Formal, written prose inevitably degenerates (or becomes simplified) in favor of informal, colloquial usage. The passive voice and subjunctive mood approach extinction while "Ms." has vanquished "Miss" and "Mrs."
We will soon choose not just a candidate, but a president. So it is time to disengage our media-fed notions and get serious.
As a retired union member, I am mystified by Trump supporters complaining that the Republican Party has not delivered on its promises. The Republican Party has always championed business interests, i.e. maximizing corporate profits at the expense of labor. Their "trickle-down" economic model is a perfect hoax, billions of dollars in...
Upon reading the March 9 article titled "S.C. bids farewell to beloved storyteller," I was struck with how befitting and well written by Brian Hicks it was.
Thank you for the Feb. 29 article about a proposed bill for SCE&G to notify neighbors in a certain radius before installing metal poles. It is crucial that it is put into place.
In a Feb. 25 letter titled "Warming debate" the writer overstated his case pretty dramatically when he commented that "episodic climate changes took place over many thousands of years."
Charleston’s enchanting beauty and epic history draw visitors from around the world. But some of our city’s history is ugly — particularly its role as the primary entry point of Africans brought to the American colonies, and later our nation, in human bondage.
Children have long been taught to "stop, look and listen" before crossing a street. Now people of all ages should heed this additional common-sense instruction:
WASHINGTON — Frequently predicted but never reached, "peak oil" — maximum possible production — has been postponed yet again, this time because of fracking. "Peak Sanders" was prematurely announced because of persistent underestimations of how underwhelming Hillary Clinton is as a...
Over the past several years, arguments for Medicaid expansion in South Carolina have been made using sound economic, budgetary and public health rationales.
What good is health insurance coverage if you can’t afford to actually use it?
So Canada, eh?
NEW YORK — Jimmy Kimmel will host this year’s Emmy Awards broadcast. ABC announced that Kimmel, host of that network’s late-night "Jimmy Kimmel Live," will return for the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards, which airs Sept. 18. Kimmel’s comment on the news: "I have a feeling I’m going to be...
NEW YORK — "Crying, Crying," the second track on Rita Wilson’s new album, describes the complexity the actress-singer faced last year after learning she had breast cancer.
CHAPMAN, Louise, Florida
HIOTT, Sarah C. Smith, 85, of North Charleston, widow of Gerald M. Hiott, died Friday. Arrangements by Carolina Memorial Funeral Home.
ATLANTA — Two giant, translucent canopies spanning several lanes of roadway and sidewalks outside the domestic terminal will be among the most visible aspects of a $6 billion expansion and renovation project at the world’s busiest airport during the next 20 years, officials announced last week.
Garrett Ziegler is off to the races at the end of every school day, darting through shortcuts in the hallways at Laing Middle School to claim one of the coveted spots on the school bus home.
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia is deeply concerned over the arrest of two Australian journalists in Malaysia after they attempted to question Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak over corruption allegations, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said on Monday.
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia is deeply concerned over the arrest of two Australian journalists in Malaysia after they attempted to question Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak over corruption allegations, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said on Monday.
(Reuters) - New Zealand beat South Africa 19-14 to capture the inaugural Canada Sevens in Vancouver on Sunday and close the gap on Fiji at the top of the World Series standings after their third win of the campaign.
* Trade deals credited with boosting 2015 growth (Adds 2015 credit growth, outlook for 2016)
BANGKOK, March 14 (Reuters) - An accident at the headquarters of Thailand's Siam Commercial Bank, possibly caused by a fire retardant chemical, has killed eight people, the bank said on Monday.
Gunmen from Al Qaeda's North African branch have killed 16 people, including four Europeans, at a beach resort town in Ivory Coast. Natasha Howitt reports.
Gunmen from Al Qaeda's North African branch have killed 16 people, including four Europeans, at a beach resort town in Ivory Coast. Natasha Howitt reports.
