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July 2008
  1. 18: Family dinner and movie, $100? Can’t be!
  2. 18: Meet Ashley Dye - National Young Scholar
  3. 17: State Champions! Irmo Little League
  4. 15: Hello South Carolina, I’m listening
  5. 14: “Muskrat Love” holding us back?
  6. 12: 2008 Legislative Update - “Major Issues”
  7. 11: ANWR - Geography 201
  8. 10: ANWR - Geography 101
  9. 08: COMMUNITY UPDATE: July 2008
  10. 07: Meet Bill McAfee - Businessman, conservative blogger
  11. 07: Absolute Power?
  12. 07: * Community Alert! Piney Grove Road Construction *
  13. 06: Doing the Light Switch
  14. 04: Together great things can happen!
  15. 02: * Community Alert! Friarsgate Park *
  16. 01: On vacation - Cape San Blas, Florida
June 2008
  1. 29: Rutherford to lead Richland County Delegation?
  2. 27: Meet Sam Bryant - Irmo Little League (gets to meet President)!
  3. 25: 2008 Primaries: Did endorsements matter?
  4. 16: Make it stop - please
  5. 14: Happy Father’s Day!
  6. 11: The Day After
  7. 09: Vote!
  8. 08: Happy Birthday, Bit-Bit!
  9. 06: Sarah graduates DFES!
  10. 05: Congratulations: Class of 2008!
  11. 03: “Congaree Fever”
  12. 02: So much for Earmark Reform…
  13. 01: Contact our County Councilman: Road Tax (Yes? No?)
  14. 01: COMMUNITY UPDATE: June 2008
May 2008
  1. 31: Vetoes…everything you always wanted to know
  2. 28: (UPDATED) Place your bets…
  3. 26: Memorial Day
  4. 25: Meals on Wheels Pilot Program in our community!
  5. 23: Yes, No, Maybe? What does it all mean?
  6. 23: Mixed week for District Five
  7. 22: Bad Week for Irmo High School
  8. 21: Good Week for Dutch Fork High School
  9. 21: Privacy Policy
  10. 17: Who’s serving who in Columbia?
  11. 15: One Mississippi, Two Mississippi….
  12. 14: UPDATED: Prayers needed - Jerry Fowler
  13. 14: 2008 Ballentine Scholarship Winners
  14. 13: UPDATED: Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em (on the cheap, too)
  15. 13: Do blondes have more fun?
  16. 12: FRIARSGATE PARK : Advisory Panel - get involved!
  17. 10: We ain’t dumb all the time
  18. 07: Live blogging from the floor…
  19. 06: To everything there is a season…
  20. 01: COMMUNITY UPDATE: May 2008
April 2008
  1. 30: National Day of Prayer
  2. 29: Get involved! New precincts in our area!
  3. 28: Somebody call the Ambassador!
  4. 27: Meet Elizabeth Mattos-Ward
  5. 27: Meet Reggie Gallant - State Farm
  6. 27: Crime Watch Update
  7. 24: Statehouse Report - April 24, 2008
  8. 22: Meet Janie Davis - Miss Greater Irmo Teen
  9. 22: “Going Green” with help from an 8th Grader
  10. 21: Happy 4th Birthday, Little Man!
  11. 17: It ain’t just the laundry spinning here
  12. 16: Meet Mark Keel - (NOMINEE) Director of Public Safety
  13. 16: Do we really need to see the replay?
  14. 16: Public Input Meeting (ROADS) tomorrow!
  15. 13: Who? What? When? Where? Why? (Full Disclosure)
  16. 09: School Choice killed with only 5 total votes?
  17. 07: Surprise, Surprise, Surprise
  18. 05: Meet Harrison Hall - Eagle Scout
  19. 01: Autism Awareness Day
  20. 01: Child Abuse Prevention Month
  21. 01: Statehouse Report - April 1, 2008
  22. 01: SC Tag Buffett: Grab a plate, there’s plenty for everyone!
March 2008
  1. 31: SC earns a WSOP bracelet
  2. 29: Was I the only one in the dark?
