The little store that was
I awoke this morning with old memories tugging at my mind. As usual, they seemed anxious to return to a time long ago.
Smoking, kids and the New Year
The two most often made (and broken) New Year’s resolutions are to lose weight and to quit smoking.
Imported shrimp’s inhuman cost
Fresh, local shrimp taste much better than the bland, farm-raised variety from Thailand.
The New Year
He came to my desk with a quivering lip; his day was done. “I’ve messed up this sheet,” he said. “Can I have a clean one?”
South Carolina needs a 21st century foreign policy
By Phil Noble Right up front, let’s be clear about what I’m suggesting here. No, our state does not need to have a foreign policy about putting “boots on the ground” to fight ISIS. Nor do we need a policy on the border dispute between China and Tibet, and we sure don’t need to try and send an ambassador to the United Nations. (I don’t think they would let them in if we tried). But we do need to have a rational, purposeful,...
Home for Christmas!
The year was 1942, and I was spending my first Christmas outside the mill village in my hometown of Darlington. It had been the longest months of my life, since joining the Army in February of that same year. I had seen more of the world in that short time than I had ever dreamed of seeing. After leaving Camp Jackson, later called Fort Jackson, I was sent to a basic training camp in Little Rock, Arkansas. For nine long weeks in the...