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(52326, 4, '2021-09-15 13:02:25', '2021-09-15 17:02:25', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I’m tired, aren’t you? It seems like we all are, for sure.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Tired of the pandemic. Tired of the virus. Tired of humming “Happy Birthday” while we wash our hands. Tired of bottles of sanitizers and germ-killing wipes. Tired of Googling mask effectiveness. Tired of wearing masks. Tired of social distancing. Tired of not seeing family and friends.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And increasingly, many of us are tiring of the people who keep denying the dangers of the coronavirus and refusing to take it seriously. These people who refuse to wear masks or get the vaccines that would help bring all this closer to being behind us are the biggest reason we all have to keep dealing with both.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>See, I’m a comic book collector. More accurately, I’m a lifetime comic reader. I’m a fan of DC Comics. Superman is my guy. I think I went into journalism because his alter-ego, Clark Kent, grew up on a farm outside a small town and went into journalism.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But most of the best stories over the years have been about Batman. And if you read more than a handful of stories about crime-plagued Gotham City and the Dark Knight detective’s never-ending battle to fight that crime, you come away with one inescapable conclusion: Batman is his own worst enemy.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>His rogues gallery is without equal. The Penguin. Catwoman. Clayface. Mr. Freeze. The Riddler. Scarecrow. Ra’s al Ghul. Hush. Hugo Strange. Bane. Killer Croc. And of course, The Joker. No other superhero faces a lineup like this.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And no matter how many times Batman ruins their plans or beats them to within an inch of their lives, they never stop trying. Why? Because they know Batman doesn’t kill.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This unwritten agreement between the bad guys and the good guy gives these bad actors license to try whatever they want. This has parallels in our real world.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>People who put their personal choices and rights over the good of the general populace are not dissimilar from the villains who prioritize their greed and personal gain over the welfare of the citizens of Gotham.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We don’t have a Caped Crusader with a personal code of conduct, but we do have a Constitution with guarantees these people use like a permission slip to be objectors. How many times have we heard, “It’s my personal choice”? “It’s my body”? “I have rights”?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Of course, you do. We all do, but none of us live in isolation from the rest of the people on the planet. What you decide and do individually can have consequences for others. And we “others” are tired of your selfishness.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In his essay in The Atlantic, “Vaccinated America Has Had Enough,” David Frum divided the response to the pandemic along political lines. Trump followers and other conservatives are decidedly less supportive of measures Biden voters and some independents willingly adopt to fight the virus.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Pro-Trump America has decided that vaccine refusal is a statement of identity and a test of loyalty,” Frum writes. This has devastated red states, most of which have Trump acolytes in their governor’s mansions and are led by Republican-dominant legislatures. But they’d rather be red and dead than miss a chance to own the libs.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Paul Krugman wrote in The New York Times on “The Quiet Rage of the Responsible” and the dishonesty of personal choices that aren’t.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“When you reject your shots or refuse to mask up, you’re increasing my risk of catching a potentially deadly or disabling disease, and also helping to perpetuate the social and economic costs of the pandemic,” he states.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We have been hearing for more than a year now that we should wear kid gloves when dealing with people who are deniers or hard to convince. Incentives were offered. Concert tickets. Free food. Some states offered to pay people outright to get the vaccines.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>None of that worked, and now stronger measures are in order.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>President Biden has raised the stakes, mandating federal employees and contractors get vaccinated and that large private employers require the vaccine for their workers. He has ordered that schools require vaccines for teachers and staff. He instructed the Travel Security Administration to double fines for passengers who refuse to wear masks.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“If you break the rules, be prepared to pay,” Biden said in an address to the nation. Good!</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Soft touches don’t work on hard heads. It\'s hammer time.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Terry E. Manning lives and works in Savannah, Ga. He is a Clemson graduate and worked for 20 years as a journalist. He can be reached at teemanning@gmail.com.