Schuyler Kropf
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Schuyler Kropf graduated from West Virginia University in 1985 with a degree in journalism. Previously he worked at The Dominion Post in Morgantown, W.Va., before coming to The Post and Courier in 1987. He has covered most all of the "beats" at the paper, starting with the Charleston County School Board, to the Statehouse, political and presidential campaigns and the effort to raise the Confederate submarine Hunley. He is co-author of a non-fiction work covering the history of the sub and it's recovery, "Raising the Hunley." In his off time, Schuyler (pronounced Sky-lar) enjoys fishing and cruising the local creeks and waterways around Charleston.
Recent Stories
Charleston councilman: iPads may pay for themselves
Two years after 2010 was dubbed the "Year of the iPad," Charleston City Council is ready to explore buying the state-of-the-art devices for all 12 of its members and the mayor.
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Presidential plane here for tests
Jet underwent heavy maintenance
Yes, that was the official presidential plane you saw flying overhead Monday. No, Barack Obama was not on board.
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President’s plane visits Charleston Air Force base
Yes, that was the presidential plane you saw flying overhead today. No, Barack Obama was not on board.
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Marina docks clear hurdle
Slips would jut out farther into Ashley
Advocates of expanding the Charleston City Marina's docks farther into the Ashley River instead of removing tons of mud that has filled up the shallows got their wish Thursday.
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DHEC grants permit to extend City Marina docks
COLUMBIA - Supporters of the effort to expand the Charleston City Marina docks further into the Ashley River got their wish today when the state Department of Health and Environmental Control backed a permit for the project.
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Mom charged in baby's choking
Video shows object being pushed down child's throat
The medical history describes a dangerous situation for an infant: a baby that repeatedly suffers bouts of choking and mysterious life-threatening episodes. A 17-year-old mother is charged with intentionally stuffing a cotton-ball-sized object down her child's throat.
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Cruise ship study urges teamwork, fees, oversight
A study commissioned by one of Charleston's leading preservation voices warns the city could kill "the goose that lays the golden eggs" unless more is done to manage the cruise ship industry.
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Cruise ship study endorses more controls, community input
The Historic Charleston Foundation study released today that was billed as analysis of the economic impacts of the cruise industry in Charleston failed to offer any new dollar amounts of what the ships bring in, or what the cost and loss benefits are.
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New eye on texting in meetings
Charleston City Council is grappling with a series of "how to communicate in the modern age" questions inside its nearly two-century-old Council Chambers where the stoic painted faces of such men as Gen. George Washington and former President James Monroe stare down. That includes how to ...
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Note stuck in purse sank trial
Juror did 'right thing,' judge says
Blame this week's double-murder mistrial in Charleston on simple human error: A note given to the jury forewoman went into her purse, where she apparently forgot about it.
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