Democratic presidential hopefuls skip NAACP forum in Carolina
Only two of ten Democratic White House contenders plan to attend the South Carolina NAACP convention round table in Charlotte on Oct 10. Carol Moseley Braun and Rev. Al Sharpton committed. others schedule a Phoenix debate. Local leaders call the no-show a signal of campaign indifference to Black voters.
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South Carolina
NAACP
White House
Charlotte
N.C
Carol Moseley Braun
al Sharpton
Phoenix
James Gallman
Gallman
Joe Lieberman
Dick Gephardt
Dennis Kucinich
Fewer TSA screeners at South Carolina airports this spring
South Carolina's six commercial airports employ 339 full time screeners, down 61 since March 31, as part of a nationwide TSA staffing cut. Columbia Metropolitan Airport lost nine screeners this year, leaving 66. Most reductions stem from resignations reassignments or terminations.
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South Carolina
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Greenville
Charleston
Flo
Rence
Hilton Head Island
Myrtle Beach
Transportation Security
Columbia Metropolitan
Gerald Chapman
Florence
Augusta
Alabama man pleads guilty to Medicare fraud in S C
Fairhope resident Harry M. Clark, 65, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to defraud Medicare in a federal case tied to a large multi state scheme. He faces 21 months in prison. Prosecutors described a network of interrelated health care firms and nursing homes used to siphon funds from Medicare across Alabama and South Carolina.
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Ala
Harry M. Clark
U.S
J. Strom Thurmond Jr
South Carolina
Clark
Columbia
S.C
Robert O’daniel
Richard B. White
Montrose
Mobile Bay
Mobile Register
Richard
White
O’daniel
Alabama
Tennessee
Costly deer car collisions rise in South Carolina
The Public Safety Department notes deer related road crashes grew last year in South Carolina though fatalities fell. In 2002 there were 4,337 collisions with deer and other animals, 3,846 property damage incidents, four deaths, and 670 injuries, while 2001 had 4,053 crashes, nine deaths and 623 injuries. An insurance survey estimates average damage claims at $2,243. Collisions spike in fall as bucks chase does. drivers are urged to slow, heed posted speed limits, and avoid swerving when a collision seems likely.
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Public Safety Department
South Carolina
South Carolina Insurance News Service
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