Sun-News from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina • 23

I A CJB AILC CONWAY Tour the Waccamaw Captain to launch excursions in April PACE 2C CHARLESTON Hunleycrew from Europe Several bodies linked to Old World PAGE 3C the Carolinas A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE being done for Mas afterbirth? 1 rare that the feedback I I receive from a column is nearly unanimous though it happened tins week (It wouldn't be so rare if readers just wised up and agreed with everything I wrote Just kidding Sort of) On Wednesday I wrote about the ultrasound bill that has since passed the House and has the support of Gov Mark Sanford The first-of-its-kind law would force the MYRTLE BEACH SOUTH CAROLINA MYRTLEBEACHONLINECOM I FRIDAY MARCH 23 2007 SECTION MB to get first NBC affiliate station women contemplating even in the case of rape and incest to view an ultrasound before they would be allowed to Bypass and the Intracoastal Waterway The coverage area would extend about 20 miles up the NC coast 15 miles south of the Georgetown County line and west to cover Kingstree Lake City Pamplico Marion and Latta The towns of Florence By Emma Ritch 7 he Sun News The Federal Communications Commission has approved the creation of the Grand first NBC affiliate station The station WMBF-TV FCC documents show that a construction permit has been granted and that Raycom applied Jan 31 for modifications An FCC service area map shows the location as being near Socastee south of SC 544 and between UJ3 17 would operate on Channel 32 Raycom TV Broadcasting Inc filed a request for the affiliate named for its Myrtle Beach-Florence coverage Raycom officials did not return a call seeking details such as a start date for the station and Dillon would be just out of coverage range according to the map but residents could still receive the station on cable The station would broadcast at 5000 kilowatts The new channel would See STATION Page 6C terminate the pregnancy I wanted to point out how we insist women have babies and then all but abandon them both after birth why South Carolina is 45th in child welfare and last in GEORGETOWN'S HISTORY Apartment fire sparked by dry brush By Kelly Marshall Fuller The Sun News A fire that threatened the life of a woman living in the Garden City Connector apartments began as a brush fire in dry landscaping grass behind the apartment complex seconding to local child abuse prevention spending Readers agreed that point needed to be made I want to debate the merits of abortions though I hope we reduce their number and necessity That supposedly makes me pro-life But reader Bemi Bader posed this question: Am I really pro-life or just pro-birth? the baby is born tthe job is he said in an e-mail want to be bothered with things like sufficient child care health care decent housing even a decent minimum not true of all prolifers but true of too many Many of those who fight against abortions also against necessary welfare programs the kinds that helped sustain me in my youth They understand that if we do a better job on the front end fewer unwanted pregnancies and abortions would result If right to i- come between a woman and At a glance The Hony-Georgetown Fire Chiefs Association will hold a Fire and life Safety Expo from 10 am to 2 pm Saturday at Inlet Square MaR in Murrells Inlet The event is free and open to the public Inside For a look at upcoming Red Cross events see Page 6C Florence Istanich 88 was saved by neighbors and a local landscaping crew who saw the blaze erupt near the corner of her home late Tuesday afternoon Area firA are stretching the resources of the Coastal South Carolina Chapter of the American Red Cross The chapter wasn't called to help those displaced by the Garden City Beach fire but their volunteers did assist 17 people in Williamsburg County who were involved in three different house fires said Red Cross Director Angela Nicholas fiscal year we're up to 154 fires affecting 557 Nicholas said "We've provided over $83000 worth of assistance This is far beyond our budget from last Recent residential structure fires have been 1 Comrttty photo TMs photo shows the Bank of Georgetown In earlier days Details of the picture like the thno on the bank's dock can bo soon bettor using digital technology Library puts photos online for posterity See FIRE I Page 6C her doctor ob-i ligation to care for the child she is compelled to carry get to pick and e-mail continued going to be better be pro ALL life and that includes the lives that are already here Not only children but mothers as The pro-choice lobby is not without its inconsistencies You argue that solely the business then demand that society or even the father step in when you need help If solely your choice it's solely your responsibility And it's sickening to pretend that abortion for some women become a convenient way to erase embarrassment or that the promise of an easy fix for a bad decision can easily turn into a lifetime of Digital technology enhances details to aid research Want to see? Go to wwwgdibraryorg and click on the link for digital library Want to help? Georgetown County is seeking more old photos and the expertise of residents who might provide Information about some of the people and sites in the photographs CaN Julie Warren digital library project manager for the Georgetown County Library at 545-3316 By Aliana Ramos 7 Tie Sun News Peering at the building in an old black-and-white picture it's hard to tell what or where it is Now researchers seeking clues about the history have to rely on educated guesses thanks to the Georgetown County new digital technology Viewers can use their jiome computers to zoom in on specific objects in photos to see things as small as brand names dates or the names of buildings In this case using an electronic cropping tool to highlight the dock outside a building viewers can get an enlarged image on the screen that allows them to see Bank of and the time on the clock: 12:35 pm Users from around the world can now access more than 20000 pictures taken at the turn of the 20th century in Georgetown County by visiting the See PHOTOS Page 6C Instead of debating about abortion call the legislators in Columbia Ask this: are trying to protect the child in the womb What are you doing to protect those already MB council bickers over budgeting Members take sides over big-ticket project funding By Lisa Fleisher The Sun News Myrtle Beach City Council members sparred Thursday over whether it was more pressing to fund a performing arts theater or a football stadium during their annual budget retreat Council members disagreed on renovating city-owned Doug Shaw Stadium and whether to give the Rivoli Theatre Group $5 million as promised The council had saved debate on these larger projects for Thursday the third and final day of its annual retreat in Pinopolis This year's budget is nearly $133 million up from last $108 million The number fluctuates from year to year The council must pass a balanced budget by July 1 Some council members want a theater to be built at the site of the Myrtle Beach Convention Center whether arte groups agree or not Arts activists in town have struggled amongst themselves about the best location for a theater The Rivoli Group says its mission is to renovate the old theater on Chester Street but it is considering a plan to move into a cultural arte See RETREAT Page 7C Contact BSAC BAILEY at iballeythsunnewsxomor 626-0357 ONUNK For past columns and to rad Bailey's blog go to IlmtlslaThr-11 aauH MlfnMHQIUIMIMOni Courtnyphoto Several people mill around Crowley's store on Front Street probably In the early 1900s Session aims to clarify immigration CCU teacher describes immigrant experience By Jessica Foster Now almost 20 years later the The Sun News Conway resident is no longer a shy university The session engaged students and community members in discussion about the local and global effect of immigration and was led by Mireles and Pam Martin assistant professor of politics and international relations The perception of immigrants in the United States has changed since See IMMIGRATION Page 7C teenager struggling to learn a new language and a new culture Mireles is a Spanish instructor at Coastal Carolina University and testified Thursday to the challenges he and many immigrants face at a and session at the Jose Luis parents dragged him to the United States from Mexico when he was 15 years old not knowing how to speak English and bringing only a bag filled with clothes INSIDE COMMUNITY NEWS 1 2C OBITUARIES 1 7C KICKSITODAY 1 8C SOUTH CAROLINA 1 3C NORTH CAROLINA 4C OBMnRRHBBBa.