Новости за 17.01.2016

COLUMBIA — Maybe she looked up just before the numbers were changed on the Colonial Life Arena scoreboard. Maybe the roar of 15,406 in full throat took its toll on a player who had just checked in. Maybe she just lost track of the score at the game’s most critical point.

Shrimp, oysters, crabs and other food from the ocean face little or no threat from acidic seas off the Lowcountry until the 22nd century — that was the word from global research on a potentially catastrophic consequence of carbon pollution.

For this year’s Super Bowl, marketers want to have fun again.

Wednesday’s $1.6 billion Powerball lottery jackpot had lots of people thinking about how they might reorder their lives if they were suddenly quite rich, which is not a bad thought exercise.

Do you remember that old expression, "If I could only be in two places at once?" The idea is that you would be twice as productive if there were two of you.

Jeffrey Lacker doesn’t have a vote this year when it comes to interest rates, but he still has strong opinions about them.

What: Magnolia Plantation and Gardens has discounts for camellia enthusiasts and families eager to adopt a homeless pet. Admission will be half off with a coupon from the website. Also, adopt a pet from the Charleston Animal Society or Pet Helpers to receive a coupon for one free annual family membership.

Four years ago, plans to deepen Charleston’s harbor were stuck firmly in the pluff mud, along with the state’s economic future.

The distance from Jerry Manigault’s apartment to his bus stop on upper King Street is a 10-minute bike ride or 20-minute walk through Charleston’s East Central neighborhood at daybreak.

They border largely urban Charleston County. Yet Dorchester and Berkeley counties have stood out historically as among the more rural settings in South Carolina.

A former journalist, Guam native, Pilates instructor and one-time Air Force officer — all of whom picked careers in real estate — recently joined Carolina One as agents.

Since revving up activity two years ago, Carolina Park already counts one home sold for every four acres of property in the 1,700-acre Mount Pleasant community.

As home prices climbed across the country, nowhere did they increase faster than in metro Charleston, according to a November report from Redfin real estate company.

A homeowner’s association firm managing more than 160 communities in the Carolinas, including Park West and I’On in greater Charleston, began celebrating a decade-and-a-half in business last month.

A luxury real estate agency looks to record the highest total of home deals since 2007, based on fall performance and "end-of-year projections."

Construction wrapped up last month on a Lowcountry developer’s leasable properties overlooking mountains and Asheville’s downtown.

Gov. Nikki Haley based her 2014 re-election campaign in part on her education reforms, which put more dollars in poor, rural school districts.

Matt Doszkocs of Charleston has won The Post and Courier’s Golden Pen award for December for his letter to the editor "Room for rentals."

It was no surprise that October’s so-called 1,000-year flood devastated low-lying areas and brought water to places that don’t typically flood. But some Charleston area residents think the already historic flooding was exacerbated by irresponsible development. Scientific evidence suggests they might be right.

Hillary Clinton romped through the first three Democratic presidential debates: a clear front- runner with the wind at her back. The going could get a lot rougher tonight in the fourth forum, the last before primary voting actually begins.

President Obama’s desire to avoid large new ground commitments in the Middle East is, in many respects, understandable, given the experiences of some 15 years of war. At present, however, the modest number of U.S. and coalition troops in Afghanistan operate with one hand tied behind their backs — at a time when Afghan...

CHARLESTON — By broad consensus, the winner of Thursday night’s GOP debate was Donald Trump, followed by Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio, with most of the post-game commentary focused on "the fight" between Cruz and Trump.

Everyone seems to agree that Thursday night’s Republican presidential debate was slashing and angry; the candidates barely said anything of substance. If we are going to avoid the same sort of nonsense when the actual Democratic and Republican nominees duel in the fall, we will need to make major changes in the format. I would...

"Gee, I feel about 10 feet tall, having a ball, guess you might call me a Pollyanna ..."

Oysters are being over harvested, and local beds decimated. If we want to continue to enjoy this local delicacy, changes are urgently needed. An increase in our local population and in the popularity of oysters, including restaurants featuring local oysters, is wiping out our local oyster beds.