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BRACK: Bad idea to ban books and manufacture outrage

BRACK: Bad idea to ban books and manufacture outrage

By Andy Brack, editor and publisher  |   With the 2022 political season right around the corner, it’s wholly predictable that it’s time for some kind of manufactured moral outrage by a Republican candidate to whip the troops in line.

by · 11/15/2021 · Comments are Disabled · Uncategorized
BRACK: Let’s score victories for America, not just political points

BRACK: Let’s score victories for America, not just political points

By Andy Brack, editor and publisher  |  Throughout South Carolina’s history, there has been a streak of independence that morphed into an ingrained hard-headed reactionary reflex. It’s not uncommon for people on either side of the aisle — and people who don’t even care about politics — to react in one similar way:  “Don’t tell me what to do.”

by · 08/30/2021 · Comments are Disabled · Uncategorized
NEW for 7/5: New survey, Declaration, more

NEW for 7/5: New survey, Declaration, more

IN THIS EDITION
FOCUS: Survey seeks input for priorities local leaders should pursue
COMMENTARY, Brack: New challenge: Read the Declaration of Independence
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: SC Clips
NEWS BRIEFS: Changes expected for state public charter school law
FEEDBACK:  Send us your thoughts
MYSTERY PHOTO:  Tough photo ahead
CALENDAR:  From music to markets and more

by · 07/05/2021 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue, Uncategorized
Dome inside the refurbished Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston, S.C.

FOCUS: Grad students revel in everything Charleston

Staff reports  |  Looking at Charleston through the eyes of outsiders is revealing.

During Spoleto Festival USA and the Piccolo Spoleto Festival, seven graduate arts journalism students from Syracuse University wrote more than three dozen previews, reviews and stories to connect enthusiasts with the city’s bubbling art scene. Along the way, they noticed things about the Holy City.  You might know some of them; others may be novel.  Regardless, their observations highlight the depth and breadth of what it is to be in Charleston — for visitors and residents.  

1: Charleston green. The color “Charleston Green” has a storied past, one that now makes me wonder about the history of other iconic colors. Whether the murky, dark shade came from mold on dark shutters, degrading paint or color-loving locals fighting against government-issued black paint by mixing it with yellow and blue, it has its place in the city.

by · 06/21/2021 · Comments are Disabled · Uncategorized
NEWS BRIEFS: Chamber recognizes community champions of 2020

NEWS BRIEFS: Chamber recognizes community champions of 2020

Staff reports  |  Navigating the economic challenges of 2020 were tough, but some individuals and businesses learned ways to make it through and make big local differences in the area.  

by · 04/26/2021 · Comments are Disabled · Uncategorized
NEW for 4/26: Photos of maritime forest; Dumbed-down discourse; More

NEW for 4/26: Photos of maritime forest; Dumbed-down discourse; More

INSIDE CHARLESTON CURRENTS |  April 26, 2021
FOCUS: A walk through a maritime forest
COMMENTARY, Brack: On the dumbing down of American political discourse
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Charleston RiverDogs
NEWS BRIEFS: Chamber recognizes community champions of 2020
FEEDBACK: Open carry of guns isn’t in S.C.’s best interest
MYSTERY PHOTO:  Looking up
CALENDAR:  Johns Island concert series to open May 1

by · 04/26/2021 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue, Uncategorized
NEW for 2/15: Local arts winners; National anxiety reduced; Safe Sounds

NEW for 2/15: Local arts winners; National anxiety reduced; Safe Sounds

IN THIS EDITION
FOCUS: Wentworth, Singleton receive top state arts honors
COMMENTARY, Brack: Return to government dullness lessens national anxiety
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Charleston Gaillard Center
NEWS BRIEFS:  Safe Sounds series returns to Firefly 15 shows starting March 19
FEEDBACK: Responding to recent column on Santee Cooper
MYSTERY PHOTO:  A real tough one to identify
CALENDAR: Auction, museum hours, wild run, more

by · 02/15/2021 · Comments are Disabled · Uncategorized
NEW for 11/2: A birthday; Nation endures; On opinions; More

NEW for 11/2: A birthday; Nation endures; On opinions; More

IN THIS EDITION
TODAY’S FOCUS:  Our nation’s soul will endure
COMMENTARY, Brack: Newspapers have a responsibility to publish opinions, endorsements
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: S.C. Ports Authority
NEWS BRIEFS:  Live improv is back at Theatre 99
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
MYSTERY PHOTO: Where’s this door?
CALENDAR: Redux’s annual art auction will be Nov. 9-21

by · 11/02/2020 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue, Uncategorized
CALENDAR: Lowcountry Listens back for round 3 of virtual music

CALENDAR: Lowcountry Listens back for round 3 of virtual music

Staff reports  |  The Gaillard Center will offer its third round of free music performances with the continuation of Lowcountry Listens starting Sept. 2.  The virtual music series will air online on consecutive Wednesdays at 6 p.m. for five more weeks. Performers include: Little Bird | Sept. 2:  This indieR&B/Soul outfit reflects the sonic alchemy of a broad range of […]

by · 08/31/2020 · Comments are Disabled · Uncategorized
FOCUS: Thousands of new COVID-19 cases reported in last week

FOCUS: Thousands of new COVID-19 cases reported in last week

Staff reports  | Just under a quarter of the state’s new coronavirus cases have been reported in the last seven days, according to figures released by state health officials, who are strongly urging residents to wear face masks to stop the spread of the disease.

As of Sunday, 4,520 new positive cases have been reported since June 8.  All totaled, the state has reported 18,795 cases and 600 deaths from the virus since early March.

Meanwhile, the state has not taken steps to require the wearing of masks in public.  Several organizations, however, issued a joint statement last week to “strongly urge” people to use social distancing and wear masks to stop the spread of the virus.

“There is rapidly growing medical evidence that the use of face masks along with social distancing can greatly reduce the transmission of the COVID-19 virus in public spaces and places where people at higher risk of severe illness and death from this virus are likely to be present,” according to the statement by the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control, the S.C. Hospital Association, the S.C. Medical Association and the S.C. Office of Rural Health.

by · 06/15/2020 · Comments are Disabled · Uncategorized