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'It’s past time to handle these Jokers', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'its-past-time-to-handle-these-jokers', '', '', '2021-09-15 13:02:26', '2021-09-15 17:02:26', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52326', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52328, 4, '2021-09-15 13:07:02', '2021-09-15 17:07:02', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I believe most grow up admiring a hero or an idol, a conglomeration of their hopes and aspirations.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As far back as I can remember, I was in awe of her. She was the type to attract people of all backgrounds.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Unlike many her age and even older, she welcomed people, gave them hope that no matter how insurmountable the challenge, dreams are attainable, the pursuit of happiness is possible.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Enamored by her grace as she faced scrutiny, always holding her head high despite judgment and ridicule, I wanted desperately to know more about her. I watched how she remained the center of attention, enduring expectations of so many at once. I saw her betrayed, belittled, and let down by those trusted to speak on her behalf.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Yet, she stood firm, committed to helping many find a better life.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Over the years, she remained my hero. Time did very little to change my mind; if anything, it solidified my opinion.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>She stumbled, veering towards paths uncertain and dark, but still carried herself in such a way that intrigued many. Complicated it must have been to shoulder such weight, hopes, and dreams of all of those about her.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>She wasn\'t perfect, but she never failed to reach out to the tired, the poor. Occasionally I saw her sway but never bend.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Not until the day she broke.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In the clear morning sun, helplessly, I watched them try to destroy her. Their violent attack brutalized her, leaving her vulnerable, piercing her with every blow.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Faithful friends ran fiercely to her defense, using their bodies to shield her from further injury. With each tear that fell down her stoic face, pain rippled across the once intact world, bringing tidal waves of change.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The images of all for which she had worked, all that she had built … crumbling, destroying the lives of huddled masses. She cried out in the voices of mothers holding children, warriors that served faithfully, and those that sought refuge beneath her stars in their darkest hour.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Cries that riveted all that we knew, poignantly disrupting the protection of her shield. Disoriented and shaken, moments of despair, disbelief shattered confidence and calm. Astonishing all that know her, she lay wounded at the hands of hate.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>From near and far, they came running to help her stand. Refusing defeat, the best among us carried her until their last steps, vowing vengeance. Ordinary men and women became extraordinary in an instant, defending her to the death.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Disagreements dissipated, bonds strengthened with a collective purpose – to see her rise. Knees bruised from prayer. Men and women were leaving all they knew to defend her honor.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Streets adorned with pride, people taking down fences to better see the needs of their neighbors — colors of allegiance honored with dignity acknowledging the brave and connecting friend to foe, brother to brother. United, we stood.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Twenty years ago, I saw her fall. The worst of humanity brought out the best of humanity all in the very same day. The pain, palpable as the rubble of destruction, in the hearts of all those who loved her, caused a flood of tears drowning normalcy and sending peace in search of higher ground. Our star-spangled banner yet waved as planted on the debris of freedom interrupted and in solidarity of grief.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The attack wounded the American way, her spirit ignited, her rage unmatched.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sept. 11, 2001, a day that darkens our history, led to days that illuminated it. It was dawn\'s early light on Sept. 12, 2001, that gave truth to our fight, resolve to our nation, and a resurgence of the brave. Lest we forget the power of the united as we find our way home from the uncertain and dark paths of a nation divided.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Cherimie Crane Weatherford is the owner/founder of SugarBelle, a long-time real estate broker and a lover of the obscurities of southern culture. To contact her with praise and adoration, email CCWIslandNews@gmail.com. To complain, call your local representative.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'United we stood', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'united-we-stood', '', '', '2021-09-15 13:07:03', '2021-09-15 17:07:03', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52328', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52330, 4, '2021-09-15 13:09:22', '2021-09-15 17:09:22', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It is Tuesday, and I’m sitting in the lobby of the Hotel Coolidge in White River Junction, Vt. The Coolidge is a throwback to the 1920s — small rooms, low ceilings and long dark corridors. But our room is spotless, the lobby comes with coffee, the staff is upbeat.