Charleston Currents

Now is time to support public education

I appreciated your commentary on education in this week’s newsletter. Very well done. Now is indeed the time.

by Charleston Currents · 03/09/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Feedback, Views

Malaria

Malaria was arguably the most significant disease in the history of South Carolina from the colonial period until the early twentieth century. It attracted less public discussion than yellow fever and smallpox, but its impact in terms of morbidity and mortality was much greater.

by Special to Charleston Currents · 03/09/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Features, S.C. Encyclopedia

MYSTERY: Headed overseas

We’re traveling overseas for today’s Mystery Photo. Where is it and why is this place important? Send your guess — and include your name and hometown …

by Charleston Currents · 03/09/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Mystery Photo, Photos

PHOTO: Reflection

With as much water as we’ve had in recent months, there have been lots of new ideas for photos, such as this reflection of the bottom of a warping wood fence in West Ashley.

by Charleston Currents · 03/09/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Photos

REVIEW: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

Do your favorite stories include a rotting corpse? Does part of you wish you had become a mortician, funeral director, or embalmer? Have you spent hours thinking about bodies decomposing in the ground, or smoldering in the fire of cremation? Yes? Then Smoke Gets in Your Eyes is required reading.

by Special to Charleston Currents · 03/09/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Features, Reviews

ISSUE 7.19: Sgt. Jasper, deconsolidation, drilling, mystery

In this new edition, you can learn about the proposed development of the Sgt. Jasper property in Charleston and why one group thinks it’s a bad idea. Columnist Andy Brack rips ideas on splitting the school district and offshore drilling. More features include photos, Good News, our Encyclopedia entry and a quest by 1,200 students.

by Charleston Currents · 03/09/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue

Gregorie: A city that works for everyone

By William Dudley Gregorie | Our hometown is growing. Yet because of a ground-breaking commitment for historic preservation and a respect for the city’s cultural heritage, Charleston enjoys a reputation as the most authentic Southern city in America.

In time, however, uncontrolled growth could threaten what our city has become. The unique character of Charleston is brilliantly displayed in the city’s remarkable architectural landscape. As we grow, we must not lose sight of the need to control traffic congestion, while being people friendly and environmentally conscious.

by Special to Charleston Currents · 03/02/2015 · Comments are Disabled · 2015 Mayor, Focus

Brack: “Dum spiro spero” on S.C. public education

By Andy Brack | Twenty years from now, historians just might look back on the past week as the tipping point for state legislators finally “getting it” that public education, particularly in rural areas, needs a lot of attention, not episodic Band-aids.

The state House of Representatives finally seems to have a leader — a man who grew up in the Corridor of Shame’s Darlington County — who is walking the walk, not just talking the talk about public education.

by Andy Brack · 03/02/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Andy Brack, Views

Image is part of “Flying North,” by Mary Edna Fraser.

Good News: Exhibit to highlight Fraser’s geographic batiks

Above, Between, Below is a new exhibit featuring batiks on silk by Charleston artist Mary Edna Fraser that will be on display March 21 to May 3 at the City Gallery at Waterfront Park.

by Charleston Currents · 03/02/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Good news