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Reeves: Remove Thurmond’s name from buildings to improve racial relations (AUDIO)

September 1, 2010 By

Morgan Bruce Reeves at the Thurmond Federal Building in Columbia

A gubernatorial candidate under both the Green and United Citizens parties says he’s leading a protest calling for Strom Thurmond’s name to be removed from many of the buildings and parks around the state. Morgan Bruce Reeves stood in front of the Thurmond Federal Building in Columbia while a few of his supporters carried signs calling for the name removal.

Reeves says Thurmond fathered a child with a teenage African American in the 1920′s and later ran for President as a segregationist.  He called Thurmond a pedophile and said that subject should be openly discussed to improve racial relations.

AUDIO: Reeves calls Thurmond a pedophile (:45)

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Filed Under: News, Politics & Government

Rep. Limehouse on Daniel’s Law: “We can do better than this”

September 1, 2010 By

A Charleston legislator wants to amend the state’s safe haven law, commonly known as Daniel’s Law, which allows parents to safely abandon their children for up to 30-days-old with no penalty. Charleston Representative Chip Limehouse wants to change that limit to five years old. Limehouse says he was prompted by the recent case of a mother killing her two toddlers and then submerging her car –with their bodies inside—in a nearby river.

Currently, the law states that a parent can drop an infant at a hospital, police station or other designated places, as long as the child is left in an employee’s hands.

Representative Limehouse talks to Ashley Byrd about the Safe Haven for Children bill, which is ready to be prefiled in the state legislature next week:

AUDIO: Rep. Limehouse describes need for change to Daniel’s Law (2:27)

Filed Under: Crime & Courts, Legislature, News

Manufacturer in Barnwell County announces expansion

September 1, 2010 By

Kronotex USA announced plans to expand its Kronotex Flooring LLC manufacturing facility in Barnwell County. The Kronotex expansion will be a $45 million investment, is expected to generate 40 new jobs and increase production capacity by 60 percent.

Construction is expected to start immediately and is also designed to enhance clean energy development. President and CEO Norm Voss says that the expansion of their Barnwell facility will allow production of a complete line of high-end laminate flooring products with improved design. These products, says Voss, were only previously produced in the company’s European factories.

Kronotex U.S.A. Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Swiss Krono Group which is one of the largest laminate flooring manufacturers in the world.

Filed Under: Business, Economy, News

Graham: I do reach across the aisle

September 1, 2010 By

Tea Party activists are expected to pack into the North Charleston City Hall today to hear from a man that’s not been a fan-favorite of the group.

I do reach across the aisle. I’m gonna do what I think is best for Conservatism and governing the country and fixing problems. I’m not going to yell slogans for the rest of my life. I would like to get this country back in business.

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has been accused of switching party lines on issues such as immigration and energy reform. Today, he defended that:

The truth is if you go down the Tea Party agenda about what they want, I’m gonna be with them about 80 to 90 percent of the time, and I just want to let them hear that from me and ask me questions. We can focus on the 10 percent of the time that we disagree, that will be fine, but I want to let them know that their anger is understandable. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Military, News, Politics & Government

BMW looking to hire 500 employees

September 1, 2010 By

As BMW begins production of a new type of SUV at its plant in Spartanburg County, the carmaker is planning to hire hundreds of new employees for the expansion.

BMW says it needs 500 contingency workers in the upcoming months as it begins production of the second-generation X3 sports utility vehicle. The company said it is increasing its workforce to respond to strong demand for its SUVs. The hirings would bring the total number of employees at the plant near Greer to over 7,000.

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Filed Under: Business, Economy, News
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