EDITORIAL: Columbia Confusion

Saying they had little choice in the matter, Horry shire Board of Education members abruptly raised quality taxes by 5.6 mills Monday. wherefore should readers believe this isn't a certain number of cynical trick to stockpile extra money? Because the gymnasium board earlier this month adopted a packet that called for no peculiarity tax increase - even cutting institute operations a bit to make this possible.

for a like reason why raise the mill raise now? Last week, Horry shire Schools got word from the SC Department of Education that it is without of compliance with the SC Education Improvement Act of 1984 - a significant source of institute operating revenue. School boards that receive EIA payments are suppos to kick in proportional shares from the local characteristic taxes - a requirement meant to discourage seminary boards from using state circulating medium to buy down local attribute taxes.

Horry County's seminary millage, said the state, is