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TODAY'S
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Local company's micro-loan program making impact abroad
By JASON MYERS
Co-owner, Ikon Financial Group
Special to CharlestonCurrents.com
MAY
24, 2010 -- When we think business investment, we tend to picture
venture capitalists, big board room presentations and a check with
lots of zeros. But for a mother of four in Africa, a simple $650
loan made all the difference in boosting her business.
Myers |
Through
a partnership my company, Ikon Financial Group, has with Kiva.org,
we were able to help Kayi Kanyi in Kpalimé, Togo, build her
4-year-old tomato and onion business to the point where she can
sell her product internationally. And it took $650 - pocket change
for many large businesses but a real lifeline for 42-year-old Kayi.
About
three months ago, our company was looking for a way to contribute
to society and leave our mark on the global business community.
As a financial group, it made sense for us to partner with Kiva,
a nonprofit organization with a mission of connecting people through
lending as a way to alleviate poverty.
We
take a portion of our proceeds from each loan closing and fund a
micro-loan through Kiva.org. We have funded five loans so far, giving
business owners the opportunity to do everything from buying dressmaking
supplies to stocking a fruit and vegetable stand. Once the loans
are repaid, we roll that money right back into another loan. Kayi,
for example, already has made one payment on her loan and expects
to have it repaid by March 2011. At that point, Kayi's repayment
will help another entrepreneur.
Local
residents who worked with Ikon Financial Group on their mortgages
helped the company fund a micro-loan to Kayi Kanyi, a 42-year-old
small farmer in Togo. Through the loan, Kayi is now able to
sell her produce internationally. (Photo provided) |
Not
only is our company proud to help existing and future business owners
around the world, but we feel our clients appreciate the fact that
simply by working with us on the purchase of their home, they too
are having an impact and alleviating poverty.
We
let clients know which business was helped by their home closing.
They can follow that business online to track the progress and see
just how they were able to bring someone out of poverty and into
the business world.
Although
our offices in Mount Pleasant and the Isle of Palms are thousands
of miles from many of these entrepreneurs, we understand and appreciate
their entrepreneurial spirit, and we are proud to make loans that
are literally helping change the world. At last count, Kiva had
facilitated more than $100 million in loans, and it only continues
to grow with the help of businesses like Ikon.
As
small business owners ourselves, we truly understand the struggles
entrepreneurs face, and we know it often takes just a little hand
up to help someone over the top and on his or her way to success.
And sometimes it just takes some tomatoes and onions.
Jason
Myers is the co-owner of Ikon
Financial Group, a full-service lending firm with offices around
the Southeast.
CURRENTS
What
we really need is barbecue as our state meat
By ANDY BRACK, publisher
NOTE:
Today we offer a column first published in December 2008. Why?
Because we thought you might prefer this to another offering --
our endorsements for governor and lieutenant governor. But if
you want to see those, you can get a double dose of Brack talk
by clicking
here.
MAY
24, 2010 -- Wanted: A South Carolina lawmaker with enough spice
to lead the charge to make pork barbecue become the state's official
meat.
Brack |
"What
a wonderful idea," said Lake E. High Jr., a retired Columbia
stockbroker who heads the SC Barbeque Association. "This is
the state where barbecue was invented and this is the only state
in the nation that has four different kinds.
"We
are the unrecognized barbecue capital of the world," told us
in December 2008. "They need to make us the recognized barbecue
capital of the world."
Adopting
a state meat makes a lot of sense. It seems we have an official
everything else. We've already got an official tree (sabal
Palmetto), bird (Carolina wren), fish (striped bass),
flower (yellow Jessamine) and animal (white-tailed
deer). We've even got an official state beverage (milk),
hospitality beverage (tea, although most people might think
of something a little stronger), fruit (peach), dance
(the Shag) and wild game bird (wild turkey).
If
we have enough gumption to have an official snack food (boiled
peanuts), we ought to be able to have succulent, tender South Carolina
barbecue as our state meat.
High
says South Carolina is unique in the barbecue world because it is
the only state to have four kinds of sauces. First there's the standard
basting marinade - a vinegar and pepper mixture that also is used
as a finishing sauce. It's been around for generations.
Then
there's a mustard-based finishing sauce frequently spotted from
the Lowcountry to the Midlands. It was created here in the mid-1700s
by mustard-liking German immigrants who added the seasoning to the
vinegar sauce. (These immigrants apparently came from pro-mustard
areas of Germany, compared to Pennsylvania Germans who didn't have
such a tradition of dumping mustard on everything, High noted.)
