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Former state senator, Isadore Lourie, dies at 70
Isadore Lourie, a attorney and former state senator
from Richland County, died Thursday from a rare brain disorder
related to Parkinson's disease. The
State, WIS-TV
Carolina Investors turns over documents to investigation
Carolina Investors company officials have turned over
about 35,000 documents to the state Attorney General,
which include financial records and other information
about the investment company's operations. Greenville
News
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HomeGold Financial to meet in federal
court today
The parent of Carolina Investors owes more than
$275 million to the subsidiary. The
State
Completion of transfers to SRS expected by end of summer
The federal government will complete shipments of surplus
weapons-grade plutonium from Colorado to South Carolina's
Savannah River Site by the end of the summer. The
State
5-year-old drought officially over in SC
South Carolina's Drought Response Committee confirmed Thursday
that the state's 5-year-old drought is officially over and
lakes, rivers and streams are now all above normal and have
been above flood stage for the past month. The
State/AP,* Myrtle
Beach Sun News,* WLTX-TV,
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Florence Morning News
NAACP threatens to suspend Greenville minister
A top NAACP leader threatened to suspend a Greenville minister
if he doesn't stop making public comments on the group's
behalf about the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.
Greenville News
SC highway fatalities for 2002 show slight drop
While the national average of traffic fatalities is up,
S.C shows a slight decrease, but the percentage of South
Carolinians who died while not wearing seat belts is higher
than the national average. WIS-TV
Sanford's 100th day just as busy as the first
Gov. Mark Sanford started his 100th day with a meeting with
Southern governors and ended 18 hours later with a fund-raiser
for a fellow Republican, followed by four hours of homework. The
State
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* Sanford
requests utility resignations
Gov. Mark Sanford has requested the resignation of Horry and
Georgetown County's representative on the Santee Cooper board
Myrtle
Beach Sun News
House approves taking Morris' name off highway
Legislation that would remove the name of the former lieutenant
governor and chairman of the board of Carolina Investors, Earle
Morris Jr.'s, from Highway 153 in Pickens and Anderson counties
won approval Thursday in the state House. Greenville
News
House approves venture capital bill
A bill was approved by the House Thursday to establish a fund
to encourage investment in companies that could develop into profitable
businesses with high-paying jobs. The
State/AP
Senate tentatively approves free-pour bill
A bill that would let voters decide in a referendum if bartenders
should be able to freepour liquor is moving through the state
Senate, but it still must get final approval from the Senate and
then move on to the House. WIS-TV,*
WCIV-TV
,* WLTX-TV
* Lobbying bill approved by House
If the bill becomes law, state agencies would be prohibited from
using taxpayer dollars to hire outside lobbyists. Post
and Courier
Head of group apologizes to Rep. Hinson
Cam Crawford, executive director of South Carolina First, a group
that wants to reform medical malpractice lawsuits, has apologized
to state Rep. Shirley Hinson for mailing out postcards that she
said distorted her view on tort reform. The
State/AP
Graham hands out awards to "Terrific Kids"
Sen. Lindsey Graham handed out awards to the Kiwanis Clubs of
Spartanburg and Boiling Springs, a group of local children recognized
for being kindhearted citizens. Spartanburg
Herald-Journal
James McClain confirmed as Parole head
The Senate confirmed James McClain, businessman and retired Marine,
to serve as director of the state parole department. The
State/AP
* Hooper approved to head DOT
Commission
Tee Hooper was confirmed Thursday by the state Senate as the new
chairman of the state Department of Transportation Commission.
Myrtle Beach Sun News
McEntire unit returns home
The return of a security squadron on Thursday kicked off what
the SC Air Guard hopes will be a series of homecomings over the next
few weeks at McEntire Air National Guard Station. The
State, WIS-TV
Beaufort-based Marines due home today
The first of the 1,800 Beaufort-based Marines deployed for Operation
Iraqi Freedom are due home today and another entire F/A-18 Hornet
Squadron will be back earlier than expected. Beaufort
Gazette, * Carolina
Morning News
BMW's plan to make electricity from methane gas catches eyes
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Christie
Whitman is interested in a plan launched by BMW. The
State/AP
* Possible BJWSA takeover in Port
Royal
Port Royal residents will be vote May 6 on whether the local water
and sewer system should be sold to the Beaufort-Jasper Water &
Sewer Authority. Carolina
Morning News
* Honda begins production of new line
of watercraft
Honda of South Carolina Manufacturing Inc. in Timmonsville will begin
full production of its new personal watercraft today with a visit from
Gov. Mark Sanford. Florence
Morning News
* Radisson won't release financial records
The Radisson Plaza Hotel at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center will not
release its financial records, even though the hotel was built with city-issued
bonds. Myrtle
Beach Sun News
* Bowater pays $106 million for press
conversion
Bowater celebrated the $106 million conversion it's 33-year-old No. 3
machine from making newsprint to making the slick, coated paper in magazines
and catalogs with a lunch and tour attended by Carolina first lady Jenny
Sanford and U.S. Rep. John Spratt, D-S.C., among others. Rock
Hill Herald
* Tenenbaum praises S.C. test scores
State Superintendent Inez Tenenbaum said South Carolina students'
performance on a national exam shows the state's education reform
efforts are working. Post
and Courier/AP
Greenville's Charter High gets $100,000 grant
Greenville Tech Charter High School received $100,000 from the
federal government Thursday to establish the Charter School
Education Resource Center in order to show others how to do
it. Greenville
News
* Schools can choose to excuse
makeup days
The S.C. House voted to override Gov. Mark Sanford's veto of
four bills that would exempt schools in four counties from making
up days missed because of inclement weather. Rock
Hill Herald
Larger classes likely in Greenville
Greenville County School District could cut up to 350 teaching
jobs due to budget shortages which will lead to larger classes.
