The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC) articles from April 2001

The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC) archives from April 2001

South Carolina Employers Place More Emphasis on Worker Safety.
April 30, 2001... Byline: Jim Parker Apr. 30--A computer methodically controls the daily shipments of phosphorous trichloride from tank cars to production units and storage containers at the Rhodia plant near Charleston. If something doesn't go...

The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C., Real Estate Column.
April 30, 2001... Byline: Bob Lang Apr. 30--IN THE HOMEBUILDING industry, one of the highest honors one can receive locally is a PRISM award from the Charleston Trident Home Builders Association. The awards are given out annually about this time of...

Charleston, S.C., Visitors Bureau to Conduct Trivia Contest.
April 30, 2001... Apr. 30--The Charleston Area Convention & Visitors Bureau will celebrate National Tourism Week May 5-12 with a trivia contest geared to local residents. From May 7 to May 11, area radio and television stations and The Post and Courier...

Charleston, S.C., Store Sells Second-Hand Western-Style Clothing.
April 30, 2001... Byline: Jonathan Maze Apr. 30--It happens to us all: We're invited to a Western-themed party one night and have absolutely no idea where to find a cheap pair of chaps. Linda Peart believes she solved this problem five years ago when...

Auburn avoids sweep.
April 30, 2001... Byline: CHARLES BENNETT Of The Post and Courier Staff COLUMBIA-It had to end some some day. Sunday was the day. Auburn's Gabe Gross hit a pair of solo home runs and freshman pitchers Colby Paxton and Eric Brandon held South Carolina...

Keydets put crimp in Cougars' hopes.
April 30, 2001... Byline: RICK NELSON Of The Post and Courier Staff MOUNT PLEASANT-It wasn't the kind of weekend the College of Charleston was looking for against last-place VMI. The Cougars, fighting for a spot in the Southern Conference tournament, lost...

Bulldogs drop two of three.
April 30, 2001... Byline: JEFF HARTSELL Of The Post and Courier Staff With each sparkling play by the Furman Paladins, with each tantalizing curveball from pitcher Toby David, The Citadel's grip on first place in the Southern Conference baseball standings...

Wahoo takes top Race Week honors.
April 30, 2001... Byline: Staff reports David Browder's Wahoo, a Cook 40, took top honors in the sixth annual Charleston Race Week, winning the Palmetto Cup for the yacht's performance in PHRF spinnaker Fleet A. In J-105, California's Thomas Coates edged...

Rays face decisive game.
April 30, 2001... Byline: ANDREW MILLER Of The Post and Courier Staff South Carolina beat Mobile, 6-3, Saturday night in Game 4 of their best-of-five Southern Conference semifinal series. Of course, if the Stingrays lose Game 5 to the Mysticks Tuesday...

UNC blanks Tigers, 4-0.
April 30, 2001... Byline: Staff report CLEMSON-North Carolina pitcher Scott Autrey limited the Clemson offense to four hits as the Heels defeated the Tigers, 4-0, in an ACC game Sunday. Autrey (2-3) did not allow a Tiger runner to reach third base. He...

Minor league teams make major impact.
April 30, 2001... Byline: DAVID CARAVIELLO Of The Post and Courier Staff The professional sports presence in Charleston 10 years ago consisted solely of one struggling Class A baseball franchise, which played in an antiquated stadium and routinely drew...

And then along came a Swamp Fox.
April 30, 2001... Byline: GENE SAPAKOFF OF THE POST AND COURIER Options, man, it's all about options. Options and the pursuit of options. The best thing about higher education? Money? The reason single people take a little longer in front of the mirror?...

PAIN SOUP; MULTISTEP APPROACH NEEDED TO MANAGE PAIN.
April 30, 2001... Byline: STEPHANIE HARVIN Of The Post and Courier Staff It's all in your head. Just grin and bear it. That's the message most chronic pain sufferers get from friends, relatives, sometimes even their doctors, when they complain of pain yet...

KEEPING FIT.
April 30, 2001... Byline: STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS SEMINAR: A seminar called "The Only Answer to Cancer" will be held Saturday at Charleston Place. Leonard Caldwell, a European expert on cancer who has written numerous books, will share his successes in...

