Tem Miles, former West Columbia District 4 councilman, was elected as the West Columbia’s next mayor Tuesday, November 5. “It means so much to me to be elected as mayor of West Columbia,” Miles said. “I’ve been involved in city politics over here for six years. My wife and I have made this our home over the last 14. I’m […]
Columbia’ City Council at-large seat going to runoff
Columbia City Council District 3 will get new representation as Will Brennan beat out incumbent Moe Baddourah and John Loveday in the city-wide election Tuesday, November 5. “I’m very excited our hard work really paid off,” Brennan said. “Our message of getting back to the basics, fully funding public safety, getting our arms around infrastructure, and providing great services resonated […]
The Art and Architecture of Memory
On the northeast corner of Sumter and Pendleton streets stands an imposing temple-like structure intended to commemorate the “Men and Women of South Carolina Who Offered Their Lives in the Winning of the War,” also called the “War to End All Wars” and “the Great War” for its magnitude and loss of life. For those who worked toward remembering their […]
Quirky Crimes in the Capital City
Forest Acres Holiday Circle: A woman called police at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday after she said her car was stolen. The woman told the officers she had to jump start her vehicle due to alternator problems. She said once she got it running, she left it unlocked and went inside her home to give the car a chance to charge up. […]
Mrs. Bradley, Mrs. Ruggles, and Me
When I was in sixth grade, Janice Ruggles from Clemson Extension came to my house and taught me to sew. My mother learned to knit when she was in fifth grade. Her teacher, Mrs. Lou Bradley, taught her how. She still has Mrs. Bradley’s obituary. The obit gives the facts, but it does not list ripple effects of Lou Bradley’s […]
When holiday tempers fray, just keep calm and carry on
ASK US AT THE STARJudging by store displays, the holiday shopping season has already started. What are some tips to cope with frazzled clerks, customers and others? Holiday items started lining the shelves earlier than ever, so it probably won’t be long before the shopping pace picks up. Black Friday and Cyber Monday will be here before you know it. Even customer service representatives, […]
Projects
It’s not a criticism; It’s an observationI’ve endured most of my life with the realization I don’t have the construction gene—a standard issue part of every Real Man’s DNA. My father was unable to cut straight lines through boards or build level structures. He even had trouble matching screws and nails for an entire project. I’ve managed some improvement, mostly by making sure to cultivate relationships […]
Bawling Beaches
I’m just saying...“Well good morning my beautiful wife…uh… Julia? Are you OK?” This was my husband Marty’s greeting to me on a recent Saturday morning at our house. I had just come downstairs after watching an early morning rerun of the movie Beaches. If you don’t know it, it’s a poignant, sad, and funny story about a friendship between two women over […]
A Receipt for My First World Problems
50–SomethingIs it bad that I lose my mind when a gas pump malfunctions? Well, not that it malfunctions, but that it can’t or won’t give me a receipt. I start fussing and cussing the moment I hear that roller making that noise that says, “Sorry dude, I’m all out of paper, so you’ll have to take your lazy bum inside […]
