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Mandy Criswell
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Add Penfield
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BY MAAYAN SCHECHTER
mschechter@aikenstandard.com
Aiken Stan-
dard’s Satur-
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$1.00Charleston, North Charleston, S.C.SATURDAY, January 1, 0001
THE SOUTH’S OLDEST DAILY NE WSPAPER FOUNDED 1803.
POSTANDCOURIER.COM
City’s work on Elliott Summey’s property raises questions. LOCAL, A3
M
ore than 300 women were shot,
stabbed, strangled, beaten, blud-
geoned or burned to death over
the past decade by men in South Carolina,
dying at a rate of one every 12 days while
the state does little to stem the carnage from
domestic abuse.
Morethanthreetimesasmanywomenhave
died here at the hands of current or former
lovers than the number of Palmetto State sol-
diers killed in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars
combined.
It’s a staggering toll that for more than 15
years has placed South Carolina among the
top 10 states nationally in the rate of women
killed by men. The state topped the list on
threeoccasions,includingthispastyear,when
it posted a murder rate for women that was
more than double the national rate.
Awash in guns, saddled with ineffective laws
and lacking enough shelters for the battered,
SouthCarolinaisastatewherethedeckisstacked
against women trapped in the cycle of abuse, a
Post and Courier investigation has found.
Couple this with deep-rooted beliefs about
thesanctityofmarriageandtheplaceofwom-
en in the home, and the vows “till death do us
part” take on a sinister tone.
The outlook for domestic violence victims is grim
in a male-dominated state where lawmakers resist change,
punishment is light and abusers go free again and again.
Inside
How we
did it: A
look at the
researchand
reporting
of this
series. A6
About this
project:
The
partners
who helped
us with this
special
report. A6
Faces of
domestic
violence:
Stories from
witnesses,
survivors
of abuse.
A7
BY DOUG PARDUE, GLENN SMITH,
JENNIFER BERRY HAWES and NATALIE CAULA HAUFF
The Post and Courier
Till death do us part
a 5-day series
THURSDAY: State
lawmakers had an
opportunity during the
last legislative session to
tackle the problem, yet
12 bills to do something
died.
FRIDAY: Some of the
deep-seated beliefs of
South Carolinians,
including religion and
tradition, foster the
state’s No. 1 status in
the rate of women killed
by men in domestic
violence.
SATURDAY: Numerous
public and private
organizations — from
police and courts to
women’s shelters and
religious groups — deal
with domestic violence
across South Carolina,
yet effective coordina-
tion and cooperation
remains almost non-
existent.
SUNDAY: Possible
solutions to help reduce
the violence and the
death toll.
TODAY: South Carolina’s top officials
and lawmakers express shock and concern
over the state’s rank as the most deadly in
the nation for women, yet little is being
done to stem the death toll that is more
than double the national rate.
For a special multimedia presentation, go to postandcourier.com/TillDeath
Bridge............. B11
Business............ B2
Classifieds..........E1
Comics........ B10,11
Crosswords..B10,E6
Editorials.........A12
Food..................D1
Movies .............. B9
Obituaries ......... B4
Sports ................C1
Television.......... B8
The South.......... B1
Chance of storms
High 97. Low 74.
Complete 5-day
forecast, B12
ChamberMusic
Charleston: 2 for 1 tickets
to Carnival of the Animals.
See A2
S.C. was No. 1 this past year for the rate of women killed
by men, with a toll more than double the U.S. rate
Please see VIOLENCE,Page A6
Till
deathdouspart
{ }
These women represent just a fraction
of the staggering toll from domestic killings
in South Carolina..

INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
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THIRD PLACE:
Index-Journal
Frank Bumb
AN INDEX-JOURNAL INVESTIGATIVE REPORT
CALHOUN FALLS – A Lake-
lands municipality contacted
South Carolina Law Enforcement
Division to investigate concerns
about missing funds and account-
ing practices.
According to Calhoun Falls
y JMayor Johnnie Waller and Town
Administrator Paul Gilbert, the
town contacted SLED on Fri-
day morning about investigating
recent revelations concerning the
town’s monthslong effort to sort
through unfiled reports which
held up town audits more than a
y gyear and led to the withholding of
more than $250,000 in state funds
from the already cash-strapped
town.
The effort also appears to be
related to the recent departure of
two longtime members of Cal-
houn Falls administrative staff:
ggyClerk/Treasurer Peggy Lee Waters
and Utility/Courts Clerk Brenda
Scott.
In an interview Sept. 18, where
the town provided access to
numerous documents in response
to an Index-Journal Freedom of
Information Act request, Waller
and Gilbert asserted that, at the
time, they had not uncovered
any wrongdoing in their ongo-
ing internal accounting of unfiled
reports.
“Everybody has looked at (the
court fine reports): us, the state
SLEDtolookintoCalhounFalls’records
By FRANK BUMB
fbumb@indexjournal.com Unfiled court fine reports lead to state withholding funds
JOHNNIE
WALLERSeeSee SLEDSLED, p g, page 6A, page 6A

INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
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FIRST PLACE:
Staff
$1.00Charleston, North Charleston, S.C.SATURDAY, January 1, 0001
THE SOUTH’S OLDEST DAILY NE WSPAPER FOUNDED 1803.
POSTANDCOURIER.COM
City’s work on Elliott Summey’s property raises questions. LOCAL, A3
M
ore than 300 women were shot,
stabbed, strangled, beaten, blud-
geoned or burned to death over
the past decade by men in South Carolina,
dying at a rate of one every 12 days while
the state does little to stem the carnage from
domestic abuse.
Morethanthreetimesasmanywomenhave
died here at the hands of current or former
lovers than the number of Palmetto State sol-
diers killed in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars
combined.
It’s a staggering toll that for more than 15
years has placed South Carolina among the
top 10 states nationally in the rate of women
killed by men. The state topped the list on
threeoccasions,includingthispastyear,when
it posted a murder rate for women that was
more than double the national rate.
Awash in guns, saddled with ineffective laws
and lacking enough shelters for the battered,
SouthCarolinaisastatewherethedeckisstacked
against women trapped in the cycle of abuse, a
Post and Courier investigation has found.
Couple this with deep-rooted beliefs about
thesanctityofmarriageandtheplaceofwom-
en in the home, and the vows “till death do us
part” take on a sinister tone.
The outlook for domestic violence victims is grim
in a male-dominated state where lawmakers resist change,
punishment is light and abusers go free again and again.
Inside
How we
did it: A
look at the
researchand
reporting
of this
series. A6
About this
project:
The
partners
who helped
us with this
special
report. A6
Faces of
domestic
violence:
Stories from
witnesses,
survivors
of abuse.
A7
BY DOUG PARDUE, GLENN SMITH,
JENNIFER BERRY HAWES and NATALIE CAULA HAUFF
Till death do us part
a 5-day series
THURSDAY: State
lawmakers had an
opportunity during the
last legislative session to
tackle the problem, yet
12 bills to do something
died.
FRIDAY: Some of the
deep-seated beliefs of
South Carolinians,
including religion and
tradition, foster the
state’s No. 1 status in
the rate of women killed
by men in domestic
violence.
SATURDAY: Numerous
public and private
organizations — from
police and courts to
women’s shelters and
religious groups — deal
with domestic violence
across South Carolina,
yet effective coordina-
tion and cooperation
remains almost non-
existent.
SUNDAY: Possible
solutions to help reduce
the violence and the
death toll.
TODAY: South Carolina’s top officials
and lawmakers express shock and concern
over the state’s rank as the most deadly in
the nation for women, yet little is being
done to stem the death toll that is more
than double the national rate.
For a special multimedia presentation, go to postandcourier.com/TillDeath
Bridge............. B11
Business............ B2
Classifieds..........E1
Comics........ B10,11
Crosswords..B10,E6
Editorials.........A12
Food..................D1
Movies .............. B9
Obituaries ......... B4
Sports ................C1
Television.......... B8
The South.......... B1
Chance of storms
High 97. Low 74.
Complete 5-day
forecast, B12
ChamberMusic
Charleston: 2 for 1 tickets
to Carnival of the Animals.
See A2
S.C. was No. 1 this past year for the rate of women killed
by men, with a toll more than double the U.S. rate
Please see VIOLENCE,Page A6
Till
deathdouspart
{ }
These women represent just a fraction
of the staggering toll from domestic killings
in South Carolina..

SERIES OF SPORTS ARTICLES
Open Division
THIRD PLACE:
Herald-Journal
Eric Boynton
PANTHERS CAMP 20TH ANNIVERSARY
Expiring contract
This summer is the last of a
five-year contract the Carolina
Panthers have to hold training
camp at Wofford College, the
only site they’ve ever used. The
original deal was for 15 years, but
was extended in January 2010.
Wofford athletic director Richard
Johnson hopes the relationship
continues.
“We’re talking about extending
that and moving that forward at
the end of the year,” Johnson said.
“We’ll have those conversations.
It’s got to be good for them and
we’ll always do it because it’s
good for Spartanburg and Wofford,
but moving forward it has to be
good for the Panthers and as long
as it is, we’re going to be a good
strategic partner. We’ll be looking
to extend that and do our part to
keep bringing them back.
“We just start talking and ask is
there anything that they need,
what would they like for us to do,
those kinds of things. But they are
just easy conversations because
of the trust that’s developed over
two decades and we want to
continue to do our part.”
Coming soon
This is the first in a series of
articles to run throughout training
camp celebrating the Panthers’
20th anniversary at Wofford,
looking back, looking ahead and
acknowledging the impact the
franchise has had on Spartanburg.
INSIDE, B3: Training camp
schedule and list of events.
Saturday’s arrival at Wofford College will mark 20 years for the Carolina Panthers
holding training camp in Spartanburg, and it’s been an enduring relationship
with the city enjoying a growing emotional stake in the NFL franchise.
Story By ERIC BOYNTON / eric.boynton@shj.com
FILE PHOTOS
The media greets Carolina Panthers players as they arrive for the team’s first training camp at Wofford College in 1995.
The newness of it all dur-
ing the early seasons provided
more of a novelty feeling, an
accessible oddity that drew
many in attendance out of sheer
curiosity as to how an NFL
practice went down. The chance
to see professional players up
close, and the opportunity to
receive an autograph, high-five
or a quick few words with a
player also were certain draws.
But for an area with superior
allegiance to college football,
one that had never so much had
this type of a piece of big-time
professional sports, the seeds
of love and loyalty grew greatly
over the years and the Panthers
are now a must-see during their
three weeks in town. A Caroli-
nas fan-base once dominated
by Atlanta and Washington sup-
porters, with those teams being
the most televised locally and
closest in proximity (in addi-
tion to the Falcons holding past
training camps at Furman), the
Panthers now have had 20 years
to cultivate their own genera-
tion of diehard fans.
