I’ve Caught the Swamp Rabbit Bug

  September 25, 2015

By Reba Hull Campbell   [row] [col col=8] My job involves working with SC cities and towns as part of an organization sharing information to help their leaders make their hometowns the…

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Now it’s time to rethink your weekend denim

  September 25, 2015

By Brian Maynor   Last week we looked at the original work fabric, denim, and while it’s appearance has changed over the years the fact that it is still around…

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Carolina Trivia

  September 25, 2015

By Tom Poland   Do You Know That …  Back home a beer was hard to come by. It was my fate to grow up in a dry county on…

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Wordless News

  September 18, 2015

By Maria Fabrizio       The story here: Obama Invites Texas Teen To White House After ‘Bomb Hoax’ Incident         Wordless News is a project by illustrator +…

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The Eyes Prevail

  September 18, 2015

By Tom Poland   The sky, weather, and beautiful settings … May your eyes carry the day. All narratives and images from Photo of the Week.   Look Skyward Angel…

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Understanding Cholesterol

  September 18, 2015

By Mike DuBose with Blake DuBose and Surb Guram, MD   How to Lower Cholesterol without Statin Drugs Series: Part 1 of 4   Cardiovascular disease is responsible for 1…

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Rethink your workwear denim

  September 17, 2015

By Brian Maynor     Denim has undergone some major transformations over the years, but its has maintained it’s relevance since debuting back in the 1800s. Not many fashion pieces…

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Greek Salad! Greek Festival! Grexit?

  September 17, 2015

  By Ron Aiken   Back in May, Chomp! got hitched. Following the wedding we honeymooned in Greece, a destination we pinched pennies for months on end to afford, visiting the…

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Wordless News

  September 11, 2015

By Maria Fabrizio   The story here: Rainbow appears from World Trade Center on eve of 9/11         Wordless News is a project by illustrator + designer Maria Fabrizio. Wordless…

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Wordless News

  September 11, 2015

By Maria Fabrizio   The story here: Rainbow appears from World Trade Center on eve of 9/11         Wordless News is a project by illustrator + designer Maria Fabrizio. Wordless…

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Chomp! Bacon! Bombs! Bots?

  September 10, 2015

By Ron Aiken     “What can you wrap bacon around, guys?” This was a real question I recently overheard someone say. Well, I thought she was a real person until…

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Wordless News

  September 3, 2015

By Maria Fabrizio   The story here: Are Women Better Tasters Than Men?         Wordless News is a project by illustrator + designer Maria Fabrizio. Wordless News is a weekday…

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Exactly how do you break fashion rules?

  September 3, 2015

By Brian Maynor   Last week we looked at the major trend of discarding the old fashion rules perpetuated for years in favor of just being you, so this week…

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Exactly how do you break fashion rules?

  September 3, 2015

By Brian Maynor   Last week we looked at the major trend of discarding the old fashion rules perpetuated for years in favor of just being you, so this week…

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The trend to end trends

  August 28, 2015

By Brian Maynor   One of the hottest trends sweeping the fashion world is the mantra of ‘breaking the fashion rules’ in order to find your own sense of self-worth,…

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The trend to end trends

  August 28, 2015

By Brian Maynor   One of the hottest trends sweeping the fashion world is the mantra of ‘breaking the fashion rules’ in order to find your own sense of self-worth,…

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Wordless News

  August 28, 2015

By Maria Fabrizio   The story here: National Zoo Welcomes 2 Panda Cubs         Wordless News is a project by illustrator + designer Maria Fabrizio. Wordless News is a weekday…

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Wordless News

  August 28, 2015

By Maria Fabrizio   The story here: National Zoo Welcomes 2 Panda Cubs         Wordless News is a project by illustrator + designer Maria Fabrizio. Wordless News is a weekday…

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Freak Show

  August 21, 2015

By Tom Poland   The Carnival Sideshow Goes Mainstream It wouldn’t surprise me if he’s dead now. Suicide most likely. I just saw him once but that was enough. It…

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Freak Show

  August 21, 2015

By Tom Poland   The Carnival Sideshow Goes Mainstream It wouldn’t surprise me if he’s dead now. Suicide most likely. I just saw him once but that was enough. It…

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Wordless News

  August 21, 2015

By Maria Fabrizio   The story here: Now, There’s a Pop-Tart Beer         Wordless News is a project by illustrator + designer Maria Fabrizio. Wordless News is a weekday creative…

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Wordless News

  August 21, 2015

By Maria Fabrizio   The story here: Now, There’s a Pop-Tart Beer         Wordless News is a project by illustrator + designer Maria Fabrizio. Wordless News is a weekday creative…

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Chocolate Zucchini Cake

  August 21, 2015

By Jan Pinnington   This Chocolate Zucchini Cake is moist and flavorful.   Nonstick spray 1 cup white flour + 1 cup whole wheat flour 1 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp.…

