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Archive for November, 2008
Green buildings have saved the U.S. billions of gallons of water and enough energy to avoid the equivalent of burning of 1.3 million tons of coal for electricity since the development of the LEED standards.
Here are recommended mailing deadlines from the U.S. Postal Service to ensure delivery by Christmas. For domestic mail:Dec. 16: Parcel Post packagesDec. 20: Priority Mail or First Class Mail (letters)Dec. 23: Express MailFor international mail:Dec. 4: First-class Mail and Priority Mail to Africa and South and Central AmericaDec. 11: First-class and Priority Mail sent to [...]
By Diette Courrégé
The Post and Courier
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Drayton Hall Elementary stands to gain about $2 million more a year by converting to a charter school, but Charleston County school officials say giving it that money would adversely impact the district’s other schools.
The school board deadlocked in a vote this week on whether to [...]
DHEC approves project permit
Work on road could begin next spring
By Dave Munday
The Post and Courier
Friday, November 28, 2008
Read DHEC’s public notice
Staff assesment of the water-quality permit for the Berlin Myers Parkway. (24 page PDF)
Previous Story
DHEC to review parkway proposal, published 04/24/08
SUMMERVILLE — The long-awaited and controversial extension of the Berlin Myers Parkway has passed [...]
Nov
27 College of Charleston
Motto:
“Knowledge itself is liberty.”
Established:
1770
Type:
Public university
President:
Dr. P. George Benson
Staff:
836
Undergraduates:
9866
Postgraduates:
1454
Location:
Charleston, South Carolina,USA
Colors:
Maroon and White
Mascot:
Cougar
Website:
www.cofc.edu
The College of Charleston (C of C) is a public, sea-grant, and space-grant university located in historic downtown Charleston, South Carolina. The College was founded in 1770 and chartered in 1785, making it the oldest college or university in [...]
NPR.org, November 25, 2008 · Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Tuesday that new programs totaling $800 billion are designed to help stabilize the nation’s financial system and support vital consumer spending.
Paulson said key markets for consumer debt, such as credit cards, auto loans and student loans, essentially came to a halt in October and that [...]
Five Charleston County Schools will open as partial magnet schools next year. It’s part of a plan to give parents more choice.The district awarded partial magnet status, which allows schools to create new themes that will serve students within their attendance zones and beyond.
Through deals with two private companies, The Nature Conservancy has preserved more than 2,200 acres in Berkeley and Charleston counties.Preserved land mapClick on map to enlarge.The conservation group paid $6.45 million to International Paper Co. for four tracts in Berkeley and Charleston counties totaling 1,116 acres.The group also has secured a conservation easement on 1,144 [...]
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — Dustin Scott scored 17 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as the College of Charleston defeated South Carolina State 94-72 on Monday night.The Cougars (4-1) were 9 of 18 on 3-pointers, leading to 36 of 60 from the field.
The College of Charleston jumped out to a 21-point lead at the 11:25 mark [...]
