The motorcycle group Hell’s Angels will be passing through at least one area of the Palmetto State this weekend. WISTV-News reports that Midlands officials are planning for extra law enforcement patrols Saturday to be ready for the visit. The group will roll through Lexington, West Columbia and into downtown Columbia, on a mission to raise funds for legal fees and bail, after Las Vegas authorities raided the homes of a number of its members last fall. The rally is called the “Sin City Six Defense Fund.” The City of Columbia plans to step up patrols Saturday to deal with traffic. SLED officials say they are aware of the event.
Inglis on Rangel: “The rules are the rules”
March 3, 2010 By
Bob Inglis was one of those Congressmen who publicly called on Representative Charles Rangel to give up his gavel. The chairman of the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee Wednesday morning said he’d take temporary leave.
Rep. Inglis says, “The rules are the rules and the House needs to enforce thsoe rules and surely the chairman of the tax writing committee needs to be expected to fill out his tax returns accurately, and his personal disclosure forms.”
Inglis signed onto legislation demanding that the 20-term Congressman step aside while the House ethics panel expanded its investigation into his Caribbean trips, assets and income, tax reporting, and use of rent-controlled apartments in New York.
“How can the public have confidence in the Congress if it doesn’t police itself,” he asks. [Read more...]
SC students use LEGOs for academic competition
March 3, 2010 By
LEGO League
Teams have been working for months to build LEGO robots. The FIRST LEGO League State Championship and the Junior FIRST LEGO League State “Show Off” is being held at Clemson University Saturday, March 6. Eighty teams from around the state – more than 800 students, ages 9 to 14, will come to Clemson’s Littlejohn Coliseum to compete for the state title and a trip to the World Festival tournament in Atlanta.
Chris Minor, senior lecturer in biological sciences at Clemson volunteers to coordinate the FIRST LEGO League State Championship. ”The kids have been working since September to build autonomous robots,” said Minor. “They design them, they program them, and they run a series of missions on a four-by-eight playing field, and they try to accomplish as many missions as they can in two and a half minutes.” [Read more...]
SC losing large-animal veterinarians, seeks federal help
March 3, 2010 By
A state veterinarian and director of Livestock and Poultry Health is working to identify areas dealing with a shortage of large-animal veterinarians in South Carolina. Dr. Boyd Parr, state veterinarian with Clemson University says he will use the information to apply for federal aid set aside to attract large-animal veterinarians to areas that are now underserved.
Dr. Parr says there has been a serious decline in the number of veterinarians who treat large animals. “A number of veterinarian that are serving food animal, public health and food safety areas is declining. The need for those is growing. There’s been speculation of why the shortage, the fact of the matter is that people are approaching retirement.” [Read more...]
Groups, legislators rally to spark SC cigarette tax (Video)
March 3, 2010 By
Cigarettes may be way to pay for some health care in South Carolina. That’s according to groups who support a cigarette tax to fill state budget gaps.
At a Wednesday press event at the Statehouse, various groups and a few legislators offered a cigarette tax as a solution. That includes Senator Thomas Alexander, a Republican from Oconee, who says it is time to make use of the potential revenue.
Numerous proposals to increase the state’s cigarette tax have been on the table since 2002 and have never been enacted into law. Last year, the bill died in a dispute over how to spend the money. The 12 groups at Wednesday’s rally, along with some legislators, believe that the money should go to cover the Medicaid match. [Read more...]
