The Palmetto State’s historical connections to the 14th Amendment don’t often garner lots of attention. Harvard Law professor Randall Kennedy, a Columbia native who is one of the nation’s top experts on civil rights and civil liberties, plans to change that in his keynote address at the upcoming symposium presented by the University of South Carolina’s History Center and Historic […]

Forest Acres Trenholm Road: A woman called police headquarters at 6 p.m. Thursday after she said her child’s father was “mistreating” the caller. She told the officers she and the man had had an on-off relationship for four years, but when the man came to her and told her he had quit drinking and he had “changed,” she decided to […]

With the cost of electronics devices, are optional service contracts or extended warranties a good idea for these and other major purchases? Think twice when purchasing an extended warranty or service contract; although, the salesperson may well pitch one to you. You might be better off skipping extended warranties and keeping that money in your wallet, advises the Federal Trade […]

I was sitting on the deck with most of the dogs. We were all meditating lazily in the high 70s springtime sunshine. The dogs seemed content to leave it at that. I needed a little more stimulation. Drinking a glass of wine and listening to John Prine. The wine was an extremely cheap Old Vine Zinfadel produced by Gnarly Head. […]

Do we really need driverless cars? Do we? I just don’t see the benefit of being in a car with a “mind of its own,” and, if the car didn’t react as I thought it should, I would be powerless to stop it. That’s frightening to me! I think our society is already far too “techie” as it is. We […]

Man, am I ready to start complaining about the heat. I live below the Mason-Dixon Line for a reason, and it’s not to watch baseball games dressed like an Eskimo. I should be in shorts by now contemplating SPFs in the 100 range. Freezing in March? A high of 55 in April? What gives? I’m ready to start sweating as […]