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Today at the fair, Page B3 Elizabeth Farrar calls her grandmother “the sugar within” her tea. The analogy was one of several the 11-year-old Lexington resident used to describe her grandmother, Gayla Farrar of West Columbia.
CHARLESTON COUNTY CHARLESTON — Some Charleston County teachers say officials didn’t allow snacks or breaks during standardized testing this year, when scores dropped at an inner-city school that had been a beacon of achievement.- 1:47 AM
Chris Payne knew he was seriously injured when his leg began to roll under him. The Columbia High senior was running down the sideline in the Capitals’ Sept. 16 game against Brookland-Cayce when he broke his ankle while being pushed out of bounds.
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President Bush emerged from a meeting with foreign financial officials on Saturday and pledged a global response to the credit crisis that will lead toward a "path of stability and long-term growth."- 9:19 AM
In Parenting Power, Melodee Thompson suggests that we shouldn’t get hung on on fads. “Somehow those who embraced a fad or two throughout past generations have become politicians, attorneys, doctors, nurses and teachers — respectable citizens all.”
My 15-year-old son is just days away from his 16th birthday. And the dilemma regarding what to get him this year is upon us like it usually is. Can anybody rational give me one compelling reason for giving a middle schooler a cell phone?
Where’s the best place to keep money I may need in the short term? Much like your overall portfolio, you might want to consider diversifying even your cash reserves. Right now, for example, rates on tax-free money-market mutual funds are better than certificates of deposits, or CDs. To mitigate any difference, consider splitting your money between the two.- 6:39 PM
