Living on Purpose: God has a wonderful plan for you Dr. William Holland Posted August 8, 2022By Dr. William HollandGod loves you. This deserves repeating...God loves you! Sometimes people feel that no one cares but this is not true. Jesus proved how much He loved you when He gave His...
Blink Book Review #9: “These Precious Days” by Ann Patchett
Blink Book Review #9: “These Precious Days” by Ann Patchett Reba Campbell Posted August 3, 2022By Reba CampbellThis summer’s reading list has included books beyond the best-seller fiction I usually favor. Ann Patchett’s “These Precious Days” is one of those. This collection of 24 essays hits on topics ranging from...
The Power Of Moonlit Imagery
The Power Of Moonlit Imagery Tom Poland Posted August 2, 2022By Tom PolandA Southern Writerwww.tompoland.nettompol@earthlink.netHerman Melville created Moby Dick, the great white sperm whale that bit off Ahab’s leg. James Dickey had a 12-point white buck that swam from island to island in moonlight. And I recall boyhood tales of...
A checklist for people who don’t like summer
Everything and Nothing: A checklist for people who don’t like summer Aïda Rogers Posted August 1, 2022By Aïda RogersFor someone who dislikes summer as much as I do, I can’t help but marvel at the many good things it provides. Proof of a divine generosity? I think so. Because it seems...
Our character reflects what we love
Living on Purpose: Our character reflects what we love Dr. William Holland Posted August 1, 2022By Dr. William HollandMost of us have heard that having lots of money cannot buy love or bring happiness. Since I’ve never been mega-wealthy, I will trust God on this one. Most people are trying...
Pact Act
Stuart Neiman Cartoon: Pact Act Posted August 1, 2022By Stuart Neiman This content is being shared through the S.C. News Exchange and is for use in SCPA member publications. Please use appropriate bylines and credit line
Tell them why – and sell more
Tell them why – and sell more By John Foust, Advertising Trainer Like some other kids, I learned how to drive before taking the drivers’ education class in high school. My father took me to the school’s football stadium on weekends when the expansive parking lot was empty. The car...
Blink Book Review #8
“Susan, Linda, Nina & Cokie: The Extraordinary Story of the Founding Mothers of NPR” by Lisa Napoli
Blink Book Review #8 “Susan, Linda, Nina & Cokie: The Extraordinary Story of the Founding Mothers of NPR” by Lisa Napoli Reba Campbell Posted July 27, 2022By Reba CampbellThis book is the story of four women from vastly different backgrounds who converged on a fledgling radio network in DC in...
The Dark Corner
The Dark Corner Tom Poland Posted July 27, 2022By Tom PolandA Southern Writerwww.tompoland.nettompol@earthlink.netI’d been there many times but never realized just what a dark history existed until I visited a legal distillery up that way. “Folks still go in there and disappear,” and old timer told me. Maybe so.I asked...
Slow poke
Stuart Neiman Cartoon: Slow poke Posted July 25, 2022By Stuart Neiman This content is being shared through the S.C. News Exchange and is for use in SCPA member publications. Please use appropriate bylines and credit line
Birds of a feather flock together
Living on Purpose: Birds of a feather flock together Dr. William Holland Posted July 25, 2022By Dr. William HollandThere is a huge difference between personal transformation and just talking and wishing. We can counsel, advise, pray, and encourage someone, but they are the only ones who can discipline their thoughts,...
Lauderdale: Don’t hide evidence in Murdaugh murder case if you want public trust in justice
Want to start restoring confidence in the South Carolina system of justice? Disregard both banks of lawyers in the murder case against Alex Murdaugh and demand that the business of the court remain public, not gagged. At a bond hearing July 20 in the historic Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro,...