“You see instances with
a father and son that are out
there watching and then getting
autographs and it’s a day where
memories are made,” said Wof-
ford athletic director Richard
Johnson. “Twenty years ago
memories were also made with
a father and a young child and
today that son or daughter is a
parent and bringing their child
out to watch and making more
memories.”
Only the Packers, Steel-
ers and Vikings have longer
sustained ties to their home-
away-from-home camp sites.
The Panthers are one of 11
teams still holding camp away
from their regular facilities.
Renowned Sports Illustrated
football writer Peter King has
on multiple occasions listed the
team’s summer excursions to
Wofford as among his top-five
camps to visit.
“It’s been so great and noth-
ing better could happen to Spar-
tanburg,” Mayor Junie White
said. “By bringing the Panthers
here, it put us on the map. See-
ing their name on the street,
seeing it out on I-85 that this is
where the Panthers practice.
It’s been great for the economy
and it’s like a party the whole
time they’re here. People come
in and enjoy it. It’s good for the
hotels, restaurants and just
overall good for the whole com-
munity.
“Sometimes the players are
able to get out and visit some
of the nightspots and it cre-
ates a fun time for everybody.
We’ve been very fortunate to
have them here and it’s had a
tremendous impact in the sum-
mer time when everybody’s
a little lazy, everybody gets a
good spirit when they’re here
and they have meant a lot to us.
We probably wouldn’t have been
as successful in our downtown
area without those three or so
weeks of bringing more people
into the city.”
Before the start of the 2003
season when Carolina made its
lone Super Bowl appearance,
training camp drew only 11,516
people, and even as recently
as 2009 attendance was an
underwhelming 19,000. Those
days seem like a long time ago
as, spearheaded by increasing
success on the field and with an
offense led by high-profile quar-
terback Cam Newton, the past
two years have seen unprec-
edented interest.
The Panthers took quarterback Kerry Collins with the fifth pick in the 1995
NFL draft, and he helped lead the expansion team to a respectable 7-9 mark.
“It’s absolutely hard to fathom that it’s been 20 years. ...
It’s truly a team of two states as opposed to just one, and when they come here every year for camp, it’s been phenomenal.”
RICHARD JOHNSON, Wofford athletic director, on the Carolina Panthers and their relationship with Spartanburg and the Upstate
Summer home
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Contact: Malcolm DeWitt, mdewitt@postandcourier.comPOSTANDCOURIER.COM
Sports
Inside
Battery tops
Arizona United,
Page C2
BY STEVE REED
Associated Press
SPARTANBURG — Carolina
Panthers running back Jona-
than Stewart isn’t concerned
about his latest injury limiting
his effectiveness this season.
The six-year NFL veteran is
expected to miss about two
weeks of training camp after
pulling his
ha m s t r i ng
while run-
ning sprints
earlier this
month.
“It’s defi-
nitely frus-
trating, but
i t ’s n o t h -
ing that I’m
re a l ly too
concerned about considering
my past and my history with
my ankles,” Stewart said. “If I
can overcome that, then this is
an easy one.”
Stewart said he expects to be
ready for the regular season.
Still, any talk of injuries with
Stewart raises concerns.
A former first-round draft
pick, Stewart has missed 17
games the past two seasons
with foot and ankle injuries.
The 27-year-old has been lim-
ited to 516 yards rushing the
pasttwoseasonsandonetouch-
down after running for 3,500
yards and 26 TDs during his
first four seasons in the NFL.
Stewartsaidthepositivenews
about his ankles feels great.
That’s something that hasn’t
been the case the past three
summersattheteam’ssummer
trainingcamphomeatWofford.
Panthers’
Stewart
powering
through
injury
The “talking
season” — Steve
Spurrier’s label for
coaches, players and fellow
travelers taking the podium to
gab about college football in
July — is over.
Amid the clichés, we learned
that every conference is the
best and that every team has
high hopes and question
marks.
September can’t come soon
enough.
But a few themes stick out.
The Talking Season Top 5:
Consider the fans
Leave it to Alabama head
coach Nick Saban, always
good for some thoughtful
nuggets at SEC Media Days.
Saban brilliantly suggested
programs in college
football’s Power 5
conferences eventually play
regular season games only
against each other.
“Ifwemadethatrule,we’d
have10SECgames,”Sabansaid.
Along with keeping Stanford
head coach David Shaw from
sniping at the SEC’s “cupcake”
non-conference schedules, 10
conference games with two
non-conference games against
Power 5 teams sounds more
fun.
“It’s what the fans want,”
Saban said. “I mean, we need
to be more concerned about
the people who support the
programs and the university
and come and see the games.
I mean, those are the most
important. But we never think
about that.”
‘I like Dabo’
makes Talking
Season Top 5
GAME 1Texas A&MAug. 28
6 p.m.SEC Network
GAM
E2
EastCarolina
Sept.6,
7p.m
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ESPN2
GAME3
Georgia
Sept.13
3:30p.m.
CBS
GAME4
atVanderbilt
Sept.20
TBD
GAME5
Missouri
Sept.27TBD
GAME6
atKentucky
Oct.4
TBD
GAME7
Furman
Oct.18
TBD
GAME8
atAuburn
Oct.25 TBD
GAME9
Tennessee
Nov.1
TBD
GAME10
atFlorida
Nov.15
TBD
GAME11S.AlabamaNov.22
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Nov.29
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C
OLUMBIA — Until you sit down and
studyaschedule,lookingovertheweek-
by-week balance and flow of the fall, it’s
hardtogetagoodgraspofexpectations.
A college football season is evaluated on the
overall body of work, the big picture. But a team’s
resume is built on a weekly basis. There are pauses,
ruts, trap games, legitimate chances for a team to
catch its collective breath. The composition, how
games fall on the schedule, often dictates how the
season will go.
It’s no different for South Carolina during the
2014 season. Checking the schedule, two observa-
tions quickly come to mind.
First, the Gamecocks better take advantage of
their home games early, because there are some
brutal road trips near the end of the season.
Second, if everything falls into place, there’s no rea-
son South Carolina can’t start its season on a blis-
tering pace — say, 6-1 or even 7-0 — and be well on
its way to a fourth straight double-digit win season.
So how does South Carolina’s schedule look this
fall? Where are the pauses, ruts, trap games and
breathers? Here’s a week-by-week breakdown of the
2014 opponents.
BY RYAN WOOD || rwood@postandcourier.com
FILE/TRAVIS BELL/SIDELINE CAROLINA
Please see GAMECOCKS,Page C6
GENE SAPAKOFF
Stewart
Please see SAPAKOFF,Page C6
Please see STEWART,Page C6
C Sunday, July 27, 2014

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Barrett Self

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Contact: Teresa Taylor, ttaylor@postandcourier.comPOSTANDCOURIER.COM
Inside
Arts Calendar E2
Travel E5Arts&Travel Book Review
‘Book of Ages’
Page E4
E Sunday, March 9, 2014
BY ED BUCKLEY
ebuckley@postandcourier.com
Charleston’s film scene is about to
get real.
Entering its fifth year, the Charles-
ton Film Festival, which runs March
13-17 at the Terrace Theatre, features
a lineup of 19 feature films, nine of
which are documentaries, alongside
more than a dozen local produc-
tions.
Among the most ambitious pre-
mieres at the festival, “Priscilla’s
Legacy” is a documentary by a James
Island couple shot over seven years
and spanning two continents. The
movie follows Thomalind Polite on
her quest to trace her roots back to
Sierra Leone through a slave girl
named Priscilla, who was brought
to South Carolina in 1756 at the age
of 10.
Polite is one of the first African-
Charleston
Film Fest
in focus
Documentaries,
local films on tap
Staff report
The Charleston Symphony Orches-
tra’s fifth Masterworks program is
scheduled for 7:30 p.m. March 13-15
at the Sottile Theatre, 44 George St.
The program will feature Stravin-
sky’s Firebird Suite, Elgar’s Cello
Concerto with soloist Natalia Kho-
ma, Richard Strauss’ tone poem
“Death and Transfiguration” and
Vaughan Williams’ “Dives and
Lazarus.”
The concert will be led by Ken
Lam, a candidate for the music
director post. The symphony has in-
vited each of its six finalists to lead a
Masterworks program this season.
Lam is the winner of the 2011
Memphis International Conducting
Competition, resident conductor of
the Brevard Music Center in North
Carolina, education conductor of
CSO offers
5th director
candidate
CSO Masterworks
WHAT: CSO Masterworks V, featur-
ing conductor Ken Lam
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday,
Saturday
WHERE: Sottile Theatre, 44 George
St.
COST: Tickets start at $25 for adults
MORE INFO: CharlestonSymphony.
org or call 723-7528, ext. 110.
CoffeeWiththeMaestro
WHAT: Coffee With the Maestro,
moderated by Adam Parker
WHEN: 9:30 a.m. Thursday
WHERE: Charleston Public Library,
68 Calhoun St.
COST: Free
MORE INFO: CharlestonSymphony.
org or call 723-7528, ext. 110
If you go
WHAT: The fifth annual Charleston
Film Festival will feature more than
30 local and international features
and short films.
WHEN: March 13-17
WHERE: Terrace Theatre, 1956-D
Maybank Highway, James Island
COST: $10 per film
MORE INFO: 762-4247 or www.
terracetheatre.com/filmfestival
If you go
Please see FESTIVAL,Page E5
Please see CSO,Page E3
BY ADAM PARKER
aparker@postandcourier.com
I
n the small rehearsal room
on the second floor of the
College of Charleston’s Cato
Center for the Arts, Quen-
tin Baxter’s combo plays
through a couple of tunes.
First is Miles Davis’ “Boplic-
ity,” a foxtrot with tight har-
monies. Then the band — Alan
Schmitt and Wade Caldwell on
guitars, alumnus David Grimm
on bass and Brandon Brooks on
drums — runs an original by
Caldwell, the 20-year-old junior
from Harrisburg, Pa. It’s called
“How Many One-and-Onlys,”
and it swings gently, suggesting
an easy waltz.
“What’s with the diminished
ninth chord?” Baxter asks.
They try the chord, which in-
cludes an ill-fitting note coming
from Schmitt’s guitar. Grimm
strikes the low note, and they
play the chord again, still sour.
“Stay off the D,” Baxter says.
And they repeat a section of
the song, reinforcing the chang-
es, refining the swing, preparing
for their upcoming recital.
The combo is one of a few
organized this year by the jazz
program, and its members are
part of a discernible system in
Charleston that develops young
talent and introduces it to live
local audiences.
What we conceive of as “the
jazz scene” in town comprises
various interrelated enterprises
and activities and populated by
a surprisingly large number of
musicians who maintain ties to
the Holy City.
The scene is especially vibrant
for a medium-size metropolitan
area, and it’s fueled in part by
young players whose talents are
ALLTHAT
JAZZCollege program
trains new generation
of players who add
mass to vibrant
local scene
Please see JAZZ,Page E3
PHOTO BY BRAD NETTLES/STAFF
PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY CHAD DUNBAR

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Herald-Journal
Gary Kyle
By JESSICA VAUGHAN
and I’SSIS MASSARO
For the Herald-Journal
T
his summer, your kids
could take an expedition
to Egypt, learn how to
become a superhero or partici-
pate in Shark Week and never
leave Spartanburg.
