The National Wildlife Federation released the report today, joining a series of environmental groups calling for state control of who withdraws how much water from its rivers and lakes, as well steps to reduce electricity consumption and shift to clean energy alternatives — to save water as well as combat climate warming.
Read more »Growth in water use far outstrips population in state, study says
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Metro chamber to host legislative reception
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The Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce is hosting is annual legislative reception tonight at the Aquarium Wharf. More than 330 local, state and federal elected officials have been invited.
Read more »SC Senate's new members get acquainted
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COLUMBIA — Eight of the Senate's nine new members are getting acquainted with how they'll do their legislative jobs in January.
Read more »Police arrest suspect in Summerville shooting
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SUMMERVILLE — Summerville Police have arrested a suspect in connection with a fatal shooting off Gahagan Road Wednesday night.
Read more »D'Zhana now has a heart
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MIAMI — D'Zhana Simmons says she felt like a "fake person" for 118 days when she had no heart beating in her chest. "But I know that I really was here," the 14-year-old said, "and I did live without a heart."
Read more »Summerville shooting victim identified
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SUMMERVILLE — The Dorchester County Coroner's office has released the name of a 24-year-old man who was shot to death at his Gahagan Road-area home.
Read more »We’ve Got The Funk, Gotta (Get Rid Of) That Funk
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Dear Home Ec 101,
I have a dresser that my mother gave me. She had a doily thing on it with a plastic backing. When I removed the doily, there where sticky spots in a lacy pattern from the doily. What can I use to remove this without damaging the stain on the dresser?
Thanks,
Doily Dummy in Woodstock GA
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Eckstrom wants state budget panel to make more cuts
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COLUMBIA — Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom wants the South Carolina Budget and Control Board to hold a special meeting to reduce state spending again.
Read more »Former employee says DHEC stopped investigation
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COLUMBIA — A former investigator with the Department of Health and Environmental Control says the agency pulled back from an investigation after getting a complaint from a state official.
Read more »Investiture celebrations set for new USC president
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COLUMBIA — Two days of celebrations for new University of South Carolina president Harris Pastides are getting under way with a pizza party put on by students.
Read more »Obama taps Daschle as health secretary
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WASHINGTON — Barack Obama is enlisting former Senate leader Tom Daschle as his health secretary, embracing a third Washington insider in the early stages of Cabinet-building by the president-elect who promised change. Hillary Clinton, the capital's most famous woman for two decades, seemed ever more likely to be his secretary of state.
Read more »Building beginning on green cottage home
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A new green cottage home being built in the Noisette area of North Charleston will be open for tours next year and proceeds donated to charity.
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