Blink Book Review #7: “Swimming with the Blowfish: Hootie, Healing and One Hell of a Ride” by Jim Sonefield
Blink Book Review #7: “Swimming with the Blowfish: Hootie, Healing and One Hell of a Ride” by Jim Sonefield Reba Campbell Posted July 20, 2022By Reba CampbellMemoirs can often fall into two categories – hugely self-aggrandizing or humbly honest. Jim Sonefeld’s recently released book, “Swimming with the Blowfish: Hootie, Healing...
The National Park Nearest You
The National Park Nearest You Tom Poland Posted July 19, 2022By Tom PolandA Southern Writerwww.tompoland.nettompol@earthlink.netHere in the classic South, we have two choices when it comes to national parks. We have the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee and we have Congaree National Park near Columbia, South Carolina. Chances...
The eagle who believed he was a chicken
Living on Purpose: The eagle who believed he was a chicken Dr. William Holland Posted July 18, 2022By Dr. William HollandOnce there was a young eaglet that accidentally fell from the safety of his nest high on the mountain. Miraculously, he fell in a patch of soft grass and survived....
Who Knew
Stuart Neiman Cartoon: Who Knew Posted July 18, 2022By Stuart Neiman This content is being shared through the S.C. News Exchange and is for use in SCPA member publications. Please use appropriate bylines and credit line
Abortion Ruling Could Impact Media Law
Abortion Ruling Could Impact Media Law Published July 2022 By Eric P. Robinson, USC School of Journalism and Mass Communications We have already seen some of the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent blockbuster decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which reversed its 49-year-old Roe v. Wade...
Blink Book Review #6 – “Confessions of a Southern Beauty Queen” by Julie Hines Mabus
Blink Book Review #6 - “Confessions of a Southern Beauty Queen” by Julie Hines Mabus Reba Campbell Posted July 13, 2022By Reba Campbell“Confessions of a Southern Beauty Queen” opens in 1968 with Patsy Channing awaiting suspension from the Mississippi College for Women, known as “The W,” following an alleged violation...
Looking for Sharon
Everything and Nothing: Looking for Sharon Aïda Rogers Posted July 12, 2022By Aïda RogersIn the middle of the night in the late 1960s, my baby brother developed a 104-degree fever. I remember this night – my panicked mother lifting and lowering him into the bathtub, we three sisters keeping a scared...
Botanical Beauty—For Women Only
Botanical Beauty—For Women Only Tom Poland Posted July 12, 2022By Tom PolandA Southern Writerwww.tompoland.nettompol@earthlink.netWhat’s behind a name? Lots most of the time. Sometimes it’s obvious, sometimes it’s a mystery, but often it’s botanical. I’ve not met a woman named Star. Nor have I met one named Gazer, but Star Gazer?...
Boris Johnson
Stuart Neiman Cartoon: Boris Johnson Posted July 11, 2022By Stuart Neiman This content is being shared through the S.C. News Exchange and is for use in SCPA member publications. Please use appropriate bylines and credit line
Taking a closer look at Psalm 23
Living on Purpose: Taking a closer look at Psalm 23 Dr. William Holland Posted July 11, 2022By Dr. William HollandPsalm 23 is one of the most popular chapters in the Bible and many have said it is one of the wonders of the literary world. It is so deep that...
Blink Book Review #5: “Bird by Bird” by Anne Lamott
Blink Book Review #5: “Bird by Bird” by Anne Lamott Reba Campbell Posted July 6, 2022By Reba CampbellI recently reread Anne Lamott’s “Bird by Bird” for the umpteenth time in anticipation of a class I’ll be teaching. And while “Bird by Bird” might be the ultimate guide to writing, it’s...
Red vs. Blue
Stuart Neiman Cartoon: Red vs. Blue Posted July 5, 2022By Stuart Neiman This content is being shared through the S.C. News Exchange and is for use in SCPA member publications. Please use appropriate bylines and credit line
Land of the free because of the brave
Living on Purpose: Land of the free because of the brave Dr. William Holland Posted July 5, 2022By Dr. William HollandEvery summer we look forward to July fourth because it’s filled with fun things to do, like barbecuing, picnics, games, family gatherings, camping, and fireworks. And of course, for many...
