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Local author to speak at Cathedral Academy

Jonathan Miller, a Charleston-based children’s author, will address Cathedral Academy’s Lower School students on Friday, Sept. 3. Miller, the author of the “Sammy the Wonder Dachshund” series, will discuss the writing process as well as rewri ... full story

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Hope for a better life
"Hope" is the story of Emily McMillan who knew she was adopted as an infant, has ... full story
Woman brings home history in ‘For God and King’
History, adventure, intrigue, treason and love can be found in Teresa Farris-Dac ... full story
Mystery Plant: Sedge’s feature triangular stems
And now, ladies and gentlemen, I am proud to present a plant that is common as d ... full story

Hope for a better life

"Hope" is the story of Emily McMillan who knew she was adopted as an infant, has a close relationship with her parents, and is happily married with one teenage daughter. Soon after her fortieth birthday, Emily receives information from her birth moth ... full story

The Writer's Corner: Novel-Writing Month

Gentlemen (and Ladies), start your engines. No, the command isn’t for May and the Indy 500 but for October as writers prep for November 2010. During November, thousands in the U.S. and the world will start writing a novel for National Novel ... full story

Woman brings home history in ‘For God and King’

History, adventure, intrigue, treason and love can be found in Teresa Farris-Dacar’s first historical novel ‘For God and King.’ “Much of the history of the early colonial period is just beginning to be stitched together,” she said in an interview du ... full story

Horticulture Hotline 08/09/2010

I have to tell myself again, “it will get cooler, soon.” When it gets cooler, the winter weeds that you see in your otherwise brown grass in about January will germinate. They can begin to germinate as early as late August, depending on soil temperat ... full story

Savvy Senior

How to E-Mail Seniors Who Don’t Have a Computer Dear Savvy Senior Are there any simple devices that let seniors who don’t have a computer receive e-mail? My 75-year-old grandma doesn’t have a home computer or the skills to operate one, but loves he ... full story

Mystery Plant: Sedge’s feature triangular stems

And now, ladies and gentlemen, I am proud to present a plant that is common as dirt...and a member of the sedge family! You may remember from your first botany class that “sedges have edges,” a good way to distinguish them from grasses and rushes. S ... full story

Your Manners Matter Minute

Communication Etiquette First Impression - 38% voice By Cindy Grosso In the formulation of a first impression, how much do you think is attributed to your voice? Studies indicate that 38% of the first impression is attributed to your voice. Thi ... full story

Horticulture Hotline 08/02/2010

August is a month that the yard begins to transition out of the summer mode and moves into the fall / winter mode. Even though it is 135 degrees outside and 150 percent humidity, the air will cool, the kids will go back to school, football and volley ... full story

Clemson Extension Agent: Do you have the Tomato Plant Blues

Currently, the Extension office has been a busy place and diagnosing tomato plant problems has been a big part of business lately. A common diagnosis for many has been Bacterial Wilt and if you are a serious gardener that loves tomatoes a diagnosis o ... full story

Mystery Plant: Plant has massive root system

Flowers, of course, come in quite an assortment of sizes. The smallest flowers of any plant you are likely to see probably belong to the tiny, floating duckweeds. And the largest, at least in North America, must surely belong to various species of Ma ... full story

Your Manners Matter Minute: This month’s theme is Communication Etiquette

Speaking well – part of good manners Is speaking badly about someone, part of manners and etiquette? I once spoke to a woman who told me she knew everything there is to know about etiquette and she could say it in one sentence….she said “I kn ... full story

Things to watch out for in your garden in July

Many people are hyper-allergic to fire ant stings. Several people each year die from fire ant bites as well as many more end up in the hospital. Bait products are best used over your entire yard (beds and lawn areas) and are very inexpens ... full story

SPCA to host half-price cat adoption drive Aug. 6-8

A half-price “CAT”astic Weekend will be held on August 6-8, 2010 at the Frances R. Willis SPCA located at 136 Four Paws Lane in Summerville. “This weekend will allow cats and kittens to find loving and forever homes at half the regular adoption pric ... full story

Email grammar vs. text message grammar

Email is a convenient and efficient form of communication…and very popular…but are people starting to confuse it with text messaging? We love email, not only in business, but in all areas of our lives….people young and old use it on a daily basis an ... full story

Summerville/Dorchester County Chamber Council Meeting

A combined Greater Summerville/Dorchester County Chamber Council Meeting was held on July 21 at the Holiday Inn Express. Among those attending were left to right, Marie McLeod, Celeste Massey, Juan Garcia, Michelle Hooper, and Mike Montei. The ... full story

The Writer's Corner: Summer Treasure: READING

ÒCourtesy is contagious. It begins with you.” Anyone who’s been in New York City this summer will recognize these words from subway announcers who have also just told us, “Stand clear of the doors, please.” The remarks remind ... full story

Texting can be dangerous to your health

Texting is all the rage!!! We see people doing it everywhere… but is a lack of texting etiquette dangerous to your health? A new study out suggests that texting may be dangerous to people’s health. As people are so busy texting others, and focusi ... full story

French students helping Magnolia Gardens find rare plants

Two French horticultural students are visiting Magnolia Plantation and Gardens this summer to help the garden locate rare varieties of camellias and azaleas in Europe that weren’t imported to America three centuries ago. Jean-Christophe Pigeon and T ... full story

Mountain plant nice to visit during hot summers

June, one of my favorite months, is over. It’s the beginning of summer, but it's usually not too hot, although this past installment was rather toasty. June should be one of those months with 31 days. (Could June and March trade one day with each oth ... full story

Horticulture Hotline

Bill, they can send a man to the moon but I have been told there is not a way to kill common bermuda grass growing in St. Augustine grass. Is this true? I was told the only way I could get rid of the bermuda grass was to pull it up and ... full story