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Thursday, May 28, 2009

PCB clean up is a drawn-out process. Officials say it will be likely next year before the visible work begins on Twelve Mile Creek in Pickens County. Two century-old dams will be removed as part of the plan to allow fresh sediment to flow into Lake Hartwell and cover the PCB contaminated lake bottom. There are eight federal “Superfund” PCB cleanup sites: Twelve mile creek and the original Sangamo Weston capacitor plant site in Pickens, as well as half a dozen disposal sites. Self says the federal cleanup efforts will continue for several more years. The French company Schlumberger now owns the plant once owned by Sangamo. [click to continue…]

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Payday lending slips under wire this year

by William Christopher 05/28/09 7:48 PM

To the surprise of some statehouse observers, a payday lending bill was passed this year, darting under the wire on the last day of the regular legislative year. That marks the first additional restrictions put on the industry since state lawmakers first allowed its existence in 1998. It’s now a $155 million industry.The House passed [...]

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Stimulus cash spurs SRS employment rush

by Tom Hayes 05/28/09 4:26 PM

Sixth District Congressman James Clyburn says hiring is underway for hundreds of jobs in a variety of fields being made available at Savannah River Site.  Clyburn has secured $1.6 billion in stimulus funds to pay for  clean-up projects at the site.  Clyburn, Savannah River Nuclear Solutions President Chuck Munns and representatives of SRS will hold a [...]

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MUSC research shows healthy lifestyles declining

by Michael Brown 05/28/09 3:53 PM

America is in great need to shape up, says Medical University of South Carolina’s Dr. Dana King, author of a  behavioral risk factor survey released in the June 2009 issue of  The American Journal of Medicine.
King says, “Over the last 18 years, our adherence to healthy lifestyles in the U.S. has gotten worse in most areas. We’re not eating fruits [...]

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Clyburn supports Sotomayor

by Michael Brown 05/28/09 3:52 PM

Sonia Sotomayor has now become a household name, as she was announced earlier this week as President Obama’s nomination for U.S.  Supreme Court.  If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Sotomayor would be the first Hispanic to serve as Justice. Congressman James Clyburn of Charleston is in full support of Obama’s decision.
“I think she has exactly what [...]

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