No Worries
Stuart Neiman Cartoon: No Worries Posted June 29, 2022By Stuart Neiman This content is being shared through the S.C. News Exchange and is for use in SCPA member publications. Please use appropriate bylines and credit line
Whose report will we believe?
Living on Purpose: Whose report will we believe? Dr. William Holland Posted June 29, 2022By Dr. William HollandWhatever we are concerned about today, faith and discernment are key components of our prayers. Without spiritual sensitivity, we do not understand God’s will and faith is what empowers and activates our communication...
The Gospel. Sunday Piano Memories
The Gospel. Sunday Piano Memories Tom Poland Posted June 29, 2022By Tom PolandA Southern Writerwww.tompoland.nettompol@earthlink.netThe old book and instrument of wood and ivory need each other. In fact, they share what biologists call a symbiotic relationship. In my recall of days of yore, the hymnal and old piano made beautiful...
Blink Book Review #4: Going There by Katie Couric
Blink Book Review #4: Going There by Katie Couric Reba Campbell Posted June 29, 2022By Reba CampbellKatie Couric’s memoir, “Going There,” gives readers a delightful and amazingly honest narrative about not only her personal life but also many of the national and international news stories from the 1990s on.And while...
Ferns, Nature’s Colonists
Ferns, Nature’s Colonists Tom Poland Posted June 28, 2022By Tom PolandA Southern Writerwww.tompoland.nettompol@earthlink.netFerns bless us with classic Southern settings but doing so isn’t always easy. Random winds pick up fern spores and scatter them, their destiny determined by fate. Many end up lost at sea. Some fall on barren places...
A key question: What’s next?
A key question: What’s next? By John Foust, Advertising Trainer Gregory talked to me about a lesson he learned in his early days of selling advertising. “In one of my first presentations, the prospect rejected my ideas for a new campaign. Back at the office, my ad manager must have...
The Spirit of ’76: Protecting us against the Putin Playbook
The Spirit of ’76: Protecting us against the Putin Playbook By Ken Paulson Director and Professor, Free Speech Center Middle Tennessee State University As we gather to celebrate Independence Day, it’s a good time to reflect on how our most fundamental freedoms have served this nation well.It’s an even better...
Vintage Enamelware
Vintage Enamelware Tom Poland Posted June 24, 2022By Tom PolandA Southern Writerwww.tompoland.nettompol@earthlink.netI was visiting the past at the Lincoln County History Park when I spied a graceful blue enamelware pot sitting among fire logs. Warm memories came from that cold enamelware. Yes, that forgotten pot sent me reeling through the...
Thistles, A Prickly Subject
Thistles, A Prickly Subject Tom Poland Posted June 24, 2022By Tom PolandA Southern Writerwww.tompoland.nettompol@earthlink.netWe’d be walking to a farm pond in quest of bream when Grandmom Poland would spot a thistle. “Watch out for that nettle.” She’d hardly break stride leaning over to yank it from the earth. Thus, I...
Boneyards
Boneyards Tom Poland Posted June 24, 2022By Tom PolandA Southern Writerwww.tompoland.nettompol@earthlink.netTheir name belies their beauty, though its definition rings true. “Boneyard, | ˈbōnyärd |Noun, informal, a cemetery.” A cemetery they are, the resting places of maritime forests conquered by the sea. I’ve written about boneyards, now and then spelled bone...
Statement Earrings
Everything and Nothing: Statement Earrings Aïda Rogers Posted June 24, 2022By Aïda Rogers“Bold lip. You need a bold lip.” I poke my lower lip out at Ryan, my supervisor at work, who is now supervising me on what to wear to the various events surrounding a family wedding. Ryan is good at...
