The Richland County Sheriff’s Department has a new equine deputy and the horse himself has quite a history. Scout is a five–year–old Medicine Hat Paint Gelding Horse. He started his idyllic life on a farm in Lexington until he was sold, along with two other horses, to a family for use as a riding horse when he was almost two–years–old. […]
Taking the plunge
Recipe for insanity: Take one 42–degree Saturday with 20–mile–an–hour whipping winds. Add 200 or so brave (crazy) souls who want to raise money for Children’s Charities of the Midlands. Mix in Lake Carolina with water temperatures registering below 50 degrees. Blend in such inspiring songs as “Ice, Ice Baby” and “Jump” for inspiration. Dip people […]
A house divided against itself cannot stand
The headline is, of course, a biblical phrase. It is of great relevance today when America and Western Culture and our Judeo–Christian God are under attack. You may say that’s nothing new; what is new is that the threat from within is now as serious as the threat from without. Democracies/republics usually failed quickly before this country was established; for […]
Quirky Crimes in the Capital City
West Columbia tAugusta Road, 2000 block: Police were called to a discount department store at 7 p.m. Tuesday after a man said another man attacked him over his shopping cart. The 24–year–old alleged victim told officers he was in the electronics department and looking for what he wanted. His cart was empty but within his reach. The other man came […]
Going green on the way to my maker
The green revolution, green jobs, and green funerals. Now that last one got me thinking. I saw on TV where companies are going to Green Burials. I hit another milestone recently. I turned 58. I feel great, maybe a little light in the wallet. I made a bet with the insurance company. I cancelled my term life policy that expires […]
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Columbia
A church without a creed based on reason rather than faith—that’s how The Rev. Dr. Neal Jones describes his denomination, the Unitarian– Universalists. “Call us heretics. We’ve been called that many times through the ages,” he says. “Heresy in Greek means choice. We expect each person to make up his own mind about what he chooses to believe. “It’s how […]
Local historic treasure to receive rehabilitation
One of the Columbia’s significant historical treasures will receive much–needed rehabilitation this spring. Historic Columbia Foundation recently received a $150,000 matching grant for the dependency building of the Modjeska Monteith Simkins House, located at 2025 Marion Street. This exciting project will be funded through a Save America’s Treasures grant, administered through the National Park Service, as well as support from […]
It’s not a criticism; It’s an observation
Saving the planet is confusingThe Woman Whose Garbage I’m Responsible for didn’t change like the rest of us. Many of my generation spent their youth listening to CS&N, fanaticizing about world peace, and dreaming of taking care of Mother Earth while we lived in a commune with all our friends. The majority sobered up, got a job, and became responsible pillars of society who […]
Forty– something
Condensed milk causes global warmingThe surest way I know to cause global warming is to go out and buy a bunch of winter gear and a sled for my children. It’s a safe bet that as soon as I throw down a bunch of cash to clothe my two daughters in Gortex boots, ski pants, and Canadian parkas, the world will warm, some microscopic […]