Charleston Currents – 2015

CALENDAR, Sept. 14+: Green Fair, author visit, more

Week of Sept. 14+: Green Fair, Moonlight Mixer, Lee Robinson, Workplace diversity, Chase After a Cure, Oktoberfest 5K Run-Walk, more

by Charleston Currents · 09/14/2015 · Comments are Disabled · calendar

HISTORY: Civilian Conservation Corps

S.C. Encyclopedia | President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a New Deal federal initiative that put millions of unemployed men to work on conservation projects. Initially known as the Emergency Conservation Work program, the CCC represented an unprecedented effort to combine social welfare with conservation on public and private lands. Between 1933 and 1942 South Carolina’s CCC camps employed more than 49,000 workers, many between the ages of 18 and 25. In countless hours of backbreaking and often tedious work, CCC workers fought soil erosion and wildfires, created a state parks system, built roads and trails, erected fire towers, and carried out extensive reforestation projects. Wages sent home by CCC workers helped many families weather the Great Depression.

by Special to Charleston Currents · 09/14/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Features, S.C. Encyclopedia

REVIEW: Inside the O’Briens

Inside the O’Briens: I recently read the new book by Lisa Genova, called Inside the O’Briens. I loved her first book, Still Alice, as well. Genova is a neuroscientist, and although she writes fiction, her books explore various neurological issues, and it’s obvious that she knows what she’s talking about.

by Charleston Currents · 09/14/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Features, Reviews

FOCUS: In race to move Charleston forward, keep it together

By Leon Stavrinakis, candidate for mayor of Charleston | Forty years ago, Joe Riley left the legislature to become mayor of Charleston. We have all been witness to the kind of difference proven leadership can make as we watched him lead Charleston’s transformation into a diverse, economic powerhouse led by thriving hospitality, booming manufacturing, growing knowledge based, high-tech industries and the most unique quality of life anywhere.

As Mayor Riley steps away from the stage, it’s time to ask ourselves what we need for our city to continue to be the special place we all love.

by Charleston Currents · 09/14/2015 · Comments are Disabled · 2015 Mayor, Focus

BRACK: More energy options are a good deal for consumers

By Andy Brack, editor and publisher | An energy revolution is underway in South Carolina and you may not even realize it. Just look at recent news headlines:

Wind energy. Federal regulators have identified almost 1,200 nautical square miles of the South Carolina coast that have the potential to produce wind energy. Within a decade, depending on the regulatory process, sea-based turbines could be generating power much like offshore wind fields in the North Sea.

by Andy Brack · 09/14/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Andy Brack, Views

PALMETTO POEM: Music of doves ascending

Music of doves ascending, by Marjory Wentworth:
Yellow crime tape tied to the rod iron fence
weaves through bouquets of flowers
and wreaths made of white ribbons,
like rivers of bright pain flowing through the hours.

by Palmetto Poem · 09/14/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Features, Palmetto Poem

MYSTERY: Through the looking glass

This week’s mystery might be too tough, but let’s see, especially since last week’s was relatively easy. Hint: This window is somewhere in Charleston County. Send your guess — and your current hometown — to editor@charlestoncurrents.com. Photo by Michael Kaynard, Kaynard Photography.

by Michael Kaynard · 09/14/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Mystery Photo, Photos

GOOD NEWS: Aquarium’s Holland lectures oceans, wildlife and Lowcountry

Four lectures offered by the Holland Lifelong Learning initiative at the S.C. Aquarium between now and February will focus on issues that directly impact the oceans and Lowcountry. Lectures will include talks on sharks, the saltmarsh, seafood, and why zoos and aquariums matter. Also: No offshore drilling, natural history at Charleston Museum, MUSC patents, BAR report.

by Charleston Currents · 09/14/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Good news, News briefs

9/7, full issue: Toby Smith, Cuba, more

IN THIS ISSUE, Sept. 7, 2015:
PHOTO: Dumb signal
FOCUS, Toby Smith: In race to be a voice for the voiceless
BRACK: South Carolina can learn from Cuba
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Kaynard Photography
MONTHLY: Alzheimer’s session to be Sept. 11
GOOD NEWS: Five library listening sessions scheduled
FEEDBACK: Letters on Cuba trip
CALENDAR: Sept. 7+
REVIEW: Factory Man, by Beth Macy
MYSTERY: Old brick, old gate
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: South Carolina’s connection to Barbados