The
third concoction is a light-tomato sauce with vinegar and a little
sugar. It's found in South Carolina's Pee Dee and the Piedmont area
of North Carolina. It started picking up in popularity around 1900.
Finally,
there's the thick tomato sauce that came on the scene after World
War II. It's the kind of sauce you often see in a lot of bottles
at the grocery store. It uses only a little vinegar and pepper.
Barbecue restaurants in the Upstate often feature this sauce, High
said. (Click
here to learn more on SC's barbecue history. )
Sources
tell us lawmakers may be intrigued with the idea of making barbecue
become the state's official meat.
Gervais
S. Bridges, a blogger who runs the tongue-in-cheek Barbecue
and Politics Web site, said in a special interview that he was
surprised barbecue wasn't already the state's official meat.
"On
the other hand, barbecue isn't kosher," joked Bridges, a pseudonym
for Columbia's Ross Shealy. "But I guess if we're going to
discriminate against Vegans by having a state meat, we can discriminate
a little further and make it a non-kosher meat."
Shealy,
err, Bridges says barbecue and politics are two of the messiest
things in South Carolina.
"I
suspect the two have always gone hand-in-hand, and Maurice Bessinger
consummated the union when he ran for governor in the 1970's. I
wasn't born yet, so don't take that to the bank."
Bridges
agrees South Carolina has the world's best barbecue.
"What
really sets South Carolina barbecue apart is that it's made by and
for the greatest folks in the world ... South Carolinians. It's
a scientific fact that love, when distilled down to a tasteable
substance, has the flavor of hickory-smoked barbecue."
So
why should state lawmakers argue with science? Regardless
of what kind of barbecue you like, real change can come to the Statehouse
by lobbying legislators to make barbecue our official meat.
Andy
Brack is publisher of Charleston Currents and Statehouse Report.
He can be reached at publisher@charlestoncurrents.com.
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GOOD
NEWS
Georgian
ambassador to visit town for Spoleto performance
Batu
Kutelia, Georgia's ambassador to the United States, will visit Charleston
next month to attend the National Ballet of Georgia's performance
of "Giselle" at the Spoleto Festival.
President
Obama greets Ambassador Kutelia in the Oval Office. |
"I
am thrilled to be making my first trip to Charleston during one
of the world's premier performing arts festivals," Kutelia
said. "It is a real honor that the National Ballet of Georgia
has been invited to perform at Spoleto. I am certain that the festival's
international audience -- and Americans in particular -- will find
our dancers spellbinding, especially Prima Ballerina Nina Ananiashvili,
who captivates crowds everywhere."
During
the ambassador's three-day visit, he will speak to a variety of
groups about the close friendship between the United States and
Georgia and the two nations' shared interests in cultural, economic
and security matters. He will also visit the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter
Dallas to express appreciation on behalf of the people of Georgia.
The Dallas, with the U.S. Navy destroyer McFaul, delivered humanitarian
aid to Georgia during the Russia-Georgian war in August 2008.
The
ambassador's visit is being coordinated by Maybank Industries LLC,
a Charleston firm that specializes in maritime services from vessel
design and shipbuilding to terminal management, port security and
international project management. Maybank Industries is an underwriter
for CharlestonCurrents.com.
Johns
Is. students present health-care research in D.C.
Students and faculty of the Teen Health Leadership Program at St.
John's High School on Johns Island recently presented the results
of some medical research they conducted to the senior staff at the
National Library of Medicine, a division of the National Institutes
of Health, in Washington, D.C.
Six
seniors at St. John's High School presented their health-care
research at the National Library of Medicine recently. The
students are (from left) Michael Smith, Dorshinia Heyward,
Dedre Lowry, LaKenya Wright, Chelsey Opoku and Priscila Zuniga.
(Communities In Schools photo) |
The
Teen Health Leadership Program is a collaboration between the Communities
In Schools program at St. John's High and the College of Nursing
and Medical Library at the Medical University of South Carolina.
The program is funded by a grant that was awarded to the Medical
Library by the National Library of Medicine.
The
Lowcountry students presented their research and community outreach
findings from studies they conducted on Johns Island earlier this
year. One of the goals of the THLP program is to increase health
literacy through access to quality health information, to develop
young leaders, and to support students' engagement with the community.
