Money talks, especially if you're a celebrity
LEDGER COLUMNIST
Joe HUGHES LEDGER STAFF WRITER
      It goes without saying that this week has been pretty eventful. In the past few days, North Korea has become more bold in its speech toward the West, promising to rain a "nuclear shower" on the U.S. should any of the communist country's upcoming missile tests be intercepted by our military.
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LEDGER READERS ON THE ROAD
     Katie Gifillan and B.J. Bowling are pictured here with The Gaffney Ledger during a recent trip to Las Vegas. They accompanied Rick and Susan Gilfillan, who were on hand to celebrate Katie's graduation from USC with a nursing degree. On your next trip out of town, or tour of duty, take a copy of The Ledger along and send a picture of yourself or your group reading the newspaper to: cody@gaffneyledger.com; or editor@gaffneyledger.com.
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THEIR VIEWS
      South Carolina is suffering The state's unemployment rate for May topped the 12 percent mark, continuing a climb to never-before-seen stratospheric heights. The bad news, however, does not stop there. At least one economist believes that 2010 will see South Carolina with an even higher jobless rate.
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