Members of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Association group gather around the bench they donated to the Ft. Jackson National Cemetery at a ceremony January 11. The bench is the first one to be donated in honor of a military group or association. Seated are (l) Terry Aubrey, president to the 173rd airborne Brigade association, and (r) Chapter 30 president Cephus […]
Free lecture to tell soldier’s view of the 1779 Siege of Savannah
What was it like to participate in the Siege of Savannah, one of the bloodiest battles of the American Revolutionary War and a disastrous failure for the Continental Army and its French allies? That’s what Erick Nason will endeavor to convey at noon Friday, January 31, at the South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum. Nason, a modern day […]
Nepal Ya’ll
Part TwoDay 4: We take a 30 minute flight to get to Pokhara, a city of 1.5 million just 120 miles west of Kathmandu—by road would have taken eight hours. Along the way, we get stunning views of snow capped Himalayan mountains. We stop in Pokhara for a very pleasant, very smooth 45-minute boat ride on Lake Phewe. It is in […]
100th Anniversary of the Enactment of Prohibition
Following the ratification of enough states, the 18th Amendment went into effect January 17, 1920, outlawing the manufacture, sale, or transportation of “intoxicating liquors.” Though the amendment did not ban the consumption of alcohol, it made it incredibly difficult to legally obtain. In fact, many states had already passed prohibition at the state level, so ratification took place relatively quickly. […]
Quirky Crimes in the Capital City
Richland County Bethel Church Road: A man called police at 11 a.m. Wednesday after he said he had been threatened. The 24-yearold man told responding officers he had recently spoken to his ex-wife and the mother of his children about possible child support. The man said he currently has custody of the children and asked their mother if she would […]
Trashy to litter
I read LCPL J.B. Smith’s article on litter. He had some good suggestions. It is an issue that concerns me. We often have a prison crew cleaning up on Caughman Road and within a few days, it is just as bad. I think we need to start in the schools. We taught recycling and kids were telling their parents to […]
The new decade doesn’t begin until 2021, so you can revive resolutions anytime
ASK US AT THE STARDoes a new decade begin in 2020 or 2021 and how about resolutions already broken? There is some confusion about when a new decade actually begins, but astronomy writer Joe Rao in Farmers Almanac straightens us out on that issue—the new decade begins in 2021. He posted, “As you think about New Year’s resolutions, here’s one we should all make […]
Cutting the cord
It’s not a criticism; It’s an observationWhile making plans to move back to Columbia from Birmingham and become responsible for a certain woman’s garbage, among other things, I began shopping for satellite TV service. The Landlord had a rickety antenna duct-taped to a climbing vine on the chimney, and only got four channels. Modern men can’t live like that. I decided on Dish over Direct TV. […]
Nurse Ratchet
I’m just saying...My husband, Marty, has come up with a new “pet name,” as he calls it, for me. Nurse Ratchet. I’m not sure that’s a compliment. Marty had back surgery in mid-December and part of his recovery was no bending, lifting, or twisting. You never know just how many times a day you do all those things until you can no […]
The Dog Days of Dieting
50–SomethingI haven’t come up with a New Year’s resolution just yet, but one of my dogs has. Keeta, the five-year-old Akita, doesn’t know it, of course, but she has resolved to lose 20 pounds. That’s about 20 percent of her current body mass. In other words, she’s in for some “ruff” days (#DadJokes) because dieting stinks. Just thinking about a […]
