GOOSE CREEK — When 10-year-old Jon Jon Jackson died from drowning this summer more than an hour after he'd left a swimming pool, prosecutors charged an adult for being criminally responsible for his death, tying it to rough treatment in the water. His lawyer said Thursday another theory is worth exploring: The boy accidently might have ingested too much tap water.
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WALTERBORO — At first glance, certain drivers and certain Colleton County roads appeared more prone to car accidents than others. But an alert office manager inside the Colleton County Fire and Rescue department did a little more digging into the hundreds of ambulance reports filed over a two-year span and found it was more than a coincidence that many of the same people were reporting injuries from wrecks on the same roads.
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The fortunes of the Charleston Symphony Orchestra and its patrons now rest on a grave ultimatum: Avert imminent disaster through creative cooperation or declare bankruptcy. Those are the options, and both mean a major reorganization and financial restructuring, according to symphony officials, who face perhaps the worst fiscal crisis in the organization's 72-year history.
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The College of Charleston and Charleston Southern pushed the ball up and down the floor Thursday night at the North Charleston Coliseum, even pausing occasionally to play defense. Charleston pushed it a little better, defended a little better, and the end result was a 93-83 victory for the Cougars in front of an announced crowd of 2,835.
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You've mastered the handshake — firm but not bone-crushing — and could introduce Emily Post to Miss Manners without either of them raising a brow. But with the prevalence of technology such as e-mail and BlackBerrys in business communications, there's a new set of rules, and even polished professionals may need a little help.
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