Aug 28, 2014
After the Civil War came Reconstruction, a few years of federal control of the South until it could be trusted to govern itself. During this period in South Carolina (1865-1877), freed slaves were elected to Congress as Republicans and all sorts of new progress broke...
Aug 28, 2014
Folks, what do you think is the toughest job in America right now? I posed this question to several friends and received the following responses- 1. digging ditches in the Alabama sun with a too short shovel, 2. being the White House Press Secretary, 3. being a devout...
Aug 22, 2014
Thomas Ravenel is a lot of things. He’s the former Treasurer for the state of South Carolina. He’s a former felon — indicted on federal cocaine distribution charges. He’s a bonafide reality TV star for his role on Bravo’s Southern Charm. And...
Aug 20, 2014
It was a dark and stormy night. The wind was howling, and the rain was coming down in buckets. It was the kind of night a cow and its carton could get separated. On Saturday, Aug. 9, something came … unhinged. In this part of town, trees along nearby ditches let loose...
Aug 20, 2014
The Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission (CCPRC) will host a second public meeting and workshop about the future of the agency’s property located near the Limehouse Bridge. This piece of land, located in the Stono River between West Ashley and Johns...
