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September 28, 2007
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The Long Way Home: A Bigfoot Story
honored at New York International Independent Video and Film Festival
By Jackie Peronne jacper@juno.com
The walls of James "Bubba" Cromer's law office are filled with diplomas, certificates, and photographs of his years in public service. His two newest awards showcase a more quirky side. This Columbia attorney ,with years of service as a legislator and as reading clerk of the S.C. House of Represe... More...
Darius Goes West goes for Oscar nomination
Contributed by Larry Hambree

Where would you go if you'd never been away from home? What would you do if you didn't have much time left? Fifteen- year- old Darius Weems from Athens, Georgia, who was born with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), the most common fatal genetic disorder to affect children worldwide. More...

Firetrail
S.C.'s Gone with the Wind
By Jackie Peronne jacper@juno.com

Firetrail has been called the South Carolina version of Gone With The Wind. It is set during the Civil War and features the burning of a city along with the plight of local civilians caught in the crisis. But unlike that movie classic, this film features, not Hollywood stars, but a cast and cre... More...

 News
•Symposium discusses the incredible brain
Wine, cheese, Grandchildren, and most of all people get better with age. Through the accumulation of experiences over many years, older adults learn from their successes and failures how to make better decisions. They call it wisdom. More...
•Socks for soldiers
•IRS Scam
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 Business
•Briefs
As the beach crowd sees it Sun News According to the Sun News, the nation's economy in 2007 could have the worst growth in five years. In a recent national survey, more than 60 percent of those responding said recession was the major risk facing the economy for the next year. At Myrtle Beach, the... More...
•Sorensen dedicated to raise count and quality
•Star Profile
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 Society
•Myles Ivan Friedman
Graveside services of thanksgiving for the life of Myles Ivan Friedman, University of South Carolina Distinguished Professor Emeritus, were held September 17, 2007, in Antioch Church Cemetery. More...
•Miss Landers and Mr. May marry September 22, 2007
•Marina Capilos Papadea
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 Opinion
•Thirty-something speaks
Priorities change as ear hair grows
When I was growing up my dad once said, "If you see me in black socks and sandals on the beach one day, shoot me." Years later, after I was grown and he was a granddad, he changed his tune a little and said, "If you see me in black socks and sandals on the beach, pat me on the back and congratula... More...
•One, two, three- BOOM!
•It's not a criticism, it's an observation.
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 Education
•Dent Middle School sings The National Anthem
The National Anthem could be heard throughout the halls of Dent Middle School Friday, September 14, 2007 as every homeroom class stood to sing in unison. As part of the first National Anthem Day at Dent Middle School, two eighth grade students, Kihana Pelzer and John Magrady, led the... More...
•Col. Pete Sercer honored
•Midlands Technical College honors top employees
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 Travel
•Pineville, a historic refuge
Part 27: A Planter Thrives
Henry William Ravenel thrived as gentleman planter in Pineville before the Civil War destroyed his society and his livelihood. As a scientist, he survived the Civil War and Reconstruction and made a major contribution to botany in America. More...
•The Amazing Eurasian Odyssey
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 Events
•It's happening right here in your community
ART Art,Art,and More Art at Mays Park will offer classes Oct.- March. Just the two of us, parent and child for ages 2- 4; Homeschool art for ages 4- 7, 8- 12, and 12 and up; and Afterschool for ages 4- 7, 8- 12, and 12 and up. Contact Steve Hewitt, 545-3100. More...
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 Beauty in the Backyard
•The Original Mystery Plant
The mystery plant is very tiny compared to its various taller and flashier relatives. Its leaves are puny and bract- like. Its flowers, while pretty, are so small you have to get on your hands and knees to see them. The mystery plant has developed a complex, a species complex. More...
•Nature's Gym
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