Those are just three of hun-
dreds of summer camp opportu-
nities in the Spartanburg area.
Themes for camps this sum-
mer include “The Hunger
Games,” “CSI,” A Neverland
Adventure, a Great Gatsby Art
Adventure, a Broadway Boot
Camp where you can act out
scenes from “Wicked” or a camp
where your kid could visit a dif-
ferent Revolutionary War Camp
every day.
So how do you choose?
“Ultimately, selecting the
right camp is a family decision,”
said Katie Johnson, Southeastern
Field Office executive director
with the American Camp Asso-
ciation.
“If your child feels a part of
the decision-making process, his/
her chances of
having a posi-
tive experience
will improve.
“Camp is an
experiential
education — a
classroom
without walls. It is a chance for them to grow
their cognitive thinking skills, problem-solv-
ing skills, and curiosity … as they develop
friendships and find mentors; they are able
to learn what it is like to be a part of a com-
munity. And all of this happens while kids are
still being kids —employing the power of play,
laughter and physical activity.”
Do you love pets?
Camp Love-a-Pet at the Spartanburg Humane
Society is a one-week day camp created to teach children in grades
three through 10 about basic dog obedience, animal care and han-
dling, and issues impacting the welfare of animals.
The program teaches campers about basic dog obedience, pet
care and issues influencing animal welfare. Each camper is paired
with another camper and assigned a dog and will be responsible for
the animal’s training that week.
Campers will be able to work with their animals outside of the
shelter. Older campers also can learn about large animal welfare
and the rehabilitation process as they participate in a horseback rid-
ing field trip for an additional fee.
Activities will include guest speakers, games, field trips and arts
and crafts with the animals.
Mini camp offers sessions for children in third through
fourth grade for a week-long session from 3-5 p.m. Monday
through Friday. Campers will be introduced to basic training
techniques and development projects used at the Spar-
tanburg Humane Society.
Children can learn how to do things such as socialize a
puppy and how to clicker train the cats.
“We behavior test the animals before we put them with the kids
to ensure their safety,” said Ingrid Norris, SHS Humane Education
Coordinator.
Kid stuff‘The Great Gatsby,’ Shark Week, ‘The Hunger Games’
are some of the themes for this year’s camps
COURTESY CHAPMAN CULTURAL CENTER
Join a fun-filled week of dance, crafts and dress up! Read Angelina stories,
dance to Angelina’s special music and join in the costume parade finale
around Ballet Spartanburg at the Chapman Cultural Center. Wear any color
leotard, tights and ballet slippers.
TIM KIMZEY/TIM.KIMZEY@SHJ.COM
PROVIDED
10 things to consider
1. What locale do I want to consider?
(mountains, oceanfront, distance from
home)
2. Do I want a traditional camp that
gives my child a wide variety of
experiences or do I want to select
a specialty camp that focuses on a
particular activity or set of skills?
3. What size enrollment will make my
child feel most comfortable?
4. How structured do I want the
program to be? Would my child like
to have lots of choices in the activity
schedule?
5. What session length or extended
amount of stay would my child be
most comfortable with?
6. How will the camp meet my child’s
special dietary or physical needs?
7. Is my child ready to sleep away
from home for an extended amount
of time?
8. How can you stay in touch with
your child? Do the camps allow mail,
or email? Does the camp allow parent
visitation?
9. What training does the staff receive
on safety, supervision, counseling,
problem solving and other issues
unique to working with young
children?
10. What is my budget for camp
tuition? Does the camp offer any
financial aid?
◆ SEE KID PAGE G6
At left, Claire Kobes
and Cori Church,
both 11, work
agility training
exercises with
Jazzy, a beagle mix,
at the Spartanburg
Humane Society
animal shelter
during last year’s
Camp Love-a-Pet.
Below, children
can learn how to
paint a picture or
create their own
masterpieces at
several art camps
this summer.
INSIDE
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of summer
camps G2-5
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ILLUSTRATION
Open Division
THIRD PLACE:
Herald-Journal
Gary Kyle
Traditions abound at
Block House Steeplechase
This year’s ‘Derby Day’ has hat
and tailgate contests, beagles and
hounds; and horses race, too
By GINA MALONE
Halifax Media Group
TRYON, N.C.
O
nly about half as old as the Kentucky Derby,
the Block House Steeplechase — North Caro-
lina’s oldest steeplechase race — is just as
steeped in tradition. A calendar change means this
year’s steeplechase will share its May 3 race date with
Louisville, Ky.’s famed “Run for the Roses.”
The Tryon Riding & Hunt Club, sponsor and orga-
nizer from its earliest days, is calling this year’s 68th
running of the Block House Steeplechase “Derby
Day in Tryon.”
Traditionally held in mid-April, the date change
came about, said Kathryn Cunningham, executive
director of TRHC, at the urging of the National
Steeplechase Association, which sanctions
this and other races in the Southeast. The
April time slot had become clogged with
events, leading to a shortage of horses and
jockeys.
Tryon’s equestrian tradition dates back
nearly 100 years to the arrival from Michi-
gan in 1917 of Carter Brown, who opened
the Pine Crest Inn and founded TRHC,
the Tryon Horse Show and the Tryon
Hounds.
He was responsible for the first
Block House Steeplechase in 1947 at
the historic Block House, having laid
out its course himself in the dark
of many nights beforehand because,
according to historical information on
the TRHC website, “friends warned
that racing would attract an undesir-
able crowd and ruin Tryon.”
Far from having had ruinous
effects, today the race draws 10,000-
15,000 people annually, making it the
largest fundraiser for TRHC. Since
1988, the races have been run at the
Foothills Equestrian Nature Center.
“We are,” said Cunningham, “their
largest contributor, so it’s one nonprofit
helping another nonprofit.”
Preserving green space goes hand-in-
hand with TRHC’s mission of upholding
the area’s equestrian tradition.
Traditions like the hat contest with
categories for Most Unusual and Funniest,
among others, fit the TRHC goal of keeping
the races “a family and community event,”
as Cunningham calls it. There are entry lev-
els for adults and for children 12 and younger.
ILLUSTRATION BY GARY KYLE/GARY.KYLE@SHJ.COM
Want to go?
What: Block House Steeplechase,
sponsored by the Tryon Riding &
Hunt Club
Where: Foothills Equestrian Nature
Center, 3381 Hunting Country Road,
Tryon, N.C.
When: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Saturday.
Pre-race events start at 11 a.m., with
the first race beginning at 2 p.m.
Admission: The price of parking
passes is based on location and size
of vehicle. Costs range from $50 to
$700.
Info: www.blockhouseraces.com or
828-863-0480
Bernard Dalton on
Organisateur, left, and
Darren Nagle on Dugan,
near the finish line in
last year’s Block House
Steeplechase at the
Foothills Equestrian
Nature Center in Tryon,
N.C. Nagle and Dugan
placed first in the race.
MICHAEL JUSTUS/
SHJ FILE
SEE STEEPLECHASE PAGE E6

ILLUSTRATION
Open Division
SECOND PLACE:
Gill Guerry
BY HANNA RASKIN
hraskin@postandcourier.com
A
lmost as soon as Fred Neuville opened The Fat Hen,
he realized he had a noise problem.
In transforming the former St. Johns Island Cafe
into a French bistro, Neuville in 2007 tore up the lineoleum
to reveal attractive concrete floors, which amplified every
wine-fueled laugh and boisterous conversation. Within two
years, he was scrambling to find architectural antidotes,
including dropped ceiling tiles. “I was under the impression
that the tile was sound absorbent,” he recalls. “I was under
the wrong impression.”
Instead of deflecting noise, the tiles trapped it, creating an
overhead echo chamber.
Neuville has since stuck soundproofing pads under
chairs, replaced tables and redone the floor, a series of
projects that’s brought his total expenditure on acoustics to
more than $20,000. The servers reported they had an easier
time hearing guests after the floor went down in 2013, but
as recently as April, a customer griped on Yelp that the
noise level was “unbearable.”
This week, Neuville is waiting on delivery of art repro-
ductions: He’s hired a company to recreate The Fat Hen’s
decorative paintings of “le cochon” and “la vache” on
sound absorbent panels.
“It is a journey, and this is the next step,” Neuville says.
“You want people to have a conversation without having to
yell. It just takes some time.”
Plenty of company
As Charleston eaters have discovered, Neuville isn’t
traveling alone. Restaurateurs citywide are grappling with
how to mitigate an issue that tops many diners’ lists of
deal-breakers. “If had a dollar for every guest who said they
loved the food at Lucca, but would never come back be-
cause of the noise level, I would be rich,” says Ken Vedrin-
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ILLUSTRATION
Open Division
FIRST PLACE:
Herald-Journal
Gary Kyle
By DUSTIN WYATT
dustin.wyatt@shj.com
I
n her line of work, Sissy Kimbrell sees the problem
far too often — new mothers who are depressed and
have nowhere to go for help.
Kimbrell, 33, worked as a doula in the past — a
woman who works with mothers before and after their
pregnancies. She currently serves as a mentor to teen
moms and dads.
“I kept seeing family after family that needed to pro-
cess much deeper issues,” she said.
Postpartum depression is depression that occurs
after having a baby. According to the Centers for Dis-
ease Control and Prevention, 8 percent to 19 percent
of women report having frequent postpartum depres-
sive symptoms, which include trouble sleeping, feeling
numb, having scary or negative thoughts about the baby,
or feeling guilty about not being a good mom.
Kimbrell began researching the topic and speaking
with professionals to find out ways to help.
She spoke to Kelly Kennedy, a graduate school profes-
sor at Converse College, who, at the time, was teaching
her introductory class on marriage and family therapy.
She also had conversations with Molly Chappell-
McPhail, executive director of Birth Matters, a nonprof-
it that offers pregnancy care and pregnancy prevention
services in Spartanburg and Cherokee counties.
“When you start doing a little bit of digging about
what options are out there for young mothers, you real-
ize there isn’t a lot,” Chappell-McPhail said.
Kimbrell, Kelly and Chappell-McPhail thought secur-
ing a federal grant for a startup service would be diffi-
cult. They began to explore local options and applied for
a grant with the Spartanburg Regional Foundation.
In June, the Spartanburg Regional Foundation
awarded a $7,785 grant to Birth Matters to fund a pilot
research-based project to reduce postpartum depres-
sion and anxiety in low-income young women in Spar-
tanburg County.
“The scarcity of behavioral health care is a barrier in
Spartanburg,” Spartanburg Regional Foundation execu-
tive director Kristy Caradori said in an email. “But with
Spartanburg Regional Foundation’s financial support,
BirthMatter’s doulas and school District 7’s family
support specialists will provide counseling sessions to
young women in the program.”
