South Carolina groups push funding for poor rural schools
A Columbia alliance pledges private funding via a possible foundation modeled after the Mississippi Mid South effort to aid poor rural districts. Activists cite a recent film and a pending court ruling on whether the state must spend more on education, signaling a broad public campaign if the decision goes against the districts.
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South Carolina
John Rainey
Foundation For the Mid
ETV
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Richland
Lexington
Thomas Cooper
Rainey
Identity thieves target Clemson students online
College students with laptops face rising identity theft as hackers exploit online data. Clemson officials warn of easy online misuse while freshmen enter mandatory laptop use and some students have already been victimized by email scams and stolen credit card purchases.
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Clemson
Lafe Law Enforcement Division
Chip Johnson
South Carolina Computer Crime Center
Clemson University
Steve Bynum
Almeda Jacks
Memorial service honors Huston as boyfriend charged in murder
Foster Chapel Baptist Church hosted about 120 mourners for Tamika Huston, 24, whose body was found August 12 after a yearlong disappearance. Prosecutors say her boyfriend Christopher Hampton led investigators to the remains and is charged with murder. Observers recall her caring nature and daily visits from family as they remember her life.
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W.S. Jenkins
Job
God
Huston
Daniel Huston
Study finds 53000 SC jobs lost to overseas competition
South Carolina has shed more than 53 000 jobs since 1994 as firms shift work overseas or face cheaper imports. The state reports a 3 percent overseas job loss rate higher than most states. The federal Trade Adjustment Assistance program has funneled about $100 million to SC since 1993, but only about a third of eligible workers sign up. Many avoid the program to keep health insurance or due to age and retraining concerns.
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Columbia
South Carolina
U.S. Department of Labor
Sandra Johnson
Upper Savannah
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