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In the article titled “Residents Call for Faster Improvements to Reflectance Drive Intersection” in the June 4 edition, you quoted a Clements Ferry resident who suggested considering closing Reflectance Road until the intersection was resolved.  However, I wonder how many readers are aware that...
Data centers deserve a full and transparent review  Data centers may bring economic benefits to South Carolina, including investment, construction activity, workforce training, and tax revenue. Those potential benefits should be taken seriously.  At the same time, communities should not be...
So often, when we think about letting go or moving on, we speak about relationships, careers, and loss. But the concept applies far more broadly, encompassing habits and beliefs – not to mention the items we accumulate throughout our lives!   “Letting go requires self-awareness and courage, as...
In a recent Daniel Island News story, (bit.ly/4dT8tjx) the National Energy Assistance Directors Association reported that in the South Atlantic region, which includes South Carolina, households are projected to spend around $860 this summer, up from $757 last year – a jump of more than $100. So we...
Proposed data center developments are recently popping up on various legislative agendas  across the country, including South Carolina. The push by the tech industry to develop  sustainable infrastructure to power our digital world is being increasingly met with pushback  and fearmongering...
There have been some good things with the Waterfront area. It is more attractive and functional.  We love the Daniel Island Ferry and hope it can continue its runs to the city from there. We also love the views from the swings. But the Waterfront is designed more for the wealthy people who live in...
Many Lowcountry residents are just starting to recover from increased heating bills caused by a colder than usual winter. But the spring break is short, because climbing temperatures near 90 have already been experienced. And it’s just the beginning. In a recent Daniel Island News story, (bit.ly/...
“As you walk down the fairway of life, you must smell the roses, for you only get to play one round.” – Ben Hogan  Part of my morning routine before heading to work each morning is to stop and look at the roses in the flower bed at the front of my house. I do this every morning. It’s a ritual. ...
Editor's note: As part of the Berkeley County Resurfacing Project, on May 11, the Banks Construction Company issued a release through the Daniel Island Property Owners' Association requesting residents to refrain from on-street parking on River Landing Drive from Seven Farms Drive to the Daniel...
South Carolina is a Republican state. Voters have made that clear in election after election, by margins that leave no real doubt. Yet our congressional delegation, thanks to district lines that no longer match how South Carolinians actually live, sends a representative to Washington whose voting...

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