A Habit of Excellence

“Excellence is not an act; it’s a habit,” is the motto upon which…
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Loving Soda City

A city may sparkle with lights at night and buzz with business during…
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Made in Cola Town: DB Bonds

Like many in his cohort at Dent Middle School, 12-year-old DB Bonds was…
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Like a Mighty Stream

Kassy Alia stood motionless outside St. Joseph Catholic Church as she listened to…
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The Second Day

Visiting a garden in Hendersonville, the fall colors of these Japanese maples struck…
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Where the Dust Is Made

Alan Kinder disappears through a tall, black iron gate surrounded by fig vine…
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Columbia’s Shining Star

For the past eight years, Columbia native Ainsley Earhardt has made early mornings…
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Community and Catharsis

While the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have ended, they still impact the…
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Hope Through a House

NBC News and MSNBC boast a familiar face for the citizens of Columbia…
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Calling Carolina Home

In a city neighborhood far away on the coast of Greece, a boy…
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Rainbow Warriors

In 2012, Reed Mattingly was shocked when he learned that his business colleague…
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Attention to Character

A trip to Camden Military Academy helped me understand what an all-male military…
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