Chappell-McPhail said the new program, Postpartum
Voices, will be an extension of Birth Matters’ services
and will be provided to new mothers between the ages
of 18 and 25 who fall into the low-income category. The
grant money from the Regional Foundation is being
Program helps young women
fight depression after pregnancy
ILLUSTRATION BY GARY KYLE/GARY.KYLE@SHJ.COM
SEE POSTPARTUM PAGE E2

INFORMATIONAL GRAPHICS
PORTFOLIO
Open Division
HONORABLE MENTION:
Gill Guerry
Low oxygen kills marine life, too.
That extra die-off feeds more acid
into the water. The culprits for the
massiveloadsofacidandlowoxygen
now found in the water are fossil fuel
emissions, nutrients and other pol-
lutants running off the land.
Oxygen-depleting pollutants can
cause algal blooms such as the ones
thatkilledfishalongtheMyrtleBeach
shorelines in 2010 and are suspected
ofkillingdolphinsinFloridalastyear.
Theycancreate“deadzones,”areasin
thewaterwherefishandothermarine
organisms simply can’t survive.
“The bottom line is that the natu-
ral chemistry of our ocean, includ-
ing the estuaries is changing,” said
Paula Keener, a National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration
ocean acidification program marine
biologist.
“It’s incredibly alarming. It’s so ba-
sic. It’s not an effect on a single spe-
cies; it’s a whole ecosystem. The (con-
sequences) are unknown,” said Sara
Young, a Washington, D.C.-based
marine scientist with Oceana, an in-
ternational environmental advocate.
That’swhyCongressmadeacidifica-
tion study a national priority in 2009,
and why the White House last week
includeditamongenvironmentalpri-
orities to be addressed.
The ‘sink’
Ocean acidification is the big un-
known,theXfactorinclimatewarm-
ing study.
Itisjustwhatitsoundslike:Thewa-
tergetsmoreacidicascarbondioxide
is absorbed and reacts with marine
chemicals. As much as 25 percent of
the compound released into the air
as fossil fuel emissions drops to the
ocean and dissolves — about 22 mil-
l d d
Oceans absorb carbon dioxide, act-
ing as a natural “sink” to cut down
theemissionloadintheairthat’sbeen
demonstrated to be exacerbating cli-
mate warming.
Then an oyster farmer on the West
Coast noticed his crop weakening in
more acidic waters. The alarms start-
ed going off.
The “sink” supposed to be mitigat-
ing the warming turned into its “evil
twin,”asresearcherstermedit.It’sone
ofanynumberofpollutioneffectsthat
are cascading — making each other
worse as they worsen.
The West Coast acidity is exacer-
batedbyoceanupwelling,aphenom-
enon in which nutrient-rich bottom
waters are driven to the surface. So
few were studying the East Coast
until a study found rising acidity in
Chesapeake Bay waters killing oyster
larvae—thesecondpunch.Scientists
beganmeasuringacidityonthiscoast,
wheretroubleshowedupinanumber
of sites, including a long stretch from
theChesapeakepasttheOuterBanks
in North Carolina.
“On the West Coast people are al-
ready feeling the pressure. On the
East Coast we’re trying to study it.
’ f d ”
graphicInstitutioninMassachusetts.
Next week, scientists from NOAA
andtheSoutheastCoastalOceanOb-
servingRegionalAssociationwillbe-
gin assessing what they do and don’t
know is going on here, Keener said.
Tipping point
The scientists have their work cut
out for them. Acidification is a com-
plicatedissueintheSoutheastestuar-
ieslikethewatersaroundCharleston.
Because the estuaries are relative-
ly shallow and full of decomposing
matter, they “are just loaded with
CO2 naturally — they are factories
(for it),” said Jim Morris, director of
theBelleBaruchInstituteforMarine
and Coastal Studies in Georgetown.
In fact, coastal marine creatures
have been demonstrated to be more
adaptable to rapidly changing acidity
levels than offshore creatures of the
same species, because of the change-
able estuary waters.
“Eachecosystemhasitsowntipping
point (for problems with acidity),”
said Young, of Oceana.
Few studies have been conducted
here, but what gathered data there is
suggests there’s no real effect on the
creatures at this time, Morris said.
But it’s not as easy as that. Con-
trolled, or laboratory, studies on
shrimpintheSoutheasthavedemon-
stratedthataddingaciditytothatload
stunts them, Young said. More study
is needed, the researchers each agree.
“Weknowacidificationcontinuesto
rise. It will, one way or the other, af-
fectthecoastalestuaries,”Wangsaid.
“It all comes down to population
growth increasing and the exploita-
tionofresourcesalongthecoast,”said
Jack DiTullio, College of Charleston
oceanographer. “The bottom line is
the oceans are in trouble right now,
andweneedtotakesomemeasuresto
h ff h ld ”
Fossil fuel burning and land use is increasing the carbon dioxide in the
atmosphere; the ocean absorbs about 30 percent of the carbon dioxide
emitted from burning fossil fuels.
In the past 200 years, the oceans have absorbed 525 billion tons of car-
bon dioxide.
Chemical reactions from the CO2 load have a direct impact on the
health and viability of shellfish such as shrimp and oysters.
The reactions also affect the health and viability of the ocean “base
line” creatures: other mollusks, phytoplankton and zooplankton that are
fed on by food fish for larger species. Consequently, the increase could
d l h f d h l d f d h
Acidic seas
WATERSfrom Page A1
Ocean acidification a threat to local waters
“It’s incredibly
alarming. It’s so basic.
It’s not an effect on
a single species; it’s a
whole ecosystem. The
(consequences) are
unknown.”
Sara Young,
Oceana marine scientist
Former Sec. of State
Hillary Clinton: 44 points
Vice President
Joe Biden:
11 points
Md. Gov. Martin O’Malley:
8 points
Former Va. Gov. Mark Warner:
5 points
Mass. Sen. Elizabeth Warren:
4 points
BY ROBERT BEHRE
rbehre@postandcourier.com
Ask key South Carolina
Democrats who their top
three favorites are in their
party’s 2016 presidential race,
and many echo Horry County
Democratic Chairwoman Do-
ris Hickman.
“Hillary, Hillary, Hillary.”
Unlike the state’s Republi-
cans, who are mulling over a
multitude of presidential pos-
sibilities, state Democratic
leaders say their contest won’t
reallybeginuntilHillaryClin-
ton—whohasbeenafirstlady,
a U.S. senator and a secretary
of state — decides yea or nay
on her candidacy.
Charleston County Chair-
man Richard Hricik is among
those who feel Hillary Clinton
would make an excellent can-
didate, and that the race won’t
begin until she tips her hand.
“Right now it seems like it’s
Hillary by default,” he said.
“Until Hillary says publicly
that she’s not running, I don’t
think we’re going to see any
Democratic presidential can-
didates, period. If she doesn’t
run, you open up the field to a
lot more possibilities.”
The It’s-Clinton’s-Race-To-
Lose theme rang clear after a
Post and Courier survey this
monthwithpartyleadersfrom
nine counties statewide.
Lexington County Demo-
cratic Chairman Randy Her-
ald said he also has heard talk
of Vice President Joe Biden
and Maryland Gov. Martin
O’Malley as possible candi-
dates. Both have visited the
state within the past year.
“I’ve seen a lot of interest on
their part,” Herald said, add-
ing that it’s too early to specu-
late. “I’ve seen guys go down
in flames, and I’ve seen people
pop up out of nowhere.”
Manypartyleadersexpressed
an interest in seeing Clinton
shatter the presidential gender
barrier, much like President
Barack Obama shattered the
racial barrier in 2008.
“I kind of favor having a
woman president. I think it’s
time for us to do that,” York
County Democratic Chair-
woman Patricia Calkins said.
“I’ve supported Hillary in the
past, so I’ll be happy to step up
and support her.”
Still,thesentimentforHillary
is not unanimous. Dorchester
CountyDemocraticChairman
Richard Hayes said he is wor-
ried about some of the bag-
gage she would bring — and
how that could work against
local and state Democrats. He
expressed interest in former
Virginia Gov. Mark Warner
and U.S. Sen. Elizabeth War-
ren of Massachusetts.
As she left office, Clinton
faced fire over her handling of
the embassy attack in Beng-
hazi,Libya,andU.S.Sen.Rand
Paul, R-Ky., recently reminded
the public of her husband’s af-
fair with White House intern
Monica Lewinsky.
“We know we’ve been here
before and three years out,
whensomeoneseemedlikethe
obviouscandidate,theyturned
out not to be the candidate,”
Hayes said.
Several county party leaders
resisted any talk of 2016, say-
ing they are focused solely on
helping Democratic guberna-
torial hopeful Vince Sheheen
winthisfallinSouthCarolina.
Buttheirfocusbeganshifting
to the presidential race at least
a little on Thursday, when the
Ready for Hillary Super PAC
held a $20.16-per person fun-
draiser in Columbia featuring
DemocraticLt.Gov.candidate
Bakari Sellers and other party
leaders. On the eve of that
event,stateDemocraticChair-
man Jaime Harrison and state
GOP Chairman Matt Moore
sparred about Clinton on
MSNBC.
The counties surveyed were
Charleston, Greenville, Hor-
ry, Lexington, York, Berkeley,
Dorchester, Anderson and
Beaufort. Party leaders from
other big Democratic coun-
ties, such as Richland and
Orangeburg, didn’t return re-
peated phone and email mes-
sages.
Reach Robert Behre at
937-5771.
S.C. Dems’ top 3? Hillary, Hillary and, yes, Hillary
Who’s in the lead?
TheDemocraticsideismoreclearcut.Herearethesurveyresultsfromninechairsinsomeofthe
state’s counties with the most Democratic voters. The scoring is based on a system of 5 points
given for a first-choice vote, 3 points for second and 1 point for third.
Charleston County Chairman
Richard Hricik
1) Hillary Clinton
2) Martin O’Malley
3) Joe Biden
Berkeley County Chairwoman Me-
lissa Watson
1) Hillary Clinton
2) Joe Biden
Greenville County Chairman Eric
Graben
1) Hillary Clinton
2) Joe Biden
Dorchester County Chairman
Richard Hayes
1) Mark Warner
3) Elizabeth Warren
Lexington County Chairman Randy
Herald
1) Hillary Clinton
2) Elizabeth Warren
3) Joe Biden and Martin O’Malley
York County Chairwoman Patricia
Calkins
1) Hillary Clinton
2) Joe Biden
Beaufort County Chairman Blaine
Lotz
1) Hillary Clinton
Horry County Chairwoman Doris
Hickman
1) Hillary Clinton
2) Hillary Clinton
3) Hillary Clinton
Anderson County Chair Stuart
Sprague
1) Hillary Clinton
Where county Democratic chairmen stand
GRAPHIC BY GILL GUERRY/STAFF
DemocratsA4: Sunday, February 23, 2014 The Post and Courier
Wisconsin Gov.
Scott Walker: 11 points
Ohio Gov.
