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BRACK: Lawmakers need to ask right questions on Santee Cooper

By Andy Brack, editor and publisher | Embarrassed by creating a controversial law that allowed utility companies to charge customers for projects that were not complete, the General Assembly wants to make it all go away.

So they essentially got rid of the 2007 Base Load Review Act after two power companies, the private SCE&G and the public Santee Cooper, suffered the humiliating failure in 2017 of a $9 billion project to build a nuclear plant in Fairfield County. Since then, a Virginia company swept in to take over SCE&G and its parent, SCANA, and Santee Cooper became the legislature’s favorite whipping boy.

by Andy Brack · 02/08/2021 · Comments are Disabled · Andy Brack, Views

NEW for 2/8: Puppies, Santee Cooper, more

IN THIS ISSUE
FOCUS: Two dozen cute dogs adopted at Pup Bowl IV
COMMENTARY, Brack: Lawmakers need to ask right questions on Santee Cooper
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Charleston RiverDogs
NEWS BRIEFS: State changes how it calculates COVID-19 positivity rate
FEEDBACK: Remembering Hank Aaron
MYSTERY PHOTO: Where’s this painting?
CALENDAR: Wine Down Wednesdays will be back in March

by Charleston Currents · 02/08/2021 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue

BRACK: Get these five things right in 2020

By Andy Brack, editor and publisher | The 2020 legislative season will be upon us before we know it. If it is typical, campaign-year bluster will fill rooms as lawmakers clamor for the spotlight to get pet projects passed. Hot-button, controversial issues will suck oxygen out of the Statehouse and waste valuable time.

Let’s pray for an atypical legislative year — one in which officials get real things accomplished. Rather than waste time on meaningless bills, legislators need to get these five things right, once and for all …

by Andy Brack · 12/16/2019 · 1 comment · Andy Brack, Views

12/16, full issue: On smarter traffic; 5 things to get right; Photo essay

IN THIS ISSUE:
TODAY’S FOCUS, Palm: Let’s be smarter about dealing with traffic woes
COMMENTARY, Brack: Get these 5 things right in 2020
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: South Carolina Ports Authority
PHOTO ESSAY: Holiday cruise finds Europe brimming with holiday cheer
FEEDBACK: Got something to say? Send us a letter.
MYSTERY PHOTO: Warm, autumn light
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: White lightning
CALENDAR: Free parking available in downtown Charleston garages

by Charleston Currents · 12/16/2019 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue

BRACK:New York trip was a delight for the ears and eyes

By Andy Brack, editor and publisher | A weekend family trip to New York City was simply delightful, an adjective we never thought of using to describe the Big Apple.

The weather was moderate. People were relatively friendly. The bagels and pizza were awesome. And two attractions provided a “wow” that still lingers.

by Andy Brack · 10/14/2019 · Comments are Disabled · Andy Brack, Views

10/14, full issue: On plastics and the port; NY trip; Roadside curiosities

IN THIS EDITION OF CHARLESTON CURRENTS

FOCUS: As local governments ban plastics, port grows plastics business
BRACK: New York trip was a delight for the ears and eyes
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Magnolia Plantation and Gardens
PHOTO ESSAY: On the road again
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
MYSTERY PHOTO: Another old building
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Author Julia Peterkin
CALENDAR: League of Women Voters to hold 10 candidate forums

by Charleston Currents · 10/14/2019 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue

Santee Cooper linemen work to restore power after the brunt of Dorian passed. Photos Courtesy Santee Cooper. © All rights reserved.

BRACK: Give local governments, utilities a pat on the back

By Andy Brack, editor and publisher | Two smells provide vivid memories of Hurricane Hugo.

The first came just after the storm as the resin scent of snapped pine trees filled a car during a drive along Interstate 26 toward Charleston. The air smelled like an open bottle of Pine-Sol. Days later, thanks to decomposing piles of leaves, molding carpets, rotting food and mildewed garbage, came the overwhelming stink of rot.

Fresh and clean, followed by cloying decay.

by Andy Brack · 09/09/2019 · Comments are Disabled · Andy Brack, Views

9/9, full issue: Helping those who need it; Thanking those who helped

IN THIS EDITION

FOCUS: Bluffton legislator ferries supplies to decimated Bahamas
COMMENTARY, Brack: Give local governments, utilities a pat on the back
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Morris Financial Concepts, Inc.
GOOD NEWS: Student award renamed to honor civil rights activist Jim Campbell
FEEDBACK: On the importance of The 1619 Project, more
MYSTERY PHOTO: We know where it is, but what is it?
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Hurricanes in South Carolina through Hugo
CALENDAR: Keb’ Mo’ Solo set for Sept. 19 at Gaillard

by Charleston Currents · 09/09/2019 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue

NEWS BRIEFS: Share your Charleston story about restaurant integration

Staff reports | The Charleston County Public Library wants to hear stories about restaurant integration in the area. Partnering with The Post and Courier newspaper, the library is seeking to document people’s earliest memories of dining in white-owned restaurants.

by Charleston Currents · 04/01/2019 · Comments are Disabled · Good news, News briefs

GOOD NEWS: Chamber offers six priority areas for state legislature

Staff reports | The Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce recently unveiled its 2019 legislative agenda with six priority issue areas ranging from taxes and education to workforce housing and the state’s fiscal health.

by Charleston Currents · 01/14/2019 · Comments are Disabled · Good news, News briefs