http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/prosperity/ Prosperity, SC News http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/prosperity/content/d825311c1024d8e3b19bf4de6c5c959e.html WASHINGTON It was around 3 am on Jan 1 1959 when Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista slipped away to the airport and fled his island nation hauling as much loot as his aircraft could carry Hours later the audacious young man whose badly outnumbered guerrilla forces had defeated Batista's army stepped onto a balcony overlooking Cespedes Park in the eastern city of Santiago It was the first time that Fidel Castro had faced a cheering crowd as Cuba's unquestioned leader It would hardly be the last http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/prosperity/content/2ae4feff5518b1ed5d5225c174c1b4eb.html When Charleston was mired in the economic doldrums after the Civil War many said she was too poor to paint too proud to whitewash As the city's prosperity returned so has the paint Unfortunately much of it is illegal and unsightly http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/prosperity/content/034672dea84da093231e1c7594b69e0e.html When Charleston was mired in the economic doldrums after the Civil War many said she was too poor to paint too proud to whitewashAs the city's prosperity returned so has the paint Unfortunately much of it is illegal and unsightly http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/prosperity/content/634104e4479a48765f306a89b097ba32.html Ahhh The joy excitement and delight of fireworks and the beginning of a new year http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/prosperity/content/f14edd0a47be8b43d7541fc936a4e1b9.html OK maybe he skipped the blackeyed peas In fact since the tough economy has spread around the world it looks like a lot of people fell down on the New Year's job last year http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/prosperity/content/90b11c243a0e51dbaed741c4bb4a6d86.html Americans have an insatiable appetite for energy and South Carolinians are no exception Since Edison invented the electric light we have continued to increase our dependence on electric energy Think of the increasing number of appliances in the average home Think of the increasing number of automobiles per household As our population continues to rise and the number of households increases energy demands grow exponentially http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/prosperity/content/079f10d1b03e2f4a637547b9e1801ed2.html Happy New Year The New Year is celebrated differently around the world Even in America there are many traditions that are specific to different sections of the country http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/prosperity/content/2881904dcf0808d53d1b862bb8e4f32d.html My hopes are dreams are that everyone stays healthy in the New Year that our economy gets better quickly and that we can all hang in there until then I also hope that my personal finances are less of a struggle