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Many workers lack training to compete
Work-force development slammed
With one of every three working South Carolinians unable to find or keep good-paying jobs, a new effort is needed to coordinate the state's employment training, education and economic development programs, an independent research and educational organization said Thursday.

S.C. Schools struggling to Measure Up
South Carolina lags behind other states in preparing children for higher education, while the cost of putting students through college here becomes increasingly less affordable, according to a report that will be released today by the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education.

Democrat joins House 36 race
A former Byrnes High School student body president and consultant announced his candidacy for S.C. House District 36 on Thursday.

Horton can hear Hutchins on his trail
Questions of who might run for what office were answered Thursday at high noon when the filing season ended and the campaign season began.

Democrat Henri' Thompson, 26, a consultant from Lyman, has filed against District 36 incumbent Republican Joe Mahaffey. Thompson has not held political office, though he served as a legislative assistant for a Maryland congressman.

National Security
After 9/11, the American people became increasingly united for support of the president and Congress to identify solutions and legislation needed to protect citizens from additional foreign-networked attacks and to more effectively identify potential terrorist activities and their relationships with the United States.