Contributors
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America or ‘America’ – It’s time to decide
When the Senate voted last week to recognize June 19 as a federal holiday, the reaction among many of my friends and me was,…
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LOWCOUNTRY LOWDOWN
Talking about having your hands tied… BEAUFORT – Some members of the city’s Historic Review Board seemed to believe their proverbial hands were tied last…
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Re-reading Dennett reminds me of Theroux
There is a writer — Paul Theroux — who once took epic railway trips. His books Old Patagonia Express and The Great Railway Bazaar…
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Men can thrive without bashing women
My elementary school principal, Hal Howington, called me into his office. I’d written a “love letter” of the typical grade-school variety (“I like you.…
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Civil, Civility and Civilization
Civil, civility and civilization. Interestingly, all three words derive from the same root, stemming from the Latin word civis, which means “citizen.” The Merriam…