Gulf photos make impact

AUG. 30, 2010 — Today marks the 100th photograph posted to our BetterGulf.org photo blog that tells stories in pictures about what’s happening along the Gulf of Mexico following the big April Deepwater Horizon well disaster.

Get facts before getting angry

Anger seems to be America’s newest and largest domestic product. If all of the energy from mad Americans could be bottled, it would be a better and more renewable energy source than wind or solar.

Americans are angry at everything these days – other drivers, Muslims who want to build a mosque in New York, Republicans, Democrats, and, if you listen any to Fox News, the government.

Thank a teacher

AUG. 20, 2010 – Forty years ago this month, Frances Scott’s fourth grade class in Jesup, Ga., started a little differently than in previous years. For the first time, it was integrated. A photo from that 1970-71 year shows 26 students in the class – 21 white and five black.

All about free antibiotics and that cherry juice

Call me slow to get hip to the news that Publix’s pharmacies offer free generic oral antibiotics.

A couple of weeks back when a child developed an earache, Dr. Malcolm Rhodes at Parkwood Pediatrics prescribed the pink stuff – amoxicillin. In passing, he mentioned that Publix would provide the medicine for free.

Sheheen answers 10 questions

Questions, I’ve learned in more than 20 years of writing, never hurt anyone. It’s the pesky answers that cause problems for politicians.

Last week, we asked 10 questions of GOP gubernatorial candidate Nikki Haley, whose campaign did not answer. This week, we asked 10 questions of her Democratic challenger, Sen. Vincent Sheheen. His campaign responded within 24 hours. You be the judge whether he answered questions fully.