Enough is enough with the conference calls
July 26, 2018By Brian Maynor Donna Summer sang it best, “Enough, is enough, is enough, I can’t go on, I can’t go on no more no…” and while she wasn’t singing…
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Southern Food done Light, plus a Recipe for Roasted Okra Fries
July 26, 2018By Kay MacInnis, Registered Dietitian with Providence Health Eating a healthy “Southern” diet takes a bit of thought. The Southern diet and Mediterranean diet have many similarities. Most important,…
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Top Grossing Movies – July 23
July 23, 2018Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 07/20/2018 to 07/26/2018 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 The Equalizer 2 R Sony 1 3,388 $36,011,640 $36,011,640…
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The Beloved Blue Convertible, 2005 – 2018: An obit of sorts
July 20, 2018By Reba Hull Campbell The Beloved Blue Convertible was towed away by the ETV Endowment car donation wrecker after an unexpected demise last week following a fried engine and…
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City’s Pet of the Week: Macie
July 20, 2018Meet Animal Services’ new Pet of the Week, Macie. Macie is a 2 year-old black and white Boston Terrier mix. She is very loving and full…
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The Ins and Outs of Vitamin C, plus a recipe for Strawberry Salad with Grilled Shrimp
July 20, 2018By Kay MacInnis, Registered Dietitian with Providence Health Vitamin C is one of the vitamins that we need to get from food. The list for possibilities of it improving…
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A Song For Miss Johnnie
July 20, 2018By Tom Poland —“I hear the train a’coming, rolling round the bend” —“Look a-yonder comin’, comin’ down that railroad track, it’s the Orange Blossom Special, bringing my baby…
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3 steps to change our perspective
July 18, 2018By Brian Maynor “Everything you see or hear or experience in a way at all is specific to you. You create a universe by perceiving it, so everything in…
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Top Grossing Movies – July 16
July 16, 2018Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 07/13/2018 to 07/19/2018 Rank Title Rating Dist Wk Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation PG Sony 1 4,267…
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Top Grossing Movies – July 2
July 3, 2018Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 06/29/2018 to 07/05/2018 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom PG13 Universal 2 4,485 $60,912,195…
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DHEC offers July 4th Fireworks Safety Tips
June 29, 2018This July 4th many Americans and South Carolinians will continue the long tradition of lighting up the night with fireworks. While the displays are visually compelling, the S.C. Department of Health and…
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Sentimental Journey Along Highway 25
June 29, 2018By Tom Poland I was making my way from Greenville to Lincolnton, Georgia one Saturday afternoon. I had to take a back road, a blessing. The light was bad…
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The 3 types of diversity
June 29, 2018By Brian Maynor Diversity is always a hot topic, especially in the professional world, but most of the time it is a very limited concept. What do you think…
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Summer Heat = Need for more water, plus fun ideas to spice up your beverage
June 29, 2018By Kay MacInnis, Registered Dietitian with Providence Health Water anyone? Our bodies are made up of about 70% water. Water plays a role in digestion, absorption, circulation, transportation of…
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Wordless News
June 27, 2018By Maria Fabrizio The story here: Trump’s Travel Ban Is Upheld by Supreme CourtWhat Kate Spade Stood For Wordless News is a project by illustrator + designer Maria…
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Creative ways to share expertise without looking arrogant
June 27, 2018By Brian Maynor The conundrum of being an expert: No one likes a know-it-all, and yet promotions and career advancement are often dependent upon others knowing we have an…
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Top Grossing Movies – June 25
June 25, 2018Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 06/22/2018 to 06/28/2018 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom PG13 Universal 1 4,475 $148,024,610…
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City’s Pet of the Week: Wilma
June 21, 2018Meet Animal Services’ new Pet of the Week, Wilma. Wilma is a 2-year-old brown lab mix. She is very mellow and loves to play!Her favorite thing to…
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Another conundrum of adulting: Aging or Ageless?
June 21, 2018By Reba Hull Campbell I suppose part of the adulting process is examining the issue of age. How old do you have to be before you qualify…
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Grilled Pineapple
June 21, 2018By Kristen Ziesmer, MS, RDN, CSSD, LD When my best friend from Tallahassee (I prefer to call it Tallanasty since I grew up a Florida Gator) visited me…
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Work Paths
June 21, 2018By Tom Poland Ever stood on Holy ground? Read on. Monday a fellow told me, “If it weren’t for work, I don’t know what I’d do.” I knew what…
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Are our habits making us unlikable?