"These
students deserve a hearty congratulation on their successful presentation,"
said Derek Toth, student support specialist with Communities In
Schools. "It was a good way to educate our national leaders
about health issues facing the residents of Johns Island, the fourth
largest island on the eastern coast of the United States."
Communities
In Schools is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to empower
students to complete high school and achieve in life. CIS provides
dropout prevention services in Charleston and Berkeley counties
to 4,500 students and their families in nineteen public schools.
Aiken-Rhett House,
statue inspire set of Spoleto opera
The Aiken-Rhett House at 48 Elizabeth St., home to an impressive
sculpture of Proserpina, has inspired the internationally known
set designer for the opera of the same name. Designer Marsha Ginsberg
says the museum house, owned and operated by the Historic Charleston
Foundation, was a powerful influence in her work on the sets for
the Spoleto production of "Proserpina."
Ginsburg |
The
opera, written by Wolfgang Rihm and based on a dramatic poem by
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, will have its American premier on June
4 at Memminger Auditorium.
Ginsberg
says the rich patina of the house captivated her, and she will incorporate
architectural details such as baseboards, cornices and lath in the
opera set. Details in the wallpaper of the second floor bedchamber
also influenced her design.
The
bust of Prosperina in the Aiken-Rhett House. (Historic
Charleston Foundation photo) |
"I
first saw pictures of the Aiken-Rhett House more than 15 years ago
in 'World of Interiors,' " said Ginsberg. "I swore that
if I ever went to Charleston, I would visit this house. When Ken
Rus Schmoll, the director, and I visited Charleston to see the theater,
I insisted on going to the Aiken-Rhett House. Immediately upon entering,
the house had an inspiring aura."
Seeing
the bust of Prosperina was "fortuitous," Ginsberg said.
"In the first room we saw the statue of Proserpina! Both Ken
and I were smitten with the space. For me, what entrances is that
the house displays its own history. It reveals the lives of its
previous inhabitants. It reveals how nature, like hurricanes, etc.,
affects a house. Yet it is preserved in this state of dreamy past-present."
The sculpture that Ginsberg spotted in the house is the 1844 version
of Proserpina created by Hiram Powers. The Aikens traveled abroad
in 1857-1858 and purchased the sculpture in Florence, Italy. Powers
was considered the finest sculptor in Europe at the time.
Beach
safety demonstrations planned for this week
The
Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission will be giving
safety demonstrations this Saturday at the three county beach parks
at the Isle of Palms, Kiawah Island and Folly Beach. The PRC provides
lifeguard services at all three parks, as well as at the Folly Beach
Fishing Pier.
The
activities are part of National Beach Safety Week, which is May
24-May 31. They'll take place around Stand 11 at Isle of Palms County
Park, Stand 42 at Beachwalker County Park at Kiawah and Stand 32
at Folly Beach County Park. The schedule for each site includes
a swim rescue (noon), stingray and jellyfish info (1 p.m.), a board
rescue (2 p.m.) and sun protection facts (3 p.m.).
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ENCYCLOPEDIA
The Shag
South
Carolina's official state dance since 1984, the "shag"
is southern swing tempered by the influences of jazz, blues, and
gospel music. Though few agree on its exact origins, pioneering
dancers in the Shag Hall of Fame (all Caucasians) credit the dance's
modern evolution to a taboo collaboration with African Americans
that occurred in the segregated Carolinas during the late 1940s.
Called
"jitterbugs" for the jazz-based acrobatic dance they performed
along the Carolina coast, the white dancers found that the emerging
"race" music (soon to be renamed "rhythm and blues")
slowed and smoothed their movements. "The shag is the jitterbug
on Quaaludes … the jitterbug slowed down," noted the veteran
Myrtle Beach dancer Dino Thompson.
A
key site of the biracial dance collaboration was a black nightclub
in Myrtle Beach owned by the black impresario Charlie Fitzgerald.
"I first heard the term 'shag' at Charlie's Place," said
George Lineberry, a shag pioneer who left the beach in 1948. "I
think the shag and dirty shag came out of Charlie's nightclub."
In black clubs the white dancers discovered and adapted erotic dance
movements that mimicked the act of copulation. Called the "dirty
shag," this cruder dance reflected the very definition of the
word "shag," which, according to The Oxford Dictionary
of Modern Slang, means "to have sex with." The belly roll,
often cited as the ultimate shag step, originated from the dirty
version of the dance.