DEATH SUMMARY.
April 30, 2001... Byline: COMPILED THE POST AND COURIER STAFF CHARLESTON COUNTY ARNOPOULOS, Anastasios 78, of Charleston, an import/export consultant with The Cargo Hold, died Sunday. Arrangements by James A. McAlister Funeral Home. GAUSE,...

LOCAL/STATE.
April 30, 2001... Byline: STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS Man denied bail in drug trafficking A 26-year-old North Charleston man was denied bail Sunday on a charge of trafficking 234 grams of cocaine. Eugene Lamont Robinson, who was arrested Saturday, also was...

GOOD MORNING LOWCOUNTRY.
April 30, 2001... Byline: LINDA MEGGETT OF THE POST AND COURIER It's time for Sea Island commuters to get ready to slow down - for the next two or three years. Work has begun on the Limehouse Bridge on Main Road and clearing is underway for construction to...

Democrats to kick off state convention Friday.
April 30, 2001... Byline: SCHUYLER KROPF Of The Post and Courier Staff South Carolina Democrats hold their convention this weekend in Columbia and Chairman Dick Harpootlian is expected to have at least one competitor in his re-election bid. Betty Aaron of...

Galas boost Brown's war chest; Freshman congressman wants to be sure he keeps his seat.
April 30, 2001... Byline: STEVE PIACENTE Of The Post and Courier Staff WASHINGTON-His birthday isn't until December, and he's been a congressman less than six months. So why is everyone throwing parties for U.S. Rep. Henry Brown? And why is the Hanahan...

Proposed tower faces opposition.
April 30, 2001... Byline: DAVID QUICK Of The Post and Courier Staff AWENDAW-A 190-foot communications tower proposed to be built near the Old Wappetaw Cemetery in Awendaw is drawing opposition from East Cooper area historical groups and nearby residents....

Planning for growth.
April 30, 2001... The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control finds that the Cooper River has reached its capacity to absorb pollutants, yet industries and utility companies are asking for lower water quality standards allowing further degradation....

Pay Charleston teachers more.(Editorial)
April 30, 2001... Pay for Charleston County teachers should be brought up to the Lowcountry average. The existing disparity is an unfair handicap in a recruiting climate that pits district against district, state against state in a search for professionals...

Preservationists see variances as threat to city's skyline.
April 30, 2001... Byline: JASON HARDIN Of The Post and Courier Staff History, in Charleston, sometimes can be measured in feet and inches. It can be tall, such as the 201-foot spire scraping the sky above St. Philip's Church. Or it can be small, such as...

Shooting suspect found hanging dies in hospital; Man was accused of wounding officer at mall.
April 30, 2001... Byline: DELAWESE FULTON Of The Post and Courier Staff The Spartanburg man accused of shooting a Charleston police officer died Sunday afternoon, two days after he was found hanging in his cell at the county jail. Ashley Edward Reynolds,...

Survival may depend on changing style.
April 30, 2001... Byline: DOROTHY P MOORE Management information specialists have spent a lot of time in recent years talking about organizational learning. Of course, organizations don't learn, the people in them do. And when they do it right, the result...

Language skills lost national treasure.
April 30, 2001... Byline: C MITCHELL CARNELL Although Shawna and Scott are not expecting their first baby until July, the expected baby is already bathed in a rich environment of speech and language. The young parents talk to, read to and sing to the...

National Tourism Week activities to be trivial thing around Charleston.
April 30, 2001... The Charleston Area Convention & Visitors Bureau will celebrate National Tourism Week May 5-12 with a trivia contest geared to local residents. From May 7 to May 11, area radio and television stations and The Post and Courier and other local...

Home builders pay tribute to members for achievement.
April 30, 2001... Byline: BOB LANG OF THE POST AND COURIER In the homebuilding industry, one of the highest honors one can receive locally is a PRISM award from the Charleston Trident Home Builders Association. The awards are given out annually about this...

Researching a family tree is easier, thanks to the Net.
April 30, 2001... Byline: KIM KOMANDO There's never been a better, or easier, time than now to strike out on a journey to research your genealogy, thanks to the power of the Internet. While the Web is where you're headed in search for your roots, the...

