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Saturday, April 13, 2013  President Barack Obama made less in 2012 than in any other year since taking office, with about 40 percent of the nearly $609,000 in income that he and first lady Michelle Obama reported coming from book sales.

Saturday, May 12, 2012  First Lady Michelle Obama says the example of the four North Carolina A&T State University students who started the sit-in movement for desegregation more than half a century ago shows what young people can do to change the world.

Wednesday, July 27, 2011  Michelle Obama says McDonald's decision to add apples to its Happy Meals is a positive step toward solving childhood obesity. Do you think McDonald's and other fast food chains have a responsibility to serve healthier meals? Will it make a difference in the childhood obesity epidemic?

Wednesday, May 04, 2011  At 1:42 p.m. Tuesday, thousands of students across the nation took part in First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move Campaign.  Students at two Florence schools were among them.

Monday, April 18, 2011  The more than 100 year old building that houses Dillon's junior high school students will soon be replaced.

Saturday, April 09, 2011  First lady Michelle Obama and Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, are coming to Camp Lejeune as part of a two-day tour of military communities to highlight the work of nonprofit organizations and businesses that support service member families.

Friday, March 11, 2011  Students, parents and community members gathered in the Loris Elementary School gym to get tough on bullying. The school launched a bully-free program Friday morning.

Wednesday, March 09, 2011  The issue of bullying takes center stage this week as the White House, Facebook and Horry County schools will all launch efforts to curb bullying among youth.

Thursday, February 10, 2011  The more 500 million Facebook users include young and old, though a person is supposed to be no less than 13 years of age and have a registered email address. But that's not always the case. Should parents or social media sites do more to monitor?

Thursday, January 27, 2011  FORT JACKSON, S.C. (AP) - Michelle Obama is coming to the Army's largest training post to see how the military turns couch potato recruits into fit and healthy soldiers.

Friday, January 21, 2011  First Lady Michelle Obama will be in Columbia next week.

Friday, January 14, 2011  Former first lady Jenny Sanford is adding a new title - queen of the Mardi Gras ball.

Monday, November 08, 2010  The University of South Carolina student programming group has paid several famous people thousands of dollars for appearances.

Saturday, June 26, 2010  Saturday marked the one year anniversary that Governor Mark Sanford made national headlines after confessing to having an affair.

Saturday, June 19, 2010  Saturday, Gresham Barrett made stops in the Pee Dee and along the Grand Strand, while Nikki Haley spent the day in the upstate.