Letter to the editor
Dear Editor, In today’s world of bickering, arguing, political attacks, political correctness and finger-pointing, I was thrilled to read your story about Eaddy Brown and the Belk Family. Mr. Brown was lucky to make his connection to the Belk Family back in the 1960’s. The Belk Family was very lucky to make its connection with Eaddy Brown! From the late Mr. Marion and Mrs. Frankie, through Sidney, his sons Curry and Jaby,...
Surplus is great news, but we can’t afford a spending spree
By Richard Eckstrom S.C. Comptroller First, the good news: South Carolina closed out the 2018 fiscal year, which ended June 30, with a $177 million revenue surplus. That’s encouraging not just because of what it means for the state’s finances, but because of what it says about the strength of the state’s economy – which is experiencing broad growth with increases in employment, personal income and take-home pay. (Certainly, our recent...
The Good Ole Summertime
The good ole summertime is here folk and there is not a doubt to be found about that!
Down South: Beautiful But Deadly
I was driving back from a speaking event in Lake City, the town that reinvented itself thanks to art and the vision and financial support of Darla Moore. Lake City was a tobacco town once, but we all know why tobacco fell out of grace. Well, don’t worry about Lake City. What a vibrant town, and when you drive around town you see all these warehouses. Those warehouses make for some fine art galleries now when ArtFields comes to Lake...
The House With Nobody in It
The saddest thing that I’ve ever known,
Is a house, a house that used to be a home.
Down South: Marsha Polier, Portrait Artist
Note: The North Carolina Museum of Art has exhibited Marsha Polier’s work. A fellow at the MacDowell Artist Colony, she worked with Time Life Music on vintage imagery. For more than 30 years she documented events for the University of Richmond and Virginia Commonwealth University. Guest columnist, Nancy Allison, tells Marsha’s story. Like most Southerners, Marsha Polier tells a great story. She also spins tales without saying a word....