Blacks,
said the shag innovator Harry Driver, had a huge impact on how the
dance evolved. "What we learned from the blacks was their rhythm
and tempo. We emulated what they did. Everybody claims to have started
the shag. Nobody started it. It evolved from one dance to another
in a big melting pot." Fifty years later dozens of shag clubs
remained active throughout the South, while thousands of shaggers
converge each year in North Myrtle Beach, a community that preserved
its dance legacy.
--
Excerpted from the entry by Frank Beacham. To
read more about this or 2,000 other entries about South Carolina,
check out The
South Carolina Encyclopedia by USC Press. (Information used
by permission.)
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Piccolo for
the little ones
Spoleto and
Piccolo Spoleto start Friday, and the Charleston County Library
has five fun, free ways for kids to get in on the act with its special
Piccolo Children's Programs. Pack up the kids for these shows, which
are all at the Main Library, 68 Calhoun St. If you need more information,
call 805-6930.
- "The
Giving Tree," presented by Robert Ivey Ballet: 9:15 a.m.
and 10:30 a.m. June 1. Robert Ivey himself will narrate Shel Silverstein's
beautiful story about friendship, love and acceptance between
a boy and a tree.
- Devone
Gary in Concert
-- Hip Hop Jazz for Kids: 9:15 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. June 2. Kids
will learn about music and instruments during this energetic concert.
- Orisirisi
African Folklore: 9:15 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. June 3. Hear Drum
Sermons by Don Harrell and his Nigerian-born wife, Tutu, during
this unique African-rooted folkloric performance that incorporates
the tradition of audience participation, including call-and-response
songs, mesmerizing African drumming steeped in culture and more.
- "Three
Little Pigs: A Children's Opera":
9:15 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. June 9. The imaginative talent of the
College of Charleston Opera company brings the melodies of Mozart
to the stage with this children's opera featuring lederhosen-clad
pigs who are confronted by a zoot-suited gangster wolf.
- Lunch
Money
-- Live in Concert: 9:15 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. June 10. Lunch Money
is in the house with their quirky, clever, fun indie rock that's
been described as "an affectionate and energetic salute to
childhood with lyrical complexity swirled in like chocolate syrup."
QUOTE
On
cukes
"A cucumber
should be well-sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then
thrown out."
-- Samuel
Johnson, English author and lexicographer
THRASH
VS. BRACK CONTEST
How
to adopt a duck
To adopt a
duck in the Charleston Duck Race and have a chance to win part of
$30,000 in cash and prizes -- and maybe $1 million -- go
to this Web site. Then complete these steps:
- Click on
the registration link and fill out the online form to adopt a
duck of your own.
- In the drop-down
menu beside "Name of Rotary Club," select "East
Cooper Breakfast" if you want to help editor Ann Thrash's
club or "Rotary Club of Charleston" for publisher Andy
Brack's club.
- Then fill
in Ann's or Andy's name as the "Rotarian to Be Credited."
CALENDAR:
THIS WEEK
S.C.
Maritime Archaeology: 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. May 25,
Charleston County Main Library, 68 Calhoun St., downtown. Presenters
Ashley Deming, maritime archaeologist, and author/technician Carl
Naylor will feature educational programs offered by the Sport Diver
Archaeology Management Program and highlight projects conducted
at the South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology.
Artifacts found in South Carolina waters will be shown and discussed.
Free. More info: 805-6930.
(NEW)
Volunteer Fair: 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. May 26, Blackbaud,
2000 Daniel Island Drive, Daniel Island. Volunteer fair, open to
the community, with approximately 40 local nonprofits looking for
volunteers. Members of the community are invited to come find out
how they can lend their talents to local agencies.
Cookbook
Signings: 5 p.m. May 27, Blue Bicycle Books, 420 King
St.; also 3 p.m. May 29, Charleston Cooks, 194 East Bay St.
Joe Dabney, the author of "Smokehouse Ham, Spoon Bread, and
Scuppernong Wine," will be signing copies of his new book,
"The Food, Folklore, and Art of Lowcountry Cooking." The
book includes regional voices, old photos, stories and recipes from
Charleston, Beaufort and Savannah.
Afternoon
Tea: May 28 to June 6, St. Matthew's Lutheran
Church at Marion Square. The ninth annual tea benefits the church's
Outreach Learning Center, which provides a food bank and programs
for residents of the neighborhoods near the church. Tea sandwiches,
desserts, and music daily, plus art and a boutique. Hours: noon
to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays.