Greenville
News
Schools look at IB program
The positive results of International Baccalaureate teaching
methods are being looked at by prospective IB schools in Greenville
County. Greenville
News
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Greer, Travelers Rest, Woodmont schools
to begin IB programs this fall Greenville
News
New programs planned for Clemson despite loss of many to early retirement
Clemson University plans to proceed with several proposed graduate degree
programs despite the anticipated loss of about 100 faculty and staffers
in its public service arm and one of its five colleges. Greenville
News,* Anderson
Independent Mail
Clemson's Class of '56 plans to donate $5 million
Clemson University's Class of 1956 is planning a $5 million gift to support
a proposed building to house Clemson's academic support center. Greenville
News
School board members disagree over budget vote
The Beaufort County school board approved a draft of the Beaufort County
School District's 2003-04 budget, complete with three spending options,
but members disagree over what message their budget vote is sending to
County Council.
Beaufort Gazette, Hilton
Head Island Packet
* Winthrop outlines plans for expansion
Winthrop's long-term expansion plans include building a new library, a
$21 million physical education complex and a new student center along
the east side of Water Street. Charlotte
Observer
* S.C. State employee furloughs shortened
The South Carolina State University Board of Trustees voted Thursday to
shorten a mandatory furlough of all employees from 15 days to 10. Orangeburg
Times and Democrat
* Citizens demand openness from Bamberg
school board
Representing some of the parents of the Bamburg school district, Columbia
attorney Jay Bender said trustees acted illegally if, as some parents
believe, the elected school officials have been meeting without first
notifying the public of those meetings. Orangeburg
Times and Democrat
EPA testing air quality of Greer homes
According to the federal Environmental Protection Agency, containers
of chemical waste were stored in a residential back yard, which
seeped into the groundwater, and they have placed air-sampling devices
at 20 homes see whether water contaminants are also present in ground-level
air. Spartanburg
Herald-Journal
* Traces of gasoline detected in
Branchville water
Although traces of gasoline have been detected in Branchville's
water, officials of the South Carolina Department of Health and
Environmental Control have assured the town's mayor that the water
is safe to drink. Orangeburg
Times and Democrat
Ordinance protects endangered sea turtles
Beaufort County's annual effort to keep sea turtles in the dark
begins, and Sea Island residents are being reminded of a countywide
ordinance to protect sea turtles, which nest on Sea Island beaches,
from becoming disoriented by artificial beachfront lighting. Beaufort
Gazette
* Beaches at risk
The Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management's recently released
annual “State of the Beaches Report” shows three beaches
are in critical need and 11 are considered at risk — including
two in Georgetown County. Georgetown
Times
 BMW holds seventh "Ultimate Drive" for Komen Foundation
Jerry DeYoung, Upstate breast cancer survivor, will be featured in the
local BMW-Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Ultimate Drive fund-raising
event. Greenville
News, Spartanburg
Herald-Journal
* MUSC reports progress with VA
On Thursday the Medical University of South Carolina reported progress
in talks with the Department of Veterans Affairs, aimed at securing land
for the construction of a new medical center downtown. Post
and Courier
* HGTC, Georgetown Hospital System launch
new nursing program
Georgetown Hospital System and HGTC are working together to develop home-grown
nurses, as the nation faces a nursing shortage. Georgetown
Times
- Hospitals find ways to alleviate nursing shortages
Solving the nursing shortage in the Upstate could help lower health
care costs for area hospitals including Wallace Thomson Hospital. Union
Daily Times
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Dixie Chicks Greenville concert gets mixed reaction
The Dixie Chicks kicking off its US tour in Greenville Thursday has
gotten mixed reactions because of the controversy over their remark
about President Bush. Greenville
News,* WHNS
FOX-TV
* Panel has ideas to ease jail's overcrowding
Charleston County officials recommended several measures to relieve
severe overcrowding at the county jail, with the goal of reducing the
inmate population by 200 in nine months. Post
and Courier
* Sullivans Island water project will
cost $7 million
Sullivans Island is looking at replacing several miles of unlined, cast-iron
pipe with modern plastic pipe at a cost of $7 million. Post
and Courier
Charleston councilman wants sunbathers to cover up
Charleston City Councilman Wendell Gilliard recently asked
city police to look into whether the bikinis worn by women, many of
them College of Charleston students, in a downtown park violate the
