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Burdened with holiday debt? Snap back into a daily routine

The calendar rolling to a new year provides a great opportunity for reflection. Perhaps this is the year you finally quit your job and start your own business. Maybe you’re ready to lose the extra pounds you’ve been carrying around by eating better and exercising more often. That idea for a novel...

A healthier New Year: Simple nutrition resolutions that stick

As the new year begins, many Daniel Island residents are thinking about eating healthier, but the key to success isn’t a strict diet or drastic rules. The most sustainable changes are simple, realistic habits that fit into everyday life. One of the biggest nutrition mistakes people make in January...

Letter from the Editor: Making resolutions that actually stick

Every year, I tell myself I’m going to “get better” at something – read more, walk more, eat better – and every year, by mid-February, those grand plans usually fizzle. But last year felt different. I set two resolutions that actually stuck: walking more and reading more. And yes, I did them at the...

A modern Christmas story: Go tell it on the X app

With apologies to Gospel writers St. Matthew and St. Luke, here is the Christmas story told chronologically in 21st-century Anno Domini style on X (formerly known as Twitter). @CaesarAugustus Whole Roman world go ASAP 2 own town 2 be enrolled. #CensusDecree @Joseph Go’n up fm...

Letter from the editor: What a year it’s been

As 2025 winds down, it’s hard not to reflect on a year of big changes, growth, and community moments here at The Daniel Island News. It’s been a year of transitions for our team, our office, and our neighborhood. First, a heartfelt farewell to Sue Detar, our longtime publisher and owner, who...

Amid the holiday bustle, pause and listen for the magic

“When something exceeds your ability to understand how it works, it sort of becomes magical.” - Jonathan Ive Not long ago, I was walking into a store, and from a distance, I heard the very familiar sound of a bell ringing. There was no mistaking this sound. It’s one I have heard many...

E-bike close calls, head injuries demand stronger laws and enforcement

E-bikes have become a fixture on Daniel Island and the surrounding areas – speeding down streets, zipping across intersections, and carrying kids to and from school faster than ever. But behind the convenience and novelty lies a growing safety crisis that many residents see daily. I’ve...

Keeping a journal can be a booster shot for the soul

My daughter kept a gratitude journal for a year. I’ve never lasted a week, but after reading decades-long, science-based research on its efficacy, I’m heading back in. But don’t be alarmed – keeping a daily journal isn’t the only route to receive its benefits. Multiple pathways exist. But...

The twists, turns, and blessings of crooked paths

"Two roads diverged in the woods, and I took the one less traveled." - Robert Frost Architect Frank Lloyd Wright once told of an incident that may have seemed insignificant at the time but had a profound influence on the rest of his life. The winter he was 9 years old, he walked across a snow-...

Fit to be fried

Here’s hoping you had a happy Thanksgiving. The Williams clan collected, as they do each year, at our house to see one another, to talk about family members who didn’t come, and to savor the festive fare prepared by my lovely wife, Grace. These times together are memorable milestones in a family’s...