  3. 27: COMMUNITY UPDATE: April 2008
  4. 26: People, Not Politics.
  5. 26: Meet Allison Lee - Circuit Court Judge
  6. 25: Brother, can you spare a Passport?
  7. 23: He is risen! He is risen, indeed!
  8. 20: Crime Watch Update
  9. 20: Blood Drive - Gateway Baptist
  10. 18: Sunshine Week - and we’re on vacation….
  11. 18: Quick recap of House Budget
  12. 13: $60 million investment in Irmo (and jobs)
  13. 11: Earmarks - good or bad?
  14. 10: Boozin’ it up on Election Day?
  15. 08: Let’s get ready to rumble!
  16. 06: Pennies (actually dollars) from Heaven?
  17. 05: Live blogging from the floor…
  18. 04: COMMUNITY UPDATE: March 2008
  19. 03: Who gave us the answers ahead of time?
  20. 02: Read Across America Day
February 2008
  1. 29: Education Accountability Act improves
  2. 29: What can $250 buy you nowadays?
  3. 28: The people have spoken!
  4. 27: Meet Mark Sitterly - Irmo Little League
  5. 25: Crime Watch Update
  6. 24: Secretary of Administration - elected or appointed?
  7. 23: Putting the Fun in Fundraising
  8. 21: Coming soon: Budget Week!
  9. 21: SC Club for Growth Endorsement
  10. 20: Saying goodbye isn’t easy
  11. 20: Meet Antonio Boyd - HOPE Worldwide
  12. 19: You’ve got to ask yourself a question
  13. 16: “No”
  14. 14: A Fiscal Conservative Valentine’s Day
  15. 13: You be the judge! Choose wisely…1, 2, or 3?
  16. 06: Bizarro World?? Nothing surprises me anymore.
  17. 05: Talking Earmarks on ETV
  18. 04: SC Association of Student Councils: Host families needed!
  19. 04: 2008 Ballentine Scholarships
  20. 02: COMMUNITY UPDATE: February 2008
  21. 01: Statehouse Report - February 1,2008
  22. 01: Fiscal Responsibility
  23. 01: John Howard at Super Bowl
January 2008
  1. 30: The Ballot - Incorporation Efforts (Vote Feb. 16th)
  2. 30: Dutch Fork Community Action Group
  3. 29: SCETV: This Week in the House
  4. 27: (Sigh) Another black eye on Columbia and our state
  5. 24: 2008 CONSTITUENT SURVEY
  6. 24: Statehouse Report - January 24
  7. 23: House passes Earmark Reform rule change
  8. 20: Congratulations, Senator John McCain
  9. 17: A New Year
  10. 17: Ballentine Elected to House Ethics Committee
  11. 17: Five House Republicans Named ‘Friend of the Taxpayer’
  12. 15: First in the South: It’s our turn now, y’all!
  13. 13: CONSTITUENT SERVICE NIGHT - Monday, January 28th
  14. 12: Statehouse Report - January 12
  15. 12: SCDOT - Thank you from House District 71!
  16. 11: H. 4451 -Illegal Immigrants and Education
  17. 07: Richland County Republican Changes
  18. 02: The Divided States of America?
  19. 02: The Blog World - growing by the day
  20. 01: COMMUNITY UPDATE: January 2008
  21. 01: Happy New Year - 2008!
December 2007
  1. 31: Nathan Visits Dutch Fork Middle
  2. 28: Rotary Club of Lake Murray - Irmo
  3. 27: Do endorsements really matter in politics - local, state, national?
  4. 21: Romney? Huckabee? Rudy? Who knows?
  5. 16: Anatomy 101: One mouth, Two ears
  6. 12: H4356 - EARMARK REFORM
  7. 10: Fear not…I bring you good tidings
  8. 10: Contact Form now updated!
  9. 07: DEVO reunites for 2008 tour
  10. 07: Polar Express? Northward bound but not north enough
  11. 05: Call it what you want, just put your name on it
  12. 04: Property Tax Relief Could Bring Homeowners Refund Checks
November 2007
  1. 30: COMMUNITY UPDATE: December 2007
  2. 30: Alive @ 25! Promotes safe driving for teens
  3. 30: Incorporation efforts advance - time to vote!
