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@AveryGWilks

S.C. State House reporter, occasional editor at . , alum. Former intramural dodgeball champ. Honors College '15. From Chester.

Columbia, South Carolina
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    Dec 16

    . has a phone full of photos of people he met on the campaign trail - overworked teachers, folks who can’t afford health care. People who needed him to win, he says. As he ponders his path forward, those unfulfilled promises weigh heavily

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    17 hours ago

    During a hospital visit, TE Andrew Beck realized that a patient and his family were all hearing impaired. He knew just what to say (and sign)... 📽:

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    Trump's first social media manager: "The moment I found out Trump could tweet himself was comparable to the moment in 'Jurassic Park' when Dr. Grant realized that velociraptors could open doors"

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  4. 2 hours ago

    Cocks by 90

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    2 hours ago

    Another legal blow to once-proud SC utility SCE&G - Santee Cooper accuses SCE&G of civil fraud in failed, $9 billion nuclear project

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    22 hours ago

    SCOOP w/ : is suing its former partner on the failed, $9 billion V.C. Summer project, accusing SCE&G of civil fraud and misconduct it says led to the venture's collapse

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    18 hours ago

    Nuclear scoop w/ : South Carolina's utility watchdog is appealing the PSC ruling OK'ing the Dominion deal. Regulatory Staff is fighting for an explicit ruling that SCE&G lied to regulators to cover up the failures of their nuclear project

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  8. 18 hours ago

    Nuclear scoop w/ : South Carolina's utility watchdog is appealing the PSC ruling OK'ing the Dominion deal. Regulatory Staff is fighting for an explicit ruling that SCE&G lied to regulators to cover up the failures of their nuclear project

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    21 hours ago

    Austin Murphy wrote cover stories for Sports Illustrated. Now he delivers Amazon packages. His reflection on his career touches on class, race, human dignity -- it's an extraordinary piece.

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    20 hours ago

    Santee Cooper accuses SCE&G of civil fraud in failed, $9 billion nuclear project

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    24 hours ago

    To do this story, The Washington Post flew me to Iowa, put me up in a hotel for nearly a week and funded my meals. That all cost money. I hope you'll consider spending a few bucks to subscribe to The Post. Journalism's expensive work, and we need readers to chip in when they can.

    I wish would eliminate the paywall so everyone could read this article. I’m in pieces right now.
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  12. 21 hours ago

    “We deny Santee Cooper’s allegations,” SCE&G spokesman Eric Boomhower said in a statement.

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    21 hours ago

    “SCE&G willfully and intentionally did not confront Westinghouse” about its “failure to manage the project in ways that would be effective,” the filing said.

    SCOOP w/ : is suing its former partner on the failed, $9 billion V.C. Summer project, accusing SCE&G of civil fraud and misconduct it says led to the venture's collapse
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    22 hours ago

    this will be interesting to put it mildly

    SCOOP w/ : is suing its former partner on the failed, $9 billion V.C. Summer project, accusing SCE&G of civil fraud and misconduct it says led to the venture's collapse
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  15. 22 hours ago

    SCOOP w/ : is suing its former partner on the failed, $9 billion V.C. Summer project, accusing SCE&G of civil fraud and misconduct it says led to the venture's collapse

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    Dec 28

    I saw this on my feed this morning before my eyes had adjusted and thought, “is that me?” It is me. It’s such an honor to be featured like that in our state newspaper. I wonder what my parents and grandparents would think if they were alive to see it.

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    Dec 28

    Teachers don’t usually quit. But public school workers are increasingly willing to leave their jobs via

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  18. Dec 28

    This is probably the last installment of my series on Tri-County Electric. I'm biased, but I think it's a good one.

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    Dec 28

    ’I’m not a softy by any means,’ says as he prepares to help lead Democrats via

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  20. Dec 28

    Barbara Weston was furious to learn her electric utility's part-time board members were enriching themselves at customers' expense. The retired teacher led customer protests that sparked the board's firing. Now, she's president of the co-op's new board

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  21. Dec 27

    My mom got me three boxes of Cracker Jacks for Christmas, so I’m just now realizing that the Cracker Jack prize now requires you to download an app and scan a QR code. The future is here, and it is bad

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