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Monday, June 17, 2013  Study: Media coverage has more pro than con views on same-sex marriage as court took arguments

Thursday, June 13, 2013  The generation that's grown up posting their lives online wants something unexpected: privacy

Thursday, June 13, 2013  Long-running study on Internet use finds 86 percent of Americans are online and most believe Big Brother is watching

Tuesday, June 11, 2013  Search for 1st Web page by European physicists is as elusive as mysteries of the universe

Friday, June 07, 2013  A local business is helping teach some life lessons ofits own while raising money in the fight against cancer this weekend.

Friday, May 31, 2013  A state task force is scheduled to hold a workshop on dealing with blooms of algae in storm water ponds.

Friday, May 31, 2013  Clemson University holds its annual firefly count this weekend and researchers hope a new smartphone app will mean more people will participate.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013  Newly elected U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford is back in the 1st District for a busy day of appearances.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013  America's working mothers are now the primary breadwinners in a record 40 percent of households with children. That's a milestone in the changing face of modern families, up from just 11 percent in 1960.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013  Working moms are now main breadwinners in a record 40 percent of US households with children

Monday, May 27, 2013  Researchers and archaeology students are getting ready to break new ground this summer at Camp Lawton, a Civil War prison camp that stayed virtually undisturbed for nearly 150 years before it was discovered in southeast Georgia.

Friday, May 24, 2013  Employees of the contractor that manages the Savannah River Site are returning to full-time work status.

Friday, May 03, 2013  U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson is meeting with employees of the Savannah River Site to talk about furloughs resulting from federal budget cuts.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  As South Carolina competes against other states to host one of the Federal Aviation Administration's six new drone testing sites, legislation is working its way through the Statehouse to regulate just how broadly the unmanned aircraft can be used.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  The Sparkleberry Country Fair kicks off this Saturday, and officials started the celebration with a tree planting ceremony.