Pee Dee Co-Op presents “Power Town”
Pee Dee Electric Cooperative’s energy-efficiency representative, Chris Port, has been touring elementary schools across the Pee Dee with the “Power Town” educational and electrical safety demonstration for over a year and a half now. He’s visited 15 schools and over 1,000 students. Port gives a fun and interactive safety demonstration that drives home the message of electrical safety. Students get to see live electricity arcing...
Lawyer-lawmakers largely control who becomes a judge; here’s their latest power play
By Rick Brundrett The Nerve Ten S.C. House members who are lawyers are pushing legislation to create two circuit and two family court seats – and several of the bill’s co-sponsors would play large roles in who gets nominated to those positions. The lead sponsor of the bill is House Speaker Jay Lucas, R-Darlington, an attorney who controls half of the appointments to the 10-member committee that nominates judges for election in the...
Ways that newspapers help students
Classrooms have come a long way since the days when pioneering settlers would send their children to single-room schoolhouses. Modern classrooms might be technical marvels, but one less flashy learning tool remains as valuable as ever. Newspapers might not be as glamorous as tablets or other gadgets, but they are still an invaluable resource to educators and students. The following are seven ways in which newspapers in the classroom...
Pets of the Week
Well balanced and happy to make your acquaintance! Nessie is such a lovely girl to have by your side! This “black velvet” is softly snuggly, kissy and has never met a stranger. Nicely leaving the kennel area and making no fuss as she walked the walk, she is a kind and considerate as a meeter/greeter to other dogs and easy enough to manage. She really turned into a superstar when we let her loose with a young pup and...
Lawmakers ignoring $500 million piggy bank to fix S.C.’s bad roads
By Rick Brundrett The Nerve While House budget writers have designated an extra $100 million next fiscal year for paving rural roads statewide, the S.C. Department of Transportation is sitting on a separate surplus of more than a half-billion dollars, newly released DOT records show. As of Jan. 31, a special fund created with the state gas-tax-hike law had a cash balance of nearly $500.6 million, according to agency records. That...
What makes a good nurse?
Nurses are the unsung heroes of the medical profession. While nurses may not often bask in the limelight, their roles are indispensable, and that fact figures to garner considerable attention in the years to come. According to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, a nursing shortage is expected to intensify as the Baby Boomer generation ages and the need for health care grows. That looming shortage may compel many people to...