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Business leaders wait for King Day loss
Greenville business leaders feel that it may take the loss of a major
corporation that doesn't want to get mixed up with the Martin Luther
King Jr. holiday fight for council members to understand the gravity
of the economic loss. Greenville
News
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MLK march hits problem, planned for same day
as Armed Forces Day Parade Greenville
News
- NAACP in York County, Rock Hill urges the county to adopt King
holiday The
State/AP
Officials fear NC highways could lure travelers from Grand Strand
If roads to the Grand Strand become much more crowded, some highway and
tourism officials worry vacationers might choose North Carolina beaches
instead. The
State/AP
* Transportation Department working on
Work Zone Safety
April is Work Zone Safety and Awareness Month in South Carolina, and the
Department of Transportation wants people to realize the importance of
driving safely through work zones. WLTX-TV
Senate panel would raise car sales tax to boost education funds
The maximum sales tax on an automobile purchase would rise to $2,500
from the current cap of $300 under a budget amendment approved Thursday
by the Senate Finance Committee. Greenville
News; Post
and Courier/AP
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Tax hike proposed for cars, elderly
The Senate committee proposed raising nearly $142 million by raising
the car sales tax cap and eliminating a 1-cent sales tax exemption
for residents 85 and older.
The State
Environmental funds considered to balance budget
Five state lawmakers are formally asking whether it's legal to balance
South Carolina's budget with funds set aside for environmental protection
programs. The
State
Telemarketing curbs put on hold
A national "do not call" list created by the Federal Trade
Commission will start accepting names in less than two months, even
as efforts to curb telemarketing in South Carolina remain stalled
in the General Assembly. The
State
Inglis, Herlong putting aside for campaign funds
The primary is still 14 months away, but Bob Inglis and William Herlong,
the two announced Republican 4th Congressional District candidates
are putting money away. Greenville
News
* Former GOP operations director
in S.C. has license suspended in Va.
Aformer top operative of the state Republican parties in Virginia
and South Carolina, Edmund A. Matricardi, has had his Virginia law
license suspended. Post
and Courier/AP
Service for Boiling Springs Marine set for Saturday
A public memorial service will be held Saturday for Pvt. Nolen Ryan
Hutchings, who is one of two serviceman from South Carolina killed
on March 23 during one of the bloodiest days of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Greenville
News
Last of C-17's arrives at Charleston AFB
One of the last C-17's arrived to its home Air Force base in Charleston
on Thursday evening, brings the base's total to 53 airplanes. WIS-TV,*
Post
and Courier
- * Seven Charleston Air Force C-17
cargo jets flew mission to move command post from Kuwait City into Baghdadto
Baghdad Post
and Courier
* Families welcome back Navy unit
The eight members of the locally based Explo-sive Ordnance Disposal Mobile
Unit 6EOD unit returned home to friends and family Thursday. Post
and Courier
* Spratt says U.S. will need help to
rebuild Iraq
U.S. Rep. John Spratt, D-York, said rebuilding Iraq will be tough and
require the United States to get help from the United Nations and other
allies. Charlotte
Observer
- Spratt spoke Winthrop University's Dinkins Student Center Thursday
about the war with Iraq Rock
Hill Herald
* Graham does reserve duty at Charleston
base
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, the only U.S. senator in the Reserves, spent
Thursday working in the legal office at Charleston Air Force Base.
Post and Courier/AP, WCBD-TV
* Beaufort Marine killed in Iraq may
earn citizenship
The paperwork for Marine Cpl. Armando Ariel Gonzalez, who died in Iraq
earlier this week, to become an official U.S. citizen is already being
processed by the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services. Carolina
Morning News
RJM Waste awarded job grant
Easley-based RJM Waste Equipment Co. recently was awarded a $1 million
Job Development Grant because of its recent capital investments and
job creation. Greenville
News
Bus operator to test changes in trolley system
The new owners of the regional bus system will launch a test of expanded
trolley routes and hours Sunday, which owners hope will attract government
employees, USC students, sports fans, concertgoers and tourists. The
State
Two Upstate companies receive military contracts worth millions
Two Greenville County companies have been awarded contracts to assist
the U.S. war on terror. WYFF-TV
Auditor says Safety-Kleen bondholders' suit has 'no merit'
An investors group had sued PricewaterhouseCoopers, which used to
be the waste management company's auditing firm, claiming it signed
off on misleading financial statements.The
State/AP
* New Marriot shows off display room
Marriott at Renaissance Park in Spartanburg won't open until late
November but about 30 people were led on a tour of the 480-square-foot
replica of a room that was built on the first floor. Spartanburg
Herald-Journal
* Tobacco farmers shift to auctions
Seven Georgetown County tobacco farmers are planning to sell their
harvest at private auction warehouses instead of returning to cooperative
stabilization marketing centers.
