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James Island town incorporation in question as election draws near
Sunday, July 6, 2008
The town of James Island was incorporated for the third time in 2006. Two previous incorporations were struck down by the courts, following challenges from the city. As the court considers the legality of the incorporation, the town is coming up on a municipal election Aug. 5, where the mayor and all four members of Town Council are seeking re-election.
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New anti-clotting pill looks promising
Sunday, July 6, 2008
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The anti-clotting drug rivaroxaban may be the first new oral agent for blood thinners in 60 years, Dr. Richard J. Friedman, a Roper St. Francis orthopedic surgeon, said. In trials, the pill was more effective at reducing the rate of blood clots following hip and knee replacement surgeries than the current standard of treatment, low-molecular heparin. The pill is also easier to take than the injectable low-molecular heparin.
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Charter captains bemoan high fuel prices
Sunday, July 6, 2008
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For Charleston’s offshore charter fishermen this year the luck, she is running bad. The high price of fuel has docked many professionals, cost them business at a time when they are normally riding the Stream every day.
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Residents befuddled by developer in new subdivision
Sunday, July 6, 2008
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Lisa Corbett, who moved from Columbia to a new North Charleston neighborhood on Dorchester Road, said she encountered a window with water damage, a chipping driveway and other minor problems with her Pomfret Street house in Hidden River on the Ashley, part of The Park at River's Edge subdivision.
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Morris Square both roomy and dense
Sunday, July 6, 2008
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This city block bounded by Morris, Smith, Marion and Jasper streets has been reinvented yet again, this time as Morris Square, a mix of 32 homes, townhomes and condos, two commercial spaces as well as a large park and an intimate plaza.
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To save a little sister, costly transplant necessary
Sunday, July 6, 2008
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Amanda Williams, 6, pushed an IV pole around her hospital bed to peek through the window of her sealed, pressurized room at Medical University of South Carolina's Children's Hospital. Amanda was born with sickle cell anemia. At age 4, she suffered a stroke, collapsing at her mother's feet. Now, with the help of her 15-year-old sister, Amber, who does not have the blood disorder, the little girl may become symptom free.
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WATCHDOG REPORTS: The Great Train Debate: Widening I-26 can get expensive
Sunday, July 6, 2008
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Planners and engineers are working on plans to add two lanes to I-26 from the Neck Area through North Charleston, a distance of 8.2 miles. If and when the state finishes this expansion, we’ll have an eight-lane highway through the heart of the metro area.
Together these widening projects will cost taxpayers at least $300 million — or $36 million per mile for the equivalent of a new two-lane road.
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BULLETIN BOARD
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Can Coke's new CEO put fizz back in beverage giant?
Sunday, July 6, 2008
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Muhtar Kent, the son of a Turkish diplomat, has been a major force in a turnaround led by his predecessor that put the company back on track after years of turmoil.
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Organic alcohol fuels new cocktail trend
Sunday, July 6, 2008
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Call it hedonistic environmentalism. Or maybe just eco-conscious imbibing. Either way, those who want their dirty martini to be a little cleaner are increasingly pouring organic spirits into their glass.
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Paper mill closing rocks New England village
Sunday, July 6, 2008
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Like other cities pinched by hard times, Groveton, N.H., now must find ways to conserve.
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Two women's struggles paralleled
Sunday, July 6, 2008
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THE WORLD BEFORE HER. By Deborah Weisgall. Houghton Mifflin. 278 pages. $25. "The World Before Her" is a character-driven novel that depicts, in alternating chapters, the lives of two troubled women. That the story takes place in Venice, a city synonymous with art and lov...
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Tedious facts sap tale of emotional depth
Sunday, July 6, 2008
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THE ROMANOV BRIDE. By Robert Alexander. Viking. 325 pages. $24.95. Author Robert Alexander used his decades of life in Russia to shape his explorations of the Romanov mystique in his best-seller, "The Kitchen Boy," and in his previous book, "Rasputin's Daughter." <...
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Iconic figure examined
Sunday, July 6, 2008
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WADE HAMPTON: Confederate Warrior to Southern Redeemer. By Rod Andrew Jr. University of North Carolina Press. 616 pages. $40. Since 2003, Wade Hampton has received more biographical attention from writers of history than at any other time since his death in ...
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Author dissects family of fame
Sunday, July 6, 2008
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ANCIENT HIGHWAY. By Bret Lott. Random House. 256 pages. $25. Author and teacher Bret Lott returned to his old post at the College of Charleston last fall after a successful three-year stint as editor of the Southern Review at Louisiana State University in Baton Rou...
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'Doves' proves satisfying to reader
Sunday, July 6, 2008
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THE PLAGUE OF DOVES. By Louise Erdrich. HarperCollins. 311 pages. $25.95. In a single-paragraph prologue to her new novel, "The Plague of Doves," Louise Erdrich draws a spellbinding scene: a crying baby, a loaded gun, a soothing violin and the smell of blood co-exis...
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Author genuine, passionate
Sunday, July 6, 2008
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THE SUM OF OUR DAYS. By Isabel Allende. HarperCollins. 301 pages. $26.95. In heartrending detail, novelist Isabel Allende traces the past 13 years of her life in this vibrant memoir. Written as a narrative to her beloved daughter, Paula, after Paula's death, ...
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'Dangerous Age' lacks direction
Sunday, July 6, 2008
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A DANGEROUS AGE. By Ellen Gilchrist. Algonquin Books. 245 pages. $23.95. "A Dangerous Age," the latest novel to feature Ellen Gilchrist's recurring Hand family, spans five years of recent history, starting with 9/11, and checks in on several Hand cousins: Olivia, ...
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Mowing mishaps
Sunday, July 6, 2008
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You've heard of DWI (driving while intoxicated) and BWI (boating while intoxicated). Now there's MWI: mowing while intoxicated.
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(Dog) chow down
Sunday, July 6, 2008
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Does your dog eat his supper like there's no tomorrow, inhaling it as if he hasn't eaten in weeks? Owners whose dogs wolf down their food rather than just eating it sometimes use this meal-extending tip: Place a large (read: too big to accidentally eat) rock in the food bowl, which forces the dog to slow down and eat around it.
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