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Tuesday, February 12, 2013  Officials assigned with the task of keeping South Carolina's children safe online are talking with some grandparents about how they can help.

Thursday, October 04, 2012  South Carolina's Medicaid agency is automatically enrolling 65,000 children in the state's poorest households in the government insurance program.

Wednesday, June 20, 2012  Students from the University of South Carolina are bringing the school mascot Cocky and dozens of books when they visit two county libraries.

Monday, September 19, 2011  South Carolina Republican congressmen are criticizing President Obama's proposal for $1.5 trillion in new taxes to help ease the federal deficit.  1st District Rep. Tim Scott called the proposal unconscionable while the 2nd District's Joe Wilson says he's shocked by the proposal.

Tuesday, November 11, 2008  There are 132,000 uninsured children in South Carolina, more than one out of nine (12.2 percent) children in the state, according to a new report released Tuesday by a national health care advocacy group.