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Walmart truck to help food bank here

The Walmart Foundation has donated a refrigerator food truck to the Lowcountry Food Bank, a gift worth about $85,000. It was part of the company's "Walmart Gives Back" holiday initiative that will provide $32 million in cash and in-kind donations to charitable organizations across the U.S. Read More

Woman with ALS dies at 48

Laura Lyn Guerry, who was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease in January after an active and athletic life, died early Wednesday. She was 48. Guerry was the subject of a feature story in The Post and Courier last month. Read More

Grant to ID, enroll kids in health care

A local nonprofit has received a federal grant worth nearly $1 million to help it identify and enroll children without health insurance who are eligible for Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Read More

Story of 'Precious' very real

The movie with the most buzz at this year's Sundance Film Festival was "Precious," an Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry-produced story of a young woman living in poverty. Precious is a survivor of incest and emotional and physical abuse who is unsupported by the adults around her. Read More

Shipyard medical clinic for workers and families

They pass the gray, three-story building twice a day, on the way into the shipyard each morning and on their way out when their shift is over. A few years ago, it was an empty shell, a monolithic reminder of the old Navy Yard's heyday. Read More

Women still heeding call

LEAVENWORTH, Kan. -- A happy, party noise filled Annunciation Chapel on the last day of August, a breezy day that felt more spring than end of summer. Inside the little church next to the headquarters of the Sisters of Charity, people stood in the aisles and among the pews, talking, laughing and hugging one another. Read More

Seeking sacred in life

Authors to talk about religion and pop culture in American society

In the U.S., religion and popular culture often go hand in hand. Sermons are broadcast on television and radio. Bibles are illustrated and marketed to particular demographics. Read More

Nelson: Revealing the facts

Memorial services will be held Saturday in Washington, D.C., for my friend and colleague, Jack Nelson, who died of pancreatic cancer Oct. 21 at age 80. Direct, on point and precisely true: that was Jack Nelson, one of America's greatest journalists during the second half of the 20th century and co-author with me of "The Orangeburg Massacre." Read More

Local churches provide health care for needy

Dozens at a time lined up outside the door to the gymnasium on a cool and sunny Tuesday morning, waiting their turns to see the doctor or nurse practitioner. Read More

Community clinics *

Access To Better Children's Dentistry Address: 1243 Savannah Highway, Charleston. Phone: 573-0733. Dental Care for those up to age 20 with Medicaid, Partners for Healthy Children or Headstart. Dental office is in West Ashley in the Parkwood Pediatric Center. Barrier... Read More

Appreciating Sol Breibart

As a historian and archivist, I'm sometimes asked how Charleston acquired the sobriquet of "The Holy City." I've never really found an answer, but I believe it might have something to do with the reverence our city has roused in the hearts and minds of its citizens. Read More

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Panel to tackle debate on Israel

Talks at college this week to explore Jewish 'family'

Is it possible that the recently concluded J Street conference in Washington, D.C., has legitimized criticism of Israel and dissent among mainstream American Jews? Read More

Redux photography exhibition explores cultural connotations of sacred space

Good visual art perhaps is as much about ideas as images. We can admire the skillful composition and painterly effects of masterpieces by Caravaggio or Rembrandt, but without some understanding of the subject matter and historical context, we likely would fail to appreciate just why they are so special. Read More