Pets of the Week
Big boy! Big love! It’s hard to not notice strappingly handsome bully boy Zeke! This super- friendly, outgoing fella is ready to go and do and he’s equally as happy getting on with his day with humans and or other dogs. As big and brawny as he is, it was wonderful to see how gentle he was with the other dogs on our outing. Totally comfortable with them and they with him, we saw a lot of smiling faces and wagging tails as...
McMaster’s ‘non-essential’ list: A hole-in-one for golfers – and others
By Rick Brundrett The Nerve Gov. Henry McMaster has ordered that “non-essential” businesses statewide be closed to the public to combat the spread of the coronavirus, though he included some pretty big loopholes. Take golfing, for example. His “non-essential” list includes various “recreational and athletic facilities,” such as fitness centers, though sports that “involve interaction” of greater than 6 feet between players or...
The right foods can fight inflammation
The human body and its immune system excels at fighting foreign invaders like bacteria and viruses. Signaling chemicals called interleukins tell cells whether they are needed to fight illness or they should wait in the wings. While these immune defenders are doing their jobs, soreness, fatigue and swelling can occur — the natural side effects of an immune system response — but will soon dissipate. However, many people deal with immune...
Mayor proclaims ‘Girl Scout Week
The Girl Scout organization was started 108 years ago, March 12, 1912. Mayor Curtis Boyd proclaimed March 8-14 as Girl Scout Week. After signing the proclamation, the week began with Boyd, along with retired Darlington Police Chief Danny Watson, teaching the girls self-defense. The week ended with a Girl Scout Sunday celebration. The girls were responsible for all aspects of the service including the posting of colors, welcome,...
Local emergency coronavirus orders threatening constitutional rights?
By Rick Brundrett The Nerve When Columbia city leaders imposed a curfew in response to the coronavirus outbreak, they required residents in most cases – under the threat of possible jail time – to isolate themselves in their homes between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. In justifying the curfew, Mayor Steve Benjamin told a WIS-TV reporter on camera, “We started seeing some reports of even if the restaurants and bars might be shut down by the...
Minding your health during pandemic
By Samantha Lyles slyles@newsandpress.net We are living in strange times. The COVID-19 pandemic is causing widespread and prolonged stress for people around the world, and if you’re feeling the strain, you’re not alone. A new poll by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that 7 in 10 Americans (72 percent) say their lives have been disrupted “a lot” or “some” by the coronavirus outbreak, and three-fourths of respondents say...