A big thank-you to Cherokee County
      Dear Editor: We would sincerely like to thank the generous people of Cherokee County for again raising the bar and making the 2008 Relay For Life better than ever. For the second year in a row our Cherokee County Relay was in the top 10 nationally in the 50,000 to 60,000 population grouping in per capita giving. In 2007 we were eighth nationally with $4.
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We can do more to help moms have healthy babies
      Dear Editor: November is Prematurity Awareness Month because in the U.S. today one in eight babies is born prematurely, including an average of 173 babies each week in South Carolina. Millions of babies face serious health challenges or have trouble learning in school because they were born too soon. In fact, more newborns die from premature birth than any other cause.
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