Opinions

Chasing the view

My brother David is a man who appreciates luxury. “It’s all about the view,” he kept saying as he enticed my husband and me to join him and his wife in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. To prove his point, he rented a penthouse condominium to share and insisted we take the master suite. From the...

Optimistic, capable, prepared and cooperative in 2023

For last year’s words belong to last year’s language and next year’s words await another voice. And to make an end is to make a beginning. – T.S. Eliot Each year my cousin, a creative artist, asks her friends and family to share their “word” of the year with her and then she creates...

Teens weather mental health year-round

Last week’s unusual freezing weather forced many of us to stay cooped up indoors, sharing more germs and viruses, and perhaps tested everyone’s bandwidth. Parents are glad to get their kids back to school routines, making lunches and getting organized. Part of setting up our kids for success...

Ring in the new year with these reads

Welcome to a new year of reading. Try something new this year, maybe do some audible books. Stop talking on the phone on your walks and listen to something fun – a mystery, humor, or memoir are all good choices for the uninitiated to listen to. Please read – it makes you more knowledgeable, more...

The Daniel Island News in 2022

In this edition of the paper, we review some of the top news and sports stories that graced the pages of The Daniel Island News in 2022. We consider it a privilege and a responsibility to report and deliver the news. We acknowledge that our job isn’t always easy and our product isn’t always...

Can too much holiday spirit land you on the naughty list?

Daniel Island has done an excellent job achieving aesthetic success throughout the year, including during the holiday season. The buildings adjacent to Seven Farms Drive and Island Park Drive are donned with white lights and a wonderful tree at Guggenheim Plaza. In addition, many...

Berkeley County lands historic $3.5B investment

Berkeley County is excited to announce that Redwood Materials will be locating in Camp Hall to construct a battery recycling plant. The $3.5 billion investment includes bringing 1,500 jobs and is the largest industrial project to come to the state of South Carolina and that speaks to the value of...

Lowcountry flurries

One recent December afternoon found me precariously perched ankle-deep on a fallen tree in a pond on Daniel Island’s parkside. My editor’s recent request for seasonal articles about “wintry” animals was proving to be a challenge. This was my third and, I hoped, final visit to the pond for some...

Letter to the Editor - December 15, 2022

BCSD superintendent firing Mr. McQuillin talks about the leadership going in the wrong direction and the school board’s reaction is to remove Jackson their first week? Mr. McQuillin makes the statement in his defense “the public discussion of personnel matters is fraught with legal risks”...

A tribute to Mike Sudzina

From the Daniel Island Rotary Club “He was a really great guy.” A number of people offered that observation upon hearing the sad news of Mike Sudzina’s passing. Mike was indeed that, an affable, honorable gentleman who excelled in so many ways and made such a lasting impact on so many...