From Turkish cherry juice to remembering a local trailblazer

AUG. 2, 2010 – Of all of the interesting, neat things in Turkey – - the history, people, food, exotic culture, rugs and pottery – - the one thing I miss is the sour cherry juice. Yes, that’s right. Sour. Cherry. Juice.

You can find it everywhere – - at down-and-out roadside stands, in metropolitan newspaper kiosks, in tourist bazaars and, of course, on menus from fast food pita eateries to restaurants.

There’s something about it – - a tartness and fresh super-cherriness – - that beats anything you can get in American grocery stories. (This stuff rates a 10 of 10, compared to a 2 out of 10 for Juicy Juice.)

Turkey offers opportunities, examples for S.C.

IZMIR, Turkey, July 16, 2010 – It’s almost mind-boggling how small the world is getting. Witness how Greenville Mayor Pro Tem David Sudduth could get phone calls on his BlackBerry, post photos to Facebook and send text messages to his children – while riding in a bus across the arid, deserted steppe of central Turkey.