Store caters to cowboys on a budget.
April 30, 2001... Byline: JONATHAN MAZE Of The Post and Courier Staff It happens to us all: We're invited to a Western-themed party one night and have absolutely no idea where to find a cheap pair of chaps. Linda Peart believes she solved this problem five...

GRAPEVINE.
April 30, 2001... UNLOADING ALUMINUM A shareholder of Walter Industries Inc., owner of a large Berkeley County aluminum plant and other assorted businesses, lost his bid to have the Tampa, Fla.-based company liquidated. Tom McKay, whose firm manages the...

Local workplace safety a mix of triumph and tragedy.
April 30, 2001... Byline: JIM PARKER OF THE POST AND COURIER A computer methodically controls the daily shipments of phosphorous trichloride from tank cars to production units and storage containers at the Rhodia plant near Charleston. If something doesn't...

ON THE MOVE.
April 30, 2001... NEW POSITION: Named director of business recruitment for the Charleston Regional Development Alliance. GOALS: To gain a keen understanding of our region's assets in terms of meeting the needs and desires of technology-intensive companies....

COMING EVENT.
April 30, 2001... THIS WEEK Tuesday 1 INVESTING: Don Meade, an Edward Jones investment representative, will hold a four week advanced equities workshop beginning Tuesday, May 1, and running through May 29 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The course is...

EXECUTIVE ITEMS.
April 30, 2001... 39 Rue de Jean Andy Fallen, formerly manag- ing partner of Peninsula Grill, has joined restaurant 39 Rue de Jean as managing partner and co-owner. Fallen has 25 years experience in the restaurant industry and has managed several restaurants...

Fishermen: Billfish in the baits'.
April 29, 2001... Byline: Tommy Braswell Of The Post and Courier Sure signs that the saltwater fishing season has bloomed: It wasn't the earliest blue marlin landing of the season, but the "Red Alert's" blue marlin catch from two weeks ago certainly is in...

Homeowner programs have goal of stability.
April 29, 2001... Byline: STEVE PIACENTE Of The Post and Courier Staff WASHINGTON-Garrett Davis is 43, a man of modest means who realized the rent money he laid out each month wasn't much of an investment. "I've been working for a long time, paying rent...

Body recovered from Durham Creek.
April 29, 2001... Byline: EDWARD C. FENNELL Of The Post and Courier Staff Divers on Saturday found the body of a Goose Creek teen- ager who drowned after jumping off a railroad trestle Friday evening. The body of Eddie Clemente, 19, of Stanhope Road was...

`Christmas in April' a gift of help; Project assists residents with much-needed home repairs.
April 29, 2001... Byline: BRYCE DONOVAN Of The Post and Courier Staff RAVENEL-If you see Santa on your roof in April, don't get your hopes up. He's probably not bringing presents. Chances are, it's all a part of "Christmas in April" in the Lowcountry. St....

Program prepares students for real world.
April 29, 2001... Byline: ALLISON L. BRUCE Of The Post and Courier Staff Making school relevant to the real world - that's what School-to-Careers does for a lot of students. As federal money dries up at the end of this school year and the Charleston County...

Black families angered by plan to move graves.
April 29, 2001... Byline: EDWARD C. FENNELL Of The Post and Courier Staff MOUNT PLEASANT-Blacks whose ancestors are buried at Remley's Point begged a white couple Saturday not to "go digging up memories" by moving graves to accommodate plans for their...

SULLIVAN'S FOCUSES ON RENTAL LAW; Town council candidates split on vacation rental rules.
April 29, 2001... Byline: DAVID QUICK Of The Post and Courier Staff SULLIVAN'S ISLAND-Candidates running for Sullivan's Island Town Council on Tuesday are falling into two distinct camps - those who favor an ordinance limiting short-term, vacation rental...

Some fear creek plans won't preserve neighborhood.
April 29, 2001... Byline: BEN BRAZIL AND NADINE PARKS Of The Post and Courier Staff When they saw the first maps of what is to become the Noisette Creek nature preserve, several North Charleston residents had essentially the same reaction. Wait a second, I...

