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7:30 am on Wednesday May 25, 2011
The other sting of hurricanes: Wind, hail insurance rates on the rise in Beaufort County
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If you could insure Hunting Island beach, I certainly wouldn't want to pay the bill.
It seems as there is one thing scarier to Beaufort County residents than the threat of a hurricane this season — paying more for insurance.
The threat of...
6:33 am on Tuesday February 24, 2009
Cable, electric, water, bus, groceries all aim to get more costly
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Virtually everywhere you look prices are or are threatening to rise, all while folks aren't making any more, if not flat out losing their jobs.
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12:06 pm on Tuesday February 10, 2009
Legislator: Charge obese state employees $25 more for health insurance
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Obese state workers would pay $25 more a month for health insurance, under proposed state legislation.
The fee would be levied on those with a BMI (body mass index) of more than 30....
12:12 pm on Tuesday October 7, 2008
Electricity price hike moving forward
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A state agency is recommending that South Carolina Electric & Gas get the first of its two requested rate hikes.
Here are details on SCE&G's two requested rate hikes from a press...
3:57 pm on Saturday September 13, 2008
Ike stirs panic at Charleston's gas stations
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Update September 13: Reports are coming in that the rush on pumps has lead to some gas stations running out.
NBC News 2 thought they'd take a...
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