John Kasich:
9 points
Ky. Sen. Rand Paul:
6 points
Fla. Sen. Marco Rubio:
8 points
Texas Sen. Ted
Cruz: 7 points
S.C. Sen. Tim Scott:
7 points
S.C. U.S. Rep. Trey Gowdy:
6 points
Who’s in the lead?
Basedonthepopularityrankingsmadebycountypartychairmenfromnineofthe10biggestRepub-
licancountiesinSouthCarolina,herearethestandingsforthetopWhiteHousechoices.Thescoring
isbasedonasystemof5pointsgivenforafirst-choicevote,3pointsforsecondand1pointforthird.
BY SCHUYLER KROPF
skropf@postandcourier.com
York County GOP Chairman
Wes Climer spoke for a lot of
leadersrepresentingSouthCar-
olina’sbiggestRepublicancoun-
ties in saying he favored a state
executive in the White House.
“Iwantagovernor,notalegis-
lator,”hesaid.“Governorsmake
decisionsthathaveconsequenc-
esthataffectpeople.Legislators
debate; governors do.”
Horry County Republican
Chairman Robert Raybon took
a similar view, listing Wiscon-
sinGov.ScottWalker,OhioGov.
John Kasich and South Caroli-
na’sNikkiHaleyashistopthree
picks for president in 2016.
“These governors, they have
administrative experiences and
theyhavedonefabulousjobsfor
each one of their states,” Rabon
said.“Ihighlyrecommendeach
of those three.”
The pro-governor trend
emerged as part of a Post and
Couriersurveythismonthwith
the party leaders from the top
10 traditionally largest GOP-
turnout counties. While state
chiefexecutivesweren’ttheonly
favorite type of job experience
listed, it was still the most con-
sistent.
Others in the survey, though,
said the party would be wise to
also look at minorities, saying
there should be a real push for
2016 to expand the reach of the
GOP.
More than one said they fa-
vored the politics of U.S. Sen.
Tim Scott, R-S.C., the Senate’s
only black Republican, while
others were high on Florida
Sen. Marco Rubio as a top-
three choice, describing him as
a bridge-builder to the increas-
inglysignificantHispaniccom-
munity.
“He’s basically the ‘American
Dream,’ ” Anderson County
Chairman Dan Harvell said of
Rubio.“He’sveryimpressive.He
can speak for 45 minutes with-
outateleprompterwithinamile
of him.”
Governors hold a distinct
advantage in drifting toward a
run for the White House over a
congressman or senator, South
Carolina Republican Party
Chairman Matt Moore said.
“They can more easily define
theiragendaandgetthingsdone
by force of personality or poli-
tics,” Moore said. “It’s nice to be
‘one of one,’” instead of “one of
a hundred.”
Another factor is that gover-
norsarepositioningthemselves
as being a “million miles away
from Washington’s gridlock,”
Moore added. “It’s smart poli-
tics,” he continued. “Things are
ernorsinthesurveyhavealready
made trips to South Carolina,
even showing a strong kinship
with Haley, who has networked
with several through their re-
lationship in the Republican
GovernorsAssociation,whichis
meetingthisweekendinWash-
ington, D.C.
Walker,LouisianaGov.Bobby
JindalandTexasGov.RickPerry
werenotablyonhandforHaley’s
re-election announcement in
Greenville in August.
WhileSouthCarolinaissecure
initsstatusasthefirstGOPpri-
mary in the South (set for Feb-
ruary 2016), visits by potential
candidates have cooled off in
recent months. Moore said the
lull is temporary.
“The U.S. Congress is busy
andmoststatesareholdingtheir
legislativesessions,”hesaid.“Po-
tentialcandidatesareverybusy,
somewiththeirownre-election
campaigns. I think the line of
potential candidates helping
Governor Haley this summer
and fall will be long.”
Elsewhere, Charleston Coun-
ty Chairman John Steinberger
also favored governors, listing
Walker of Wisconsin (for get-
ting“alotdoneinaBlueState”)
and Gov. Pat McCory of North
Carolina, but also Sen. Ted
Cruz of Texas.
Others said they favored the
strong adherence to the con-
servative principles of less gov-
ernment intrusion. Lexington
County Party Chairman Bill
Rentiers put Sen. Rand Paul of
Kentucky as his first choice.
“Because he understands the
Constitution and freedom and
liberty, and that we’re not a de-
mocracy, we’re a republic,” he
said.
Thecountieslistedinthesur-
veywereGreenville,Lexington,
Charleston,Spartanburg,Rich-
land, Horry, Anderson, York,
Beaufort and Aiken, though
Richland’s leader declined to
participate.
The order was based on the
2008presidentialprimaryyear,
which was the last time there
were competitive presidential
primaries for Republicans and
Democrats.Thesecountiesalso
traditionallyremainamongthe
strongest GOP turnouts.
None of the leaders from the
top 10 counties listed New Jer-
sey Gov. Chris Christie, who
recently was entangled in the
“Bridgegate” scandal, as a top-
three selection.
Locally, though, Jordan
Bryngelson, chairman of 13th-
ranked Dorchester County,
did include Christie among his
choices. He considered him “a
pretty straight shooter.”
2016 S.C. GOP leaders: Leaning toward a governor
GRAPHIC BY GILL GUERRY/STAFF
Top three presidential choices
Greenville County Chairman Chad
Groover
1) Gov. Rick Perry, Texas
2) Gov. John Kasich, Ohio
3) Gov. Mike Pence, Indiana
LexingtonCountyChairmanBillRentiers
1) Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky
2) Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas
3) No one
Charleston County Chairman John
Steinberger
1) Gov. Scott Walker, Wisconsin
2) Gov. Pat McCory, North Carolina
SpartanburgCountyChairmanNicLane
1) U.S. Rep. Trey Gowdy, South Carolina
(tie) 1) Sen. Tim Scott, South Carolina
3) Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky
Richland County Chairman Eaddy Roe
Willard
Declinedto name three; wanted to stay
publicly impartial.
Horry County Chairman Robert Rabon
3) Gov. Nikki Haley, South Carolina
AndersonCountyChairmanDanHarvell
1) Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida
(tie)3)FormercongressmenAllenWest,
Florida, and J.C. Watts, Oklahoma
York County Chairman Wes Climer
1) Former Gov. Mitch Daniels, Indiana
BeaufortCountyChairmanNickSprouse
1) Sen. Mike Lee, Utah
2) Gov. Bobby Jindal, Louisiana
(tie) 3) Sen. Tim Scott, South Carolina,
and Rep. Trey Gowdy, South Carolina.
Aiken County Chairman KT Ruthven
1) Retired surgeon Ben Carson
2) Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida
3) Sen. Tim Scott, South Carolina
Other
Berkeley County Chairman
Terry Hardesty
3) Sen. Tim Scott, South Carolina
Dorchester County Chairman Jordan
Bryngelson
2) Gov. Chris Christie, New Jersey
Where county GOP chairmen stand
RepublicansThe Post and Courier Sunday, February 23, 2014: A5
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Expo and packet pickup
When: Thursday, from noon - 8 p.m.
and Friday, from 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. There is
no race-day packet pickup.
Where: Charleston Area Convention
Center, 5001 Coliseum Drive, North
Charleston.
Registration: Regularly priced ($45)
entries are sold out, but organizers
think $150 charity bibs will be
available.
Transportation to expo: Shuttles will
run from the Charleston Visitor Center
Bus shed on Ann Street between King
and Meeting streets every 30 minutes
during the hours of expo.
Kids Run & Wonderfest
When: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday; races start
at 5 p.m.
Where: Hampton Park, Charleston.
Registration: $10 with a T-shirt, free
without a T-shirt; noon- 8 p.m. Thurs-
day, at Charleston Area Convention
Center in North Charleston or noon-
4:30 p.m. Friday, at Hampton Park.
Parking: Brittlebank Park, Stoney Field
and on the east side of Johnson
Hagood Stadium at The Citadel.
Shuttles will take participants to and
from Hampton Park.
Taste of the Bridge Run
What: Sample dishes from about 25
local restaurants at one of three
locations.
When: 5-8 p.m. Friday.
Where: Downtown Charleston
(Maritime Center, 10 Wharfside St.);
Mount Pleasant (Harborside East,
28 Bridgeside Drive); and North
Charleston (Charleston Area Conven-
tion Center, 5001 Coliseum Drive).
Discounted overnight parking
for $5.
When: 5 p.m. Friday, to 2 p.m. Saturday.
Where: Charleston Visitor Center
parking garage on Mary Street,
between King and Meeting, S.C.
Aquarium garage on Calhoun Street
between East Bay and Concord streets,
and Gaillard Auditorium garage on
Alexander Street between Calhoun and
George streets.
Race day shuttle buses
Runners and walkers must have
official race bibs to gain access to free
shuttle buses.
Before the race: Runners can start
boarding buses at 5 a.m. on Saturday,
but must be in line before 6 a.m.
Buses will depart from five different
locations, including the major point:
Calhoun Street at Anson Street. Other
locations will be the Charleston Area
Convention Center in North Charles-
ton, Mount Pleasant Towne Centre,
Mamie P. Whitesides Elementary
School and Buist Academy at the old
Wando High. Those parking in the
aquarium garage can catch a limited
number of buses from the alley north
of the garage.
After the race: Buses, clearly marked
for return locations, will leave from
Calhoun Street back to the original
departure points.
Boat shuttle
A boat shuttle will take a limited
number of participants from Fountain
Walk (near the S.C. Aquarium) to
Patriots Point, then by bus to the race
starting area. The boat shuttle,
however, usually sells out.
Road closures
Coleman Boulevard, from Page’s Okra
Grill to the Sea Island Shopping
Center, in Mount Pleasant will close
at 4:30 a.m. Saturday. Calhoun Street,
between King Street and East Bay
Street, in Charleston will close at
5 a.m. The remaining part of Coleman
Boulevard, from the Cooper River
Bridge to Page’s Okra Grill, and the
bike/ped lane on the bridge will close
at 6:30 a.m. The bridge closes both
ways starting at 7 a.m., as does the
remaining part of the race route.
Roadways will be re-opened after
participants have cleared the area and
the streets have been cleaned.
Typically, the bridge re-opens at
about 10:30 a.m. Calhoun Street and
the area around Marion Square
typically re-opens around 1 p.m. For
more details, go to:
www.bridgerun.com and click on
“The Event – 10k Run & Walk.”
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where to watch the race or how to get to the start. Read The Post and Courier and go to postandcourier.com/news/bridgerun
to stay in the know on race updates, results, background, race tips and more.
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200 runners.
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Sub-corrals I- K
Who: Runners who
walk/walk run.
Approximately 3,500
per corral.
White
Who: Runners
competing for age
group awards or who
run under 45 minutes.
Limited to 2,500
runners.
Red
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run over 1 hour.
Approximately 4,000
per corral.
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run 45-60 minutes.
Approximately 4,000
per corral.