INMATE CRITICAL AFTER TRYING TO KILL HIMSELF; Reynolds told family he wouldn't go back to jail.
April 29, 2001... Byline: TYRONE WALKER Of The Post and Courier Staff After running into trouble with the law in Spartanburg County, the man accused of shooting a Charleston police officer vowed he would never return to jail, his stepfather said Saturday....

Patients asking doctors to ease suffering in dying days; Up to 50 percent of people suffer moderate to severe pain in their last days, studies say.
April 29, 2001... Byline: LYNNE LANGLEY Of The Post and Courier Staff All too often Americans die slowly, suffering pain or struggling to breathe, according to experts who addressed the S.C. Medical Association meeting in Charleston on Saturday. "There is...

THE PATIENCE OF A NURSE.
April 29, 2001... Byline: JONATHAN MAZE CLARIFICATION (5/1/01): Local A story in Sunday's editions should have said that the average starting salary at the Medical University of South Carolina for Clinical II nurses, the core group of nurses...

Nation's nursing shortage not expected to improve anytime soon.
April 29, 2001... Byline: JONATHAN MAZE If you doubt Charleston is in the midst of a nursing shortage, just check the want ads. There are numerous offers to give nurses signing bonuses as high as $6,000. This, when administrators complain about thinning...

Noisette Co. attempts to restore North Charleston creek.
April 29, 2001... Byline: NADINE PARKS Of The Post and Courier Staff God created Noisette Creek, and it was good. Rain water slowly filtered out of North Charleston through its marshy grasses, eventually flowing out into the Atlantic Ocean. It was home to...

CSO finishes Masterworks Series on bright note.
April 29, 2001... Byline: JENNI JOHNSON Post and Courier Reviewer Guest pianist Antonio Pompa-Baldi finished the Ravel "Concerto in G for Piano and Orchestra" to lots of enthusiastic applause and got a bottle of champagne instead of flowers - a perfect...

Don't refrain from learning full version of Take Me Out To The Ballgame'.
April 29, 2001... Byline: Gene Sapakoff Of The Post and Courier Don Wardlow, the Charleston RiverDogs' famously thorough radio analyst, is a baseball purist. He fundamentally believes fans should know the first, little-known verse to "Take Me Out To The...

Citadel, Furman split twinbill.
April 29, 2001... Byline: Staff reports Sophomore right-hander Tom Matsny pitched 7 innings, struck out three and allowed only one run to lead Furman past The Citadel, 2-1, in the first game of a Southern Conference doubleheader at Riley Park. Junior...

Bell survives four homers, helps USC stave off Auburn.
April 29, 2001... Byline: CHARLES BENNETT Of The Post and Courier Staff COLUMBIA-Mark it down as the best game South Carolina's Gary Bell has pitched when allowing four home runs. Bell survived Saturday against Auburn because all four homers were solo...

State's best players have less willingness to qualify for ranking.
April 29, 2001... Byline: James Beck Of The Post and Courier There once was a time when young adult tennis players' primary goal was to acquire lofty state rankings. The state tournament was a big deal in a different era. What has happened? No, tennis...

Pinewood Prep 8-year-old reaches national skills finals.
April 29, 2001... Byline: Tommy Braswell Of The Post and Courier Eight-year-old Austin Cody is taking his family to Disney World in October, thanks to the Pinewood Prep prodigy's prowess on the golf course. Cody won the 7-8 age division of The Golf...

Deciding race today in Charleston sailing event.
April 29, 2001... Byline: Staff reports The sixth annual Charleston Race Week continued Saturday with the three-day series' third and fourth races, sailed in 8 to 15 knots of breeze in Charleston Harbor. In the B fleet, J. Moose kept in contention by...

Wells sweeps at S'ville.
April 29, 2001... Byline: Staff Report SUMMERVILLE-Keith Wells swept both 25-lap Late Model features in the NASCAR ShorTrack Series on Saturday night at Summerville Speedway. In the first race, Donald Clark finished second and Charlie Chinners third. The...

