The Post and Courier - Moxie - - Charleston SC

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Summer Kimmel-Borges had always told her mom everything, but she couldn't share this. It was too horrible. For months after she was raped, Kimmel-Borges found it difficult to talk about the attack. She blamed herself for what happened and lived in fear. Now, a year and nine months later, she is dedicated to speaking up on behalf of silent victims. The Summerville resident has started a nonprofit to help others who have been raped. She is also speaking publicly about the night that changed her life.

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Sandra Nikolajevs, Director and founder of Chamber Music Charleston

Friday, March 19, 2010

We talked to Sandra Nikolajevs about what it takes to start a nonprofit with 14 musicians while raising a 5-year-old son with her husband.

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Dad's lessons in facing dementia

Friday, March 19, 2010

The public room in the skilled nursing unit at Bishop Gadsden is like an ersatz hotel lobby, where the travelers are well-dressed, their white hair coiffed and gnarled hands manicured. The oldest residents relax in wheelchairs, perhaps grimacing at an inner conflict or staring blankly at the wide screen TV. Others flip through magazines and heckle the passers-by.

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A push for more vaginal births

Friday, March 19, 2010

CHICAGO -- Michelle Williams is three months pregnant and determined to experience childbirth the way nature intended. But because her previous baby was delivered through an incision in her abdomen and uterus -- a cesarean section -- she has to travel more than an hour from her home in Channahon, Ill., to find an obstetrician willing to let her try for a vaginal birth.

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Gaudy earrings make patients' day

Friday, March 19, 2010

When most of us think of cancer, we don't envision laughter. But for a group of women, some with incurable cancer, who receive treatment on Wednesdays at California Oncology of the Central Valley in northeast Fresno, finding humor in the absurd is part of staying positive in dark times.

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'Generosity' coach's tips

Friday, March 19, 2010

Kathy LeMay lives in the college town of Northampton, Mass., with a mortgage and a 2005 Honda Accord hybrid that she's paying off mainly by counseling billionaires and others on how to give away their money.

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Barbie gets '60s 'Mad' makeover

Friday, March 19, 2010

Barbie and her signature hourglass figure are getting the "Mad Men" treatment. Mattel, Lionsgate and AMC announced plans to create four dolls in the likeness of characters from the Emmy-winning show set in a 1960s ad agency.

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Charleston Fashion Week

Friday, March 12, 2010

Charleston Magazine's fourth annual Charleston Fashion Week kicks off Tuesday and runs through March 20. This year's event, dubbed "Glam Rocks!" will include the following events, taking place at Marion Square unless otherwise noted.

Friday, March 12, 2010

Tease Photo - Palin's pursuits blur line between politics, celebrity

For more than a year, Sarah Palin has been one of the most famous political and cultural figures in the country. Even by that standard, though, last week was an extraordinary one.

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2 for toaster oven

Friday, March 19, 2010

I love my toaster oven, not just for its energy efficiency, but for its versatility.

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Dinner's a wrap with easy recipe

Friday, March 12, 2010

Like shooting a film, why shouldn't dinner be a wrap? Complete, tasty and healthy. It's a great fit for any night you desire to eat well but don't want to be slinging pots and pans.

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Try dynamic duo

Friday, March 5, 2010

Ticket sales indicate that at least half of the people coming to the BB&T Charleston Wine + Food Festival this weekend are out-of-towners. As a welcome gesture to first-time visitors, I thought they should take home a recipe for the Lowcountry's signature dish, shrimp and grits.

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Events in the coming week that piqued our interest

Friday, March 19, 2010

The Coastal Conservation League is bringing in scientists and medical experts from the University of Southern California for a free Community Forum Addressing Health Impacts of Diesel Emissions from Port, Ship and Truck Traffic Pollution 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

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What we're reading: Books about Abraham Lincoln

Friday, Feb. 5, 2010

"Lincoln Reconsidered: Essays on the Civil War Era" by David Herbert Donald includes 12 brief essays on Abraham Lincoln that will change your ideas of our 16th president. The author has been highly respected by historians, especially since his definitive biography in 1995. The essays on Lincoln folklore, his defective education, Herndon and Mary Todd, and Lincoln and the Founding Fathers intrigued me and caused a rereading and rethinking.

Friday, Jan. 15, 2010

Tease Photo - What we're reading and watching: 'Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life'

Barbara Kingsolver, Steven L. Hopp, Camille Kingsolver's book caught my interest because of the idea of eating entirely locally for a year. It was a little like preaching to the choir -- no one has to tell me the negative impact of HFCS or GMO crops. I saw "Food, Inc." and support the same issues as Kingsolver and her family.

Friday, Jan. 1, 2010

Tease Photo - What we're reading and watching: 'The Bluest Eye'

Toni Morrison's "The Bluest Eye" is a complicated yet powerful story about race and beauty. Set in 1941, it looks at how young African-American girls deal with a society that sets the standard for beauty as blond and blue-eyed.

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Simplify spring cleaning to get your house in order

Friday, March 19, 2010

Here is a simple spring-cleaning checklist to get your home organized in no time: Wash windows inside and out, revive drapes in the dryer, dust thoroughly and more.

Friday, March 12, 2010

Nutritious foods can be expensive, but dietitians say there are ways to go healthy without going broke

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Fight the battle of the frizzy hair

Friday, March 5, 2010

In a tizzy over frizzies? If you have something other than naturally straight hair, you're probably dealing with the affliction day to day, whether you live in blizzard-battered, static-scourged regions of the North or all-humidity-all-the-time patches of the South.

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Living Green

Friday, March 19, 2010

Sometimes there’s no alternative to flying, but with a long-haul flight producing more than 4 tons of carbon dioxide (and more than 1 ton of carbon), you should fly “carbon neutral” by offsetting your flight emissions.

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Body + Soul

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Wicking workout clothes might keep you from dripping sweat, but they also like to cling to nasty smells even after a few rides in the washing machine.

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Purse strings

Friday, March 19, 2010

Here are some tips on how to be safe at your ATM from the American Bankers Association: --Keep your PIN a secret. Never write it down or share it with anyone -- not even family members.

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