IN THIS EDITION
TODAY’S FOCUS: Remembering adventurer and author Clive Cussler
COMMENTARY, Brack: Do something to reduce frenzy at presidential debates
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Morris Financial Concepts, Inc.
NEWS BRIEFS: Rotary Club of Charleston celebrates 100th with project, statuary
FEEDBACK: Exhausted by Graham
MYSTERY PHOTO: Historic photo
CALENDAR: Charleston Museum announces Charleston 350 lecture series
Staff reports | It will seem like you won’t be able to turn a corner this week in Charleston without bumping into a presidential candidate, a staffer, a reporter or a camera crew.
The political world — with reporters from as far away as Sydney, Australia — will descend upon the Palmetto State in search of the “what’s next” in the horse race of a presidential contest known as the Democratic presidential primary.
The week will start with town halls by CNN, followed by a Tuesday evening Democratic debate aired nationally from the Charleston Gaillard Center to Saturday’s first-in-the-South presidential primary. Republicans elected to not have a primary. But that won’t keep away GOP President Donald Trump, who will have a rally Friday in North Charleston in what some critics see as part political-stalking, part-voter intimidation and part-spurring of members of his party to interfere with the Saturday election.
Staff reports | A recent $250,000 grant from Dominion Energy pushed One80 Place, a local nonprofit developing affordable housing for the homeless, over a $24 million goal to build more housing.
The multi-million-dollar project, known as 573 Meeting Street, will be a permanent home for more than 70 formerly homeless individuals, and the second floor will be a brand-new family shelter for women and children. Annually, One80 Place re-houses or prevents homelessness for nearly 1,000 individuals.
So here’s a scene in South Carolina that may look familiar. Does it to you? Where is it? Send your best guess to editor@charlestoncurrents.com. And don’t forget to include your name and the town in which you live.
Our last Mystery Photo, “Tranquil scene,” was a photo taken by Sitka, Alaska, resident Thomas Jacobsen in Poinsett State Park in Sumter County.
Staff reports | The 2nd Monday Series at the College of Charleston School of the Arts will present the CofC Faculty Jazz Ensemble March 9 to perform jazz standards, arrangements and originals. Performers will include Robert Lewis (saxophones), David Heywood (flute), Tyler Ross (guitar), Gerald Gregory (piano), Ron Wiltrout (drums) and Frank Duvall (bass).
South Carolina expects to see its largest surplus in history as revenue projections from last year are off by more than 15 6 percent, or about $567 million more than originally forecasted. While the excess money is rooted in missing the mark on revenue forecasts — something that caused the state to have mid-year cuts at the start of the Great Recession — some lawmakers say they aren’t worried and even expect at least one more surplus adjustment before the end of the fiscal year in June.
IN THIS EDITION
TODAY’S FOCUS: Tubman book featured in Magnolia’s Children Garden
COMMENTARY, Brack: Welcome to South Carolina
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: SCIWAY
NEWS BRIEFS: State to have largest surplus in history
PALMETTO POEM, Platt: Dresden’s Frauenkirche weeps for Notre-Dame de Paris
FEEDBACK: Teachers need more
MYSTERY PHOTO: Tranquil setting
CALENDAR: Knotts, Ragusa to talk Feb. 23 about Democratic primary
With tax season in full swing, the S.C,Department of Revenue (SCDOR) reminds South Carolinians to be on the lookout for identity theft schemes.
According to the Federal Trade Commission, tax-related identity theft occurs when someone uses a Social Security number (SSN) and other personal data to file a bogus tax return and receive the refund. The IRS warns taxpayers to look for the following signs of identity theft:
+ Receiving a letter from the IRS or the SCDOR asking about a tax return you did not file
+ Learning you cannot file a tax return online because of a duplicate SSN
+ Receiving an IRS notice that an online account has been created in your name or an existing account has been accessed or disabled
+ Receiving an IRS or SCDOR notice about collection efforts for taxes from a year you did not file a return …
Several former Charleston-area legislators held a reunion this week at Bowen’s Island, the seafood joint run by former state Rep. Robert Barber near Folly Beach. They enjoyed laughs, old war stories and, according to former state Rep. Jimmy Bailey, “no arguments!”
It won’t be long before we return to beaches from Hilton Head Island to the Grand Strand. Here’s a pier somewhere along the state’s coast, but where? Send your best guess to editor@charlestoncurrents.com. And don’t forget to include your name and the town in which you live.
The last time we published a Mystery Photo was on Jan. 20. It showed the Rose Pavilion at Hampton Park in Charleston.
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