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SC high school voted best in nation

December 11, 2009 By

A South Carolina high school has been named the best magnet high school in the nation. Charleston County Academic Magnet High School in North Charleston was named the best magnet high school in the nation according to U.S. News and World Report magazine. On the magazines’ web site, it states almost 22,000 high schools from across the nation were evaluated, with Academic Magnet on the top of the list. Out of the schools evaluated, 1,750 of them were considered above performance levels for state standards.

Academic Magnet has 606 students and the average class size is 23. These students were offered more than $10,000 in scholarships this year, and 100 percent of the students graduated, according to the school’s web site. Academic Magnet was also voted the 12th best overall high school in the nation.

Filed Under: Education, News

Gov. Sanford: “It is not the course I would have hoped for…”

December 11, 2009 By

Late this morning, Governor Sanford issued the following in response to his wife’s request for a divorce:

While it is not the course I would have hoped for, or would choose, I want to take full responsibility for the moral failure that led us to this tragic point. Jenny is a great person, and has been a remarkable wife, mother and First Lady. She has been more than gracious these last six months and gone above and beyond in her patience and commitment to put the needs of others in front of her own. While our family structure may change, I know that we will both work earnestly to be the best mom and dad we can be to four of the finest boys on earth.

I will join with her in asking the press to respect our shared desire for privacy as we quietly move forward. We respectively ask for your prayers.

 

 

Filed Under: News, Uncategorized

First Lady Jenny Sanford files for divorce

December 11, 2009 By

Almost six months after her husband Governor Mark Sanford admitted to having an extramarital affair, First Lady Jenny Sanford filed for divorce. She says Governor Sanford’s actions are “inexcusable” and she wants out. The first lady has filed for divorce after her husband’s confession to having a mistress in Argentina. The governor back in June called Maria Chapur his “soul mate.”

This week on Barbara Walter’s “10 Most Fascinating People of 2009″ special, Walters asked the first lady if this meant she was not the governor’s soul mate and she replied: “clearly not.” Over the summer, Jenny Sanford said she was willing to reconcile the marriage, while she lived with the couple’s four boys in Sullivans Island. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Human Interest, News, Politics & Government

Study finds cervical cancer disparities in SC

December 11, 2009 By

A new study by University of South Carolina’s researchers indicates that South Carolina’s African-American women are 37 percent more likely to have cervical cancer than white women. That study appears in this month’s issue of the Journal of the South Carolina Medical Association and says black women have a death rate from cervical cancer which is 61 percent higher than white women.

Study co-author Dr. Heather Brandt says although cervical cancer deaths nationwide have dropped 75 percent since the Pap test was first introduced for screening, not all women have benefited equally from advancements in screening.

“Women not benefiting from the gains we’ve seen include women of color, women living in rural areas, immigrant women, those living in poverty,” says Brandt.  “These are populations that we really need to pay attention to.”

South Carolina ranks 14th in the nation for cervical cancer deaths. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health & Medicine, News

SC Office On Aging honors those who serve state’s seniors

December 11, 2009 By

Lt. Governor Andre Bauer presented the Outstanding Older South Carolinians Award to Norma Curtis of McCormick. The award is given annually through the Lt. Governor’s Office on Aging.

Curtis is a member and chair emeritus of the South Carolina Advisory Council on Aging, and serves on the Lt. Governor’s Commission for Aging Research and Evaluation. Curtis served as one of the state’s delegates to the National White House Conference on Aging. Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer introduced her during a ceremony at the statehouse Thursday, saying that she had spent more than 20 years driving a van so that local seniors could get to the McCormick Senior Citizen Center.

Curtis, in her acceptance speech,  took the time to acknowledge her husband:  “He was in the Navy and he promised me that if I stayed with him and followed him around in his Navy career that he would follow me when he retired. So we’ve spent the last 30 years going around the state to all these events, and I thank him.” 

For eight years, Curtis directed the McCormick County Senior Center Board of Directors. She also chaired the AAA Advisory Board for the Upper Savannah Council on Governments and served on the planning committee for the Senior Sports Classic.

Bauer points out that South Carolina is now fifth in the United States for in-migration by senior citizens. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health & Medicine, Human Interest, News, Politics & Government
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