From the Editor: The Sound of Music

I have always been a country girl at heart and never feel more…
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Ex Libris: Jane Eyre

“Laws and principles are not for the times when there is no temptation:…
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Gingery Asparagus Soup

The first asparagus shoots — the Paul Revere of vegetables — push up…
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Raising Fans of Reading

The scene plays and replays across South Carolina. Garnet and black loving fans…
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Choosing the Right Key

From the gentle softness of the moonlight in Debussy’s “Clair de Lune” or…
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Hope Through a House

NBC News and MSNBC boast a familiar face for the citizens of Columbia…
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Calling Carolina Home

In a city neighborhood far away on the coast of Greece, a boy…
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The Boy with the Slingshot

Some time back, a good friend shared a nostalgia-laden song with me —…
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Rainbow Warriors

In 2012, Reed Mattingly was shocked when he learned that his business colleague…
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Birds

Whoa, did you see that? In an instant, a great blue heron landed…
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Attention to Character

A trip to Camden Military Academy helped me understand what an all-male military…
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Cheers!

Nestled on the hillside sloping down toward the Saluda River is Columbia’s iconic…
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