By Andy Brack, editor and publisher | Charter schools, by their very nature, have governing boards made up of parents. They’re publicly funded, which requires them to follow general state education rules and keeps teachers in the state system, but the schools also are independent operationally from county school boards. South Carolina has about 75, which is about 1 percent of the nation’s charter schools.
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FOCUS: Bedshred’s recycling keeps mattresses out of landfill
COMMENTARY, Brack: Getting the vaccine is your responsibility to help your community
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: S.C. Ports Authority
NEWS BRIEFS: City Paper’s Ariail is finalist in national cartooning contest
FEEDBACK: Send us your letters
MYSTERY PHOTO: This one might not be so easy
CALENDAR: Musicians to be honored Sunday in Hanahan
Staff reports | A national study highlights tested ways to communicate effectively with groups of Americans who tend to be more hesitant to be vaccinated against COVID-19 — younger women, younger African Americans, rural residents and younger Republicans.
IN THIS EDITION
FOCUS: The Sound of Charleston resumes shows after hiatus
COMMENTARY, Brack: South Carolinians should expect civility, not promote incivility
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: S.C. Ports Authority
NEWS BRIEFS: Study highlights the language of vaccination
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
MYSTERY PHOTO: Where are these columns?
CALENDAR: Lowcountry Jazz Festival returns Labor Day weekend
By Andy Brack, editor and publisher | The number of new South Carolina cases of people getting COVID-19 has dropped significantly with 122 new cases one recent day, 71 new cases the day before. Daily deaths across the state have dropped from the double digits to just a few. The percentage of positive tests is now below 5 percent, the magic number indicating the disease is being managed.
IN THIS EDITION
FOCUS: Area students name five cranes at new terminal
COMMENTARY, Brack: Why getting vaccinated is more important than ever
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Charleston Gaillard Center
NEWS BRIEFS: Tons of nuclear waste predicted at proposed SRS project
FEEDBACK: Heritage Act column makes sense
MYSTERY PHOTO: Looks religious
CALENDAR: One week left for Spoleto festivals
By Andy Brack, editor and publisher | Getting immunized with a COVID-19 vaccine is a huge act of kindness to your community.
While being vaccinated will give one a high level of personal protection against the highly infectious disease, it also helps to dampen its spread around the state.
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FOCUS: Brookgreen Gardens offers a magnificent day trip
COMMENTARY, Brack: Get the vaccine to promote the common good
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: SCIWAY
FEEDBACK: On left lane slowpokes
MYSTERY PHOTO: Epic fail
CALENDAR: Tuesday is Bill Murray Trivia Night
By Andy Brack | Normalcy is slowly approaching after the lost year of COVID-19. As of Thursday, the state had received 2.5 million doses of vaccine. Medical professionals so far have administered 1.8 million doses, which means the state has used 72 percent of the on-hand supply that is continuing to come into the Palmetto State.
IN THIS EDITION
FOCUS: Park Circle Art Walk set for April 10
COMMENTARY, Brack: Vaccinations dampening virus, but pandemic ain’t over yet
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Charleston Gaillard Center
NEWS BRIEFS: Medicaid expansion could help 200,000 get health insurance
FEEDBACK: Dominion knows math on net metering proposal
MYSTERY PHOTO: Natural mystery
CALENDAR: Quiet Edge exhibit at Redux features Dittenber, Fountain
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