June 21, 2018By Brian Maynor Contrary to popular belief, being likable is not a gift. A lot of people think that you have to be born with some unteachable traits in…
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How healthier food choices can help you save in health care costs
June 21, 2018By Kay MacInnis, Registered Dietitian with Providence Health News Flash….A recent study concluded that if Americans eat healthier we could save between $21 billion and $135 billion a year…
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Bad Office Behavior: The Worst Workplace Jerks
June 20, 2018By Mike DuBose and Blake DuBose Americans spend a large chunk of their days at work: typically, 8 hours per workday, 5 days per week. This adds up to…
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Bad Office Behavior: The Worst Workplace Jerks
June 20, 2018By Mike DuBose and Blake DuBose Americans spend a large chunk of their days at work: typically, 8 hours per workday, 5 days per week. This adds up to…
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Top Grossing Movies – June 18
June 18, 2018Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 06/15/2018 to 06/21/2018 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Incredibles 2 PG Disney 1 4,410 $182,687,905 $182,687,905…
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Life Without Fathers
June 15, 2018By Tom Poland There’s something about being a writer that makes people confide in you. Why tell a writer, who uses life as raw material, your deepest secrets. But…
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4 ways to learn, not just consume more information
June 15, 2018By Brian Maynor Over the past 30 years, the amount of information we consume on a daily basis has grown over five times. While a lot of that has…
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40 mindful choices, plus a recipe for black bean burrito bowl
June 15, 2018By Kay MacInnis, Registered Dietitian with Providence Health Do you ever hear a piece of news and feel good about it? Recently, I saw something on one of my…
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City’s Pet of the Week: Jester
June 15, 2018Meet Animal Services’ new Pet of the Week, Jester. Jester is a 2-year-old black and white, domestic short-hair mix cat. He is very affectionate and loves to sit in your lap!…
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4 ways to plan for rising healthcare costs in retirement
June 15, 2018By Eric Kearney What keeps you up at night? For millions of Americans, it’s the question of how they will fund their healthcare expenses in retirement. A survey from Franklin Templeton…
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Top Grossing Movies – June 11
June 11, 2018Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 06/08/2018 to 06/14/2018 Rank Title Rating Dist Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Ocean’s 8 PG13 Warner Bros. 1 4,145 $41,607,378 $41,607,378…
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Preventing and Treating Anxiety
June 11, 2018By Mike DuBose with Dr. Surb Guram, MD Some anxiety is natural, and it can even help us make wise decisions. Unchecked worry, however, can take over one’s life!…
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Preventing and Treating Anxiety
June 11, 2018By Mike DuBose with Dr. Surb Guram, MD Some anxiety is natural, and it can even help us make wise decisions. Unchecked worry, however, can take over one’s life!…
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City’s Pet of the Week: Scout
June 8, 2018Meet Animal Services’ new Pet of the Week, Scout. Scout is a 1-year-old female shepherd mix. She is very energetic but also knows some basic commands like “sit” and “give paw”. Meet-n-greets…
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What’s worrying you? Anxiety and its causes.
June 8, 2018By Mike DuBose with Dr. Surb Guram, MD Occasionally feeling worried, stressed, and fearful is a part of human life. Some stress can even be healthy because it can…
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Wordless News
June 7, 2018By Maria Fabrizio The story here: What Kate Spade Stood For Wordless News is a project by illustrator + designer Maria Fabrizio. Wordless News is a weekday…
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Chinaberry’s Rise & Fall
June 7, 2018By Tom Poland A lovely shade tree, I played beneath its canopy; rolled its berries in my palm. It stood seven yards beyond an old hand-dug well. I sucked…
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Drive your message home – tips on reading the room
June 7, 2018By Brian Maynor We all know communication is just as much about listening as it is talking, and part of that listening has nothing to do with what’s being…
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Why is healthy food so expensive?
June 7, 2018By Kristen Ziesmer, MS, RDN, CSSD, LD It does appear that healthy food is more expensive than not so healthy food but what about the cream of the…
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Make momma proud with this blueberry smoothie recipe
June 7, 2018By Kay MacInnis, Registered Dietitian with Providence Health The old saying is “Eat like a King at breakfast” and breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Guess…
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Top Grossing Movies – June 4
June 4, 2018Week of 06/01/2018 to 06/07/2018 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Solo: A Star Wars Story PG13 Disney 2 4,381 $29,396,882 $148,989,574 2 Deadpool 2…
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4 Unexpected Ways Blockchain Will Transform Our World
June 1, 2018By Andi Simon, Ph.D. Maybe you know all there is to know about blockchain technology. Maybe you know nothing. Either way, in the near future blockchain could change…
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Vitamin D for Sports Performance?
June 1, 2018By Kristen Ziesmer, MS, RDN, CSSD, LD What if you could take a pill, in this case a vitamin, that would prevent a number of health conditions AND…
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Changes in Food Labels are helping you evaluate your daily eating plan: Plus a recipe for Watermelon Cucumber Salad
June 1, 2018By Kay MacInnis, Registered Dietitian with Providence Health Well ….July 2018 is almost here!!! And I am starting to see it….the new the food label. Most companies have…
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Barn Country
June 1, 2018By Tom Poland I love driving through the country and in rural areas I enjoy coming across old barns. Veterans of the Agriculture Wars, many show their scars and…
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Top Grossing Movies – May 29
May 30, 2018Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 05/25/2018 to 05/31/2018 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Solo: A Star Wars Story PG13 Disney 1 4,381…
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Top Grossing Movies – May 21
May 21, 2018Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 05/18/2018 to 05/24/2018 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Deadpool 2 R 20th Century Fox 1 4,349 $125,507,153…
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A Salad a Day keeps the Doctor Away
May 17, 2018By Registered Dietitian Kay Macinnis Plus a recipe for Crab, Corn and Tomato Salad with Lemon-Basil Dressing Guess what the WHO (World Health Organization) is doing? …
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Squatters
May 17, 2018By Tom Poland Looking back, I realize they lived like frontiersmen. A squirrel-hunting boy who skirted their wooded encampment, I considered them bums. Looking back that seems harsh. Down…
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