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>My wife and I are at The Coolidge because we wanted to spend time at the least visited National Historic Site in the United States — that being the home of Augustus Saint-Gaudens. I also wanted to see the sculptor’s bronze tribute to Robert Shaw and the 54th Massachusetts Regiment.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Saint Gaudens also sculpted Abraham Lincoln, William T. Sherman and Admiral David Farragut. Bronze castings (from the original molds) are scattered around the bucolic, sparsely-peopled site. One gets to see these sculptures and the two studios where Saint-Gaudens did his work with a large crew of assistants. But the big draw is Shaw and the 54th.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Colonel Robert Shaw, a 25 year-old Harvard drop-out, is seen advancing on Fort Wagner with his Black infantry. It is their faces — stoic, stern African American faces – that give this huge piece its drama, its beauty. Although the 54th was raised in Boston, these were free Black men from Ohio, Indiana and New York. These were Black men who wanted to show they were willing to die — and die they did in July of 1863.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The battle at Fort Wagner on Morris Island was an undisputed disaster for the 54th. It was a frontal assault against the dug-in, bunker-protected Confederates. In the process, the 600-man Regiment sustained 281 casualties — almost half its strength — with 54 killed and 48 never accounted for. The sand-dune fort, reinforced by The Citadel graduate Johnson Hagood and a regiment from Georgia, withstood repeated assaults as well an apocalyptic bombardment from Federal gunboats.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For years I owned a small cottage at Land’s End on St. Helena, and this is where the 54th was camped prior to their assault on Ft Wagner. For a few years, I worked at Penn Center, and I’ve now learned that the 54th would sometimes march up the Land’s End Road to the Brick Baptist Church.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After Fort Wagner, most of the wounded were treated at “The Castle” on the Point, and some may be buried at Beaufort’s National Cemetery. The Beaufort connections are manifest.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If nothing else, Fort Wagner demonstrated the now obvious fact that these men would fight with tenacity. And they were willing to die.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It wasn’t the end of the war, but it meant that the 3.5 million white men available for duty in the North, could be supplemented by freed slaves who were making their way toward the Union lines — to William Tecumseh Sherman in particular.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A year after the Battle of Fort Wagner, Sherman began his invasion of the South, famously giving the City of Savannah to Abraham Lincoln as a Christmas present. When he departed Savannah, the rag-tag Confederate forces under Hardee didn’t know where Sherman was going. Would it be Charleston or Columbia or Augusta?&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It was clear that Sherman wanted to keep the Confederate Army, such as it was, confused and divided. Historians now say that Sherman knew Charleston was then a ruin, and of no military significance, and was always headed to Richmond, Va., to meet up with Ulysses Grant and bring an end the end of the Civil War. Charleston was not in Sherman’s line of march.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In 1888, Augustus Saint- Gaudens sculpted Sherman in his New Hampshire studio — though the aging general was allegedly irritated during the 18, two hour-long sittings. One can now see the General’s irascible face in the Saint- Gaudens’ studio.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In 1892 it was decided that Saint-Gaudens would do a larger, heroic statue of Sherman for New York’s Central Park. It was decided that the General would be on his horse, led by a young, toga-wearing woman, and the work would be clad in gold leaf.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And so, for some years, the gleaming statue was a destination for grateful Union veterans and a few outraged, oath-swearing Confederate veterans. But the gold gilding was losing its luster. In November, 2013 Sherman was re-gilded at cost of $500,000.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A year later, for unknown reasons, the re-regilded statue began to peel, actually losing parts of its coating. And so funds were again raised, and the Ohio warrior was made golden once more. This time the gold leaf seems to be sticking.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Scott Graber is a lawyer, novelist, veteran columnist and longtime resident of Port Royal. He can be reached at cscottgraber@gmail.com. </em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Sherman retaining his luster this time', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'sherman-retaining-his-luster-this-time', '', '', '2021-09-15 13:09:23', '2021-09-15 17:09:23', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52330', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52332, 4, '2021-09-15 13:14:59', '2021-09-15 17:14:59', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Wes Kerr</strong><br><br>As we reached a much-anticipated summer here in 2021, it looked like the end of the COVID-19 pandemic was in sight. Local case numbers started to significantly dip, and vaccines began rolling out for the general public.