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- ↑ "The Spunky Intellect: Dr. Barbara Stock Nielsen". Palmetto Promise Institute. 2024-09-04. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
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- ↑ "An Executive Order" (PDF). South Carolina Office of the Governor Henry McMaster. October 31, 2024. Retrieved November 2, 2024.