Charleston's The Post and Courier is one of the oldest daily newspapers in the South and the eighth oldest^{[citation needed]} newspaper still in publication in the United States. It is published in Charleston, South Carolina. It traces its ancestry to three newspapers, the Charleston Courier, founded in 1803, the Charleston Daily News, founded 1865, and The Evening Post, founded 1894. Along with The Greenville News and Columbia's The State, it is one of the three largest papers in the Palmetto State.

History[link]

The Charleston Courier, founded in 1803, and Charleston Daily News, founded in 1865, merged to form the News and Courier in 1873, then merged with The Evening Post — founded in 1894 — in 1991, forming The Post and Courier.

The founder of the Courier, Aaron Smith Willington, came from Massachusetts with newspaper experience. In the early 19th century, he was known to row out to meet ships from London, Liverpool, Havre, and New York to get the news earlier than other Charleston papers. He also had a translator working for him, so he could copy items from the Havana newspapers.

Through the 1990s The Evening Post Publishing Company, which now publishes The Post and Courier, acquired a number of other daily and weekly newspapers, and television stations.

Awards[link]

In 2008, the newspaper won national awards from the Society of Professional Journalists and American Society of Newspaper Editors for coverage of the Charleston Sofa Super Store fire.[1] In 2008, Reporter Tony Bartelme also won the prestigious Gerald Loeb Award for a story about the effect of China's growth on local economies.[2]

Circulation Figures[link]

The reported numbers for The Post and Courier's circulation as of the six months ended September 30, 2009, were 86,084 daily and 94,940 on Sundays.^[1] This is down some 13% from the period ended March 31, 2008; which were 99,459 daily and 110,289 on Sunday.^[2]

At the start of 2009, The Post and Courier's circulation figures were down to 94,647 for dailies, and 97,549 for Sundays - 4.8% down on the previous years figures.

Layoffs[link]

Due to a decline in revenue, the paper offered a buyout to employees in 2008 in which 64 full-time employees left in an . This attempt to streamline the company and save money brought the headcount down to 381 by the start of 2009.

On February 6, 2009, 25 more layoffs were announced.^[3]

On March 23, 2009, Evening Post Publishing Co. - the parent company of the paper - announced that a company-wide furlough plan would take place in the second quarter of 2009 - employees having to take five days of unpaid leave, in another attempt to save the company money. The newspaper said the move was necessary "because of the continued weakness of the economy and the impact on advertising."

Charleston Scene[link]

One addition to the paper is the weekly Charleston Scene guide - published on a Thursday, containing entertainment, music and food reviews for the local area.

On February 1, 2010, it was announced that Preview was renamed and re-launched as Charleston Scene, as of 11 March 2010.^[4]

Notes[link]

External links[link]

• Official Website (mobile)
• Evening Post Publishing Company

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Daren Machesney (born December 13, 1986) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing for the South Carolina Stingrays in the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL). He was selected by the Washington Capitals in the 5th round (143rd overall) of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.

External links[link]

• Daren Machesney's career stats at Eliteprospects.com
• Daren Machesney's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

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Jared Bednar (born February 28, 1972) is a retired Canadian professional ice-hockey player, currently the head coach of the Peoria Riverman of the AHL.

Playing career[link]

Bednar played junior hockey with the WHL's Saskatoon Blades, Spokane Chiefs, Medicine Hat Tigers, and Prince Albert Raiders, from 1990 to 1993, playing in 152 games with 520 combined penalty minutes, establishing himself as a physical player. After going undrafted by the NHL, Bednar made his professional debut during the 1993–94 season, with the Huntington Blizzard of the ECHL. He played three seasons with the team, posting a career high in points during the 1994–95 season, with 45 in 64 games.

Bednar joined the South Carolina Stingrays halfway through the 1995–96 season, posting 24 points and 126 penalty minutes in his first 39 games. From 1995 to 1998, he played mostly with the Stingrays, with small stints in the AHL with the St. John's Maple Leafs and Rochester Americans. He played the 1998–99 season with the Grand Rapids Griffins of the IHL, racking up 21 points and 220 PIMS in 71 games with the Griffins. Bednar re-joined the Stingrays for the 1999–00 season, and played two more seasons with the Rays afterwards before announcing his retirement after the 2001–02 season.

Coaching career[link]

After retiring as a player, Bednar became the assistant coach of the Stingrays from 2002 to 2007. After head coach Jason Fitzsimmons stepped down, Bednar was promoted and became the new head coach for the 2007-08 season. His first season as coach was extremely successful, with the Stingrays winning 47 games in the regular season, and making it to the American Conference Finals in the playoffs. After another successful season in 2008-09, the Stingrays won the Kelly Cup, giving Bednar his first championship as a coach in only his second season.

After winning the Cup, Bednar stepped down as head coach of the Rays and became the assistant coach of the Abbotsford Heat of the AHL for the 2009-10 season. He is now head coach for the Peoria Rivermen.

External links[link]

• Jared Bednar's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Jared Bednar's career stats at Eliteprospects.com

Maxime Lacroix
Born	(1987-06-05) June 5, 1987 (age 25) Quebec, QC, CAN
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shoots	Left
AHL team Former teams	Hershey Bears South Carolina Stingrays Hamilton Bulldogs
NHL Draft	127th overall, 2006 Washington Capitals
Playing career	2007–present

Maxime Lacroix (born June 5, 1987 in Quebec City, Quebec) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger currently playing for the South Carolina Stingrays of the ECHL. He was drafted by the Washington Capitals in the 5th round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft with the 127th pick overall.

Playing career[link]

Lacroix spent his junior career (2004–07) with the Quebec Remparts of the QMJHL. While with the Remparts, he scored 176 points in combined goals and assists and earned 287 penalty minutes in regular season play. In the 2005–06 postseason, Lacroix scored 7 goals and 5 assists, helping the Remparts to their eventual 6–2 victory over the Moncton Wildcats to win the Memorial Cup.

Lacroix turned pro at the end of the 2007–08 season, entering the Washington Capitals organization and joining the Hershey Bears in the Calder Cup playoffs. He scored one goal in the two games leading up to the Bears' first-round elimination by the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.

For the 2008–09 season Lacroix joined the ECHL's South Carolina Stingrays in the race for what would become the team's third Kelly Cup championship. He placed second in points during the regular season with the Stingrays, scoring 33 goals and adding 31 assists for 64 points in 63 games, a 1.02 point-per-game average. Lacroix made Kelly Cup finals history when he scored back-to-back goals within 13 seconds of each other to seal a 3–2 comeback win over the Alaska Aces in the first game of the finals. Additionally, he tied the ECHL record for second-highest number of goals in a final series with 6 goals against the Aces.^[1]

Lacroix signed with the AHL's Hamilton Bulldogs for the 2009–10 season, posting three points and two penalty minutes in 27 games. Lacroix spent the rest of the season with the Cincinnati Cyclones, scoring 28 points in the regular season and 12 points in the playoffs to lead the Cyclones to their second Kelly cup title in three years, as well as Lacroix's second in two years.^[2]

Lacroix returned to the Stingrays to begin the 2010–11 season.

Career statistics[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Maxime Lacroix's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Maxime Lacroix at stingrayshockey.com.