South Carolina fetus endangerment law under review
Brenda Peppers, who gave birth to a stillborn daughter after crack use, challenged a 1990s law charging pregnant women who use cocaine. The state Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether a viable fetus qualifies as a child under child abuse laws. Prosecution argues protection of unborn children. critics warn of punitive treatment and drug treatment gaps.
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C. Rauch Wise
State Supreme Court
Wise
South Carolina
U.S. Supreme Court
South Carolina Supreme Court
Daniel Abrahamson
San Francisco
Charlie Condon
McKnight
Hembree
Wyndi Anderson
Anderson
Deborah A. Frank
Boston University
Journal of the American Medical Association
Traffic congestion linked to National Baptist Convention in Uptown Charlotte
Officials expect 50 000 attendees to the National Baptist Convention in Uptown Charlotte this week causing traffic delays. Advisories urge using Caldwell Street as an alternate for College and Brevard and using 3rd Ath or Morehead as alternates for Stonewall while the convention runs through the weekend.
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National Baptist Convention
Uptown
Charlotte
Caldwell Streets
College
Brevard
3Rd
Ath
Morehead
Stonewall
Drowning Victim Dressed In Life Jacket In Lake Wylie
Isac Massey of Charlotte drowned at Lake Wylie after removing a life jacket and jumping from a boat into Little Allison Creek area. He resurfaced later but died at Piedmont Medical Center after divers recovered him and resuscitation efforts.
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Lake Wylie
York County
Isac Massey
Charlotte
Little Allison Creek
Laconia Stewart
Massey
Stewart
Cotton Howell
New Beginning
Piedmont Medical Center
Rock Hill
Fayetteville rejects barbed wire ban on fences
Fayetteville City Council defeated a ban on barbed wire atop chain link fences in a 91 vote. The decision leaves regulation to a subcommittee while the Planning Commission had urged banning new uses. Business owners like Roland Horne argued razor wire protects property and jobs, warning a ban could hurt commerce.
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Fayetteville
Fayettenam
Planning Commission
Roland Horne
Horne
Residents seek lake repair after storm floods dam breach
Residents of a subdivision near Yadkin Road face loss of their lake after torrential rains from Tropical Storm Allison breached an earthen dam. The 50 by 20 foot breach sent muddy water through yards and left the lake vanished by Sunday. Local resident Elizabeth Carr questions responsibility for repairs and reclaiming her lakefront home.
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Back Yards
Fayetteville
Allison
Elizabeth Carr
Yadkin Road
Carr
Averasboro Battlefield Kept in Rural Zoning Plan
Cumberland County votes to keep 3000 acre Averasboro Battlefield in agricultural zoning with fewer allowed uses. Homes must be on 2 acre lots. the group seeks a 100 foot setback from NC 82. The commission runs a museum and honors Confederate and Union soldiers from the March 15 to 16 1865 battle with about 150 dead per side.
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Averasboro Battlefield
Cumberland County Board of Commissioners
Harnett County
Jim Goodman
Averasboro Battlefield Commission
N.C. 82
County Planning Board
Furman First S C College to Offer Domestic Partner Benefits
Furman University will become the first college in South Carolina to recognize unions of same sex and unmarried couples by providing health insurance benefits to domestic partners. The private school, with Baptist roots, says the policy aims to ensure faculty and staff access to benefits, despite anticipated public backlash. Greenville context includes past anti gay resolutions by Greenville County Council in 1996 and mixed local opposition.
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S.C
Furman University
South Carolina
Michael Sponhour
State Budget and Control Board
Furman
South Carolina Baptist Convention
David Shi
Lloyd Benson
Greenville County Council
Greenville Chamber of Commerce
Hodges push may stall South Carolina Senate votes
In Columbia the Democratic governor warned the GOP led legislature to veto any nonbudget bills during a Wednesday special session. Lawmakers planned three days on lottery spending and redistricting but Hodges pressed to delay action and avoid spending 60 thousand dollars daily on bickering.
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Columbia
S.C
Jim Hodges
Hodges
David Wilkins
Easley backs education task force aims for superior schools
Gov. Easley launches the 38 member Education First Task Force to craft a road map for a superior education in North Carolina. The panel led by Mike Ward Krista Tillman and Willie Gilchrist will report recommendations early next year to boost beyond the Leandro standard and pursue higher school results despite cost concerns.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Mike Easley
Education First Task Force
Easley
Leandro
Mike Ward
Krista Tillman
Bell South
Willie Gilchrist
Halifax County
Gerry Hancock
Low Wealth Schools Consortium
Hancock
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