Democrats’ presidential primary is Saturday
From Staff Reports South Carolina’s Democratic presidential primary is Saturday, but if you’re voting, remember that not all the names on the ballot are still in the race. For Darlington County voters, the presidential primary works like a typical election: Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. Vote in your regular polling place. Any registered voter can cast a ballot in the presidential primary. (And there won’t be a Republican...
Fascinating facts about the human cardiovascular system
The human heart and the miles of blood vessels that snake through the body are a wonder to behold. Made up of three independent components, the cardiovascular system functions best when these three components, which include the heart, lungs and portal vessels, work cohesively. Each day 2,000 gallons of blood travel through the blood vessels to provide oxygenated blood to the body and remove waste materials, including carbon dioxide....
Living on Purpose: Making the choice to forgive
By Bill Holland How much grace does it take to love someone who has hurt us or offended us? Well, that’s a good question. Tragedies happen all around us and we notice how others respond, but how do we react when someone does something to us personally and our family is harmed? I admit that I do not always have the character of Christ when I’m being threatened and many times, my instinct is to retaliate because that’s embedded within...
The mural at 35: Fading, but ‘still gets good message across’
In 1985, Columbia artist Blue Sky created a 20-foot-high, 144-foot-long mural in downtown Darlington showing a vision of the city circa 1939.
75 years later, film collection enriches history of WWII
University of South Carolina COLUMBIA — One of the most iconic images of World War II is a black-and-white photo from the Battle of Iwo Jima that shows Marines raising the U.S. flag atop Mount Suribachi. That image, captured by photographer Joe Rosenthal with The Associated Press, won a Pulitzer Prize and became the basis for Marine Corps Memorial near Arlington National Cemetery. But that photograph is far from the only image...
Price swings and new disease put strain on S.C. cotton growers
Clemson University SANTEE – One thing many farmers know for certain is that nothing is certain right now. During the South Carolina Cotton Growers Meeting held here recently, Clemson Extension economist Nathan Smith told growers that despite stable demand for cotton worldwide, fluctuations in yields, prices and international trade have the potential to create stress for both producers and users. “United States’ exports are projected...