From the daily archives:

Friday, June 19, 2009

Charleston’s Naval Weapons Station is in the process of “marrying”(that is, permanently joining with) its neighbor, the Charleston Air Force Base.The Naval Weapons Station is the primary shipper of military equipment to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Captain Glen Little Commands the Weapons Station. He says sure, it’s a big change.  “It is a big change, but it’s preceding smoothly to the benefit of the Charleston area and the state.  We’ll become Joint Base Charleston, tighter entwined, and what we refer to as Team Charleston.  [click to continue…]

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Tenenbaum confirmed as chief consumer advocate

by William Christopher 06/19/09 6:41 PM

Inez  Tenenbaum, the former Superintendent of Education for South Carolina schools, was confirmed today as chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission by the U.S. Senate, after being unanimously approval by the Senate Commerce Committee.
Tenenbaum will replace acting chair Nancy Nord, who was defended by
Republicans and manufacturers. The Consumer Product Safety Commission, which has 430 [...]

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Mobile conterfeit operation busted up by Kershaw County authorities

by William Christopher 06/19/09 5:52 PM

Deputies in Kershaw County have arrested two men and a woman in connection with what investigators call a huge counterfeit ring. Authorities say they found a computer, printer, GPS units, lots of IDS and Social Security cards and a tone of counterfeit checks in a van Wednesday.
Lt. Phillip Crawford says it was no small operation.  [...]

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Legislative week extra: Lawmakers make quick work of Governor’s vetoes

by Tom Hayes 06/19/09 5:48 PM

Members of the General Assembly swooped into the State House Tuesday and in relatively short order, as House and Senate proceedings go, overrode Governor’s Sanford’s 10 vetoes and headed home.   
The vote was 105-4 in the House, 39-3 in the Senate to overturn the Governor’s veto of the pay day lending bill. The legislation creates a [...]

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Cancer report a benchmark for state health care efforts

by Tom Hayes 06/19/09 3:12 PM

The recently published 10-year report of cancer trends in the state by the South Carolina Central Cancer Registry is a benchmark document for health care in the state according to Registry Director Susan Bolick-Aldrich. Aldrich says the report will be the official statistical data resource to be used for any cancer control efforts in the [...]

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