Blink Book Review #3: Educated by Tara Westover
Blink Book Review #3: Educated by Tara Westover Reba Campbell Posted June 21, 2022By Reba CampbellWhen “Educated” first came out in 2018, I remember seeing the book in the “new non-fiction” section of Litchfield Books. My first reaction was that it was shelved in the wrong area. The jacket description...
What’s happened to nuts and bolts of public safety reporting?
What’s happened to nuts and bolts of public safety reporting? Published June 21, 2022 By Jim Pumarlo, Newspaper Consultant Crime and public safety are garnering more headlines across the country. Law enforcement and racial disparities in the criminal justice system are under increasing scrutiny. Newspapers play a key role in...
Aldo’s Bench
Aldo’s Bench Tom Poland Posted June 21, 2022By Tom PolandA Southern Writerwww.tompoland.nettompol@earthlink.netThe bench you see overlooks an estuarine creek. That creek snakes its way into a wider creek, Pine Creek, I believe, that snakes its way into the Hampton River, which spills into the Atlantic near Pelican Creek Natural Area....
Knowing when to hold on and when to let go
Living on Purpose: Knowing when to hold on and when to let go Dr. William Holland Posted June 20, 2022By Dr. William HollandWhen it comes to being knowledgeable, it’s not how much we know but how much we understand. It’s one thing to have bags of information seeds stacked up...
South Carolina needs a good SLAPP law
South Carolina needs a good SLAPP law Published June 2022 By Eric P. Robinson, USC School of Journalism and Mass Communications In late May, the Judiciary Committee of the North Carolina State Assembly approved a legislative bill, which would allow for early dismissal of lawsuits making libel or other claims...
Blink Book Review #2: South of Heaven by Patti Frye Meredith
Blink Book Review #2: South of Heaven by Patti Frye Meredith Reba Campbell This is the second in a series of summer “Blink Book Reviews” by Reba Hull CampbellPosted June 15, 2022By Reba CampbellFor anyone who is southern by birth or has moved to the south, passed through the south,...
Liz Torches
Stuart Neiman Cartoon: Liz Torches Posted June 13, 2022By Stuart Neiman This content is being shared through the S.C. News Exchange and is for use in SCPA member publications. Please use appropriate bylines and credit line
Learning how to adjust our sails
Living on Purpose: Learning how to adjust our sails Dr. William Holland Posted June 13, 2022By Dr. William Holland“Our mind is a garden our thoughts are seeds, we can plant flowers or we can plant weeds.” This old saying means we choose what we think about and are responsible for...
Post and Courier advances digital subscriptions business with sports newsletters, in partnership with GNI
Post and Courier advances digital subscriptions business with sports newsletters, in partnership with GNI Published June 2022The Post and Courier and Google News Initiative (GNI) published a case study highlighting the impact of new paid newsletters to the paper’s digital subscription business. In partnership with the GNI, The Post and...
Blink Book Review #1: Only Wanna Be With You by Tim Sommer
Blink Book Review #1: Only Wanna Be With You by Tim Sommer Reba Campbell This is the first in a series of summer “Blink Book Reviews” by Reba Hull CampbellPosted June 7, 2022By Reba CampbellWhen I first started “Only Wanna Be With You,” I anticipated a bit of a tell-all...
Another Change
Stuart Neiman Cartoon: Another Change Posted June 6, 2022By Stuart Neiman This content is being shared through the S.C. News Exchange and is for use in SCPA member publications. Please use appropriate bylines and credit line
Christ is the vine we are the branches
Living on Purpose: Christ is the vine we are the branches Dr. William Holland Posted June 6, 2022By Dr. William HollandI was having a discussion with a friend the other day about how it seems that so many people are living in fear and discouragement when he mentioned something that...
Bob’s Store
Bob’s Store Tom Poland Posted June 6, 2022By Tom PolandA Southern Writerwww.tompoland.nettompol@earthlink.netThe store’s filled to the brim with antiques. They hang from the ceiling. They fill aisles. It’s a place I could check out for hours. Why there’s even a …Wait a minute. I’m ahead of myself. Antiques didn’t catch...
