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  Buff Up the Beaches

  By Lisa Jo Rudy | Sat Oct 24, 2009 8:36 PM ET

  Scientists have a plan that allows beach replenishment without damage to other habitats. Read More

  More like this in: Climate change, EurekAlert, Geologists, Erosion, US, Science, Regional/Local, Environment, Physical Sciences
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  Public Libraries Help Erase Digital Divide

  By Katherine Gustafson | Thu Oct 22, 2009 2:31 PM ET

  A new initiative by the Knight Foundation aims to enable more public libraries to offer patrons Internet services and training. Read More

  More like this in: Florida, Grants, North Carolina, Georgia, Kansas, Ohio, South Dakota, Knight Foundation, Finland
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  Blue October Answers the Call

  By David Jenison | Thu Sep 24, 2009 11:15 PM ET

  now. The D.C. press conference, which will take place at 10 a.m. on Oct. 21, will be followed the next night with the opening concert in Charleston, South Carolina. They also hope to urge Congress to fund the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act, which would fund the majority of suicide preventio Read More

  More like this in: Health, Music, Hope, Hip-Hop, Mental Health, Capitol Hill, Entertainment, Music, Events
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  Crowds Turn Out for Donated Dental Services

  By John Casey | Mon Aug 31, 2009 12:06 PM ET

  to get into a chair."If I had dental insurance, I wouldn't be here," Brian Rhodes, from Charleston, another person waiting in line, told Burger.The South Carolina Dental Association paid for the Dental Access Days, and the group estimates that more than 2,000 patients received care in tw Read More

  More like this in: Health, Volunteerism, Health Care, insurance, Social Responsibility, Giving, Volunteerism, Events, Activism
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  South Carolina Schools Get a Helping Hand

  By Marc Hertz | Thu Aug 6, 2009 10:00 AM ET

  They can do so by mentoring, tutoring or volunteering at a nearby public school. According to this PR Newswire press release, "For the past decade, South Carolina elementary school students have consistently scored below the national average in math, science, reading and writing scores, accordin Read More

  More like this in: Jon Stewart, Schools, The Daily Show, Michelin, US, Social Responsibility, Education, Volunteerism
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  Winning The War on Fleas, One Holistic Step at a Time

  By Sara Novak | Thu Jul 30, 2009 6:54 AM ET

  body weight.   "Garlic adds selenium to your pet's blood, a mineral that fleas hate," says Ric Sommons of Dolittle's Pet Store in Charleston, South Carolina. "Neem spray is another effective remedy. It's a tropical seed extract that attacks the nervous system of fleas but you can only us Read More

  More like this in: Natural Resources Defense Council, Furniture, Garlic, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Life & Style, Animals & Pets, Home & Garden
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  Raise Your Glass to Gluten-Free Beer

  By Jac Chebatoris | Mon Jul 6, 2009 12:00 PM ET

  to toast to the fact that gluten-free beers do exist, and are catching on.At the Bohemian Cafe, a cool and quirky restaurant and bar in Greenville, South Carolina, I tried my first gluten-free, lager-style brew called Bard's, not because I have celiac's, but my friend did, and I thought, well Read More

  More like this in: Anheuser-Busch, The New York Times, United States, Beer, Restaurant, Wheat, Bohemia, Gluten, Gluten-Intolerance
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  Don't Be a Boob! Decorate Yours For Womankind

  By Caroline Walker | Mon Mar 2, 2009 1:45 PM ET

  The goal is to drum up interest and awareness and to encourage bidding. Auction proceeds are going to the Best Chance Network, a branch of the South Carolina Department of Health that provides cancer screening to women without insurance. With one in eight women diagnosed with th Read More

  More like this in: Health, Cancer, Sex, Philanthropy, Breast Cancer, Humor, Pink, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Diamonds, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month