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MiShawna Moore won't want you to read this story, not if it's about her. The spotlight? Shine it on her poor, inner-city students who had the worst test scores in the county, the ones who others had written off as failures, the ones who now outscore county and state averages. Shine it on the dedicated teachers, involved parents and active community members. 
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Local HeadlinesReturn 'the best Mother's Day present' For Debra Dantzler of Harleyville, the timing couldn't have been better. Her son, Cpl. Fred Dantzler of the South Carolina National Guard's 218th Brigade Combat Team, returned home Saturday after serving in Afghanistan, just in time for Mother's Day.  Read more
4 comment(s) / read/add comments Charleston writes own building standards Across the United States, dozens of cities have adopted federal standards for working on historic buildings, but when someone suggested Charleston do the same, many bristled at the idea. It's not just that Charlestonians have a historical legacy of resisting the federal government, though they do. It's also that this city often has been at the vanguard of the nation's preservation movement. Residents here organized to save old buildings many decades before any federal preservation standards were put to paper. And some saw flaws in the federal rules. Read more
'One of the best moments of my life' Erin Ash learned she was pregnant in the midst of her freshman year at the College of Charleston. Just 17 years old, she wasn't sure what was in store for her as a new mother trying to juggle a full load of courses. But Ash knew one thing for certain: She was going to graduate. Read more
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