Outsmarting dogs proves tougher than it seems
A writer details nightly battles to keep two dogs Montgomery and Maggie out of the bedroom. After failed attempts with stairs and baby gates, his wife and mother devise a barrier using shower curtains. The dogs topple the setup, so the author stacks furniture and clothes hampers nightly to blockade the kitchen. He jokes about Madagascar and Sam Neill while seeking a practical fix.
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O.J
Montgomery
Maggie
Madagascar
Mike
Thad
Sam Neill
Madaascar
Camp Tree Tops: Fort Mill Donor Forges Child Aid Dream
Fred Wikoff of Fort Mill donated 624 acres in Lancaster County for Dad's Place a camp to aid abused and neglected children. The project led by his daughter Chris Teat aims to create a Camelot for children with a conference center trails dormitories and elder housing. The camp grew from Wikoff Color Corp philanthropy and local Family Center efforts begun decades ago.
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van Wyck
Fred Wikoff
Fort Mill
Lancaster County
Camelot
Wikoff
Chris Teat
Family Center
Charlotte
N.C
Teal
Camp Tree Tops
Schenectady
N.Y
New York
Wikoff Color Corp
Thurmonds health again in focus at convention
Philadelphia reports 97 year old Sen Strom Thurmond’s absence from the Republican National Convention renews concerns about his health. Doctors advised against travel due to a sore leg, prompting speculation over whether the long serving senator will finish his term.
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Philadelphia
Strom Thurmond
South Carlina
Thurmond
South Carolina
Jim Hodges
Senate
Georgia
Paul Coverdell
Roy Barnes
Zell Miller
Coverdell
Miller
Brilliant
Hodges
Jim Clyburn
Dick Riley
Jo Ernest Finney
Butler Derrick
Evert Headley
Greenville
Lindsey Graham
S.C
Carroll Campbell
Campbell
Huge Granny Smith apple farm shuts down amid weather and price woes
East Coast's largest Granny Smith orchard of 666 acres near Laurens County ends growing and starts selling equipment and real estate. Distribution Fisher Capespan of Que bec plans to exit farming amid droughts and freezes. Bi Lo and other buyers shift to suppliers in North Carolina as farmers blame NAFTA era competition and slumping U.S. apple prices.
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Granny Smith
Gay Court
South Carolina
Granny Apple Associates
Interstate 385
Laurens County
Mark Greenberg
Distribution
Fisher Capespan
Quebec
Canada
Robertson
Mexico
Cuba
Greenberg
Reggie Hall
South Carolina Farm Bureau
Clemson University
State Agriculture Department
Becky Walton
States and Feds Plan Joint Wetlands Enforcement Effort
State agencies will collaborate with the EPA and US Army Corps of Engineers to monitor wetlands violations in South Carolina. The plan expands EPA involvement after North Carolina investigations and targets enforcement under federal and state laws. A stop-work order was issued last week for Ashford LLC near Carolina Forest over alleged permit issues. Federal and state teams will survey Horry County again before September’s end.
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Myrtle Beach
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
US Army Corps of Engineers
South Carolina
EPA
North Carolina
Am Bere
Spokane
Fate Department of Health
DHEC
Brunswick County
N.C
Mike Wylie
State Health Department
Berry
Horry County
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W. Gibbons
Teat
Center
Elmer Rumminger
Mike Dixon
Spartanburg
Morton Brilliant
Thurmone
Cointed Press
Ashford LLC
Carolina Forest
Ashford
Eet Ei Tae Eerie
Raita Dh
Southern Driving Academy
Coldwell Banker
Cheri McGee
Chen
Csranet
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