PHOTO: That’s a lot of reading
Talk about a lot of reading on one school day — The 33 students in Lynn Newman’s elementary class at Charles Towne Montessori read 15,279 pages in a one-day fundraiser to benefit the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center.
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REVIEW: Parable of the Sower
Fiction by Octavia E. Butler: Parable of the Sower was written in 1993 and is considered a classic amongst lovers of realistic dystopian literature. There are no zombies, vampires or modern-day gladiator games; only the harsh reality of world order destroyed by greed.
FEEDBACK: Roads illustrate need for gas tax
David Brown: In my opinion, it is difficult to find a more perfect example than the need to fund repair of our roads via the gas tax option rather than through the general revenue option. The reasoning unfolds likes this: The roads need fixing.
GOOD NEWS: Bike lane test is underway
If you haven’t been to downtown Charleston lately from West Ashley, you’ll soon find out that the roadway looks a little different. Instead of four lanes of vehicles crossing the Ashley River into Charleston, there are now three. The outside lane has been partitioned into a walk/bike lane to test how traffic will react. Also: two winners, a scholarship, water parks and a new film.
CALENDAR: New headliner at Cajun Fest, more
Lowcountry Cajun Festival: Noon to 6 p.m., April 3, James Island County Park. On top of great Creole and Cajun food at the annual festival will be non-stop Zydeco and Cajun music performed by various artists, including the new headliner, Terry and the Zydeco Bad Boys. (NOTE: The former headliner, Buckwheat Zydeco, had to cancel due to illness.)
REVIEW: When Crickets Cry
Marilyn Bowman, Edisto Island Public Library: “This book looks at how different people react to tragedies in their lives, yet it is very uplifting. A man who has an unexplained tragedy in his past meets a 7-year-old girl who is living a tragedy in her life now. However, the author makes us love these characters and ultimately come to root for them.”
GOOD NEWS: Stevenson to speak March 31 on race, social justice
Staff reports | Nationally-recognized attorney Bryan Stevenson, the founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative in Alabama, will share insights into America’s justice system March 31 at the College of Charleston’s Race and Social Justice Initiative 2016 event series.
The free event, which will occur 6 p.m. at the Sottile Theatre, 44 George Street, in Charleston, will highlight Stevenson’s advocacy for some of America’s most marginalized people – the men, women and children in the nation’s criminal justice system.
CALENDAR, March 21+: “Shear Madness” to Easter to wining it down
On the calendar for the week of March 21, 2016 — Shear Madness, Easter Promenade, Goat Island oyster roast, “A Sudden Spontaneous Event, more.
FEEDBACK: Facebook responds on lint column
A friend from Atlanta writes: “There is ANOTHER issue here as well… ‘Lint’ is largely comprised of microfibers, most of which are pulled into our sewage treatment systems once they pass through the washer. Sadly, these large facilities are oftentimes unequipped to filter those fibers out before the treated water is returned to our rivers and oceans
FOCUS: Bees bring a hive of possibilities to Magnolia Gardens
By Herb Frazier | Bee hives soon will give Magnolia Plantation and Gardens a new buzz to highlight the insect’s role as pollinators and the human threat to them.
Tori Johnson, Magnolia’s student and youth group coordinator, recently earned her wings as a certified beekeeper after completing a two-day introductory beekeeping course sponsored by the Charleston Area Beekeepers Association.
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