Statewide impact
REPORT: Charleston firefighters died due to lack of water, other factors
From: The State / AP
According to a draft of a federal report released Thursday, Charleston firefighters battling a blaze that killed nine of their colleagues in a furniture store last year didn't have enough hoses or adequate water pressure to properly fight the fire.
Politics
Sanford threatens veto over cigarette tax
From: The State
Gov. Mark Sanford has threatened to veto the SC Senate plan to raise cigarette taxes by 50 cents if there is not an offsetting tax decrease
Business
Food for Thought seeks higher profile for Greenville
From: The Greenville News
More than 50 visitors from around the region and country conversed about creativity and other subjects in Greenville Thursday as part of the inaugural Food for Thought conference that ends today.
Education
SC State to hear from president of Zanzibar
From: The State
The President of Zanzibar,Amani Abeid Karume, will deliver the commencement address to more than 450 S.C. State University graduates and their families at 6 p.m. today at the Oliver Dawson Stadium in Orangeburg.
Environment
Arts, parks on Greer residents' lists
From: The Greenville News
An arts center, saving green space and nipping gangs before they bloom into full-fledged crime are a few concerns that Greer residents brought to a community planning session May 6.
Healthcare
16 people who had contact with baby raccoon checked for rabies
From: The State
Sixteen people who fed, kissed and held a baby raccoon on Hilton Head Island are being treated by a doctor after the animal tested positive for rabies.
Major Local News
Underage drinking to be focus of Columbia meeting
From: The State
The Richland County Sheriff’s Department and the Reconnecting Communities and Schools Coalition will hold a town hall-style meeting later this month to discuss drinking by those under-21 and other issues affecting teens.
Opinion
Lawmakers want reduced mandates for corn-based ethanol
From: The Greenville News
"Rising food prices are putting the pinch on many American consumers. In one promising attempt at relief, a group of lawmakers has stepped forward to reduce the federally sponsored demand for corn-based ethanol."

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