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Don't expect mailed income tax package
Are you wondering why you haven't received your South Carolina income tax package in the mail as usual?
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Project hits a roadblock
Work on the widening of Interstate Highway 26 and Remount Road interchange has gone smoothly, but some workers at the Aviation Business Park are wondering why construction on Remount Road has come to a halt. One employee told Watchdog that he called the state Department of Transportation and that they told him to call the contractor.
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Court sides with island developers
Erosion-prevention wall for Kiawah approved on appeal
KIAWAH ISLAND -- Developers here won a major court victory this week in their push to build homes on a spit next to Charleston County's Beachwalker Park when a judge granted a permit to build a half-mile erosion-prevention wall along the Kiawah River.
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DOT to repair damaged areas of I-526
Crews next week are to tackle 'handful' of potholes, section of pavement on heavily traveled highway
MOUNT PLEASANT -- Weather permitting, repairs will be done this week to damaged areas of Interstate 526 identified in a Watchdog story published Saturday in The Post and Courier.
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I-526 repairs on funds list
Stretch in Mt. Pleasant has deteriorated
MOUNT PLEASANT -- Mayor Pro-Tem Paul Gawrych eased his truck off Interstate 526 onto the shoulder next to a pockmarked patch of pavement. "We've got to shed light on this. This is bad," Gawrych said.
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Plants to cut air pollution
Company to spend $170M on controls, pay $5.1M fine
Lafarge North America, a building materials company that consistently ranks among the state's worst mercury polluters, agreed Thursday to spend $170 million to cut air pollution at its sprawling Harleyville cement plant and 12 others around the country. It also will pay a $5.1 million fine.
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I-26 rocks, which annoys motorists
Cold adds to problem with deteriorating asphalt road
Deteriorating asphalt on a stretch of Interstate 26 and the recent cold spell created what motorists are describing as a hailstorm of rocks.
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Hoax becomes blessing
Salvation Army gets $50,000 to replace bogus donation
The Christmas hoax that caused the Salvation Army to spend much of a $25,000 donation it didn't actually get has turned into a windfall that will enable the charity to help even more needy people.
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Donations pour in to cover bogus check written to Salvation Army
Since The Post and Courier’s Watchdog revealed that last week that the Salvation Army had been victimized by a cruel hoax that cost it money intended to help people struggling through the recession and a cold winter, the organization has received some $50,000 in real donations to make up for the loss, Kiki Cooper, the group’s spokesperson said Tuesday.
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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.
