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Chair-bound man succumbs

Boston Herald (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009

COLUMBIA, S.C. - An 800-pound South Carolina man didn't leave his recliner for eight months until shortly before his death. Firefighters had to cut Tillmon Webb from...

Obese SC man dies after 8 months in home recliner

Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- When an ambulance brought Tillmon Webb home from the hospital after he hurt his knee in March, paramedics warned the then 550-pound man he probably wouldn't be able to get up from his recliner if they put him there, his wife said....

Obese SC man dies after 8 months in home recliner

Boston Herald (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009

COLUMBIA, S.C. - Authorities say a severely overweight South Carolina man stayed in his recliner without moving for eight months until shortly before his death. Firefighters...

Obese SC man dies after 8 months in home recliner

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Authorities say a severely overweight South Carolina man stayed in his recliner without moving for eight months until shortly before his death.

Poll: Southerners fear for jobs and want federal help

Tuscaloosanews.com (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009

By Jim Davenport The Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. | A new poll shows Southerners are fretting about job loss and the economy and don’t think the federal government is doing enough to address either.

• Poll: Southerners want federal help, fear for jobs - San Fransisco Chronicle
• Poll: Southerners want federal help, fear for jobs - Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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Popular SC first lady endorses governor candidate

Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- Disgraced South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford might not have much political capital these days, but his wife does....

Popular SC first lady endorses governor candidate

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Disgraced South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford might not have much political capital these days, but his wife does.

Judge rejects crosses on South Carolina license plates

kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009

COLUMBIA, S.C. | A federal judge ruled Tuesday that South Carolina can’t issue license plates showing the image of a cross in front of a stained glass window along with the phrase “I Believe.” U.S. District Judge Cameron Currie’s ruling said the license plate was unconstitutional because it violates the First Amendment ban on establishment of religion by government....

Prosecutors: SC trio promised unrealistic returns

Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- Federal prosecutors say three South Carolina men promised thousands of clients big returns on their investments, but instead spent millions on luxury items for themselves....

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Britannia Radio (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009

This last section VITAL VITAL VITALVery Esoteric-Religious.Also seperatelyCLICK TO LISTENFinally our featured guest of the week is scientist/theologian Dr. Martin Erdman speaking on philosophical trends in science as nanotechnology drifts toward age-old ideas inherent in alchemy.Dr. Martin Erdmann's Bio:Dr. Martin Erdmann studied theology in Columbia, SC (Master of Divinity), Basel, Switzerland

Bug spray likely killed infant, injured 2 in SC

Boston Herald (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009

COLUMBIA, S.C. - Bug spray that produces a fog to kill insects is likely to blame for the death of a 10-month-old South Carolina boy, and his 2-year-old brother was critically...

SC Assistant Attorney General Roland Corning found in cemetary with Viagra, stripper, sex toys

Daisy's Dead Air (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009

South Carolina deputy assistant attorney general Roland Corning, photo from CBS News. And a Happy Halloween to all of you, too! Alan Colmes just posted on the latest South Carolina politician to exhibit Bizarro Universe behavior: GOP SC Asst AG Caught With Stripper, Sex Toys, Viagra October 30th, 2009 South Carolina Assistant Attorney General Roland Corning, 65, was seen pulling into a secluded area...

Five MSDN Roadshows Touring the East Coast

Chris Bowen's Blog (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009

Back in February of 2007, we kicked off the Northeast MSDN Roadshow with a tour of five cities to wax poetic about the then sparking-new .NET Framework 3.0. We drove many miles, threw things at audience members, showed a lot of code, and had a blast. Fast forward 2 years 8 months and we’re nearing the start of our eleventh Roadshow series, the “Dont’ Fear the Coder” Tour ,...

• MSDN Roadshows coming to an East Coast city near YOU!!! - JrzyShr Dev Guy

State Prosecutor Fired After Cemetery Tryst

North Country Gazette (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009

COLUMBIA, SC—Some people go shopping on their lunch hour, some go to the library or just hang up in the local park to eat their lunch. A deputy assistant attorney general has been fired from the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office after a police officer found him with an 18-year-old stripper and sex toys in an [...]

Maybe Sarah Palin should move to South Carolina.

Dependable Renegade (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009

They're both gifts that keep on giving: COLUMBIA, S.C. - A deputy assistant attorney general who said he was on his lunch break when an officer found him with a stripper and sex toys in his sport utility vehicle has...