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Chocolate Zucchini Cake

  August 21, 2015

By Jan Pinnington   This Chocolate Zucchini Cake is moist and flavorful.   Nonstick spray 1 cup white flour + 1 cup whole wheat flour 1 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp.…

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Thai Chicken Salad

  August 21, 2015

By Kay MacInnis     This is another recipe from that same chicken we used last week. The idea, if you’ll recall, was to take one chicken and create several meals…

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Thai Chicken Salad

  August 21, 2015

By Kay MacInnis     This is another recipe from that same chicken we used last week. The idea, if you’ll recall, was to take one chicken and create several meals…

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Wordless News

  August 13, 2015

By Maria Fabrizio   The story here: I’m An Obstetrician And I Failed At Breast-Feeding         Wordless News is a project by illustrator + designer Maria Fabrizio. Wordless News is…

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Shelling Peas

  August 13, 2015

By Amy Coward   She laid the neatly folded newspaper clipping on my desk and said, “Look what I got in the mail today!” My co-worker was standing there smiling,…

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Chicken Salad with Pecans and Dried Craisins

  August 13, 2015

By Kay MacInnis     Here’s one of our recipes from this month’s Providence Cooks! class on Healthy Lunches. At our Aug. 4 class, we took one chicken and made…

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Wordless News

  August 6, 2015

By Maria Fabrizio     The story here: Jon Stewart, Sarcastic Critic of Politics and Media, Is Signing Off         Wordless News is a project by illustrator + designer Maria…

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Wordless News

  August 6, 2015

By Maria Fabrizio     The story here: Jon Stewart, Sarcastic Critic of Politics and Media, Is Signing Off         Wordless News is a project by illustrator + designer Maria…

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Black From Tula & The Mortgage Lifter

  July 30, 2015

By Tom Poland     Derrick Gunter & Radiator Charlie Knew A Good Thing When They Saw It  Robert Clark and I were on the road running down a story,…

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Zucchini Hashbrowns

  July 30, 2015

By Jan Pinnington  Healthy Hands Cooking     Ingredients: 3 ripe Roma tomatoes, diced 10 fresh Basil leaves, chopped 4 oz. fresh mozzarella, cubed Salt & Pepper to taste 1…

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Just Texting In

  July 30, 2015

By Amy Coward   My phone whirs on my desk, silently telling me a text message has arrived. “I got a job interview!” it read. Quick. Short. Straight to the…

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The Pool: It’s Not for Vacations Anymore

  July 30, 2015

By Leigh Thomas   I couldn’t let summer go by without an ode to the pool, now could I?! Once upon a time a trip to the pool involved a…

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Wordless News

  July 30, 2015

By Maria Fabrizio     The story here: As anger escalates over lion’s death, Zimbabwean men appear in court         Wordless News is a project by illustrator + designer Maria…

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Wordless News

  July 30, 2015

By Maria Fabrizio     The story here: As anger escalates over lion’s death, Zimbabwean men appear in court         Wordless News is a project by illustrator + designer Maria…

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Chasing A Legend

  July 30, 2015

By Tom Poland   The Lost Confederate Gold My latest Southern adventure below the gnat line came about in an unlikely way and involves a strange mix of geographies. For…

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Don’t Be Rude – It’s Just Not Classy

  July 30, 2015

By Brian Maynor   Shopping can be a bit challenging and frustrating, but taking it out on the sales associates is not going to make things any better. In fact,…

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Don’t Be Rude – It’s Just Not Classy

  July 30, 2015

By Brian Maynor   Shopping can be a bit challenging and frustrating, but taking it out on the sales associates is not going to make things any better. In fact,…

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NASCAR’s Origins

  July 16, 2015

By Tom Poland   Hillsborough, NC Could Have Been Talladega  It makes for a good story. Back in the early 1950s men in Hillsborough, North Carolina, could see stockcar races…

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NASCAR’s Origins

  July 16, 2015

By Tom Poland   Hillsborough, NC Could Have Been Talladega  It makes for a good story. Back in the early 1950s men in Hillsborough, North Carolina, could see stockcar races…

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CaprEASY Salsa

  July 16, 2015

By Jan Pinnington  Healthy Hands Cooking     Ingredients: 3 ripe Roma tomatoes, diced 10 fresh Basil leaves, chopped 4 oz. fresh mozzarella, cubed Salt & Pepper to taste 1…

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CaprEASY Salsa

  July 16, 2015

By Jan Pinnington  Healthy Hands Cooking     Ingredients: 3 ripe Roma tomatoes, diced 10 fresh Basil leaves, chopped 4 oz. fresh mozzarella, cubed Salt & Pepper to taste 1…

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Just Like Harriette

  July 16, 2015

By Amy Coward   I can just hear the roar from the crowds as she crossed the finish line. It had taken Harriette Thompson 7 hours and 24 minutes, but…

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