Who: Runners
expected to finish
in under 40
minutes. Limited to
1,000 runners.
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Participants are assigned to color-coded corrals and number-coded sub-corrals.Yellow and blue corrals, which include
elite and sub-40 minute runners, start at the 8 a.m. gun. Subsequent sub-corrals follow in waves at 3-minute intervals.
There will be a total of 14 waves this year to further improve the flow of people along the course.
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Participants will line up on Calhoun and be directed to waiting buses near
the Gaillard. One lane of Calhoun will remain open for emergency vehicles.
Buses
Calhoun Street
shuttle bus staging
Runners and walkers will start
boarding buses at 5 a.m. Saturday.
Of five departure locations, the
largest will be Calhoun Street at
Anson, where 80 buses are desig-
nated to transport about 8,000
participants to the starting line in
Mount Pleasant.
Participants can start lining up on
Calhoun Street at 5 a.m. Saturday
but must be in line by 6 a.m. The
last bus allowed to cross the
Cooper River bridge will be at
6:45 a.m. Buses departing after
that will have to use I-526 to get
to Mount Pleasant.
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THIRD PLACE:
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Kristin Coker
LAWN & GARDEN
Q&A
SUNDAY, MARCH 23, 2014 | SECTION E
SOIL TEMPERATURE FERTILIZER LIGHT WATER
Soil acidity
or alkalinity
is too high
or low when this
is out of balance.
A combination
of organic
and inorganic
matter in which
to grow plants.
Also known
as worm
composting, uses
earthworms to
recycle kitchen
waste into a
nutrient-rich soil
amendment.
Used to
determine the
amount
of nutrients in
the soil that are
essential for
plant growth.
You consult this
to determine
whether it is
going to get too
hot in summer
for a particular
plant to grow
in your region.
Temperatures
of 45 °F
or less that some
flowering and
fruiting plants
need to bloom
and set fruit.
Along with
moisture, this is
a crucial factor
in seed
germination
when planting
seeds directly in
the soil outside.
Plants located
on this side
of your house
will experience
the lowest
temperatures
in your landscape
in winter.
The three
primary nutrient
elements that
plants need
to thrive.
A fertilizer
that provides
nutrients
over a long
period of time.
Time period,
usually in winter,
when most
plants do little
to no growing
and do not need
fertilizer.
Composted
animal manure,
bone meal, blood
meal and fish
emulsion are
some examples.
At least six
hours daily.
Supplemental
lighting used to
replace natural
light indoors.
Examples
include pothos,
philodendron and
snake plants.
This results when
young, newly
germinated
plants do not
have sufficient
light.
Add this
to your soil
to help retain
moisture
and add
nutrients
Also known as
“dry-landscaping,”
combines water
conservation
with landscaping
techniques.
An organic
or inorganic
material such as
bark used around
plants to reduce
weed growth
and conserve
moisture.
Landscaped
depressions that
collect storm
water runoff
and let it slowly
filter in to the
groundwater
table.
SOIL
1.Questionis:WhatispH?
2.Question:Whatisa“soil-less
mix”?
3.Question:Whatis
vermicomposting?
4.Question:Whatissoiltesting?
TEMPERATURE
1.Question:WhatisTheHeatZone
Map?
2.Question:Whatarechilling
hours?
3.Question:Whatissoil
temperature?
4.Question:Whatisanorthern
exposure?
FERTILIZER
1.Question:WhatareNitrogen(N),
Phosphorous(P)andPotassium(K)?
2.Question:Whatisaslow-release
ortime-releasefertilizer?
3.Question:Whatis“resting
stage”?
4.Question:Whatareorganic
fertilizers?
LIGHT
1.Question:Whatistheminimum
numberofhoursofdirect,uninter-
ruptedsunlightmostvegetables
needtogrow?
2.Question:Whatisartificial
lighting?
3.Question:Whataresomecom-
monhouseplantsthatrequirevery
lowlightandareeasytogrow?
4.Question:Whatareleggy,spindly
seedlings?
WATER
1.Question:Whatiscompost?
2.Question:Whatisxeriscape?
3.Question:Whatismulch?
4.Question:Whatareraingardens?
QUESTIONS
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Avoid
mosquito
and
tick bites
Getridofstanding
(still) water around your
home to keep mosquitoes
from laying eggs nearby.
Cut back brush and tall
grasses around your home and
rake up fallen leaves to keep ticks
away.
Wear long-sleeved shirts, long pants
and socks.
Usebugrepellent(alsocalledbugsprayor
insect repellent) on your skin and clothing.
Check everyone for ticks after spending time
outside.
Take a shower after going back inside to help wash
away ticks.
Use a veterinarian-approved tick collar or spot-on repel-
lent on your pets. And remember to check your pets for ticks.
SOURCE: HEALTHFINDER.GOV
SAFETYMEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND BEGINS A BUSY
SUMMER SEASON THAT CALLS FOR KNOWLEDGE
FOR MORE
STORIES
ON SAFETY,
SEE C4-C5
GRILL SAFELY
Before using a propane grill, check the con-
nection between the propane tank and the fuel
line. Make sure the tubes where the air and gas
mix are not blocked.
Do not overfill the propane tank.
Do not wear loose clothing while cooking at a
barbecue.
Be careful when using lighter fluid. Do not
add fluid to an already lit fire.
Keep all matches and lighters away
from children.
Dispose of hot coals properly:
douse them with plenty of water
and stir them to ensure that
the fire is out. Never place
them in plastic, paper or
wooden containers.
Never grill/barbecue
in enclosed areas. Car-
bon monoxide could be
produced.
Make sure every-
one knows to Stop,
Drop and Roll in case a
piece of clothing does
catch fire. Call 911 or
your local emergency
number if a burn warrants
serious medical attention.
SOURCE: U.S. FIRE
ADMINISTRATION
Kids and cars
Never leave a child unattended in a vehicle
– even if the windows are partially open or the engine is running
and the air conditioning is on.
Make a habit of looking in the vehicle – front and back – before
locking the door and walking away.
Dothingsthatserveasareminderthatachildisinthevehicle,such
as placing a purse or briefcase in the back seat to ensure no child is
accidentally left in the vehicle, or writing a note or using a stuffed ani-
mal placed in the driver’s view to indicate a child is in the car seat.
Teach children that a vehicle is not a play area and store keys
out of a child’s reach.
If you see a child alone in a hot vehicle, immediately call
911orthelocalemergencynumber.Achildindistressdue
toheatshouldberemovedfromthevehicleasquickly
as possible and rapidly cooled.
SOURCE: NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC
SAFETY ADMINISTRATION
SWIMMING
SAFETY
Take swim lessons if you don’t know how
to swim. Sign your kids up for lessons as soon as
they are old enough.
Swim near a lifeguard and never swim alone.
Don’t drink alcohol if you are swimming or watching
children.
Use floating toys like water wings and noodles for fun – not
for safety. Don’t use them in place of life jackets.
Watch out for rip currents. A rip current is when the water pulls
you away from shore. If you get caught in a rip current, swim along
the shoreline until you are out of the current, then swim to shore.
Watch children carefully. Don’t read or use the phone while you
are watching young children.
Watch all children in the water, even if they know how to
swim.
If you have a pool, install 4-sided fencing that’s at least
4 feet high and separates the pool from the house or
yard. Use self-closing and self-latching gates
that open outward and are out of reach
of children.
— SOURCE: HEALTH-
FINDER.GOV
Picnic
safety
Keepcold
food cold. Cold
food should be
stored at 40 degrees
or below to prevent bac-
terial growth.
Organizecoolercontents.
Consider packing beverages in
one cooler and perishable foods
in another.
Keep coolers closed. Once at the
picnic site, limit the number of times the
cooler is opened as much as you can. This
helps to keep the contents cold longer.
Don’t cross-contaminate. Be sure to keep
raw meat, poultry and seafood securely wrapped.
This keeps their juices from contaminating prepared/
cooked foods or foods that will be eaten raw.
Clean your produce. Rinse fresh fruits and vegetables
under running tap water before packing them in the cooler, in-
cluding those with skins and rinds that are not eaten.
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Dec. 2007
The official
start of the Great
Recession.
Sept. 9, 2007
Localofficialspraise
the project’s potential,
saying the plans sur-
pass BMW in Greer
and Michelin North
America in Greenville.
Jafza officials say
one of the keys to de-
veloping a logistics
center in the area will
be upgrading the in-
terchange at the inter-
section of Interstate
95 and U.S. Highway
301.
Sept. 28, 2007
Jafza International con-
firmed it has settled on Or-
angeburg County’s Global
Logistics Triangle as the site
foralogistics,manufacturing
and distribution center, but
says the selection of the site
is only the first step.
Oct. 2, 2007
Jafza International pur-
chasesapproximately1,322
acresofOrangeburgCounty
land for approximately $10
million.
Oct. 30, 2007
Jafza’smanagingdirec-
tor visits Orangeburg to
sign a letter of intent and
discussplansforpotential
development.
Sept. 6, 2007
Jafza considers purchasing options
on a 1,300-acre site held by Charles-
ton-based Carolina Linkages, a logistics
company initially interested in the devel-
opment of an industrial park.
The majority of the land is owned by
Jim Roquemore, CEO of Orangeburg’s
SuperSodInc.,andBenCopeland,presi-
dent of Patten Seed Co.
A delegation from Jafza International
meets with South Carolina officials and
business leaders as part of their review
process and says they expect to make
a decision on whether to choose the
county within the next 30 days.
LARRY HARDY/T&D
The 16,000-square-foot Jafza Enterprise Center was built on five acres bordering Interstate 95, showing the potential for the 1,322-acre
site in Santee.
By GENE ZALESKI
T&D Staff Writer
It’s been seven years since Jafza International
saiditwasconsideringOrangeburgCountyfora
$600-700 million logistics, manufacturing and
distributioncenter.
Since then, the company has invested an es-
timated $20 million into the 1,322-acre site at
the intersection of U.S. Highway 301 and In-
terstate 95 in Santee. As a private company, Jaf-
za’s investment figures are not subject to public
disclosure.
The area has also drawn significant public in-
vestment,includingtheplannedimprovementto
theI-95/U.S.301interchange.
The company began its involvement with the
site just as the global recession was about to hit.
Thelocationhasnotyetdrawntheprivateinvest-
ment or jobs hoped for, but Orangeburg County
officialssaythe“megasite”willeventuallydraw
investment.
BelowisatimelineofJafza’sinterestinOrange-
burgCountyoverthelastsevenyears.
Contactthewriter:gzaleski@timesanddemo-
crat.comor803-533-5551.
Jafzagoalsshiftedovertheyears
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WAITINGFORJAFZA
By GENE ZALESKI
T&D Staff Writer
Jafza International, a subsidiary of
Dubai World, announced seven years
ago the Santee area would be the site of
a$600-700millionlogistics,manufac-
turinganddistributioncenter.
Company officials said the proj-
ect could attract between 8,000 and
10,000 jobs over the next decade with
a total investment potentially reaching
$1.2billion.
