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Wilderness therapy for mental health

Our soul flocks to places where nature reigns. We love Daniel Island for its marshes, walking trails, creeks and Wando River. We appreciate seeing herons and turtles sunning themselves on the edge of a pond and stop to watch a gaggle of geese cross the road. Even alligators remind us of nature’s...

Send the DI News your summer travel photos!

The autumn equinox marks the official end of summer. Unofficially, it’s when the kids head back to school or when the balmy beach weather turns into a chill, fall air. This year, the calendar on our iPhone and the one hanging up on the wall at our work desk tells us the last day to catch...

Tom & Sue's Incomplete Guide: Lowcountry Farmers Markets

Greetings Sue: Having grown up near Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, I have fond memories of the Pottstown Farmers Market. Amish and Mennonite families would bring in wagon loads of vegetables, meats and baked goods every weekend to sell at their stalls. When I accompanied my grandmother on...

Is cursive cursed?

“What a touching note from your student from last term,” my lovely wife, Grace, stated. She was holding a card I received from a young man I helped with employment interviews during his last year of college. Before I could reply, she added, “I’m sure you appreciate the effort and words of...

Supporting financial stability for South Carolinians with disabilities

Nearly 800,000 people in South Carolina live with a physical or mental disability. Many of them are able and willing to work, yet our state has one of the highest unemployment rates in the nation for these individuals. Advocates are determined to change these statistics so that individuals with...

Letter to the Editor - August 25, 2022

Ugly habit I am a long time resident of Daniel Island and I bike the trails all over the island. Last week, I was dismayed when I rode along the sidewalk near the parking lot along a small pond near the baseball field and soccer fields. The pond edge was littered by beer cans. I was able to...

Armored aliens

Like the steady stream of humans pouring into the Lowcountry, a constant flow of invasive animal species are marching onto Daniel Island. Last year I encountered two wild hogs which had been killed by a car on St. Thomas Island Drive. They are coming soon to a garden or flower bed near you and...

We want to know: What have you read lately?

Every night before I fall asleep, I commit to reading one chapter in the book that sits on my nightstand. It feels like an exhausting idea at the time, but after I finish the last page I’m delighted I did so. Why? Because there is nothing more relaxing than a good read before bed. Plus, it...

Letter to the Editor - August 18, 2022

Traffic study vs. reality In your recent article regarding the Longpoint interchange improvements, you noted that SCDOT performed a safety study several years ago (several being the operative word) to the effect that closing the truck lane on the Wando bridge would reduce safety. I spoke...

Berkeley County penny sales tax, if passed, expected to fetch $500M in project funding

Berkeley County will be asking voters to “continue” the one cent sales tax for roads in November’s general election. The 2008 and 2014 penny sales tax referendums have been critical in addressing infrastructure needs in our county from major capacity projects, intersections, resurfacing, and...