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Dig in and grow your inner peace with a garden

“Into the garden I go, to lose my mind and find my soul.” – attributed to John Muir, environmentalist I love this quote. It captures the essence of what being outside in the garden means to me. A garden provides a place to escape the stress and worries of everyday life to the...

‘Don’t touch the thermostat!’

"Be a thermostat, not a thermometer." - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The earliest recorded history of the thermostat dates back to 1620 when the Dutch inventor Cornelius Drebbel used mercury to control the temperature in chicken coops. Later, in 1830, Andrew Ure, a Scottish chemist,...

Are you Type A, Type B, or Type U?

Some notions seem to linger. The idea that you and I have either a Type A or Type B personality has lingered for more than 60 years. It’s probably time to let that go. The concept arrived in the late 1950s, courtesy of two cardiologists who bid to link personality types to health outcomes....

Readers offer support for shops impacted by Publix construction

It has been over six weeks since the Daniel Island Publix closed for demolition and renovation. The absence of a grocery store anchor for the shopping center is impacting the other small local businesses at the center. In general, losing an anchor grocery store can cause a ripple effect of...

D-Day: Operation Mount Pleasant

The sun had not yet risen. My Aunt Toogie and my lovely wife, Grace, were in the kitchen chatting softly in the darkness. When I reached to turn on a wall switch, Toogie whispered, “Ix-nay on the overhead lights. This is high-level secret stuff.” Grace turned on a small flashlight,...

Iron Horse basketball coach urges parents to get involved

After seven full seasons as head coach of the boys’ varsity basketball team at Philip Simmons High School, something that I have noticed about our school and our program that stands out is our team’s parents. I’ve been lucky enough to have incredibly involved and passionate parents who...

Readers share how they met their Valentine

We asked: In the rom-com genre when the main characters are introduced to each other it’s often under a situation they call the “meet-cute.” They reach for the same cup of coffee at Starbucks. They grab the wrong bags at the airport. They literally run into each other — driving, jogging,...

Lessons from an unassuming farmer

Authenticity means erasing the gap between what you firmly believe inside and what you reveal to the outside world. - Adam Grant I read a story about a Texas rancher driving through Vermont. He stopped to let a farmer and his cow cross the road. The rancher called out to the farmer, “How...

Super Bowl LIX

The stage is set for the big game — Super Bowl LIX — between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs on Feb. 9. Who will you be rooting for? Or will you just be watching the commercials? Comments: Tell us about any game day rituals or superstitions you have for watching...

Shop locally, enter to win a gift card

The shops located in the Publix shopping center at 162 Seven Farms Drive need your continued patronage. The demolition and closure of Publix is negatively impacting their businesses. Many of the merchants say they are experiencing slower-than-usual January sales and reduced foot traffic...