Tuesday May 6 | The Post and Courier
Pinopolis celebrates restoration
“I feel gratified that other people took over and I could give it to them”
The small, unincorporated town of Pinopolis rejoiced in its past and toasted its future with soft drinks and sweets on Sunday, celebrating the restoration of its old post office. via The Post and Courier
Monday Apr 28 | The State
S.C. Tibetan speaker wants to discuss peace
“China and Tibet lived together”
When the spiritual leader of the Charleston Tibetan Society and the S.C. Dharma Group comes to USC tonight, he wants to sit down in a peaceful atmosphere to talk about ways China and Tibet can restore their ... via The State
Saturday Apr 26 | The Post and Courier
“There's a lot of opportunistic theft, whether it's to be used as cheap transportation or in another crime”
After a long-running infatuation with Japanese makes, car thieves in Charleston are going American. via The Post and Courier
Thursday Apr 24 | Post and Courier
Big guns: It takes one to buy one
“It's much more fun than playing girl, dressing up in those corsets and hoop skirts”
Chris Houke , Glenn McConnell and Jim Snow load The Palmetto Gun onto a trailer Friday as they prepare for today's re-enactment of the Battle of Charleston. via Post and Courier
Tuesday Apr 22 | The Post and Courier
Readers have musical confessions of their own
“It was so timely because I got a call from an old college friend from Aiken, S.C., and he said he might have tickets for a Three Dog Night concert at the Augusta Pops. I guess it is good to laugh at ourselves. Thanks for the laughs.”
I'm glad to see I wasn't alone when it comes to music, and how it's no longer a secret to have listened to some of it that just wasn't considered cool. via The Post and Courier
Sunday Apr 20 | The State
McConnell shells out $30,000 for bronze cannon
“Anybody will tell you a bronze gun has just got a different sound to it”
Some middle-aged men blow big bucks on a sports car, a bass boat or a nice set of golf clubs, but the man who some consider the most powerful in South Carolina government had something else in mind. via The State
Saturday Apr 19 | Post and Courier
Midwest quake causes ripple in tremor-prone lowcountry
“Every time this happens it renews the interest and, thank goodness, the awareness about earthquakes in Charleston and the threat they present”
Repercussions from Friday's 5.2 magnitude earthquake in Illinois rippled through the Lowcountry. via Post and Courier
Saturday Apr 19 | Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Sounders set to start final season in USL
The Seattle Sounders start their final season in the United Soccer Leagues First Division. via Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Apr 19, 2008 | The Post and Courier
S.C. bill would let jilted spouses sue interloper
“You know, we protect our automobiles. We protect our homes. There's laws to protect everything and we just need laws to protect the family”
Men and women who seduce married people could be sued by jilted spouses under a proposal that won initial approval from South Carolina lawmakers this week. via The Post and Courier
Apr 19, 2008 | Post and Courier
Jobless rate in state rises for March
“South Carolina's economic outlook is uncertain at best”
South Carolina's jobless rate increased slightly in March to 5.7 percent, and employment officials said Friday the state's economic outlook was "uncertain at best." February's 5.5 percent rate had been the ... via Post and Courier









