Brian Hicks
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A WWII Yorktown love story
Sixty-seven years ago, a couple of kids from South Carolina met in Washington, D.C. They were from different parts of the state -- Evelyn was from Spartanburg, Harold from Orangeburg. The same thing had brought them there: Pearl Harbor.
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Going after Graham might be a bad idea
Apparently Lindsey Graham has gone too far this time. Last week, the Charleston County Republicans voted to censure South Carolina's senior senator for various offenses. On Monday, the Berkeley County GOP delayed a vote on their own official reprimand.
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Tiny town becomes war zone
They dread sundown, worry every time headlights pierce the darkness of their street, feel their hearts jump at the roar of an engine. They stay indoors, avoid windows. They are afraid to speak publicly of what's going on, lest they become targets.
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Tot's life story ends abruptly
Shaniyah Burden is going to miss a lot of things in life. She will never watch a high school football game on a crisp fall evening, never go to the prom, or graduate from college.
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Musical bolt from the blue
Sometime during the Citadel-Wofford game on Saturday, folks in the stands will be serenaded by piano music from the heavens. In more ways than one.
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Letting Fox News set agenda
So the people at Fox News say they now know where the Guantanamo Bay detainees (read: suspected terrorists) "could be going."
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Welcome to town, Boeing
It never fails. Anytime something good happens to you, there's always somebody trying to put it down. Right now, people in Seattle are upset that Boeing's second Dreamliner assembly line is coming to North Charleston, a $750 million investment that is supposed to create 3,800 jobs.
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Where did Citadel's values go?
On Friday, 367 seniors were given one of the highest honors a cadet can receive from The Citadel.
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Isn't the first 'R' reading?
So the Charleston County School Board is considering a new policy that says its No. 1 goal should be cranking out literate students. That's wonderful, practically visionary. There's just one question: What's their No. 1 goal right now?
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Remember Yorktown — now
Next time you're on the bridge to Mount Pleasant, take a second to glance over at the Yorktown.
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Legislature needs to fix this
Right now, there are thousands of people in South Carolina about to be kicked to the curb, literally and figuratively. They lost their jobs in the spring, maybe even last year, on account of the economy. Now they can't find work.
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Model for success in education
Sixty years ago, John A. Hamrick had an idea. Hamrick, the pastor at First Baptist Church, had long wanted to start a school with a Christian emphasis. In 1949, he realized the time had come. The beginnings of the post-war baby boom had left public school classrooms crowded. There...
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The simple solution is to vote
Two out of three Mount Pleasant mayoral candidates have concerns about how the town conducts its elections.
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S.C. needs to stop the stupidity
Let's get this straight: The White House has allowed first lady Michelle Obama to tool around Moscow, the Czech Republic and even Ghana in the past year, but officials are a little worried about her coming to South Carolina.
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Bookworms, don't miss this big sale
Today, several hundred people -- maybe more -- will line up at the Gaillard Auditorium, boxes and bags in hand, anticipation coursing through their veins, ready to do battle for valuable treasure. They're looking for adventure, a little mystery, perhaps even a bit of self-help.
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Brian Hicks is a senior writer with The Post and Courier. In his 10
years with the paper, he has covered a wide variety of subjects,
including politics and news of the weird (also known as politics). His
reporting has won 20 S.C. Press Association Awards, including Journalist
of the Year in 1998. He is also the author or co-author of four books,
including the local history yarn "Raising the Hunley," which was so
popular it was even translated into Czechoslovakian. Really.
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