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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Love Where You Live

  September 17, 2015

  From JoAnn Turnquist: It is a joy to introduce our next guest blogger in our “Love Where You Live” series. Ed Madden is the inaugural Poet Laureate for the…

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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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Broccoli Lemon Chicken

  September 17, 2015

By Kay MacInnis   This is one of those easy recipes that you keep in the front of your recipe file. There are a few recipes that are the standards…

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God and Faith: “What is Truth?”  

  September 13, 2015

  By W. Thomas Smith Jr.   In nearly all the film adaptations of the life of Jesus – including the acclaimed HBO mini-series, The Bible (2013), and The Passion…

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Wild Caught Baked Cod

  September 11, 2015

  By Jan Pinnington HealthyHandsCooking   Ingredients 4 to 6 Wild Caught Cod Fillets 1 – 2 tbsp. butter, melted Garlic Powder Dried Oregano Creole Seasoning (such as Tony Chachere’s)…

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I Want to Make Your Blog Better.

  September 11, 2015

By Jillian Owens   I started a blog five years ago. I’d never blogged before, hadn’t written since college, and didn’t identify as being a writer. All I had was…

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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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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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Space

  September 10, 2015

By Temple Ligon     To understand space, to think in spatial terms, is to take three or four years in design education. Sculptors and architects have this in common.…

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Greek Yogurt Cheesecake with Poached Figs

  September 10, 2015

By Kay MacInnis   This recipe is really good if you like cheesecake. And I really like cheesecake. It seems as though it has a lot of ingredients and steps,…

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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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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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Honey Is For Everything!!!

  September 3, 2015

By Ron Aiken   That headline deserves three exclamation points, I don’t care what you say. Probably deserves more, but you and I can talk about that later. Right now, we’re…

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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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Melon-Strawberry Salsa

  September 3, 2015

By Kay MacInnis   I love this recipe! It’s a great way to make good use of some of the watermelon that I always have left in the refrigerator. No…

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There’s a New Blog in Town

  September 3, 2015

    By Jillian Owens   Last week’s blog was all about choosing your company wisely. While sometimes this can mean a radical paring down, sometimes we’re presented with the…

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Cruising Into The Past

  September 3, 2015

      By Tom Poland   Charleston Harbor Has It All: History, Nature, Beauty, & Commerce I’ve been going to Charleston for many years. Vacations, film assignments, book signings,…

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The Vietnam War: 50 Years On

  September 3, 2015

By Temple Ligon   Writer Norman Mailer joined the military to fight the Second World War in Europe. Harvard-educated Mailer also was putting together the Great American Novel of World…

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Classic Chicken Salad for One with Yogurt Dressing

  September 3, 2015

By Jan Pinnington   Ingredients 1/2 green bell pepper, washed, dried, and hollowed out 1/4 cup chicken breast, canned, no preservatives, made with sea salt, packed in water (such as…

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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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Garage Sale Addiction

  August 28, 2015

By Amy Coward   I have a genetic condition few know about. I got it honestly from my grandmother and there appears to be no overcoming it. It’s an attraction…

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The Sport Of Kings

  August 28, 2015

By Tom Poland     The setting for the sport of kings seemed promising, a meadow edged by woods. Three men, three beagles, and a Harris’s Hawk were afield. We…

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Let’s Not Be Friends

  August 28, 2015

    By Jillian Owens     When we were kids, most of our friendships were formed due to geography, rather than any actual common interests. You were friends with…

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Fifteen years of lectures

  August 28, 2015

By Temple Ligon   Beginning on the second Friday of February 2000 at the Columbia Museum of Art, I have given monthly lectures on architecture and urban design, and every…

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God and Faith

  August 28, 2015

By W. Thomas Smith Jr.   Several months ago, when I began kicking-around the idea of a new series on “God and Faith,” I wondered how as a layman I…

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Love Where You Live: Why I Go ‘Round in Circles’!

  August 28, 2015

From JoAnn Turnquist: I’m delighted to introduce Dr. Benjamin Dixon, our first guest blogger in our “Love Where You Live” series. Dr. Dixon is the founder and President of COLA…

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Buffalo Chicken Salad

  August 27, 2015

By Kay MacInnis   This recipe is one that can easily be used as appetizer with pita chips or as a salad. It is much healthier than the versions of…

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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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