Charleston Currents – 2015

10/19 issue: Digital citizenship, Tecklenburg, great new book

In the Oct. 19, 2015, issue:
PHOTO: Sunrise on the Chehaw River
FOCUS, Pamela Lackey: On digital citizenship
BRACK: Why I’m voting for John Tecklenburg for mayor
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Morris Financial Concepts, Inc.
GOOD NEWS: Artists for Emanuel, more
FEEDBACK: Our children deserve better than legislators giving them
CALENDAR, Oct. 19+: From a block party to thanking Joe
REVIEW: The Ace Basin: A Lowcountry Legacy, by Pete Laurie
MYSTERY: It’s not Kansas, anyway
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Edisto Island

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CALENDAR, Oct. 19+: From plant sale to thanking Joe

Oct. 19+ — North Charleston block party, native plant sale, Joe Riley

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HISTORY: Edisto Island

S.C. Encyclopedia | Located between the mouths of the North and South Edisto Rivers south of Charleston, Edisto Island is a Lowcountry Sea Island of approximately sixty-eight square miles. The island is shielded from the Atlantic Ocean by Edisto Beach, a barrier island municipality contained in Colleton County and linked to Edisto Island by a causeway.

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LETTER: Our children deserve better

I just wanted to thank you for your article in today’s Morning News in Florence [Brack: Stop shortchanging South Carolina]. You have certainly pointed out effectively the problems in South Carolina politics.

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BRACK: Why I’m voting for John Tecklenburg

By Andy Brack, editor and publisher | John Tecklenburg has the best line in the campaign to be Charleston’s next mayor:

“Charleston is not a theme park,” he tells people during meetings and in ads.

In just six words, he succinctly captures what’s different about his candidacy and lets us in on his secret: he’s running to serve the people of Charleston. He wants to work collaboratively with people to foster a community vision that focuses on what Charleston’s residents want their future to be.

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FOCUS: Citizenship in the brave new – digital – world

By Pamela Lackey | Regardless of where we consider “home,” we are all citizens of a digital world. Advances in communication and computer technology have revolutionized nearly every aspect of life, from how we work and play to how we stay in touch with others.

Some people seem to be completely at home in an online, interconnected community. For example, Beloit University’s “The Mindset List” notes that members of the Class of 2015 have never known a world without the Internet.

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MYSTERY: You’re not in Kansas, here

This may look like a scene from Kansas, but it’s in a rural part of Charleston County. Where? Second person to guess correctly gets a pair of tickets to Magnolia Plantation and Gardens. Send your guess to: editor@charlestoncurrents.com — and be sure to include your name and hometown.

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GOOD NEWS: Art auction, Festival of Lights, SEWE poster

Artists for Emanuel is a collective November art auction of 90 Charleston artists to raise funds for the families of the victims of the June murders at Emanuel AME Church.

The auction, called “Straight From the Heart,” currently offers several artworks for viewing online here. Not only can you bid on the items, but there also is a “buy it now” option that starts Nov. 4 for those interested in getting a particular piece before the public bidding.

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REVIEW: The ACE Basin: A Lowcountry Legacy

Nonfiction by Pete Laurie: The ACE Basin: A Lowcountry Legacy is a beautiful book. It’s perfect for anyone who wants to understand the importance of conservationists and governments working together to protect a wholly special place that stretches from the southern end of Charleston County through Beaufort County. With vivid color photographs by Phillip Jones, Laurie’s book explains the history since 1988 behind conserving more than 200,000 acres in the confluence of the Ashepoo, Combahee and Edisto rivers through purchases of large tracts of land plus dozens of conservation easements by nature-loving landowners.

by Andy Brack · 10/19/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Features, Reviews