Brian Hicks
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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.
Recent Stories
Which Charleston was that?
This week, "The Today Show" did a feature on five housing markets that are "ripe for recovery" -- places where prices are stable, foreclosures are rare and the future is so bright, you generally gotta wear shades.
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Here's how to count big waste
The Census Bureau has come up with an ingenious new way to count the number of people living in the United States.
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Passport prices to rise, but not before 'Passport Day in the USA'
It will soon cost you a little more to get out of the country.
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This little lighthouse of ours
This entire city is a testament to the notion that they just don't build things like they used to, but one of the best examples of that is not technically in Charleston -- it sits just outside the harbor.
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S.C. leaders get another bright idea
Show a little sympathy for state lawmakers. They're having a tough time these days.
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John Avlon's message is common sense
From the geniuses who brought us the Salem witch trials and McCarthyism, we now have:
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Breezing home
Van Liew's sleek new racing weapon arrives from France
Brad Van Liew is quickly learning a few things about his new racing boat.
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Van Liew and crew have successful first outing in Velux 5 vessel
Brad Van Liew is quickly learning a few things about his new racing boat. On Monday, Van Liew’s entry for the 2010-11 Velux 5 Oceans Race sailed into Charleston Harbor on the light winds that afflicted it most of the way here from France.
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Terrorists, make sure you register with the state
As usual, the bloggers have got it wrong. Some of them are saying South Carolina legislators passed a law last year requiring all subversive agents and terrorists to register with the Secretary of State. That's not true. They did that 50 years ago.
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A very foul ball
Kids' league possibly will be out over property-tax bill
The Crowfield kids were out at the old ballpark Saturday, playing catch and hitting a few -- nothing like the crack of a bat to chase away the winter.
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