Pardon me for stating the obvious, but 2020 has been a dumpster fire of a year. Like most of us, I can’t wait to see it in the rearview mirror. 

I kept seeing posts on Facebook about a drive-thru safari park in Salley, a town just south of Columbia.

When we think of Thanksgiving, certain things come to mind: Turkey, dressing, yams or sweet potatoes, green bean casserole, and pecan or pumpkin pie.

Today’s front page story on a new book about World War II veteran Sgt. Frank Wall serves as a reminder to us all that it was not just members and veterans of our armed forces who make sacrifices during their service to our country.

Don’t give in to the idea that you cannot do any better. You can do better if you put your mind to doing better. If you give up then you don't have a chance.

It should’ve never happened. After all, birds have the ability to fly far higher than the path of an automobile.

My excursions along backroads always reveal two nostalgic sights: the rusting tin and decaying wood of crumbling barns and old pickup trucks beneath sheds.

The lobby of MUSC Health Florence Medical Center was filled with the crooning of such standards as “Fly Me to the Moon,” “My Way,” “You’ll Always Be the One I Love,” and “Don’t Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes.”

Middle age. Nothing prepared me for this, not even the old, wise men with all-knowing smirks and ever-present advice.

What’s the best thing about Halloween? Is it the costumes? Nope. Scary movies? Nah. The haunted houses? Unh-uh.

Mark and Kym Hilinski are on mission. That mission is to educate, advocate, and eliminate the stigma associated with mental illness.

I can read your mind. Better yet, I can show you how to read the minds of everyone you encounter.

It was a relatively quiet Saturday night, just me and the dog. I was not too far from calling it a night and crawling into bed.

In my more than 30 years as a journalist, I have logged in many miles traveling the back roads of Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, and the Carolinas. In doing so, I’ve come across some of the most unusual city and town names that one can imagine.

Code Red. Code Blue. Miss Majestic. Doe in Heat. It goes by many brand names. But the marketing whizzes can call it what they want, it’s still whizz. Deer urine. Pee.