By Amy Coward   I grew up in a small central Florida town about the size of a peanut. That translates to a population of about 4000. And while there…

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By Mike DuBose with Blake and Debra DuBose No matter your age, race, nationality, or status, it’s almost certain that you—like most other people in the world—desire to be happy.…

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 By John Temple Ligon   Arriving on the Amtrak Coast Starlight a little before 10 on Monday night, May 21, 2012, I walked off Union Station in downtown Los Angeles. Probably…

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 By Kaitlin Ohlinger   Well, maybe you have heard of them. If that’s so, then congrats! You win! But today I wanted to talk about one of my all-time most…

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By Ron Aiken On occasion, Chomp! gives his family grief about their dining proclivities, specifically when it comes to those things people buy in the frozen food aisle of which…

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By Tom Poland     “The lost and wondrous wreckage of America. The ceaseless road to nowhere. Yeah, that’s my home.”     That’s how John Mulhouse sets the stage…

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By Jan Pinnington Healthy Hands Cooking Packaged mixes can be full of artificial and harmful ingredients. This “Gooey Brownie In A Cup” uses whole, natural ingredients, and is super chocolatey!…

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By Melanie Lux   Our grandmothers are treasure troves of wisdom. Mine taught me how to cook, sing, and work jigsaw puzzles.  As wise as our family matriarchs are, there are…

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By Theresa Roemer, CEO of Theresa Roemer, LLC and 1999 U.S. Open Title holder for Body Building   We need to be leaders, visionaries, innovators, creative geniuses, entrepreneurs, employee-preneurs, and get it…

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By Tom Poland   If you missed the South Carolina Book Festival earlier in May, you missed a good time. The festival yields insight into authors, their books, and why…

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By Tom Poland   Last week photographer Robert Clark and I tried on two successive days to make our way into a place in eastern Georgia known as Anthony Shoals.…

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By Maria Fabrizio     Here’s How to Get Free Donuts Today See the related story here.         Wordless News is a project by illustrator + designer Maria Fabrizio. Wordless…

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By Temple Ligon   Cunard’s Queen Victoria docked at Vancouver, Canada, early Saturday morning on May 19, 2012, ending my 19-day sail from Tianjin, China. Life on a luxury cruise ship by…

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By Amy Coward     Ahh…going to the gym. Many of us go on a regular basis, but do any of us really want to? Well the answer is yes…

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By Jillian Owens   Summers here in Columbia, SC wouldn’t be the same without the three rivers we have running through it. Whether you enjoy just taking a stroll through Riverfront…

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By Ron Aiken     The Best Cheese Pizza Ever! Frozen pizza will be the death of Chomp! Not because HE eats the foul villains, but because HIS FAMILY insists…

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By Maria Fabrizio Maya Angelou: A Hymn to Human Endurance See the related story here.         Wordless News is a project by illustrator + designer Maria Fabrizio. Wordless News is…

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By Temple Ligon   In Beijing for just two nights, I wanted to be sure I was all set to leave Beijing after the second night in plenty of time…

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  By Tom Poland   I’ll take adventure in the wilderness over television shows any day. One great disappointment today is how little there is to watch on TV despite…

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 By Kaitlin Ohlinger   Pinot Noir. Pinot Blanc. Pinot Gris. Pinot Grigio. What’s the story on all these Pinots? Why does Pinot seem to be such a popular first name…

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  By Cathy Monetti Long before I knew the bluebirds had fledged, I declared May 17th a day for the books, a sort of anno Domini event that would forever divide…

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By Ron Aiken   Steak! Grilling! Eggplant! Steak! Sometimes, Chomp! loses the dinner war and the family eats things (frozen pizza, spaghetti, frozen pizza) he doesn’t care much for. Which…

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By Jan Pinnington Healthy Hands Cooking 1 cup whole-wheat flour 2 Tsp. baking powder 1/2 Tsp. ground cinnamon 1/4 Tsp. salt 1 egg, lightly beaten 1 cup nonfat milk or…

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By: Joel Gillespie Well I was born in the sand hills And I live…in the sand hills Prob’ly die in the sand hills… I grew up on Bridgewood Road, a…

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  By Mike and Debra DuBose May 29, 2014   Outside of having our own children (and gaining a great daughter-in-law), becoming grandparents has been one of the most exciting…

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  By Merritt McHaffie   Merritt McHaffie is Marketing Director at the South Carolina State Museum, where a brand new planetarium and observatory will be unveiled in Summer 2014. Prior…

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By Maria Fabrizio May 23, 2014 Mice Run for Fun, Not Just Work, Research Shows See the related story here.         Wordless News is a project by illustrator +…

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By Brian Maynor May 23, 2014   Summer is here, and this weekend will usher in the first of many pool parties; cookouts and vacations of the season. While Memorial…

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By Temple Ligon   My train from Hanoi pulled into Beijing’s main station around lunchtime Sunday, April 29, 2012. I was completely lost. I had a current reliable guidebook, so…

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  By Cathy Monetti May 23, 2014   I hope you will remember this photo for a long, long time. Take a good look; hold the image tight in your…

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By Jillian Owens   “I just can’t wait to get out of here.  I can’t wait to get out of Columbia.” I’ve heard this many times, and you probably have…

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  By Ron Aiken     Guacamole! Monkey Spit? A LONG, LONG time ago, back when AOL snail-mailed CD-ROMs to your house in an effort to promote the Internet and…

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By Jan Pinnington Healthy Hands Cooking     Easy enough for kids to make!     1 1/2 cups whole-wheat flour 3/4 Cup organic brown sugar 1 tsp. salt 1/2…

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    By Amy Coward   I felt kind of out of place as we walked in. The bar was dark and dingy with concrete floors and walls. It looked…

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By Cathy Monetti May 16, 2014   How will you ever write about this Eliza said in a quiet way that made it much more of a statement than a question.…

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By Jan Pinnington May 16, 2014 Healthy Hands Cooking   Easy enough for kids to make!   Ingredients: 3 to 4 pre-breaded wild-caught Flounder fillets 6 whole grain tortilla shells…

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By Reba Hull Campbell I have worked in, or around, politics for my entire career. For that reason, most of the “grip and grin” photos in my office are with…

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  Robert Clark and Tom Poland’s Book Debuts at the SC Book Festival May 17   “This is essential reading for all South Carolinians. Reflections of South Carolina is a gorgeous…

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