From the daily archives:

Monday, June 15, 2009

If you think it’s hard to go for 12 years of school without missing a single day, think how difficult it would be to have two students in the same household do that, twins. Stephanie Jennings and Stephen Jennings are leaving Union High School with unblemished records.Stephen says getting to school wasn’t always easy.  “On senior skip day, we wanted to skip so bad.  It was our last year, but Mama said, ‘No you’re not going to skip.  You’re going to skip right onto school.’  We thank her for keeping us on track.”

Stephanie also thanks their mother.  “She was a great help.  She worked third shift.  But she would call us, to see if we were up and ready to go to school.”  [click to continue…]

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Inglis: Cap-n-Trade is flawed

by William Christopher 06/15/09 5:55 PM

Upstate Congressman Bob Inglis says he continues to see flaws in the Waxman-Markey “cap-and-trade” bill. The new energy proposal, expected to be voted on this month, has received fire from environmentalists, who say it’s too industry-friendly, as well as conservatives like Inglis. Inglis says the proposal,without a World Trade Organization-compatible border adjustment, will either advantage [...]

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Leventis on veto overrides: “I’ve never seen it like this”

by Ashley Byrd 06/15/09 5:07 PM

The state legislature finishes up its work for the year—reconvening to address vetoes and possibly shortfalls in the state budget.In a recent interview, senior Democrat Phil Leventis, said he’s prepared for the few days back and more of the same dynamics of a few weeks ago, when the Senate adjourned.
He has a somewhat interesting take [...]

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Governor: SC must be storm ready

by Michael Brown 06/15/09 4:54 PM

Hurricane season began June 1 and Governor Mark Sanford says all residents must be diligent across the state.
In the midst of hurricane season, the governor made three stops on the coast Monday. While at the stop in Charleston, Sanford said Charleston County may be the most prepared in the state, due to the county’s experience [...]

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No relief in gasoline prices as summer nears

by Tom Hayes 06/15/09 4:32 PM

Price shock at the gasoline pump has been affecting consumers for more than six weeks now.  As of Monday, gas prices nationwide have gone up for 48 straight day. AAA Carolinas spokesman Tom Crosby says the average cost of a gallon gasoline in South Carolina is $2.46 a gallon, compared to the national average of [...]

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