NTSB cites maintenance problems in Charlotte crash
The NTSB examined the US Airways Express Flight 5481 crash near Charlotte/Douglas. maintenance issues by a third party shop and unclear elevator cable adjustment instructions were identified as contributing factors. The 21 victims died when the commuter plane crashed after takeoff on January 8. The hearing highlighted broader concerns about reliance on outside maintenance shops.
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NTSB
Charlotte
Charlot T
US Airways Express
Douglas International
Greer, D.C
National Transporta
Tion Safety Board
Air Midwest
Mesa Air Group Inc
US Airways Air
Engleman
Huntington
Caterpillars Devour 63 000 Acres in Lowcountry Swamps
In coastal South Carolina a caterpillar outbreak defoliates 63 000 acres of hardwood swamps in Charleston Berkeley and Dorchester counties. About 2 million insects per acre threaten Wambaw Hellhole and Great Cypress Swamps. Foresters describe cyclical peaks with nuisance impacts and widespread defoliation but most trees survive and regrow leaves.
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Charleston
Carlina
Wambaw
Charleston County
Hellhole
Berkeley County
Great Cypress
Dorchester County
Andy Boone
State Forestry Commission
Boone
Forestry Commission
Ken Cabe
Walterboro
Education Dept Approves South Carolina Accountability Plan
The U S Department of Education approved South Carolina s accountability plan to comply with No Child Left Behind. Assistant Secretary Robert Pasternack announced at Arden Elementary in Columbia highlighting similarities to the 1998 Education Accountability Act and noting goals for students and teachers amid school budget cuts. South Carolina becomes the 22nd state with an approved plan, with expectations to close achievement gaps and provide tutoring where progress stalls.
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Columbia
Department of Education
South Carolina
Robert Pasternack
Arden
Pasternack
Inez Tenenbaum
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Signer Twill
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