Myrtle Beach Sun News
* Sonoco ready for new growth
Despite the lagging economy, rising costs and declining selling prices,
Sonoco remains fundamentally strong and poised to take advantage of
an economic turnaround.
Hartsville Messenger
State spending cuts tough on schools
Curriculum specialists in each of the seven Richland 1 high
schools have lost their jobs due to budget cuts. Greenville
News
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Former SC Teacher Of The Year now victim
of budget cuts WIS-TV
USC honors outstanding students
The University of South Carolina honored its most outstanding undergraduates
Thursday at its annual Honors and Awards Day ceremony. The
State
* Clemson tuition increase remains
undetermined
After a subsequent mid-year cut in state funding a tuition increase
will be likely, but the size of it is undetermined until trustees
convene on campus for their spring meeting next week. Anderson
Independent Mail
* Bridgewater Academy to open this
fall
Bridwater Academy, Horry County's first charter school, expects
to open up with at least 62 students this fall. Myrtle
Beach Sun News
* Rock Hill school plans to go
year-round
Sunset Park Elementary in Rock Hill is lobbying the school board
for permission to hold school year-round, starting in July 2004,
which would make it the first school in the city to do so. Charlotte
Observer
* Districts apprehensive over implementing
federal law
Johnson school district is apprehensive about implementing the federally
mandated legislation, "No Child Left Behind," not only
because of recent state budget cuts, but because it has not yet
received money to fund it. Florence
Morning News
* Schools lawsuit at stalemate
Rock Hill school officials and the parents who have filed a suit
against the district over its elementary school reassignment plan
have met twice with a Columbia mediator in an effort to iron out
their differences with no resolution yet.
Rock Hill Herald
* School districts concerned over
career center
Although they are not opposed to it, local school officials say
they have some concerns about the county’s proposal to turn
the Sumter County Career Center over to the school districts. Sumter
Item
S.C.'s beaches in good shape after another mild year
South Carolina's beaches are in good shape after a year in which the
state was brushed by two tropical storms and a summer storm system.
The
State/AP
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But 11 beaches have so little sand that they're
in danger of disappearing. Post
and Courier.
* More taxes considered for Socastee
park
The Socastee Recreation Commission is considering whether to ask residents
here if they want to pay more in taxes to speed up the completion of their
92-acre park. Myrtle
Beach Sun News
* Officials will review drought status
The state’s Drought Response Committee will meet Thursday in Columbia
to evaluate drought status in South Carolina. Anderson
Independent Mail
Upstate boy first suspected case of SARS in S.C.
The boy, identified only as a child who either traveled to China or had
close contact with someone who did, has since recovered. Greenville
News
* New laws protect privacy
On Monday, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, which
are aimed at protecting the privacy of patients, took effect. Georgetown
Times
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Chamber hopes first expo helps Easley's economy
The first Easley Livin' expo comes to town May 17 with a car show, bands,
food and business displays in Old Market Square. Greenville
News
Jasper Council member receives ethics fine
A former Jasper County Council member has been busted taking illegal
campaign contributions for the second time in as many years by the state
Ethics Commission.
Beaufort Gazette
The Heritage Club closes in Beaufort
The Heritage Club's catering business wasn't profitable enough to keep
open, but there are no plans to demolish the building. Beaufort
Gazette
Stewart to run in petition spot
Beaufort businessman Dick Stewart will run for a vacant Beaufort County
Council seat as a petition candidate. Beaufort
Gazette
* Bike Week going well in Charleston
There have not been any tickets handed out yet in response to the city's
newly modified noise ordinance, which prohibits loud revving. Post
and Courier
* Gambling, jobs, crime topics in N.
