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Haley. Congratulations to Gov. Nikki Haley on improved poll numbers among Democrats and African Americans. See what can happen if you work more across the aisle?
Continental Tire. Great to hear Sumter’s tire plant is adding 900 jobs to increase annual production to 8 million tires.
Hot air. We’ve always known there is a lot of hot air IN South Carolina. Now we know there’s a bunch offshore — to potentially power lots of wind turbines to generate electricity.
Colbert. Hats off to Charleston’s own Stephen Colbert for a successful kick-off to a new late night show on CBS.
S.C. State. Some good news for the university that’s been troubled over the past few years. Enrollment and revenue numbers are up more than projected. More.
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Area code. Some change is hard, such as having to dial new area codes. That’s what’s happening in the Pee Dee where a new 854 area code soon will overlap with the 843 area code. For everyone in the Pee Dee and Lowcountry, it will mean dialing either area code all of the time — even with local calls. More.
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Lybrand. Thumbs down to Charleston Register of Mesne Conveyance Charlie Lybrand, a Republican, for all of the bellyaching. Despite what he says about Democrats complaining about his campaigns being sour grapes, it really sounds like he has the sour grapes — for being caught violating an ethics law.
We Can Do Better, South Carolina!