Letter: Curious airport access road
Two points on the proposed relocation of the access road to the airport:
Two points on the proposed relocation of the access road to the airport:
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Former CIA Director and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said recently that "temperament is the most important quality a president needs to have." As someone with experience in both Republican and Democratic administrations, his opinion is valued. Temperament has many facets and is hard to measure. Here are but some that come to...
The ACLU executive director’s April 27 op-ed on the subject of school arrests misses the mark by a wide margin. She would have us believe that there is a conspiracy afoot to jail children for the slightest infraction. It would have been worthwhile for her to have examined information on arrests for disturbing school more carefully before...
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According to the Centers for Disease Control, roughly 440,000 U.S. smokers a year smoke themselves to death. But why? Why do male smokers continue lighting-up despite awareness that it increases their odds of dying from lung cancer by 2,300 percent, or from emphysema by 1,700 percent?
The Medical University of South Carolina awarded S.C. Sen. Hugh Leatherman, R-Florence, last week with its 2016 Healthy Communities Award. The award is given to those who "target specific community health issues" and work with MUSC to benefit the institution.
Looking for ways to save money and improve care, Medicare officials are returning to an old-fashioned idea: house calls.
BEDFORD HILLS, N.Y. — Jennifer Dumas sits on a sofa, her smiling 6-month-old girl on her lap. The room is full of bright toys and children’s books. A rainbow-colored activity mat is on the floor, and Winnie the Pooh is painted on the walls.
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Many users of activity trackers have always harbored suspicions: How accurate are these things?
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Grammy-winning country group Lady Antebellum will host the 10th annual ACM Honors show, which will be televised for the first time.
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BRADLEY, Raymond,
BRADLEY, Raymond Lorenzo, of North Charleston died Saturday. Arrangements by North Area Funeral Home.
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A $60,000 grant awarded to North Charleston is expected to improve low-income housing, health care and other issues plaguing the city.
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Colonial Lake reopens with a grand celebration this weekend after a year and a half and $5.9 million worth of upgrades.
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