‘Tis the Season
November 26, 2014By Leigh Thomas I love Thanksgiving. Sure, I love gathering around a big meal – the turkey, the dressing (Thanksgiving hasn’t happened until I’ve had my mama’s dressing)…
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Crispy Baked Zucchini Spears
November 26, 2014
By Jan Pinnington Healthy Hands Cooking Crispy Baked Zucchini Spears make a wonderful holiday appetizer or weeknight side dish your kids will enjoy 1 large zucchini, washed…
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“Dine Small” in the Midlands: Treat Your Economy, Community and—Best of All—Your Taste Buds
November 26, 2014
By Elliott Cooper, District Director, and Anna Huntley, Economic Development Specialist, SBA South Carolina District Office “Shop small!” has become the rallying cry of Small Business Saturday—a new annual…
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Be a Winter River Ninja!
November 26, 2014By Jillian Owens “I have something to show you.” I don’t know what your life experiences have been, but 9 times out of 10 nothing good happens following the…
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P-38 can opener
November 21, 2014By Temple Ligon In the summer of 1942 over a 30-day period at the Subsistance Research Laboratory in Chicago, Major Thomas Dennehy invented the P-38 can opener. The name…
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Throwing in the Towel
November 20, 2014By Leigh Thomas I am a list maker. A serious, Type A, keep-the-Post-It-company-in-business list maker. I start every week with an ambitious to-do list that usually includes the likes…
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Camden Country Club: A Charming Old School Donald Ross Dreamscape
November 20, 2014By Mike Dojc Camden Country Club’s roots go back to the early 1900s when the charming midlands city was a winter haven for northerners looking for some R&R. It…
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The Daily Grace
November 20, 2014[row] [col col=8] By Cathy Monetti this is the moment [row] [col col=8] I have had it on my mind for two weeks now, the sentiment of…
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Wordless News
November 20, 2014By Maria Fabrizio Obama’s Immigration Plan Could Shield Five Million See the related story here. . . Wordless News is a project by illustrator + designer Maria Fabrizio. Wordless News is…
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Holiday Travel – It Is Possible To Be Comfortable And Presentable
November 20, 2014
By Brian Maynor As I was packing and planning for my first holiday-related trip I started thinking about the tons of other people doing the same thing. It wouldn’t…
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Baked Egg Frittatas
November 20, 2014By Jan Pinnington Healthy Hands Cooking Use your muffin pan or individual muffin cups to create single-serving frittatas unique to each family member’s tastes 6 large eggs 1/3 cup…
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DIY Laundry Detergent
November 20, 2014By Jillian Owens I love finding new ways to be self-reliant and resourceful. I came to the decision to start making and remaking my own clothes when I walked by…
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Columbia Closings
November 20, 2014By Tom Poland What’s Not In Columbia Anymore—Useful, Insightful, Delightful When the Internet exploded it opened a door to all sorts of local websites that prove useful and insightful.…
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John de la Howe takes to the road
November 14, 2014By Temple Ligon This week I gave a short speech to a subcommittee of the state’s board of education. They were interested in the John de la Howe School in…
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Are We There Yet? Part Two
November 14, 2014By Leigh Thomas The Thomas Traveling Circus has been at it again, this time Disney-style. Last week we drove down to Orlando for four amazing days at the Happiest…
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Protein Powders: Which One is for You?
November 14, 2014By Micah Owen ACE Certified Personal Trainer Are you confused about what protein powder is the right one for you? Ever wonder what makes one protein powder different from the…
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Wordless News
November 13, 2014By Maria Fabrizio “Safely on the surface of Comet 67P” See the related story here. . . Wordless News is a project by illustrator + designer Maria Fabrizio. Wordless News is a…
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Baked Asian Sticky Wings
November 13, 2014
By Jan Pinnington Healthy Hands Cooking 3 lbs. chicken wings, washed and dried 2/3 cup soy sauce, low-sodium 1/4 cup organic white sugar 1/4 tsp. crushed red pepper…
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The Daily Grace
November 13, 2014
Heart of Hearts. By Cathy Monetti The Daily Grace The Daily Grace is the online journal of Cathy Rigg Monetti, writer and founder of Riggs Partners in Columbia, South Carolina. It chronicles…
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Norman. Frickin. Rockwell.
November 13, 2014By Jillian Owens I’ve always had a strange dislike for Norman Rockwell’s work. I think it all goes back to when I was a kid and a print of this…
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Close-up on the Capital City’s Top of the Heap Golf Option
November 13, 2014By Mike Dojc With its 20th Anniversary right around the bend Cobblestone Park has never looked better. Golf course rankings are pretty much beauty pageants, except instead of a…
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Holiday Party Preview – You Can’t Put It Off Any Longer
November 12, 2014
By Brian Maynor It’s hard to believe Thanksgiving is less than two weeks away and with it the kick-off of the holiday party season. Is your wardrobe ready? With…
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Hello Springfield GC!
