By Stephen Murray On Nov. 2, Beaufort County voters will be asked to consider the implementation of an additional one-cent sales tax. I wanted to take a minute to share with you why I think passage of this referendum is so important – for residents of our beautiful city, and for the city itself. Unlike… Keep Reading
Viruses are hardy little devils. They have been around for more than 30 million years on Spaceship Earth. Many of humankind’s diseases derive from viruses; if transferred from animals, they are called zoonotic infections. Regardless of the source, viruses have been, and remain, the greatest killers of humankind in our short three million-year history as… Keep Reading
Even if the grass isn’t greener, it will always appear so in the right light. The spectral composition has us all viewing life differently depending on the light source. Underneath the warm sun, blue skies seem clear, while we see gray from the inside of a dusty window. The kaleidoscope of perspective holds the power… Keep Reading
It is Sunday morning, and I’m sitting at a conference-sized table with an almost-done Ravensburger 1,000-piece puzzle centered on its wooden surface. As I sit here guests — sleepy and waiting for breakfast at 8 — stop and spend a minute or two trying to find a piece (of the puzzle) that fits. The table… Keep Reading
Charles Dickens may have been correct about his era: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season… Keep Reading
A couple weeks ago the editorial board of the New York Times published an online project titled, “Redesigning America’s Flag: Six New Takes on Old Glory.” Noting the flag’s design was updated somewhat regularly prior to the early 1900s, the paper asked graphic designers to submit redesigns. The board stated, “The flags they came up… Keep Reading