State flag debate shifts stance at Statehouse amid race tensions
Lawmakers debate flying the Confederate flag near the Statehouse as the Legislative Black Caucus resists the plan citing racial impact. NAACP considers legal action while pressure from anti flag groups mounts and mediator efforts and MLK Day proposals surface.
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John Land
D-Manning
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Statehouse
McConnell
Kay Patterson
Columbia
John Matthews
D Bowman
Main
Gervais
Patterson
Wade Hampton
Robert E. Lee
Daughters of the Confederacy
Hodges
College of Charleston
Alex Sanders
Sanders
NAACP
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Jim Clyburn
Clyburn
South Carolin
Nelson B. Rivers III
Charleston
US Justice Department
South Carolina
Randolph
Arthur Ravenel
Mount Pleasant
National Association of Retarded People
Thornberry Tauscher push to streamline DOE and NNSA command
Graham and Thornberry defend a leaner DOE and NNSA with a clear chain of command to protect nuclear arsenals and avoid bloated bureaucracy. Tauscher backs a strong deterrent and safer workplace while vowing congressional oversight to curb past inefficiencies.
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Department of Defense
Graham
Thornberry
Tauscher
NNSA
SAS
Tragedy in Barnwell as tram crash sparks seat belt plea
A Barnwell tram traveling about 70 mph collided in an accident that left three occupants unbelted. Aiken County Coroner Sue Townsend lamented the deaths and urged belt use, noting belts could have changed the outcome. Gamble warned felony DUI convictions could bring one to 25 years, with investigation ongoing and potential charges ahead.
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Aiken County
Sue Townsend
Gamble
Robbery probe in ARMC report cites ADPS statement
ADPS chief Pete Frommer says investigators are assessing if men arrested later tied to a home invasion. An officer encountered a suspect around 4 pm Thursday in a carriage fight scenario. one of four men was found with a 25 caliber pistol in his back pocket. Ballistics testing will be done by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division.
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ARMC
Pete Frommer
ADPS
Inva As
Frommer
S.C
Writer finds market for memories in chicken soup collection
Mrs. Leopard, a Christian writer, shared that she creates stories from memories and seeks markets for them. Her piece A Birthday Remembered was selected for Chicken Soup for the Golden Soul, with the publisher noting the wisdom of aging. The book, from Health Communications, Inc., hits stores on January 27.
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Mrs. Leopard
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