When we are weak He is strong
Dr. William Holland Posted May 31, 2022 Living on Purpose: When we are weak He is strong By Dr. William HollandHow much grace does it take to love our enemies and those who have hurt us? Well, that’s a good question. Tragedies occur all around us and it’s true we...
A Peach Of A Summer
A Peach Of A Summer Tom Poland Posted May 31, 2022By Tom PolandA Southern Writerwww.tompoland.nettompol@earthlink.netFrom my orchard of memories a lonely peach tree stands in the front yard of my youth. The tree looked sickly and produced fruit a tad bigger than a golf ball. The tree stood in the...
Icie’s Secret
Everything and Nothing: Icie's Secret Aïda Rogers Posted May 27, 2022By Aïda RogersIn her wonderful new book, Liz Newall does something many of us say we’re going to do but don’t: She researches her family history to solve a mystery that's pestered her since childhood. It’s a secret wrapped in scandal,...
Outcomes
Stuart Neiman Cartoon: Outcomes Posted May 24, 2022By Stuart Neiman This content is being shared through the S.C. News Exchange and is for use in SCPA member publications. Please use appropriate bylines and credit line
Two advertising goals: Attention and Retention
Two advertising goals: Attention and Retention By John Foust, Advertising Trainer As mentioned in previous articles, there are two types of advertising: image and response. Image advertising – sometimes known as institutional advertising – is designed to give people a good impression of the advertiser. (“We’re the dealership that cares.”)...
Porch Sitting
Porch Sitting Tom Poland Posted May 24, 2022By Tom PolandA Southern Writerwww.tompoland.nettompol@earthlink.netIt’s a vanishing art, porch sitting. There was a time, though, when folks retired to the porch just to pass the time. As a boy, I sat on my parent’s screen porch and counted the trucks going by. When...
May we never forget freedom is not free
Living on Purpose: May we never forget freedom is not free Dr. William Holland Posted May 23, 2022By Dr. William HollandMemorial means to “remember” and every year on the last Monday in May, we honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice with their lives in the line of active military...
The Cedars Of Philomath
The Cedars Of Philomath Tom Poland Posted May 19, 2022By Tom PolandA Southern Writerwww.tompoland.nettompol@earthlink.netLong ago it was, in the late 1980s. I was in a hurry to get back to South Carolina. Thus did I take Georgia Highway 22, known also as the Crawfordville Road. I knew that road would...
S.C. police agencies should follow FOIA law
S.C. police agencies should follow FOIA law Published May 2022 By Eric P. Robinson, USC School of Journalism and Mass Communications A “possibly gang-related” shooting in a Greenville middle school. Records from the 2009 disappearance of a high school student in Myrtle Beach. And the notorious murder of Maggie and...
The God who is more than enough
Living on Purpose: The God who is more than enough Dr. William Holland Posted May 16, 2022By Dr. William HollandMany people today are struggling with the stress of everyday living and many feel lonely, depressed, and sad, but whatever you are going through today, be encouraged to know that God...
The Leak
Stuart Neiman Cartoon: The Leak Posted May 9, 2022By Stuart Neiman This content is being shared through the S.C. News Exchange and is for use in SCPA member publications. Please use appropriate bylines and credit line
Man shall not live by bread alone
Living on Purpose: Man shall not live by bread alone Dr. William Holland Posted May 9, 2022By Dr. William HollandOne of the popular topics that readers contact me about are concerns associated with food shortages and higher costs. I realize that no one has a crystal ball to see into...
Sean Hanitty
Stuart Neiman Cartoon: Sean Hannity Posted May 4, 2022By Stuart Neiman This content is being shared through the S.C. News Exchange and is for use in SCPA member publications. Please use appropriate bylines and credit line
Use your special insight to recommend election choices
Use your special insight to recommend election choices Published May 4, 2022 By Jim Pumarlo, Newspaper Consultant Coverage of public affairs – recording the actions and inactions of governing bodies from local to federal levels – demands attention from newsrooms year-round. And for good reason. Elected officials regularly debate and...
