Board Says Columbia Point South Closure a Good Idea
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By Michelle Dupler, Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, Wash.  Dec. 15--The Richland Parks and Recreation Commission on Thursday night rejected the idea of re-opening Columbia Point south to motorized traffic.
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By Karen Nelson, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Dec. 11--OCEAN SPRINGS -- The surge-damaged home of Robert Wiygul and Julia Weaver will be dismantled in January and many of its parts distributed to Coast people who need building materials.   It could start a trend.
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By Travis Tritten, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Jun. 20--All casino boats must leave Horry County in five years, county lawmakers decided Tuesday.
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By Aaron Gould Sheinin, The State, Columbia, S.C.  Mar.
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By Tom Wilemon, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 15--BILOXI -- The city's failure to quickly act on a plan to create a park around the Biloxi Lighthouse that would be funded with federal money is centered on a lack of communication between Mayor A.J.
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By Catherine Kozak, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Mar. 5--It was during what some locals called "the summer of the piping plover." Two vehicles were parked on the beach on the south end of Hatteras Island. Nearby, on a pole shoved crookedly in the sand, was a sign: AREA CLOSED.
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By Betsy Gilliland  AIKEN - The city has set aside funding and put a task force in place to preserve open space.  Now officials need to educate the community and themselves about the best way to meet the challenge.
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Experts suggests Ayr and Monklands accident and emergency departments should stay open.
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By The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  May 26--The state Senate has unwisely passed a bill that permits an unnamed community to use a sea groin experiment to fight inlet erosion. With that in mind, it's appropriate to recall the recent history of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse.
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By Leslie Fike, Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach  Feb. 24--LAUREL HILL -- The view from City Hall's front porch on State Road 85 may soon be altered for good.
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By Patrick Donohue, Destin Log, Fla.  Jun. 20--A coastal community can never have too many qualified lifesavers on the beach.
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By Craig Hill, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Dec. 19--Point Defiance's Five Mile Drive was so battered by last week's windstorm, it could be closed until mid-January.
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New windows? New siding? No problem, right? Not necessarily. In many parts of the region, home renovations both major and minor must be approved by a design review board. These groups sign off on changes in historic neighborhoods and in those that aren't quite yet historic. For instance, Columbia...
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By Aliana Ramos, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Jan. 31--GEORGETOWN -- A new cap on property values could make funding future capital projects in Georgetown County more difficult by limiting tax revenue, officials said.
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By Patrick Donohue, Destin Log, Fla.  Feb. 17--The Destin Fire Control District hopes that after Tuesday's City Council meeting, their boat will have a new slip to call home.
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By Patrick Mcdermott, Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach  Dec. 19--DESTIN -- The city took two more steps Monday in securing harborfront property -- approving a loan to help cover the cost and giving the go-ahead to close on the deal later this week.
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By Patricia Smith, The Daily News, Jacksonville, N.C.  Feb. 23--CAROLINA BEACH -- No bay scallops; no need for a recreational  scallop license -- at least not now.   That was the conclusion the N.C.