Shining Stars
The nation’s Blue Star Memorial Highway program contains a bit of irony: though…
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Rebuilding the Cupola
When more than a century of history went up in flames, Columbians gasped…
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A History of Care
When I was growing up in Columbia in the 1950s and ’60s, referring…
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Ex Libris: Carolina’s Lost Colony
March 7, 1685, may not ring a bell in regards to historical events,…
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Ex Libris: Paradise Lost
While the novel is by and large our culture’s favorite style for enjoying…
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The Obstinate Daughter
Scads of books abound about the Revolutionary War in South Carolina. One book…
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The Queen of Crime
“I am not one to rely upon the expert procedure. It is the…
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The Old Boat House
The boathouse was a magical place when I was growing up. My mother’s…
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Ex Libris: The Emerald Mile
Forty years ago this month, on June 25, 1983, one of the most…
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The Cheese Biscuit Queen Tells All
“A shared recipe in the South is more precious than gold … and…
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Moby-Dick
“Consider the subtleness of the sea; how its most dreaded creatures glide under…
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Ex Libris: How It Went
Growing up with all possible free time spent enveloped by forest, fields, and…
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