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 Stallions turn back Berkeley
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Board, musicians face difficult path to survival
Setting 2009 agenda
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Parents seek way to keep center open
Nonprofit Elpis repays loan at 11th hour
2 students die in car in Michigan
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Charleston police apprehended a suspect in the Friday morning robbery of a Bank of America branch after a tracking device helped lead them to a man in the Ladson area.
Bank workers told police a man around 60 years old walked into the branch at 281 Calhoun St. and handed a teller a note demanding cash around 9:49 a.m., public information officer Charles Francis said. No weapon was seen, he said. 
Local HeadlinesW. Ashley man among those saying they were cheated by suspect The offer sounded strange but plausible: Barbara Bennett identified herself as an agent of an obscure government program that every seven years is mandated to sell off surplus homes and land at pennies on the dollar. To the 49-year-old West Ashley man the deal seemed legitimate, especially when compared with other land ads he'd seen on late-night infomercials. Additionally, she boasted of having an inside track to acquiring foreclosed homes before they went up for auction.  Read more
3 comment(s) / read/add comments Webb Center falls to budget cuts The state Department of Disabilities and Special Needs axed five child day-care programs, including the Webb Center in Charleston, to keep the Coastal Center in Ladson and other residential facilities off the chopping block, a department spokeswoman said Friday. The Coastal Center has about 450 staffers, making it among the top area employers. The center's 180 residents have conditions such as mental retardation, autism and cerebral palsy. Read more
Group says it's a matter of degrees Improving education in South Carolina would help boost the state's economy, according to a committee studying the issue. "Education can't stand alone. Business can't stand alone — especially in tough times," said Brad Davis, chairman of the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce's Education Foundation. Davis is part of a group that's released a draft of a plan to improve higher education and increase the state's overall education level. Read more
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