Despitethelackofdevelopment,Eco-
nomic Zones World Senior Vice Presi-
dent of Business Development Samir
Chaturvedi says the company is very
much still interested in the property.
EZWistheparentcompanyofJafza.
“Jafzamaintainsthebeliefwithwhich
we invested in the site, creating a logis-
tics/industrial hub,” Chaturvedi said.
“Wesawthepotentialinthelocationand
have never doubted that even through
theworsttimesoftherecession.
“We still plan to develop the site into
an industrial/logistics hub for the re-
gional market, though with the chang-
ingsituationoftheglobalandAmerican
economy,thetimingandplansfordevel-
opmentwillhavetostaydynamictoo.”
Chaturvedisaidnegativerumorsabout
theprojectneedtobeputtorest.
“During the recession, there were
many rumors regarding this project and
Jafza,” he said. “However, as a policy
Jafza does not react to speculative jour-
nalismandneverreactedtoanyofthose
reports.”
Early projections about the project
changedaftertheeconomicdownturn.
“The projections in 2007 were based
on the global economic outlook at that
time, the attractiveness of investment
in the U.S. economy, the commitments
made by the government with regard to
infrastructure access to the site and ag-
gressiveprojectionsbyourcurrentcus-
tomers who were also the target occu-
pantsofthislocation,”Chaturvedisaid.
“However, things changed between
2008 and 2010. Economies around the
worldwereaffectedfromthedownturn,
withtheU.S.economytheworsthit.The
infrastructurecommittedbythegovern-
mentgotdelayedand,asfortheindustry
commitments,notonlythissite,almost
all planned investment in the U.S. was
affected,”hesaid.
During a visit in March, EZW Chief
Executive Officer Salma Hareb praised
the reception the company has received
inthestate.
“The Jafza leadership was very im-
pressed with the business-friendly
stance of the government of the state
of South Carolina and the Orangeburg
County authorities, which adds to Jaf-
za’s confidence and vision for the South
Carolina project,” Hareb said. “Jafza
also acknowledged that efforts of the
local leadership and the community on
bringing the new interchange project to
fruition,which will improve connectiv-
itytothelargerSanteeareaandtheJafza
projectsite.”
Earlierthisyear,Jafzadonated43acres
of land for improvements to the Inter-
state95andU.S.301interchange.
The S.C. Department of Transporta-
tion is looking to develop a full-access
interchange. U.S. 301, which currently
ends when it merges onto I-95 north-
Jan. 24, 2008
Jafza selects property project manager
Applied Technology and Management Inc.
to provide program management and de-
velopment support services for the first
phase of the logistics, distribution and
manufacturing center.
Officials plan to begin construction in
late 2009 and anticipate its first corpo-
rate tenants will arrive in Orangeburg in
2011.
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By GENE ZALESKI
T&D Staff Writer
There was a lot of excitement in 2007 when
JafzaInternationalannouncedplanstodevelop
about1,300acresoflandandcreate10,000jobs
nearSantee.
Jafza leaders presented their development
plans at a November 2008 economic growth
summittoapackedaudience.However,theop-
timism was soon clouded over by a global re-
cession which has prevented projections from
beingrealized.
Seven years later, Orangeburg County eco-
nomic development and business leaders are
stillbullishontheproperty,althoughtheycau-
tionthedevelopmentwilltaketime.
“Itisnotbuiltinaday,”OrangeburgCounty
DevelopmentCommissionExecutiveDirector
GreggRobinsonsaid.
RobinsonsaidthedevelopmentoftheSantee
land near the U.S.Highway 301 and Interstate
95interchangeispartofa20-yearplan.
“Things can enhance that change due to
capital investment from an outside source,
the private sector or if we get a major hit,” he
said.Sometimes just one company can propel
adominoeffectofgrowth.
He cited the Orangeburg County/City In-
dustrialPark’sexampleofAlliedAir.AlliedAir
has expanded from its initial facility about 15
yearsagotonowincludeabout750,000square
feetofspace.Theentirepark,whichislocated
attheU.S.301-Interstate26interchange,now
hasabout1millionsquarefeetofdevelopment
and1,000jobs.
Robinson is optimistic that some develop-
‘Megasite’notbuiltinaday,countyofficialssay
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A2
Plansfora$600million-plusmanufacturingandlogisticscenterwerehurt
bytheglobalrecession,butcompanyofficialssay1,300-acreprojectliveson
Nihao,y’all.B7,Business
Oct. 27, 2013
The much-anticipated design plans and
constructionschedulefortheupgradetothe
Interstate95/U.S.Highway301interchange
are presented to Orangeburg County com-
munity and government leaders.
Afteryearsofplanning,workisscheduled
to begin Nov. 6 on an upgrade to the inter-
change in eastern Orangeburg County.
Feb. 17, 2014
Charlotte-basedrealestatecompanyLincolnHarrisliststhe
Jafza Magna Park-Santee property for $17.5 million. An acre
is selling for $13,275.
County officials say the listing does not mean Jafza is pull-
ing out of the project and that it always had an intention to
sell property.
In addition to the land, the former Jafza North American
headquarters’ 16,000-square-foot property is also available
for lease. The building is now vacant.
April 22, 2012
Jafza officials say the Jafza Enterprise Center is re-
ceiving a lot of interest.
Companiesintheaerospace,automotive,advanced
materials, metal fabrication, plastics and distribution
sectors have expressed an interest.
April 21, 2011
The Jafza Enterprise Center is complete. Jafza
officials say interest in the building has been high,
especially from light manufacturers and textile
companies.
About 8,000 square feet is occupied, with an es-
timated 10 to 20 people employed there. The build-
inghousesTimmonsville-basedPalmettoTrainingInc.
andGreenville-basedArcLabs,aweldingtrainingcom-
pany. An information technology company, Quorum
Resources Inc., also has an office in the building.
Nov. 12, 2008
Jafza officials tell hundreds at an Orangeburg County Economic Development Summit that despite economic challenges, the company is
moving forward with its plans.
Plans call for a five-phase project including light manufacturing, light industrial space, a public intermodal facility, a truck plaza, warehousing
and mixed-use offices and commercial uses.
Jafza estimates the project could create about 3,700 direct jobs in the county over the next 12 years, including clerical, managerial, food
service and transportation jobs. About 1,500 indirect spin-off jobs are projected in the state by 2020.
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T H E B I G S T O R I E S
Jan. 28, 2008
The S.C. Department of Transporta-
tion identifies four alternatives for a pro-
posed full interchange at the intersec-
tion of Interstate 95 and U.S. Highway
301 in Orangeburg County. The propos-
als range in cost between $37.2 million
and $56.8 million.
Alternatives include a diamond in-
terchange, a partial cloverleaf and two
additional partial cloverleaf designs
that include flyovers in two different
configurations.
March 12, 2008
Representativesofatleastsixinternationalcompa-
nies say their firms are determined to locate facilities
at Jafza South Carolina LLC’s planned logistics and
commerce park near Santee. The goal was disclosed
duringalunchmeetingatJafza’s81-square-milefree
trade zone in the United Arab Emirates.
AdelegationofsevenfromSouthCarolinatraveled
to Dubai to get a firsthand look at Jafza’s operations
and to meet face to face with several economic de-
velopment prospects that have been doing business
with Jafza in the Middle East for years.
March
22, 2008
Jafza se-
lects BP Bar-
ber to provide
due diligence
and environ-
mental ser-
vices for the
first phase
of the park
development.
March 25, 2008
Sen. Brad Hutto, D-Orangeburg, and Sen. John Mat-
thews,D-Bowman,presentOrangeburgCountyCouncil
with a $1 million check toward infrastructure needs
related to the Jafza project.
July 14, 2008
Jafza’s parent company, Economic Zones World,
acquires Gazeley Limited, a global provider of logis-
tics space.
Feb. 17, 2009
Jafza requests professional civil en-
gineering firms to provide their quali-
fications for design, permitting and
constructionadministrationforthefirst
phase of its industrial park.
March 11, 2009
Jafza announces it will revamp its
plans in the United States to focus on
the development of the Orangeburg
County property. Jafza said it would
forego potential projects in Virginia,
Ohio and Texas.
The company said it would focus
on committed tenants rather than
prospective tenants. Construction is
moved to early 2010.
Aug. 26, 2009
Jafza says it will refocus plans at its
site, now named Jafza Magna Park-
Santee. Properties that have ready
road access will be thefirst developed.
Groundbreaking of this first phase is
slatedtooccurthefirstquarterof2010
andfocusonwarehousing,distribution
and office space.
At this point, about $15 million of
federal, state and local money have
been allocated toward modification or
upgrade of the U.S. 301 and Interstate
95 interchange.
Dec. 4,
2009
State and federal highway
transportation officials unveil the
proposed interchange upgrade plans at
Interstate 95 and U.S. 301.
The approximately $30 million to $35 mil-
lion project would also include the addition of a
connecting road from I-95 to U.S. 301 to S.C. 6
near Naval Station Road.
The plans call for a diamond shaped inter-
change rather than a cloverleaf design
such as the one at the Interstate
95/Interstate 26 interchange.
Aug. 17, 2010
Anordinanceauthorizingadeed-leaseagree-
ment between the county and Jafza South Car-
olina, LLC for the construction of a $1.2 mil-
lion training building receives first reading by
Orangeburg County Council.
The company is to deed five acres to the
county for the development of the structure.
The county is to lease the land back to Jafza,
with the company having the responsibility for
building the training center.
The funding for the construction came from
the Tri-County Electric Cooperative and a Rural
Economic Development grant.
Oct. 15, 2010
Preliminary work gets underway on a 16,000-square-foot
building at the 1,322-acre park.
Theflagshipbuilding,calledtheJafzaEnterpriseCenter,was
built on five acres bordering I-95. As many as three tenants
were expected to occupy the building.
Dec. 12, 2011
Sixth District Congressman James E. Cly-
burn announces Orangeburg County has re-
ceived a $12.1 million U.S. Department of
TransportationTIGERgranttocreateasouth-
bound access ramp from U.S. Highway 301
to Interstate 95.
The project will also extend Highway 301
from the interchange to the site of the Jafza
intermodal distribution center.
The grant award added to $14.9 million
previously secured by Clyburn. With $3 mil-
lion from the state and $1 million from Or-
angeburgCounty,there’senoughtocomplete
the first, $26 million phase of the I-95/U.S.
Highway 301 improvement project.
March
3, 2013
The State Ports Authority
announces its plans to develop an
inland port in the Upstate. Orangeburg
County officials continue to remain optimistic
about the future of the Jafza Magna Park.
Through this date, Jafza invested about $20
million and brought with it a couple of jobs. At
one time employing close to 20 and hous-
ing three companies, at this time the Jafza
Enterprise Center houses only Palmetto
Training Inc. and employs two.
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SECOND PLACE:
Chad Dunbar
The male Eastern bluebird
is characterized by vibrant
royal blue color and is a fa-
vorite backyard songbird.
