent Les Tweed Tells Us Why He Supports Nathan
- 30: Chris Joye Talks About Nathan’s Service
- 30: It’s About People, Not Politics
- 30: Nathan’s Parents
- 30: Nathan Wins Primary
- 30: Nathan on education
- 30: Nathan talks presidential politics on Fox News
- 30: Contact
- 30: Archives
- 30: About
- 01: COMMUNITY UPDATE: August 2007
July 2007
- 01: COMMUNITY UPDATE: July 2007