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Gamecock Guarantee Program assists low-income students
The University of South Carolina's Gamecock Guarantee program guarantees free tuition and fees for four years for South Carolina students from very low-income families who meet all of the university's entrance requirements.
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East German industries thriving in West 20 years after wall falls
Many people feared it would take several decades for East to catch up with West after the wall collapsed on Nov. 9, 1989. But today, economic output of eastern Germans has surpassed 70 percent of that of western Germans — up from one third in 1991.
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A growing PayPal could soon overshadow parent eBay
John Donahoe, eBay’s CEO, has said he expects PayPal to surpass the marketplaces business in revenue simply because PayPal targets all of electronic commerce while eBay is one of many online sales sites.
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Corporate giants like Nucor sitting on piles of cash
Nucor doesn't trust the government to reinvigorate the economy. “We’re keeping our powder dry,” says the steelmaker's CEO.
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This one's for you, Harry
WASHINGTON -- The seat next to me was empty. As the first Lowcountry Honor Flight carried about a hundred World War II vets to the nation's capital to visit their long-overdue memorial, one of them couldn't make it at the last minute.
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Bishop England wins its 10th in a row
LEXINGTON -- The Bishop England volleyball team swept its way to another Class AA state volleyball championship by topping Gilbert 25-4, 25-12, 25-19 on Saturday afternoon at White Knoll High School.
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2 killed in crash of fleeing vehicle
MCCLELLANVILLE -- A high-speed chase that began with gunfire outside a club here early Saturday ended when the driver of a fleeing vehicle lost control on a country road and crashed into a tree.
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Car wash manager still driven to keep local customers happy
It's car wash weather on this fine Saturday morning -- cloudless skies, about 70 degrees -- and Perry Capers is holding court at the In & Out, as he has for 50 years. "Clean that up a little better, Ricky," Capers says, as he muses on the changes he's see in the car wash business and the world during the past half-century.
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Berkeley top seed in II-AAAA; Wave No. 2 in I-AAAA
The High School League released its football playoffs schedule, and Berkeley is the No. 1 seed in Division II-AAAA while Summerville is No. 2 in Division I-AAAA. Berkeley is one of four local teams to make the II-AAAA playoffs.
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Port's plans on table
Residents get peek at revitalization strategies
Residents of seven neighborhoods affected by the new port terminal being built at the former Navy Yard in North Charleston got a peek Saturday at the various economic and building strategies that could revitalize and protect the area over the next 30 years.
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Lowcountry Veterans Day calendar
Following are 2009 Veterans Day events and remembrances:
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Finally sober, April looks to months ahead
Mom seeks to get life, and family, back together
April Boshard grinned as she scurried through the parking lot of Seacoast Church, hefting a box of second-hand clothes for the needy. Dressed in jeans and a sweater jacket, her red hair neatly pulled back from her face, Boshard looked like a suburban housewife putting in a few hours of community service at the church.
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State to go after education reform grant
State Department of Education leaders said they will apply for a portion of $4 billion in federal stimulus money for school reform available to states, and they think they have a shot at getting it.
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More Cody honors
Austin Cody of North Charleston has been named to the second team of the American Junior Golf Association's Rolex Junior All-America team. Cody, 17, is a three-time Rolex Junior All-American and had four top-10 finishes in national tournaments in 2009. He is No. 16 in the Polo Golf Rankings.
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