A special "Family Tea Together" will be offered May 23
only, with seatings at 12:30 p.m. and 3 p.m., and tea etiquette
tips from Southern Protocol. Family Tea tickets $20 adults, $15
youths. More
info.
Colonial
Art Tour: 4 p.m. each Thursday, May 28 through June 24,
Heyward-Washington House, 87 Church St., downtown. Explore the art
of portraiture and satirical engravings popular with wealthy colonial
Charlestonians. The Charleston Museum's art collection at the house
features portraits by Jeremiah Theus, Samuel F.B. Morse and Henry
Benbridge; later copies by Johann Stolle and George Whiting Flagg;
and original, irreverent engravings of William Hogarth. Cost: $10
adults, $5 ages 3-12; free for Charleston Museum members. Reservations
not required. More info: 722-2996, ext. 235.
CALENDAR:
ONGOING AND SOON
Food
and Farming Course: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursdays for nine weeks,
beginning in June. The Food and Farming Entrepreneurship Course
is offered by FastTracSC and Clemson Extension for those who are
interested in becoming food-system entrepreneurs (urban/rural farmers,
local food artisans, chefs/caterers, bakers, food media, processors,
etc.). Cost: $145. More info: elizabeth@lowcountrylocalfirst.org.
Chamber
Annual Meeting: 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. June 3, Charleston
Area Convention Center. The Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce's
annual meeting will feature a keynote address from Marco Cavazzoni,
vice president/general manager of Boeing Charleston. Updates on
the past year and the presentation of the 1773 Awards and Workplace
Flexibility Awards included as well. Cost: $55 chamber members,
$85 nonmembers. Registration/more
info.
Nighttime
at the Museum: 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. June 4, Charleston
Museum, 360 Meeting St. Family-oriented event gives kids a chance
to see all the surprising things that go on at the museum after
dark. The theme is "History A to Z." Kids can enjoy curator
artifact stations, a scavenger hunt, classic cars from the Lowcountry
Model A club, medieval fighting demonstrations, and crafts. A light
pizza supper is included, and there will be an ice cream station
as well. Cost: $10 per member adult, $20 per nonmember adult, $5
per member child, $10 per nonmember child; free for age 3 and younger.
Registration (required). More
info or call 722-2996, ext. 264.
(NEW)
'Celebration of a Day': 5 p.m. June 5, Gage Hall, Archdale
St. The Unitarian Church in Charleston's Chancel Choir and accompanying
musicians will take part in the Piccolo Spoleto Festival of Churches
and Synagogues. "Celebration of a Day" is a service of
music, stories, poetry and songs, compiled by church member Susan
Conant. Songs and stories from cultures around the world including
Aztec Myth, Hawaiian chant, spirituals and music for cedar flute.
Open seating; tickets not required. Free-will offering will be taken
at the door to support the restoration of the church. More info:
723-4617 or online.
Community
Night Meal: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. June 9, Lighthouse Church
JUVO Center, 1177 Gregorie Ferry Road, Mount Pleasant. Healing Farm
Ministries sponsors a community meal on the second Wednesday of
every month to raise awareness about the organization, which provides
a place and activities for members of the community to experience
relationships with those who have disabilities. Participants will
work together to prepare and share a meal. Open to anyone touched
by a disability or anyone who wants to learn more about HFM. More
info/registration: e-mail kat@healingfarm.org
or call 971-9300.
Mobile
Skin Cancer Screening: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 12, Whirlin'
Waters Adventure Waterpark, Wannamaker County Park, North Charleston.
The Charleston County Parks and Recreation Commission and MUSC will
man a fully equipped mobile doctor's office to offer free skin cancer
screenings. The mobile unit will also visit the Isle of Palms on
July 10; it will be set up on the front beach from 9 a.m. until
1 p.m. that day. No appointments necessary. More info: 792-1414.
(NEW)
Sweetgrass
Class: 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. June 19, Charleston Museum,
360 Meeting St. Learn to make traditional sweetgrass baskets with
basketmaker Sarah Edwards-Hammond, who comes from a long line of
basketmakers and has passed down the tradition to her own children,
grandchildren and others in the community. The instructor will share
a brief history of the art form, then participants will get started
sewing their own basket. Workshop fee includes a starter and all
supplies. No experience required; program is designed for adults.