Developing an effective prayer life
Living on Purpose: Developing an effective prayer life Dr. William Holland Posted May 2, 2022By Dr. William HollandPrayer is a familiar word that we hear every day and is usually associated with something being wrong and needing to be fixed. I receive emails and texts on a regular basis from...
Folk Medicine Remedies
Folk Medicine Remedies Tom Poland Posted April 29, 2022By Tom PolandA Southern Writerwww.tompoland.nettompol@earthlink.netLike the Black Crowe’s “Remedy, and its line, I need a remedy”, folks of yesteryear needed remedies and they came up with them. We call their aspiring cures “Folk Medicine.” Once again I’m writing about home remedies, folk...
Give them everything
Stuart Neiman Cartoon: Give them everything Posted April 27, 2022By Stuart Neiman This content is being shared through the S.C. News Exchange and is for use in SCPA member publications. Please use appropriate bylines and credit line
Walking a mile in someone else’s shoes
Living on Purpose: Walking a mile in someone else’s shoes Dr. William Holland Posted April 25, 2022By Dr. William HollandIt’s easy to mock and be critical, and unfortunately our human nature loves to judge unfairly and display negative thoughts about others. If we could only remember that many people are...
The curriculum we all deserve
Everything and Nothing: The curriculum we all deserve Aïda Rogers Posted April 25, 2022By Aïda RogersIn a parking lot in South Carolina, a family from Texas sat in their maroon minivan taking stock of what they’d just experienced. They’d waited in a restaurant 45 minutes before a worker told them they...
Far from home
Far from home: Ukrainian couple who fled war-torn Kyiv now staying with daughter in Hartsville Posted April 20, 2022By Bob SloanIf Petar and Alla Rusinov seem a little distant when you first meet them, there is good reason.The Rusinovs, now staying with their daughter in Hartsville, were forced to flee...
Through Broken Glass
Through Broken Glass Tom Poland Posted April 19, 2022By Tom PolandA Southern Writerwww.tompoland.nettompol@earthlink.netThe old church just wanted to be left alone, but that didn’t happen. Someone shot out her windows. Some kid’s BBs shattered panes, leaving sharp jagged edges in their wake. Panes hanging like guillotines gave a gray catbird...
A good idea is worth the wait
A good idea is worth the wait By John Foust, Advertising Trainer When I was a kid and jumped to conclusions about something, my father often said, “Hold your horses, son.” That’s an old saying that means, “Whoa! Stop and think carefully before making a decision.” Dad had a lot...
Jesus gave His life so that we could live
Living on Purpose: Jesus gave His life so that we could live Dr. William Holland Posted April 18, 2022By Dr. William HollandI admit I am an emotional person. I recall going to see the Passion movie a few years ago and I was disturbed to say the least. It’s not...
Putin Propaganda Bubble
Stuart Neiman Cartoon: Putin Propaganda Bubble Posted April 18, 2022By Stuart Neiman This content is being shared through the S.C. News Exchange and is for use in SCPA member publications. Please use appropriate bylines and credit line
Lawsuit Settlement Will Loosen Ethics Confidentiality
Lawsuit Settlement Will Loosen Ethics Confidentiality Published April 2022 By Eric P. Robinson, USC School of Journalism and Mass Communications Just as the media have investigated and disclosed numerous examples of apparent conflicts of interest and corruption in state and local government here in South Carolina, a pending settlement of...
Ketanji Brown Jackson
Stuart Neiman Cartoon: Ketanji Brown Jackson Posted April 12, 2022By Stuart Neiman This content is being shared through the S.C. News Exchange and is for use in SCPA member publications. Please use appropriate bylines and credit line
The Passion of Christ is God’s amazing grace
Living on Purpose: The Passion of Christ is God’s amazing grace Dr. William Holland Posted April 11, 2022By Dr. William HollandApril is the month of new beginnings when trees begin to sprout their leaves and flowers emerge from the ground to express their beauty. This is also the time when...