The red-bellied wood-
pecker loves to forage
for insects, especially
in dying or dead tree
branches.
A male ruby-throated
hummingbird; the
birds travel to and
from Central America
every year.
Some plants that attract birds
Purple coneflower provides
great butterfly nectar in warmer
months and then seed during the
cooler months. After its petals fall
off, the seed head remains up-
right for wrens and other resident
bird species to enjoy.
The bottlebrush’s
distinct blooms will attract
hummingbirds, bees
and butterflies to your
backyard.
Beautyberry is a an excellent na-
tive shrub with purple berries
that can be consumed by birds.
Planting native plants will attract
many birds and butterflies to
your property.
Crossvine is a native vine
with tubular flowers that
are great for attracting
hummingbirds.
Colorful painted bun-
tings face declining
numbers due largely to
habitat loss and trap-
ping in other countries.
Please see BIRDS,Page D4
The red-head-
ed woodpecker
is a striking
sight.
GRAPHIC BY CHAD DUNBAR/STAFF
PHOTOGRAPHS BY DREAMSTIME AND KIMBERLY COUNTS
BY JENNIFER BERRY HAWES || jhawes@postandcourier.com
I
n the Lowcountry, the arrival of summer’s heat
means time to sit on a shady porch or deck, sweet tea
in hand, as the nightly chorus of frogs yields to the
trill of songbirds each morning.
Sure, the cardinals flutter about in glorious crimson,
and the mockingbirds sing in unparalleled voice, and the
chickadees please crowds with their friendly ways.
But for backyard entertainment, a few feathered friends
steal any show.
Too bad many bird numbers have declined, some mark-
edly, largely due to habitat loss.
“It’s very staggering. The more suburban and urban we
become, the more it’s our responsibility to reconcile that,”
says Kimberly Counts, a Clemson University Cooperative
Extension water resources agent and overall bird lover.
Since 1967, several species have declined up to 80 per-
cent while other populations have fallen closer to an
Entice the
Lowcountry’s
bird beauties
into your backyard
Winged
Wonders
4,774,839South Carolina’s population. Here’s how we got there:
11th
South Carolina had
the 11th-fastest
growth rate in 2013
and the 11th-largest
population gain.
People from other states and
nations accounted for most growth.
New residents from April 2010 to July 2013
1.......................................Texas
2..............................California
3....................................Florida
4....................North Carolina
5...............................Colorado
6..................................Georgia
7.........................Washington
8..................................Arizona
9...............................New York
10................................Virginia
11................. South Carolina
12.................Massachusetts
47......................New Mexico
48....................Rhode Island
49.............................Vermont
50.................................. Maine
51* .................West Virginia
* District of Columbia included in listing
The standouts
The dozen states that
gained the most population
from 2012 to 2013 are:
Lagging
Only Maine and West Virginia lost
population from 2012 to 2013
Breaking it down
U.S. residents on the move (2010-2013)
International migration (2010-2013)
U.S. population (July 2013)
316,128,839
South Carolina’s
population growth
150,839
50%
33%15%International
migration
More births
than deaths
Domestic migration
2% (unknown)
S.C. growth
since 2010
2013......................51,422
2012......................49,908
2011......................37,148
* From July 1-July 1. In 2010, SC
also gained an estimated 11,001
residents between the April 1
census and July 1.
S.C. population
by decade
2010................4,625,360
2000................4,012,012
1990................3,486,703
1980................3,120,729
1970................2,590,713
SOUTH
1,035,967
MIDWEST
-545,747
NORTHEAST
-624,511
WEST
134,291
WEST
621,184
MIDWEST
350,883
NORTHEAST
711,505
SOUTH
990,043
—Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Graphic by Chad Dunbar/staff
For every person the birth
rate added to South Caroli-
na’s population since the 2010
census, migration from other
states and nations added two.
In the time between the
decennial census completed
in April 2010, and July 2013,
SouthCarolinagainedrough-
ly 150,000 residents. People
arriving from other states ac-
counted for half of them, and
22,000 arrived from other na-
tions.
If the population growth
trend continues South Caro-
lina could soon pass Alabama
to become the state with the
23rd-largest population. It’s
good news for people in retail
andhousing-relatedbusiness-
es,butbadnewsfortrafficand
open spaces in popular areas.
The new census data shows
an interesting picture of U.S.
population growth:
People from overseas
moved in large numbers to
every region of the country,
while those already in the
United States left the North-
east and Midwest in droves,
mostly moving south.
The U.S. population in-
creased by nearly 7.4 mil-
lion people during that time,
from April 2010 to July 2013,
with nearly two-thirds of the
growth coming from natural
increase due to births and the
restcomingfrominternation-
al migration.
In fast-growing states
including South Carolina,
the equation was reversed,
with much of the population
growth coming from people
moving within the United
States.
Across the nation, the
Northeast and Midwest lost
more than 1.1 million resi-
dents because more people
moved out than moved in,
and most of those folks head-
ed South.
Most of them moved to Tex-
as or Florida. Nearly seven of
every 10 people who moved
Southfromanotherstatewent
to one of those two states.
SouthCarolinawasamong
a small group where more
than half of the population
growth came from people
relocating. Only Florida,
North Dakota and the Dis-
trictofColumbiahadahigher
percentage of their popula-
tions gains attributed to do-
mestic and international mi-
gration.
Census shows S.C.’s growth mostly caused by relocation
CENSUSfrom Page A1
LocalThe Post and Courier Sunday, January 26, 2014: A5
2. Keep copies of rel-
evant medical records
such as recent lab tests and
X-rays. This will help avoid
duplicationandunnecessary
expense.
3. Avoid random Inter-
net searches about
yourhealthissues.Websites
maintained by universities,
hospitals and health care
centers are better sources
for patient information
than blogs or testimonials
posted online, which can
be misleading.
4. Come prepared with
questionsorconcerns.
Write down a list of things you
want to talk to your doctor
about before the appointment,
then reference that list in the
exam room to make sure
you don’t forget anything
important.
5. Speakup.Ifyouareconfused
by the medical jargon your
doctors use, ask them to explain
what they mean more simply. If
you don’t understand your treat-
mentplan,repeatitbackforclarifi-
cationorgetsomeoneintheoffice
towriteouttheinstructions.
6. Berealisticabout
how much time
you need with your
doctor. If you have a
long list of complaints,
ask the receptionist to
schedule a longer ap-
pointment.
1. Knowyourmedicalhis-
tory. Write it down on a
piece of paper or keep a copy
of it handy on your smartphone
so that you can quickly refer-
ence details to discuss during
yourappointment.Evenbetter,
make an extra copy for your
doctor to keep on file.
9. Access your medical
records online. Most
localhospitalsandsomephy-
sicianpracticesallowpatients
tocreatefreeonlineaccounts
to read their own records,
manage appointments and
request prescription refills.
Paper or electronic copies of
your medical record are also
available from doctors and
hospitals, often for a fee.
8. Avoid “doctor shop-
ping.” While it can be
smart to seek a second or
third medical opinion, don’t
skip from doctor to doctor
simply to get the answer
you’re looking for.
7. Take charge of your own
health care. Doctors can
only do so much. It’s important
that you follow through with
screenings, check-ups and a health
plan.Makesuretofilltheprescriptions
thatyourproviderwritesyouandtake
thosedrugsaccordingtotheinstruc-
tions provided by the pharmacy.
Carefully track any symptoms
you may be experiencing
if you start taking new
medicine.
10. If your doctor offers a diag-
nosis, ask three critical
questions. What else could it be?
What happens if I do nothing? If
testsarerequired,howwillthe
resultschangemytreatment?
—Sources: Dr. Kimberly Davis, Medical University of South Carolina
Epic Ambulatory Physician Lead; Helen Haskell, founder of Mothers
Against Medical Error; Dr. Donna Johnson, MUSC OB-GYN Depart-
ment chair; Dr. Mark Lyles, MUSC chief strategic officer; and Dr. Preston
Wendell, Summerville Medical Center emergency physician director
Contact: Teresa Taylor, ttaylor@postandcourier.comPOSTANDCOURIER.COM
YourHealth
Inside
Sudoku D3
Comics D4,5
Television D6
D Tuesday, March 11, 2014
BY LAUREN SAUSSER || lsausser@postandcourier.com
Y
our doctor is too busy for much chit-chat these days. A decade ago, patients spent an aver-
age 19 minutes with their physician during a typical appointment, according to a 2005
studypublishedintheAnnalsofFamilyMedicine.Now,thatamountoffacetimeismore
likely cut in half. “It’s probably going to get down to more like eight or nine or 10 minutes with
a provider,” said Jeff Lehrich, CEO of Palmetto Primary Care Physicians, in an interview
with The Post and Courier last year. But there are ways to make the most of an ap-
pointment, even if it seems like doctors have less time to listen.
AfewSouthCarolinahealthcareexpertsofferedthefollowingtips
on becoming an empowered patient:
MINUTESMMIM NUUTES
10 If you have only
this time with a
doctor, here’s what
you need to know
10
I
f you’ve ever gotten one of those
official-looking class-action lawsuit
letters in your mailbox, you know
the drill. Step 1: Rip it open. Think,
“Hey, looks like some corporation ran
afoul of something and owes me big
money!” Step 2: Wade through the
legalese to discover that, shucks, you
might qualify for a settlement, but it’s
so small that it wouldn’t buy a gallon
of gas. Step 3: Toss it. (Sigh.)
Ever wonder what happens to un-
claimed cash left on the table after a
company settles a big lawsuit with a
large group of people?
It can amount to tens of millions of
dollars. In most of the U.S., it usually
goes back to the company or person
accused of cheating or causing harm
in the first place. But it doesn’t have to.
In 11 states, this unclaimed money
is fueling better health, better schools,
Surprising way to make
community healthier
Dr. Michael Roizen
Dr. Mehmet Oz
T
he genesis of running as an
activity for the everyday person
in the United States during the
1970’s has arguably three primary
icons.
And one of them will be at the
Cooper River Bridge Run and Walk
for the first time ever for the 37th
event on April 5.
Famed runner Bill Rodgers, who
between 1975 and 1980 won the Bos-
ton and New York marathons four
times each, reached celebrity status
in the era. Perhaps the only others
who rivaled his iconic celebrity dur-
ing the era were “Complete Book of
Running” author Jim Fixx and fel-
low runner Frank Shorter.
Rodgers says he has never attended
the Bridge Run before because the
race date conflicted with Washing-
ton, D.C.’s famed Cherry Blossom 10
Mile Run.
The 66-year-old decided to come to
Charleston this year after the Cherry
Running icon Rodgers
coming to Bridge Run
DAVID QUICK
PHOTO PROVIDED
Bill Rodgers, brother Charlie
and friend Jason Kehoe oper-
ated the Bill Rodgers Running
Center in Boston until 2012.Please see DOCS,Page D2 Please see QUICK,Page D2

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