city's indecent exposure ordinance. The
State/AP,* Post
and Courier
Farmers market opens Saturday in downtown Greenville
The farmers market, which is scheduled to run Saturdays through October,
opens Saturday in Greenville and is hoped to draw more people to the
downtown area. Greenville
News
Continuing local higher education tax endorsed in Laurens
Laurens County Council has tentatively approved the continuation of
levying an additional two mills in taxes which are collected for the
maintenance and upkeep of Piedmont Technical College and USC Union at
Laurens. Greenville
News
Cleveland defends stance in tax problem
Spartanburg Developer Arthur Cleveland said late tax bills from another
county contributed to a now delinquent tax situation on a Hartsville-area
shopping center in which he has an ownership stake. Spartanburg
Herald-Journal
Builder closes boat landing without warning
On Wednesday, Balfour Beatty, closed the Edgar Glenn boat landing, which
provides northern Beaufort County's commercial fishermen with critical
access to the Chechessee River. Hilton
Head Island Packet
* Jasper County Sheriff pleads for
deputies and money
Jasper County Sheriff Ben Riley found out Thursday that a proposed 4-mill,
$226,000 tax increase won't buy any new sheriff's deputies or give decent
overtime pay. Carolina
Morning News
* Education top concern in Greenwood
At Thursday’s town hall meeting in Greenwood a majority of questions
posed to city, county and state elected officials centered on shortfalls
in education funding. Greenwood
Index-Journal
* Judge expects to rule on detention
center lawsuit soon
Ben-son is suing the county for control of a new $2 million, 64-inmate
prison camp, in Chester.Judge Kenneth Goode said he will render a decision
no later than the middle of next week. Rock
Hill Herald
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Federal grant for reading
"A hefty federal grant should help boost reading in the early grades
in South Carolina, although it does nothing to close the yawning gap created
by state budget cuts." Greenville
News
* Legislature should advance plan for
strengthening Cabinet system
"Key legislative support for Gov. Mark Sanford's restructuring proposal
for state government gives new life to a comprehensive plan for improving
accountability, cutting costs and streamlining the administration of state
agencies. If approved, it almost certainly would be the most important
legislative accomplishment of the year." Post
and Courier
Fields of dreams
"Red Hughes was the type of man who could turn a wooded tract of
land or a vacant lot into a field of dreams. Greenville County, and the
entire Upstate, really, is a better place today because of this civic-minded
developer who could look at a barren field and see homes, a shopping center
or an industrial park." Greenville
News
Nursing consortium will help colleges and Upstate health care
"While most public officials are simply trying to get through this
season of major budget cuts, some college and hospital officials in Spartanburg
County have come up with a plan to build up their institutions and meet
the needs of this region." Spartanburg
Herald-Journal
Food tax may hurt Richland's ability to meet real needs
"Richland County Coucil members' recent acknowledgment that property
taxes are likely to be increased to pay for basic services illustrates
yet again that it is not a good time to levy a new tax on prepared food."
The
State
* Drug court offers alternative
"The nation's criminal justice system is adept at putting people
behind bars but less so at turning lawbreakers into productive citizens.
York County's drug treatment court helps balance the ledger in a modest
way, serving as an example the rest of the state might want to emulate."
Rock
Hill Herald
Marine's death brings war closer to home
"A corporal assigned to Marine Wing Squadron 273 at Marine Corps
Air Station Beaufort could have died fleeing his native Cuba in a boat
nearly a decade ago. Instead, he died serving his adopted country in a
war halfway around the world." Beaufort
Gazette
Questions unanswered about special tax district
"There should be no hurry to create a special tax district in Bluffton
to fund the Bluffton Parkway." Hilton
Head Island Packet
* Dixie Chicks, celebrities can protest,
so can fans
"There’s an old saying that goes something like this: “It’s
better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool than to open it and
remove all doubt.” That appears to be a little homespun philosophy
that could be beneficial to several celebrities who have blasted President
Bush and the United States for actions that got rid of Iraq’s brutal
dictator, Saddam Hussein." Greenwood
Index-Journal
Brook: Leatherman injects some reality, school funds into budget
"Senate finance Chairman Hugh Leatherman says he had heard enough
about wasteful public school spending during his committee's state budget
debate. The Florence Republican told those making such charges that they
were going to have to offer some proof before he would buy their arguments."
The
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