Charleston election debate
Casino boats, improved police protection and raises for city employees
were all topics debated Thursday night by a half-dozen City Council
candidates for the June 12 election. Post
and Courier
* Security questioned at Spartanburg
court
Clerk of Court, Marc Kitchens, will unveil two formal proposals for
changes to security provisions at the Spartanburg County courthouse.
Spartanburg
Herald-Journal
* Board revokes license of Hilton Head
Island contractor
The state Contractors' Licensing Board revoked the contractor's license
of the owner of the company hired to build Chaplin Community Park on Hilton
Head Island. Hilton
Head Island Packet
* More than 500 pay respect at Ward's
funeral
More than 500 colleagues, relatives, politicians and state leaders paid
their respects to Ward, who spent 30 years at the helm of the Myrtle Beach
Area Chamber of Commerce, at his funeral on Thursday. Myrtle
Beach Sun News
* Westminster will elect council replacement
Westminster now is operating without a mayor and one council member. Anderson
Independent Mail
* Florence works on first draft of new
budget
Florence's proposed budget includes the implementation of a business license
fee in unincorporated areas to meet the approximately $3.2 million shortfall
the county faces. Florence
Morning News
* Electronic voting in Union County's
future Union
Daily
* Ordinance would zone county
A proposed ordinance which would create a new zoning category, “Rural
District” in Georgetown could lead to county-wide zoning.
Georgetown Times
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Educating Hispanic kids
"The federal Education Department wants local school districts
to step up efforts to improve the academic achievement of Hispanic students,
33 percent of whom drop out of school. Narrowing the widening academic
gap between Hispanics and other students certainly is a worthwhile goal,
but the federal government is going to have to help local districts bear
the financial burden of that effort." Greenville
News
Investigative muscle
"Though it's unlikely to help investors who lost millions in the
failure of Carolina Investors, legislation to crack down on investment
fraud is certainly needed in South Carolina." Greenville
News
* Taxes shouldn't be permanently raised
to deal with a short-term problem
"South Carolina Superintendent of Education Inez Tenenbaum and the
state branch of the national teachers' union called for a tax increase
this week to raise more money for schools." Spartanburg
Herald-Journal
* Basic math
"Once again some state lawmakers are zeroing in on bonuses for
nationally certified teachers, saying they are too costly. The problem,
it seems, is that this program worked too well." Hilton
Head Island Packet
* Put an end to raiding state trusts
and reserves
"South Carolina needs tighter rules to keep the legislature from
raiding the Insurance Reserve Fund, or any trust fund, to balance its
budget."
Hilton Head Island Packet
* Beaufort Marine truly a hero
"The war in Iraq, which held everyone's unblinking attention for
four weeks, is fading from the nation's collective consciousness. Saddam
Hussein's regime has been toppled, so many Americans are already focusing
on other things. Locally, a certain golf tournament currently dominates
casual conversations." Carolina
Morning News
* Fight litter one scrap at a time
"Regular people create the litter problem. Regular people can help
solve it, too. That was the obvious lesson of last week's Clean Cities
Sweep." Post
and Courier
* Easters' rebirth of hope
"The rebirth of hope. Easter. For some, it's a day marked by egg
hunts, new apparel, chocolates, a ham dinner, school vacations, jelly
beans and, of course, the Easter Bunny. But it's much more." Orangeburg
Times and Democrat
* Slower Is Better
"According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Horry County no longer is the
fastest-growing in South Carolina, but it did gain an estimated 4,253
residents during 2002. This reduced pace is a good thing." Myrtle
Beach Sun News
* Schilling: Cigarette-tax increases
only hurt revenue
"Unfortunately, Gov. Mark Sanford's ideas about economic strategies
concerning lowering [the income] tax [and] raising the cigarette tax to
fix the state budget woes have failed miserably in other areas and set
us up for worse problems in the future." Myrtle
Beach Sun News
Sibley-Jones: SC needs moratorium on executions
" South Carolina could learn from the likes of Illinois, Florida
and Maryland. They have the right idea when it comes to capital punishment
-- stop the executions."
The State
Newberry: Best cure for health care system is a dose of prevention
"It is immoral to require everyone to share health risk in the form
of universal health insurance unless there is a corresponding requirement
for health risk management and preventive health care. Health insurance
is best considered as a warranty with requirements for elements of preventive
health care to maintain eligibility." Greenville
News
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