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Dogs in the workplace

As many pet parents return to the office, they are looking for ways to continue spending time with their furry friends. In fact, 72% of pet owners said being able to bring pets to work is important, according to an online survey conducted on behalf of the CESAR brand. More than a third of the...

Author Series gains momentum

The Daniel Island News Author Series 2022 continues to entertain, educate and gain momentum. Attendees at the February event were treated to an engaging presentation and discussion featuring Charleston authors Gordon Rhea and Herb Frazier, essayist Margaret Seidler and poet James Brailsford...

March literature to liven your spring reading

The first two on the list this month are books that I consider must-reads. They are long and somewhat challenging, but worth the investment of your time and attention. “Cloud Cuckoo Land” is by Andrew Doerr who also wrote “All the Light We Cannot See.” The story spans centuries from the...

Remote-controlled family with a TV problem

Sitting on the plastic covered sofa, drinking a cup of tea with a whole lot of sugar and watching “I Love Lucy” — which came on at 10:30 every morning — was about as good as it got in the late 1950s. Our TV set on its metal stand, with antennae proudly stretched as tall as they could go, looked...

Showerhead flow rules save water usage, energy costs

The shower is a place of rejuvenation and relaxation for many of us, but it is also a big water hog, accounting for roughly 17% of the average U.S. household’s water usage. Americans use a lot less water in our showers nowadays due to a Clinton-era law mandating that new showerheads sold in the U...

Safely navigating the roads on Daniel Island

Holy traffic, Batman! While we do not sit in our Seven Farms Drive office and count the passing cars, casual observations reveal increased vehicle traffic on Daniel Island. Adding construction related traffic, a typical Daniel Island weekday sees thousands of vehicles coming and going. Inevitable...

Leave it to beaver

On a very cold morning last month, I sat in a well-concealed hide near a small, wooded pond. It was quiet and still there, just off the Cooper River, and the first hints of daybreak had begun coloring the eastern sky. Suddenly a loud “pop” nearly jolted me off my stool. Though it still...

My Funny Valentine

“Cool!” I muttered softly as I completed my mission. My lovely wife, Grace, set down the book she was reading, leaned over from her side of the bed, and inspecting the image on my iPad before I could change it, inquired, “What is that?” Figuring I was trapped, I decided to shift into...

February’s 7.5% CPI is a problem for the stock, bond, and real estate markets

The stock market is at historically high valuations and asset prices broadly are in a bubble. While it may not feel like 1929, stock valuations are as stretched today as they were in 1929 and 2000, according to Nobel Prize winner Robert Shiller’s Cyclically Adjusted Price Earnings “CAPE” ratio....

Chief of Police Reynolds shows courage, dignity

There are few things in life more disconcerting than hearing the words, “You have cancer.” While I have personally not yet had to confront that difficult news, I have witnessed that challenge with some of my own family members. This past fall, our Chief of Police, neighbor and friend,...