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Santee Cooper linemen work to restore power after the brunt of Dorian passed.  Photos Courtesy Santee Cooper. © All rights reserved.

BRACK: Give local governments, utilities a pat on the back

By Andy Brack, editor and publisher  | Two smells provide vivid memories of Hurricane Hugo.  

The first came just after the storm as the resin scent of snapped pine trees filled a car during a drive along Interstate 26 toward Charleston.  The air smelled like an open bottle of Pine-Sol. Days later, thanks to decomposing piles of leaves, molding carpets, rotting food and mildewed garbage, came the overwhelming stink of rot.  

Fresh and clean, followed by cloying decay.

by · 09/09/2019 · Comments are Disabled · Andy Brack, Views
Santee Cooper line workers stocked trucks in Myrtle Beach on Thursday before arrival of Hurricane Florence.  Photo provided by Santee Cooper.

BRACK: Be thankful for South Carolina’s public servants

By Andy Brack | If it were not for the dedicated men and women who keep the state ticking in good times and bad, imagine what life would be like.  Instead of having a team of people who make our lives easier, we’d all have to be more self-sufficient.  We’d have to take care of the educating, protecting, building and all sorts of other stuff every single day. 

by · 09/17/2018 · Comments are Disabled · Andy Brack, Views
Red Cross volunteer Von Reagan of Charleston is comforting a four-legged residents at a pet-friendly shelter in North Charleston.   Photo by Bob Wallace/American Red Cross.

BRACK: Thanks to everyone for helping during Matthew

By Andy Brack, editor and publisher | Every one will have a different way of remembering Hurricane Matthew, which got everybody’s attention after it killed hundreds in Haiti on its way north to make a tempestuous landfall in South Carolina.

From now until eternity, I’m sure that every time I encounter a chocolate-covered almond, I’ll remember eating them while waiting out the storm in Georgia at my parent’s home with my daughters in the Atlanta area. My dad had a Costco-sized container full of them that we all ate until they were gone, And then another container miraculously appeared.

One daughter says she’ll likely remember visiting her grandparents whenever asked about Hurricane Matthew. Another daughter predicts she’ll recall worrying about the fate of our home in Charleston as the storm blew through.

by · 10/09/2016 · Comments are Disabled · Andy Brack, Views