Masters Memories
Masters Memories Tom Poland Posted April 11, 2022By Tom PolandA Southern Writerwww.tompoland.nettompol@earthlink.netThere comes a memory from long ago when Georgia had yet to win 1980 and 2021 national champions. No worries, Georgia was and is an annual world champion for those who compete for the green jacket.Living some 37 miles...
A Creek Runs Through It
A Creek Runs Through It Tom Poland Posted April 7, 2022By Tom PolandA Southern Writerwww.tompoland.nettompol@earthlink.netWriters title works and often they fail to come up with a good one. Half Asleep In Frog Pajamas comes to mind. Sometimes a gem of a title comes along and its words and title stay...
Winsome Beauties
Everything and Nothing: Winsome Beauties Aïda Rogers Posted April 7, 2022By Aïda Rogers“Isn’t it funny the things you remember,” my mom said to me recently. She’d been recounting some random anecdote from her childhood.Mom spends a lot of time in her brown chair, much of her churning energy slowed by health...
Seize opportunity to steer, moderate election noise
Seize opportunity to steer, moderate election noise Published April 2022 By Jim Pumarlo, Newspaper Consultant Election coverage was a priority when I toiled behind the editor’s desk. It was all-hands-on-deck in the newsroom as we sought information to help voters make their choices.As a final step, we endorsed in all...
Former Paris players say coach will bring personality, heart to UofSC
Former Paris players say coach will bring personality, heart to UofSC Posted March 31, 2022By Cam AdamsCarolina News & ReporterUniversity of South CarolinaEditor's Note: This package includes additional images, which can be found on the Carolina News & Reporter site. After a season with Vanderbilt, men’s basketball player Matt Ryan was...
Gamecock athletes utilize NIL to bolster local business and their brands
Gamecock athletes utilize NIL to bolster local business and their brands Posted March 29, 2022By Josh MatthewsCarolina News & ReporterUniversity of South CarolinaEditor's Note: This package includes additional images, which can be found on the Carolina News & Reporter site. Since the NCAA has allowed athletes to monetize themselves based on...
Guide to Gamecock NIL sponsorship deals
Guide to Gamecock NIL sponsorship deals Posted March 29, 2022By Josh MatthewsCarolina News & ReporterUniversity of South CarolinaEditor's Note: This package includes additional images, which can be found on the Carolina News & Reporter site. See full package with images. This content is being shared through the S.C. News Exchange and is...
The ‘Carolina Squat’ is not hot to trot for my generation
Southern Voices, Southern Stories: The ‘Carolina Squat’ is not hot to trot for my generation Michael DeWitt, Jr. Posted April 4, 2022By Michael DeWitt, Jr.Just when South Carolina brings back, of all things, the archaic and brutal firing squad, and I fear that there is no humanity or common decency...
Trump and Nixon Compared
Stuart Neiman Cartoon: Trump and Nixon Compared Posted April 4, 2022By Stuart Neiman This content is being shared through the S.C. News Exchange and is for use in SCPA member publications. Please use appropriate bylines and credit line
Being accountable for our spiritual sensitivity
Living on Purpose: Being accountable for our spiritual sensitivity Dr. William Holland Posted April 4, 2022By Dr. William HollandI remember the day we brought Teddy our English Bulldog puppy into our home. The breeder told us he was eight weeks old but after receiving his papers, we noticed he was...
Russia Military Might
Stuart Neiman Cartoon: Russia Military Might Posted March 29, 2022By Stuart Neiman This content is being shared through the S.C. News Exchange and is for use in SCPA member publications. Please use appropriate bylines and credit line
Without a burden, we will not pray
Living on Purpose: Without a burden, we will not pray Dr. William Holland Posted March 29, 2022By Dr. William HollandThe key to being a good soldier is listening carefully and being obedient. No one, especially God wants a servant that decides to be absent without leave or that is rebellious...
