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Dozens drawn to rally
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COLUMBIA — Lori Wind of James Island took a half day off from work Thursday to drive to Columbia for a rally outside the Statehouse, where she brought handmade signs saying, "Hey governor take a hike" and "You crossed the ultimate line now resign." Read More |
Comparing governors' flight costs
| Gov. Mark Sanford spent fewer tax dollars flying on the state's plane than his immediate predecessor, Jim Hodges, but slightly more than former Govs. Carroll Campbell and David Beasley, records show.Read More |
Gas-price probe draws to a close
| South Carolina's top prosecutor announced Wednesday that his office has closed its investigation into possible gas price gouging in the wake of last year's Hurricane Ike, and several gas stations that were investigated have agreed to make donations to charities for hurricane relief.Read More |
Cost for Sanford trips $70,000
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State taxpayers have paid at least $70,000 for Gov. Mark Sanford's out-of-state and overseas trips, including last year's economic development mission to Argentina during which he met his mistress, state records show. Read More |
No state sites on coal ash hazard list
| Forty-four coal ash sites across the country — none in South Carolina, but seven in North Carolina — have a high potential of killing people if they fail, the Environmental Protection Agency said Monday in a report.Read More |
Mercury warnings affect 28 waterways
| State health officials are warning people not to eat a single bite of certain kinds of fish in 28 South Carolina waterways because of mercury and other kinds of contamination, a new roster shows.
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Con artist targets online dress seller
| Mel Kirkland was just trying to do a favor when she listed a friend's evening gown for sale on the craiglist.org online classifieds site last month. She didn't realize it might also make her a target of con artists. Read More |
No free money in mail
| Elizabeth Miller received a letter in the mail from Singapore this week informing her that she had just won $5,000 and would get a check as soon as she filled out a contest form. The Dorchester County resident thought it sounded too good to be true. It was. Read More |
18 months later, church struggles to fix ditch
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AWENDAW — Near the end of 2007, contractors laid a town's waterline in front of St. Paul's Methodist Church property, leaving behind a messy uneven ditch.Read More |
Rental scam uncovered
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Stephanie Wilson-Hartzog knew by heart the asking rent for one of the West Ashley homes she oversees as a property manager: $1,500 a month. So she understandably was confused when two interested callers asked for details on the Grand Oaks property thinking the rent was just $1,000.Read More |
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Parking Privileges: The Post and Courier Watchdog team recently hit the streets of Charleston to gauge the abuse of handicapped parking system.
Post and Courier Investigations
A collection of award-winning Post and Courier special reports
Toxic Ash: A License to Pollute
Across South Carolina, leaking coal ash dumps are creating new pollution headaches, a new Watchdog investigation shows. What are state officials doing about it?
The Great Train Debate
Eight-day series wrestles with the question: Should we build
a commuter train between Summerville and Charleston?
Parking Cheaters
A growing number of hospital workers, downtown merchants and others are using parking placards for the handicapped to cheat the city out of thousands of dollars in parking meter revenue.
Day Care Roulette
An analysis by The Post and Courier of state inspection reports for day care facilities reveals that parents often roll the dice with their children's health and safety when they leave them in the custody of many day care centers.
The Mercury Connection
Health officials have warned for years that many of the state's lakes and rivers are tainted with mercury and cautioned people not to eat certain fish. But the state never checked to see if people were being poisoned, too.
The Sofa Super Store Fire
A special section with every story, photo galleries and audio & video clips from the fire that killed nine fire fighters.
A three-day series of articles on why South Carolina's public school buses are the nation's oldest, most polluting and least safe.
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Howard Chapman, head of the Charleston Area Regional Transit Authority, said he often pulls into a Hampton Inn's no-parking/loading zone on John Street, across from CARTA's office, when he is in a hurry. He said he does not consider it illegal parking because 'I pay my tickets,' including two in September 2008 for $8 each.If you have your own "Smoking Gun" photo, video or document, send it to Watchdog.
