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Readers share lessons learned from playing women’s sports, weigh in on TV coverage

The top professional women’s tennis players take to the court at the Credit One Charleston Open and fans around the world have been watching on TV. In 2024, NCAA superstars Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese sparked basketball fans’ national enthusiasm and helped garner 18.7 million viewers for...

Butterflies on the brink

I am sure that back in Sullivan’s Island Elementary School or the now-defunct East Cooper School in Mount Pleasant, I heard the scientific name for butterflies and moths, Lepidoptera. But, as one beloved teacher, Mrs. Rebecca Tuten, frequently pointed out, “You boys are simple and silly...

Appreciating your progress?

Earlier this month, 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva – the fastest rising star on the WTA circuit – won back-to-back tennis tournaments. And she did it in grand fashion, defeating in consecutive matches the world No. 1 and world No. 2. No small feat. But a line in her victory speech is what drew...

Turn an obstacle into an opportunity

A story tells of an ancient time when a king placed a boulder on a roadway. He hid and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock. Wealthy merchants walked around it. Many blamed the king for not keeping the roads clear, but no one moved the boulder. Then, a peasant carrying...

You have tools to use to hold government accountable

Our reporters regularly access government data to keep our readers informed about how government actions are impacting them and the community. Freedom of Information laws protect our ability to access information. They protect your access too. Within the past year, we reported on the...

Readers share ideas to improve community news

The Daniel Island News, along with publications across the country, recognize National Sunshine Week, March 16-22. As part of ongoing efforts to improve our coverage, we posed some survey questions seeking reader input about the types of services readers expect from us and what they’d want...

Sunshine Week kicks off March 16

Community newspapers across our state will celebrate Sunshine Week March 16-22. Sunshine Week is not just about local news coverage. It’s a nonpartisan collaboration among groups in journalism, civic, education, government and private sectors that shines a light on the importance of public...

How good are you at calming yourself?

Nervous, worried, anxious, stressed – call it what you will, each day offers moments that trigger our system. There’s no avoiding them: it’s simply figuring out how to manage them. And let’s be clear – stress isn’t all bad. Note the authors at calm.com: “One type of stress, known as...

What’s in a name?

Setting out from Hamburg, Germany, one day to give a concert in London, violinist Fritz Kreisler had an hour before his boat sailed. He wandered into a music shop, where the proprietor asked if he could look at the violin Kreisler was carrying. He then vanished and returned with two...

Learn to keep the peace at work

“Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love.” - St. Francis of Assisi What is the price and value of peace to you? To what extremes do you go to keep the peace at work or home? Are you, by nature, the peacemaker during a conflict? What do you...