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Monday, May 20, 2013  In survey, economists say consumers are poised to boost spending, offset government cuts

Wednesday, February 20, 2013  The results of the latest Winthrop Poll were released early Wednesday morning.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013  Researchers at Clemson University are studying how eastern brown pelicans are affected by oil and natural gas exploration in the Gulf of Mexico.

Monday, August 13, 2012  A new government survey shows 12 states now have very high obesity rates.

Friday, June 01, 2012  An amusement park outing, barbecue lunches and director dunking booths are among the ways that South Carolina state agencies showed appreciation for their employees.

Friday, April 06, 2012  Surveyors redrawing the North Carolina-South Carolina state line south of Rockingham, N.C., say they were surprised to find a survey of 32 miles of the boundary was done in 1905.

Friday, March 23, 2012  A committee trying to hash out where the state line between North Carolina and South Carolina lies is meeting again. The Joint Boundary Commission will hear Friday at a meeting in Rock Hill from residents affected by the group's new survey of the state line and may suggest ways to help ease the bureaucratic nightmare those people face.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012  A Monmouth University Poll reveals the endorsement of Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney is not likely to sway likely primary voters in South Carolina's GOP primary.

Wednesday, January 04, 2012  Another small earthquake has been recorded on the South Carolina coast.

Friday, December 23, 2011  U.S. survey helps shed light on the forest-damaging bug

Thursday, November 10, 2011  South Carolina senior citizens are keeping an eye on Social Security and Medicare as the GOP presidential candidates make their pitches to potential voters. On Thursday, AARP released survey results showing that by nearly 3 to 1, likely Republican voters in the South Carolina first-in-the-South primary overwhelmingly oppose cutting Social Security and Medicare benefits to reduce the deficit.

Thursday, September 15, 2011  Candid photographs of celebrity Scarlett Johansson surfaced on the Internet Wednesday, months after the FBI reported it was investigating an alleged widespread Hollywood hacking incident.  A survey from earlier this year found 59 percent of young adults admit to sending explicit messages.  Do you think it's now part of the norm?

Wednesday, August 31, 2011  In a recent poll conducted by the website Gawker, South Carolina ranked as the 10th worst state in the nation.  Employees were asked to rank all the states from best to worst, based on their own criteria.  South Carolina is called "just really, really racist."

Tuesday, August 23, 2011  The United States Geological Survey is reporting a magnitude 5.8 earthquake 35 miles Northwest of Richmond, Virginia. The shocks from that earthquake were felt around much of Columbia.

Tuesday, August 09, 2011  The U.S. Geological Survey says a small 2.3 magnitude earthquake has been reported in the northwestern part of South Carolina.