TheRepublic.com - Darla Moore News http://www.therepublic.com/feed/person/05880f0b55d247068e8a74d65e4b6c4b Darla Moore News and Photos en-ca webstaff@therepublic.com Copyright 2013 Ex-Pentagon chief Gates: Budget must be smarterhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/bb0a1e50493b434d8832b3de18cb9a99/SC--USC-Commencement-Gateshttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/bb0a1e50493b434d8832b3de18cb9a99/SC--USC-Commencement-GatesCOLUMBIA, South Carolina - There are smart ways to reduce the size of the nation's defense budget without cutting the overall size of the country's forces, former Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday.]]>Fri, 10 May 2013 16:19:08 -0400R&A won't 'bully' clubs to take women membershttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/0e8a32186a034a5bab43d80a03f8368e/GLF-Muirfield-Womenhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/0e8a32186a034a5bab43d80a03f8368e/GLF-Muirfield-WomenST. ANDREWS, Scotland - Just because the home of the Masters now has female members, the Royal & Ancient Golf Club has no plans to pressure the all-male clubs in the British Open rotation to change its membership policies.]]>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:54:13 -0400ArtFields: Rural SC town stages 10-day arts festhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/1839603c74f349f7a6be26e7075be214/US--Travel-SC-ArtFieldshttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/1839603c74f349f7a6be26e7075be214/US--Travel-SC-ArtFields

LAKE CITY, South Carolina - An old South Carolina tobacco town working to reinvent itself as a cultural destination on Friday welcomed visitors to a 10-day arts festival that has drawn contributors from across the Southeast and is offering $100,000 in prizes.]]>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:21:19 -0400