S.C. district to give iPads to all high schoolers

Sunday, October 23rd, 2011

LEXINGTON, S.C. -- All high school students in Lexington 1 school district will soon receive their own personal iPad to use in class and wherever else they want computer access.Superintendent Karen Woodward says the tablets should better prepare students for the world.The hope is iPads will allow for classroom ...

Senate rejects big piece of Obama jobs bill

Saturday, October 22nd, 2011

President Barack Obama and his allies in the Senate promise to press ahead with separate votes on pieces of his failed $447 billion jobs measure despite unanimous opposition from Republicans. But there also are signs of slippage among Democrats and evidence the strategy isn't working with voters.Future votes on individual ...

Billions at risk on USF campus as repair dollars shrink

Tuesday, October 11th, 2011

Cranes and construction trailers seemed to be everywhere across the University of South Florida last year as it built new music, science and administration complexes. No more. Gov. Rick Scott turned down nearly every construction and maintenance project USF asked for this year. His veto left all 11 state universities ...

The importance of medical billing and coding service

Wednesday, September 28th, 2011

Medical billing and coding is one of the most essential services for any small, medium and large medical enterprises. The billing and coding procedures cover a number of activities, but the main purpose of any medical billing specialist is to deal with bills and claims for medical insurance companies to ...

Race-based bake sale attracts attention at UC

Saturday, September 24th, 2011

(09-27) 12:13 PDT BERKELEY -- A face-off on the UC Berkeley campus this morning pitted Democrats vs. Republicans, pro-affirmative-action students vs. those favoring race-blind policies, and, ultimately, cupcakes vs. brownies. None other than former UC Regent and affirmative action opponent Ward Connerly, showed up on Sproul Plaza today to ...

SC secretary of state: help nominate for Angel charities

Friday, September 23rd, 2011

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- South Carolina Secretary of State Mark Hammond wants residents to nominate charities that deserve to be called "angels."Hammond is accepting nominations for this year's Angel awards through Oct. 5.The awards go to charities that use at least 80 percent of their donations for their charitable purpose, ...