Новости за 21.04.2016

I’ve read some interesting letters to the editor regarding traffic to and from Johns Island and the completion of I-526. Two letters published in February lit a flame, and the other added fuel to the fire.

The number of under-resourced students will continue to grow, according to Census predictions, and will require more resources at third grade level and beyond.

On April 13 my wife and I took my daughter, two granddaughters and boyfriend visiting from Boston for a long-planned dinner at FIG. We arrived early and parked in a nearby parking lot. We bought a ticket for two hours — surely enough time for a meal.

My husband and I attended the Army Corps of Engineers hearing on March 12 pertaining to the permitting process needed for the S.C. Port Authority to build a new cruise ship passenger terminal north of the present facility. The Corps deserves credit for a well-run hearing. Many voices and views were heard.

Hillary Clinton should try being happy as a campaign tactic. When she’s on top of the world, she’s a formidable candidate.

The Catholic Church, the Holy See and the modern popes have been the center of my research and study for over 30 years.

"One fine day, in a fit of euphoria, after he had picked up the telephone and taken an order for zero-coupon bonds that had brought him a $50,000 commission, just like that, this very phrase had bubbled up into his brain. On Wall Street he and a few others — how many? — three hundred, four hundred, five hundred?...

The General Assembly has managed to avoid reforming ethics rules so that the public can know whether elected officials act in the state’s best interest instead of their own financial interest.

President Barack Obama arrived in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday along with Defense Secretary Ashton Carter, who said they planned to discuss military and naval operations to counter Iran’s "destabilizing activities" in the region.

ALDRIDGE, Robert Andrew, 76, of Seabrook Island, an Army Reserve veteran, retired chief executive officer with Kobrand Corp. and husband of Diane Jane Aldridge, died Monday. Arrangements by Stuhr’s West Ashley Chapel of Charleston.

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One has to wonder if Jordan Spieth forgot to say his prayers before entering Amen Corner at this year’s Masters. This much is certain — either the golf deities weren’t amused if they happened to be ignored or decided not to pay any attention.

Argentina's Foreign Minister Susanna Malcorra said Wednesday (April 20, 2016) that whether she is nominated as a candidate to be the next secretary-general of the United Nations "is in the hands of my president."

SPARTANBURG — Starter Cody Brittan hit a three-run home run in the first and the Spartans scored five in the fourth to improve to 18-20. Brandon Gragilla homered for CSU (15-23).

The future of the Palestinian town of Beit Fajar looks bleak after Israel's military forced the shutdown of some three dozen quarries in the area, endangering 3,500 jobs and paralyzing the dominant local industry.

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A 61-year-old Edisto Island man is wanted after selling a stolen utility trailer for $60, according to the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office.

Members of the community can help improve local waterways by volunteering with Belk, sustainable swimwear company ECO SWIM by Aqua Green and outdoor apparel company United by Blue on Saturday from 9-11 a.m. at Mount Pleasant Memorial Waterfront Park to remove litter from the park at the base of the Ravenel Bridge, including the marshy area along...

Dakereon Joyner has always done things a bit ahead of schedule, including starting games as a freshman quarterback at Fort Dorchester High School.

COLUMBIA — He has a question at quarterback, concerns in the secondary, and a team that went 3-9 last year. But that hasn’t dulled Will Muschamp’s enthusiasm for what he believes is possible in his first season at South Carolina.

COLUMBIA — A $2.2 billion plan to improve interstates, roads and bridges across the state heads to the Senate floor.

MOUNT PLEASANT — In a land development deal said to be crucial to the survival of Trident Academy, a plan to build 19 homes on the recreation fields behind the school received one of several approvals needed from the town Wednesday.

WASHINGTON — S.C. Democratic Party Chairman Jaime Harrison and former Gov. Jim Hodges are among seven Southern Democratic leaders to formally condemn Bernie Sanders’ characterization of the region’s voters.

Potential redevelopment of the State Ports Authority’s offices on Concord Street — the only waterfront site where a large hotel could be built on Charleston Harbor — is drawing criticism from historic and environmental preservation groups who say the city is ignoring the public’s input on a project that could change the...

CLEMSON — In four years at Clemson University, the rotting bananas hanging from an African-American history banner on campus weren’t the most racially offensive thing biology major Brendan Standifer has seen. They were just the latest.