Goose Creek in midst of deepest playoff run.
April 29, 2001... Byline: JOHN DEVLIN Special to The Post and Courier GOOSE CREEK-Goose Creek entered uncharted softball territory Saturday afternoon with a 10-0 victory over Socastee in the second round of the Class AAAA playoffs. The win put the Gators...

Cougars put away VMI; Bucs lose 2.
April 29, 2001... Byline: Staff and wire reports MOUNT PLEASANT-Ryan Mau went the distance, scattering five hits, and Nick Orlandos collected four hits and drove in three runs as the College of Charleston defeated VMI, 8-1, in Southern Conference college...

Sumter overruns Fort.
April 29, 2001... Byline: Staff Report Just call them the Dorchester County Dominators. The unheralded Sumter High School baseball team traveled to Dorchester County Thursday and upset Summerville, the No. 3 seed in the Class AAAA Lower State bracket. The...

Daniel making transition from Citadel to Bishop England.
April 29, 2001... Byline: Philip M. Bowman Of The Post and Courier Jim Daniel, who served as an assistant coach at The Citadel, knows there will be changes to his daily routine now that he has been named the head football coach at Bishop England High...

Sand Gnats ward off RiverDogs.
April 29, 2001... Byline: Staff report SAVANNAH, GA.-Showing a rare display of extra-base power, the Savannah Sand Gnats used three extra-base hits, including back-to-back triples by Laynce Nix and Edwin Encarnacion, to score two third-inning runs on...

Unbeaten Foxes deny Prowlers.
April 29, 2001... Byline: JEFF HARTSELL Of The Post and Courier Staff A lackluster week of practice carried over to game time Saturday night for the Charleston Swamp Foxes. "I just couldn't get their attention,'' complained coach Jimmy Dunn. What Dunn...

STINGRAYS STAY ALIVE FOR GAME 5; Six unanswered goals resuscitate Rays.
April 29, 2001... Byline: DARREN ABBOTT Special to The Post and Courier MOBILE, ALA.-South Carolina scored six unanswered goals Saturday night to defeat the Mobile Mysticks, 6-3, in a must-win situation for the Stingrays. With the victory, the Rays forced...

Battery blanks Eagles in home opener.
April 29, 2001... Byline: KEITH NAMM Of The Post and Courier Staff What a difference two nights made for the Battery. Staring at an 0-2 A-League start just over 24 hours earlier, Charleston beat the league rival Charlotte Eagles, 3-0, Saturday night for a...

Dodge proving instant Winston Cup success can't be bought.
April 29, 2001... Byline: David Caraviello Of The Post and Courier They were the biggest story of the first week of the season, but after Dale Earnhardt crashed into the wall at Daytona, Dodge didn't seem to matter much anymore. Winston Cup's newest...

Wrestling mourns loss of `The Champ'.
April 29, 2001... Byline: Mike Mooneyham Of The Post and Courier There were wrestlers, and there were wrestlers. Johnny Valentine was a wrestler. Over four decades covering the business, I've seen my share of legitimately tough customers who made their...

GET GROWING.
April 29, 2001... Byline: JANICE SHUMAKE Of The Post and Courier Staff Plant to know: Have you discovered Persicaria microcephela "Red Dragon"? A couple of years ago it was found in a specialty catalog or two and was rather expensive. Now, it's showing up...

GARDENING CALENDAR.
April 29, 2001... Byline: STAFF REPORTS ONGOING NOON TUESDAYS: Palmetto Gardening live, call-in segment on "Your Day," Clemson Extension Service, S.C. Educational Radio Network, WSCI 89.3 FM. LOCAL TALK/WALK: Today, 2-5 p.m. Sewee Visitor Center, U.S....

Spreading seeds of knowledge.
April 29, 2001... Byline: PAUL THOMPSON In the late 1970s, an Extension agent in Washington state realized he was being overwhelmed with requests for gardening information. He came up with a plan to train interested individuals in home gardening, and they...

GOOD MORNING LOWCOUNTRY.
April 29, 2001... Byline: STAFF REPORTS A hero? Well, maybe not by the stricest definition. But also maybe nice guys who wo business with a smile are sometimes too unsung... The big man who drives the big white truck goes by many names. Friends call him...