November 7, 2014By Mike Dojc Rocking Out at the Formidable Fort Mill Track “The sounds of the South,” shrugs my buddy Joe McLean as we exit our cart and walk…
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Stove Top Chocolate Pudding
November 6, 2014By Jan Pinnington Healthy Hands Cooking Store-bought instant pudding has ingredients that are harmful to your health like: Modified Food Starch, Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Disodium Phosphate, Natural…
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Wordless News
November 6, 2014By Maria Fabrizio Riding Wave of Discontent, G.O.P. Takes Senate See the related story here. . . Wordless News is a project by illustrator + designer Maria Fabrizio. Wordless News…
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(Mild) Cold
November 6, 2014By Jillian Owens No. Not again. I can’t handle this. I’m not ready. I know I’ve had time to prepare physically and mentally, but no. Please no. I’m not…
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Wrong-Way Wren
November 6, 2014By Temple Ligon [row] [col col=8] In the summer of 2011, I decided on a trip around the world, Jules Verne style. I was reading Verne’s Around the World in 80…
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Charmed and Ready
November 6, 2014By Amy Coward Well the big day is finally here. Tomorrow I will attempt to run my second full marathon and I’m as nervous as the first time.…
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We Called Him Zewis
November 6, 2014By Tom Poland [row] [col col=8] An American Original Talk about a blessing. A memory of an old friend pops into your head deep from high school years gone…
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Wordless News
November 6, 2014By Maria Fabrizio Riding Wave of Discontent, G.O.P. Takes Senate See the related story here. . . Wordless News is a project by illustrator + designer Maria Fabrizio. Wordless News…
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Wrong-Way Wren
November 6, 2014By Temple Ligon [row] [col col=8] In the summer of 2011, I decided on a trip around the world, Jules Verne style. I was reading Verne’s Around the World in 80…
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(Mild) Cold
November 6, 2014By Jillian Owens No. Not again. I can’t handle this. I’m not ready. I know I’ve had time to prepare physically and mentally, but no. Please no. I’m not…
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How’s Your Relationship With Your Closet?
November 5, 2014
By Brian Maynor This week while reading my favorite blogs and websites I found a common theme in a lot of articles, and that was the relationship between you and…
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Wordless News
October 30, 2014By Maria Fabrizio See the related story here. . . Wordless News is a project by illustrator + designer Maria Fabrizio. Wordless News is a weekday creative ritual starting at 4:45am. Maria…
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It’s My Birthday and I’ll Like It If I Want To
October 30, 2014By Leigh Thomas I just had a birthday. But contrary to what seems to be SOP these days, I don’t dread my birthday or wince at the fact that…
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Healthy Recipe of the Week – Sugar Cinnamon Pumpkin Seeds
October 30, 2014By Jan Pinnington Healthy Hands Cooking These sweet and salty snacking seeds are packed with essential minerals and antioxidant support. Shhhh….don’t tell the kids they’re good for them! …
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The New Contemporary Casual Is All About Blurring The Lines
October 30, 2014
By Brian Maynor For some people wearing something that is comfortable, whether it’s for lounging on the sofa or attending a black tie event, is the only thing…
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Why Do You Give?
October 30, 2014
JoAnn Turnquist 30 years ago, several Midlands business leaders came together to form Central Carolina Community Foundation, a ‘community chest’ that would be the central resource for charitable giving…
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Every Picture Tells A Story
October 30, 2014By Tom Poland Spiky-Haired Rod Thought So The young daydream of exotic careers, something far from the ordinary. A calling, perchance, that will elevate them above the masses.…
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Metabolic Damage: Are You Starving Yourself Fat?
October 29, 2014Kristen Tice-Ziesmer, MS, RD, CSSD, LD Has this ever happened to you? You follow a diet, lose a significant amount of weight, end the diet, gain all the…
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Metabolic Damage: Are You Starving Yourself Fat?
October 29, 2014Kristen Tice-Ziesmer, MS, RD, CSSD, LD Has this ever happened to you? You follow a diet, lose a significant amount of weight, end the diet, gain all the…
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Dreher drama students perform in national competition
October 24, 2014By Temple Ligon Last June four of Dreher High School’s finest flew to Omaha and from there they took the bus to Lincoln and the University of Nebraska, home…
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Ode to Sweet Brown
October 23, 2014By Leigh Thomas The other night I told this story about getting my son from school early in the name of six minutes. Six. Minutes. He had an…
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Wordless News
October 23, 2014By Maria Fabrizio See the related story here. . . Wordless News is a project by illustrator + designer Maria Fabrizio. Wordless News is a weekday creative ritual starting at 4:45am.…
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Hawaii: A Guide to the Islands of Paradise
October 23, 2014By Mike, Debra, and Blake DuBose [row] [col col=8] Often, when people envision Hawaii, they think of flower leis, “Hawaii Five-0,” the word “aloha,” and the ukulele (an…
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Photo Of The Week, Part One
October 23, 2014By Tom Poland See Them For Free My good friend and co-author, Robert Clark, and I have long been planning to give readers a look and a read about…
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Weekend Uniforms – It’s Not What You Think
October 23, 2014
By Brian Maynor For a lot of people the idea of a uniform is limiting, dated and anything but inspiring, but there is a new way to look at the…
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Gluten Free Chicken & Veggie Stir Fry
October 23, 2014By Jan Pinnington Healthy Hands Cooking Serve this veggie packed stir-fry on a large serving platter so that your kids can “dig in. 1 package authentic rice…
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House Reno Reality
October 23, 2014
By Amy Coward We are in the middle of house renovations. How exciting, you say. But if you haven’t lived through one, you may want to hold that opinion…
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Wren tour
October 16, 2014By Temple Ligon On October 20 Sir Christopher Wren turns 382. England’s greatest architect, Wren was born in 1632, and he died in 1723. There was a lecture last week…
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