The importance of proofreading
The importance of proofreading By John Foust, Advertising Trainer Proofreading is one of the most important skills in the advertising world. While anybody with a sense of humor can appreciate a harmless blooper (one of my favorites is the sign that read, “Ears pierced while you wait”), no advertiser wants...
Publication of Murdaugh Phone Call Recordings Raises Legal Issues
Publication of Murdaugh Phone Call Recordings Raises Legal Issues Published March 2022 By Eric P. Robinson, USC School of Journalism and Mass Communications South Carolina’s Freedom of Information Act provides that state agencies must provide public records, within certain parameters and exceptions, to the public upon request. It also defines...
A New Broom Sweeps Clean
A New Broom Sweeps Clean Tom Poland Posted March 23, 2022By Tom PolandA Southern Writerwww.tompoland.nettompol@earthlink.net“A new broom sweeps clean, but an old broom knows the corners.” Mom pulled out this old saw when a new preacher attempted wholesale change or a new boss let the old employees go. The rest...
Ukraine Fights Back
Stuart Neiman Cartoon: Ukraine Fights Back Posted March 21, 2022By Stuart Neiman This content is being shared through the S.C. News Exchange and is for use in SCPA member publications. Please use appropriate bylines and credit line
Telling our worries and fears how big God is
Living on Purpose: Telling our worries and fears how big God is Dr. William Holland Posted March 21, 2022By Dr. William HollandI was reminded today of the verse in Psalm 30 and the last part of verse five that say’s, “Weeping may last through the night but joy comes in...
Rediscovering An Old Friend
Rediscovering An Old Friend Tom Poland Posted March 21, 2022By Tom PolandA Southern Writerwww.tompoland.nettompol@earthlink.netMarch 3rd is a day I’ll long remember. A bit earlier I had given a talk to the Kiwanis Club at the Darlington Country Club. Returning home I chose to get lost. Just drive and see where...
Southern Voices, Southern Stories: Taking modern women to task over Tupperware
Southern Voices, Southern Stories: Taking modern women to task over Tupperware Michael DeWitt, Jr. Posted March 16, 2022By Michael DeWitt, Jr.“You did not just go buy Tupperware. You went to a Tupperware party, where I assumed there was drinking and poker and probably fistfights. I would learn, to my disappointment,...
Coastal Observer editor to lead state press association
Coastal Observer editor to lead state press association Charles Swenson Charles Swenson, editor of the Coastal Observer in Pawleys Island, has been elected president of the S.C. Press Association after a vote of the Press Association’s membership.Other officers elected were: Richard Whiting, executive editor of the Index-Journal in Greenwood, as...
In God we trust with every situation
Living on Purpose: In God we trust with every situation Dr. William Holland Posted March 15, 2022By Dr. William HollandHave you known someone who was even-tempered and composed even when circumstances seemed to be falling apart all around them? In times of a serious crisis, somehow these individuals have the...
An Old Tree, An Old Academy
An Old Tree, An Old Academy: A Magnolia and a School of Consequence Tom Poland Posted March 15, 2022By Tom PolandA Southern Writerwww.tompoland.nettompol@earthlink.netAs you top the Edgefield County rise, that fine word “copse” comes to mind. Copse, a small group of trees, that’s what you see. Look closer, however, and...
Putin on the Main Stage
Stuart Neiman Cartoon: Putin on the Main Stage Posted March 14, 2022By Stuart Neiman This content is being shared through the S.C. News Exchange and is for use in SCPA member publications. Please use appropriate bylines and credit line
Sunshine Week 2022 | Andy Brack
Sunshine Week 2022 Column: Andy Brack Follow the law by making records, meetings always open for all For publication: Sunshine Week, 2022 686 words By Andy Brack MARCH 11, 2022 | South Carolinians share a common value that public meetings and the work of government should be done in public...