Johns Island home, schoolhouse on HGTV tonight.
April 29, 2001... Byline: STAFF REPORTS A 19th-century plantation home and schoolhouse on Johns Island will be featured in a segment of the cable television show "Restore America" tonight on Home & Garden Television. The home is the Elizabeth Andell...

TRANSACTIONS.
April 29, 2001... Byline: STAFF REPORTS CHARLESTON COUNTY The transactions listed below include all properties sold for $250,000 or more and recorded through April 5. BAILEY ISLAND Steven J. and Pamela G. Jacobs sold Lot 10 to Seaboard Flour Corporation...

Churches and synagogues to observe Police Office Appreciation Sunday.
April 29, 2001... Byline: STAFF REPORTS A number of local churches and synagogues will honor police officers next weekend, according to the Coastal Crisis Chaplaincy. Some services will feature honor guards - others testimonies by officers. Congregation...

Church adds family center with gym.
April 29, 2001... Byline: DAVE MUNDAY Of The Post and Courier Staff Charleston Baptist Church has nearly finished a 19,000-square-foot expansion that includes a gymnasium and exercise room. Workers were busy last week putting down carpets, but the Rev....

Synagogue gives grant to food bank.
April 29, 2001... Byline: STAFF REPORTS Synagogue Emanu-El channeled an $8,000 grant to Lowcountry Food Bank. The grant was from MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger, a national nonprofit organization. Rabbi Chezi Zionce presented it to Archie McCree, the...

CALENDAR.
April 29, 2001... Byline: STAFF REPORTS TODAY Trinity Episcopal Church of Society Hill will hold its annual homecoming service at 4 p.m. The Rev. H. Frederick Gough Jr., rector of St. Matthew's Episcopal Church of Darlington, will officiate. The Rev. J....

Beth Elohim expansion will be celebrated today.
April 29, 2001... Byline: STAFF REPORTS Beth Elohim, America's oldest synagogue in regular use and the birthplace of Reform Judaism, marks the start of a multimillion-dollar expansion today. The congregation recently finalized the lease of 4,500 square...

Vacant school gets new life as church.
April 29, 2001... Byline: DAVE MUNDAY A vacant, overgrown school building is undergoing a remarkable transformation. The old G. Creighton Frampton Elementary School on Fort Johnson Road was the blight of the neighborhood until recently. It closed in 1983...

There's one request that always brings a 'lite' response.
April 29, 2001... Byline: ANN BURGER WHAT'S COOKIN' Sunday, April 29, 2001 A reader's recent request for low-fat recipes got the same response that similar requests have gotten for the past several years: Nothing. Not a single recipe came in after a...

French Quarter Artwalk galleries will offer refreshments.
April 29, 2001... Byline: DOTTIE ASHLEY The French Quarter Artwalk will go back to its original custom of inviting galleries to provide refreshments for visitors when the May event is held from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday. For the March art walk, French Quarter...

NORTH CHARLESTON ARTS FESTIVAL.
April 29, 2001... Byline: STAFF REPORTS FRIDAY, MAY 4 CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL: Preschool children will enjoy games, art activities, and the Puppet People's production of Friends at 10 and 11 a.m. Groups must preregister. Call 745-1028. Individuals may...

A CITY CELEBRATES THE ARTS.
April 29, 2001... Byline: CAREY PURCELL Post and Courier intern Twelve-foot-tall puppets, a metropolitan orchestra, an interactive mystery dinner theater and a reggae party are all part of this year's North Charleston Arts Festival that begins Friday and...

Spoleto has matured since inaugural festival.
April 29, 2001... Byline: ROBERT JONES It's the 25th anniversary of the Spoleto Festival, and it's a good time to look backward. Never mind that nobody at the festival actually remembers what it was like back then. The present crew at the Spoleto office...

Laser best hope for removal.
April 29, 2001... Byline: STEPHANIE HARVIN Of The Post and Courier Staff Remember that tattoo you got in the middle of that hot, steamy night - the one that emblazoned your true love's name permanently in your skin? Now, older, wiser and out of love, you...