Opinions

Duck rescues cat on Daniel Island

As a former resident, one of the events on Daniel Island that I will miss the most is the annual Charleston Charity Duck Race. I always relished the thrill of handing over $10 to enter a duck in the race. While entrants have never been allowed to enter a yellow rubber duck of our...

The Secret Life of Dalton Williams

“What’s on your calendar today?” my lovely wife, Grace, asked as I ambled into the kitchen to get a morning cup of coffee. As I silently filled my cup, my Aunt Toogie stated in a stage whisper, “I think he’s either lost in thought or just lost.” “I heard that,” I shot back, to which...

Attention: We need your help!

The Daniel Island News is happy to support East Cooper Community Outreach and our neighbors experiencing food shortages by being a local drop-off location for essential food items. You can drop off nonperishable food items in the ECCO bin located in our front office vestibule on weekdays...

How good are you at identifying scams?

Even Sherlock Holmes, were he alive today, would be mystified by AI’s ability to fool us. Conmen have been around for centuries, in search of both fame and fortune. (Fun fact: The word conmen derives from the phrase “confidence man.”) And the world today offers a steady stream of...

Readers speak out on tennis tourney

Poll Question: The Credit One Charleston Open tennis tournament opens March 30 on Daniel Island, and it usually attracts upwards of 90,000 attendees. People come from around the country and around the world to watch the prestigious event that matches up the top-ranked international players. The...

Discover yourself by going back to the future

How often do you think about the future? And when you do, how far out do you go? Five years, 10 years, 30 years? Apparently, how we think about the future, and the relationship we develop with our future self, has a boundless string of benefits, from tempering depression and anxiety...

Three questions to ask for problem solving

In Reader’s Digest a few years back, Captain Alan Bean wrote about his Apollo 12 mission. Bean stated, “Test pilots have a litmus test for evaluating problems. When something goes wrong, they ask, ‘Is this thing still flying?’ If the answer is yes, then there’s no immediate danger, no need to...

Powerful leadership: 3 simple ways to be helpful

The late Fred Rogers, at his induction into the Television Hall of Fame, gave a speech that I believe typifies what leadership is all about. Mr. Rogers said, “Fame is a four-letter word: like tape or zoom or face or pain or love, what ultimately matters is what we do with it.” Rogers...

Community newspapers share aversion to darkness

Editor’s Note: Sunshine Week is set for March 10-16, 2024. Sunshine Week is a nonpartisan collaboration among groups in the journalism, civic, education, government and private sectors that shines a light on the importance of public records and open government. Your Palmetto State newspapers — the...

Spies, cowboys, Teddy Roosevelt & more!

This month, we again start with outstanding nonfiction. “The River of Doubt” by Candice Millard is the story of Teddy Roosevelt’s journey down an uncharted tributary of the Amazon. Astonishing in so many ways, not the least of which is how Teddy survived! Called the David McCullough of this...