Cost: $40 museum members, $45 nonmembers. Registration (required):
Online
or call 722-2996, ext. 235.
FOCUS
ARCHIVES
7/26:
Parezo:
Personal chefs
7/22: Bender:
Shark Week
7/19: Witty:
Growth in down market
7/14: Carroll:
Networking
7/7: Blanchard:
Financial planning
7/1: Shaffer:
Picky Eaters Group
6/28: Bender:
Fishy Fourth
6/24: Belden:
Society 1858
6/21: Stevenson:
Summer reading
6/17: Handel:
On Jim Fisher
6/14: Reeves:
Summer dress
6/10: Martin:
Garden tips
6/7: Dubrofsky:
Green homes
6/3: McCutcheon:
Young pros
5/31: McFaddlin:
Health benefits
5/27: Ledbetter:
Senior riders
5/24: Myers:
Microloan's impact
5/20: Gadson:
Rural Mission's needs
5/17: Bender:
Bocce bashing
5/13: DeMarco:
Homeless help
5/10: Spencer:
Ending violence
5/6: Westmeyer:
Fish to buy
5/3: Maas:
Spoleto tips
THRASH
ARCHIVES
7/29:
Lazy?
Boiled peanuts
7/22: Purple
Toes book
7/14: Art
opens doors
7/1: Lots
to do on 4th
6/24: Ways
to nab skeeters
6/17: Dump
the Pump, more
6/10: Lots
to do locally
6/3: Dancin'
for dollars
5/27: Locals'
15 minutes
5/20: Strawberry
season
5/13: New
for foodies
5/6: Poll
managing
4/29: Adopt
a Duck
4/22: Indelible
ink
4/15: Grab-bag
of items
4/1: In
jingle semifinals
3/25: Blues
and birds
3/18: Recalling
"The Charleston"
3/11: East
Cooper hospital
3/4: Green
mowers
2/25: Get
outdoors
2/18: Local
guide book for kids
2/11: Reviewing
Jenny's book
2/4: MSNBC
looks at success
1/21: Tell
Mt. Pleasant
1/14: Winter
plant tips
1/7: New
books
BRACK
ARCHIVES
8/2:
Cherry
juice, Gardner
7/26: Biden
on Hollings
7/19: About
Turkey
7/7: Campaign
trash
6/28: Impatient
electorate
6/21: Haley's
thin record
6/14: Daddy-daughter
trip
6/7: Gulf
spill report
5/31: New
SC poll flummoxes
5/24: BBQ
should be state meat
5/17: Advice
to new grads
5/10: Bad
Spoleto poster
5/3: First
District candidates
4/26: Don't
veto cigarette tax
4/19: Great
weekend of fun
4/12: Remembering
Civil War
4/6: Be
counted in Census
3/29: SC
economy is recovering
3/22: Meeting
Turkish neighbors
3/15: Clyburn
whips up support
3/8: The
Wreck rec
3/1: Cut
all of the cuts
2/22: A
look at summer camps
2/15: School
district Einsteins
2/8: About
mules
2/1: Bauer
should get out
1/28: Gibbs
at White House
1/25: Friend's
new show
1/18: Rockwell
painting
1/11: Palmetto
Priorities
1/4: Piggly
Wiggly visit
BUSINESS
INDIGO
5/13:
Spark
Charleston, more
4/22: Green
Wizard, more
4/1: Encouraging
biz signs
3/18: Biz
fair, CED venture
3/4: Lowcountry
tech hub
2/4: Advice
on working with Boeing
1/21: Co-working
group
1/7: Free
library text questions
LIST
ARCHIVES
8/2:
Bedside
reading
7/29: Five
for fall
7/26: Hollings
library
7/22: Wine
+ Food fest
7/19: New
Chas app
7/14: Chas
at top
7/7: SC
films
7/1: Keeping
cool
6/28: LinkedIn
tips
6/24: Be
an Angel
6/21: CFW
finances
6/17: Pirate
facts
6/14: Gadsden
Flag
6/10: Butterfly
tips
6/7: 1773
awards
6/3: Good
reads
5/31: 5
Southern artists
5/27: Local
jazz legends
5/24: Piccolo
for kids
5/20: Pats
on back
5/17: Tea
tips
5/13: PeaceLoveHipHop
5/10: Myth
detector
5/6: Cooking
with Mom
5/3: Turtle
tales
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