We totally agree with what you have said. We visited Cuba in early March with a group and were enchanted. Loved it. Do not want too many changes to take place, though perhaps opportunities for improvement for the lives and comfort of the Cuban people who were quite wonderful.
S.C. Encyclopedia | One of the enduring myths of American history is the centuries-old assertion that the thirteen original colonies were “English” colonies. While they were governed by the English, the colonies were not peopled only by individuals of English ancestry.
The Bassett Furniture Company, once the world’s largest wood furniture manufacturer, was run by the same powerful Virginia family for generations.
By Mary Ross McQuage, contributing editor | The South Carolina chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association on September 11 will host the 14th Annual Educational Workshop entitled “Putting the Pieces Together.” The program will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with lunch provided, at College Center, Trident Technical College Main Campus, at 7000 Rivers Avenue in North Charleston, SC.
By Toby Smith, candidate for Charleston mayor | I’m 315 pages into Isabel Wilkerson’s masterpiece, The Warmth of Other Suns. This saga of the Great Migration should be required reading across the board. I see my great grandparents, grandparents and parents, and better understand the economic challenges that continue to be vexing, why the pursuit of education is so very critical for minority populations, and the suffocating impact of bias, discrimination and racism. Frankly, I see myself, my life and the challenges I’ve overcome.
By Andy Brack, editor and publisher | For as long as Americans not old enough to be in the AARP have been alive, Cuba has been a pariah, a non-democratic experiment whose embarrassing Soviet connections caused a geo-political chess game.
But as Soviet regimes crumbled in the early 1990s, Cuba was left hanging, still isolated and cut off from its rich neighbor to the north. Cubans literally lost weight, as food became harder to get. But its economic crisis forced institutional changes. The Cuba of today isn’t the Cuba of the Cold War.
The Charleston County Public Library wants you to share your thoughts on what new and renovated libraries, approved overwhelmingly in November in a bond referendum, should be.
You might have been here at one point in your life, but can you remember where it is based on this photo? Send your guess — and your hometown — to editor@charlestoncurrents.com.
Several Charleston leaders have announced that they’re running for mayor in 2015 to replace long-timer Mayor Joe Riley. In coming weeks, you can look under the “2015” tab of Charleston Currents to find op-eds by mayoral candidates outlining why they want to be mayor.
One of the first things one is asked upon returning from Cuba is whether the old American cars — fins and all — are as ubiquitous as people often say. The answer: Yes — they’re everywhere. Some are shiny in brilliant shades of metallic lime or grape or cherry. Others are patched with bondo (or its Cuban equivalent) and obviously limping along awaiting repair. There’s no telling what’s under the hood — a Russian engine, Korean water pump and radiator from who knows where.
These glorious old vehicles remain on the highways and byways because the long-standing American embargo kept parts and new U.S. vehicles from coming to the country (maybe a good thing if you remember the old Chevrolet Monza of the mid-1970s). With U.S.-Cuban relations now thawing, who knows what will happen to these old gas guzzlers? One thing is for sure: It’s an almost surreal experience to see vehicles racing around now that also were on the streets when Twilight Zone first aired.
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