State regulators have given polluters breaks,
withheld information from the public, pushed development over
the protection of natural resources and angered residents
from Greenville to Charleston. Has the agency that’s supposed to
safeguard the environment and our health lost its way?
Stories by John Monk and Sammy Fretwell with photos by Tim Dominick
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Local / MetroDynasty. It's safe to use the word now that Hammond has secured its third consecutive SCISA Class 3A championship.
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The Screen Actors Guild says contract talks with Hollywood studios has failed despite the help of a federal mediator and it will now ask its members to authorize a strike.
At every stop along the fast-moving assembly line, the cardboard boxes were packed with the foods of Thanksgiving. For several hours Friday morning, volunteers from the community joined others from the Oliver Gospel Mission to prepare the meal boxes for needy families in the community.
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Pulling out a trick he has used before, Clemson running back C.J. Spiller used the scoreboard as his rear view mirror last weekend, cranking up the afterburners after spotting a Duke defender at the end of his 83-yard touchdown catch.
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Branden Conrad, a 6-foot-2 guard, admits he grew up a "diehard" Clemson fan. He never could have imagined becoming a Gamecock. But here he is. A former walk-on who was awarded a scholarship last summer, he is set to be a major contributor to South Carolina this season, and for the moment is a starter. And every minute he plays is a blessing, considering how he got to this point.
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Dynasty. It's safe to use the word now that Hammond has secured its third consecutive SCISA Class 3A championship.
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