  4. 29: Local students make it to the Final Five nationally!
  5. 27: Tough on Crime in House District 71
  6. 27: Presidential Candidate comes to Ballentine!
  7. 21: The Link, Ballentine (Richland County Public Library)
  8. 21: An Update From Nathan’s Office
  9. 19: Are you smarter than a 5th grader?
  10. 18: Not just kids play
  11. 18: $2.99 not enough? Some think not.
  12. 15: Ever seen a Publixaurus before?
  13. 13: PLEASE VOTE! Local students go national!
  14. 12: Tis’ the Season
  15. 07: Eight Hour School Days?
  16. 07: Third time the charm?
  17. 07: Congratulations Mayor Gibbons, Kathy, and Harvey
  18. 05: Rod Shealy, Sr. - Voting “Yes”
  19. 03: English Trifle - Right here in Ballentine!
  20. 02: COMMUNITY UPDATE: November 2007
  21. 01: GOP Presidential candidates…in Irmo!
October 2007
  1. 29: “One of the state’s pre-eminent school districts…”
  2. 29: Pork - it’s not just for big spenders!
  3. 26: District Five Bond Referendum
  4. 25: What your neighbors are saying….
  5. 23: Property Tax Reform Debate
  6. 23: My wife, Karen
  7. 17: Two big topics: Education and Roads
  8. 16: In The Statehouse Chamber
  9. 14: An International Perspective
  10. 10: Tax Bills are coming! (Good news?)
  11. 09: Community Notice: Richland County
  12. 05: Walk to School Day
  13. 03: Order of the Silver Crescent
  14. 02: What’s an average week like?
  15. 02: Irmo Community Prayer Breakfast
  16. 01: COMMUNITY UPDATE: October 2007
  17. 01: Everyone’s talking about it….
September 2007
  1. 27: Parkridge Hospital - coming soon
  2. 27: Colonel Pete Sercer - A Palmetto Patriot
  3. 25: My 20th High School Reunion
  4. 24: Chapin Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast
  5. 24: Dutch Fork High School Interact Club
  6. 19: This can’t bode well for education in our state
  7. 17: Ballentine Elementary Student Leaders
  8. 16: Presidential Candidate to walk in Okra Strut
  9. 11: Memomma - we’ll miss you!
  10. 10: Corporal David G. Weimortz Memorial Highway
  11. 10: What’s on your neighbor’s mind?
  12. 10: Making voting easier in our district
  13. 10: Remembering Israel Brooks, Jr (1944-2007)
  14. 08: Representing District 71
  15. 07: *UPDATE* 2nd Annual Community Prayer Breakfast
  16. 07: “Nathan Ballentine, Mr. Accessible”
  17. 04: Welcome to the new site!
  18. 03: Get Involved
  19. 03: Nathan Ballentine…Taxpayer Hero
  20. 03: Nathan endorses Mitt Romney for President
  21. 03: Donate
August 2007
  1. 31: Nathan on the issues
  2. 31: Ballentine will not seek votes, but does not rule out run
  3. 31: Nathan Ballentine: People not Politics
  4. 31: House GOPers pushing Nathan Ballentine to run for Treasurer
  5. 30: Nathan on this year’s legislative session
  6. 30: What they’re saying!
  7. 30: Giving Back
  8. 30: September’s Community Update
  9. 30: Constituent Les Tweed Tells Us Why He Supports Nathan
  10. 30: Chris Joye Talks About Nathan’s Service
  11. 30: It’s About People, Not Politics
  12. 30: Nathan’s Parents
  13. 30: Nathan Wins Primary
  14. 30: Nathan on education
  15. 30: Nathan talks presidential politics on Fox News
  16. 30: Contact
  17. 30: Archives
  18. 30: About
  19. 01: COMMUNITY UPDATE: August 2007
July 2007
  1. 01: COMMUNITY UPDATE: July 2007
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