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>That was the first time I felt like we could have a normal fall free of worries about the virus that has haunted us for more than 18 months.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>However, as we sit here at the beginning of September, it sure feels a lot like where we were in 2020.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Several schools are shut down due to rising case numbers, more and more people young and old are being hospitalized, and ICU beds are filling up across the country. This was incredibly saddening last year, but now it’s even more so. Because this time, these outbreaks could be prevented.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The main argument I’ve seen against the COVID-19 vaccine is that people are too hesitant or scared to take it. But these shots were not just jumbled together at the last minute.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In 2002, the SARS outbreak that spread across the globe and especially in Asia was caused by a coronavirus strain, a similar one to the variants that now cause COVID-19. So scientists across the world actually had a head start on what these vaccines would look like. Research was done for nearly the past 20 years, and when this novel virus began to spread rapidly in March 2020, they were ready to create the vaccines.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Then, the major pharmaceutical companies administered multiple phases of trials to an increasing number of adults of all ages and backgrounds. In Pfizer’s Phase 3 trial, more than 43,000 participants received the doses. After just the first shot, the vaccine was 95 percent effective. Moderna’s clinical Phase 3 trial of over 28,000 individuals achieved 94 percent effectiveness.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you are shipwrecked, and are given a device that gives you a 95-percent survival rate versus another that is far more risky, why would you say no to the better option?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Additionally, the COVID-19 vaccines not only significantly reduce your chances of infection, they will also reduce the severity if you were to have a breakthrough case, which is extremely rare.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In fact, 98.7 percent of all COVID hospitalizations in South Carolina are from the unvaccinated. The bottom line is this: if you get the vaccine, you severely reduce your chances of getting sick and dying from this virus.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Since the pandemic’s spread is incredibly rampant at this point, our only hope in ending this surge is by getting our community vaccinated. Very soon, children 12 and younger will get their turn as well.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If everyone pitches in and gets their shots, we will no longer have to close schools, wear masks, or fill up our ICU beds. And, of course, we won’t have to worry about postponing our high school football and sports schedules.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This past week, I interviewed Whale Branch Early College High School football star Joseph Hicks, who has led the Warriors to an impressive start in 2021 with a fourth-place ranking in the SCHSL Class 1A poll. But what impresses me the most about Hicks’ team is not its play on the field — it’s the team’s commitment to staying safe off the field and getting the vaccine.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hicks and most of his teammates are fully vaccinated. The Warriors have committed themselves to wearing masks and practicing social distancing in situations where the spread of the virus is more likely in hopes of avoiding the quarantines that have shut down so many other programs.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We all should follow their example and help our community defeat this invisible opponent. Then we can return our kids to in-person school, enjoy big events and gatherings, and help us all live healthy and enjoyable lives.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It’s time for everyone in the Lowco to roll up our sleeves, and get vaccinated.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Wes Kerr is a graduate of Hilton Head Island High School and Davidson College. He reports on local sports for LowcoSports.com and is co-host of the LowcoSports Lowdown and Lowco Pigskin Podcast.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Beating COVID-19 is going to be a team effort', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beating-covid-19-is-going-to-be-a-team-effort', '', '', '2021-09-16 11:22:03', '2021-09-16 15:22:03', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52332', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52334, 4, '2021-09-15 13:15:48', '2021-09-15 17:15:48', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By LowcoSports.com</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Kai’Shawn Jenkins and Keith Chisolm hooked up for two touchdown passes, Jakhi Pusha threw a TD pass to Ray Pryor, and Darrell Cummings, Clifton Major, and Joseph Hicks all added rushing TDs as the Warriors (2-0) rolled to a Region 7-1A road win, 41-0, over St. John’s (0-4).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After putting on the best show of the young season in Week 0 with a thrilling 54-50 win over Calhoun County, the Warriors had found themselves sitting at home the previous two Fridays after opponents canceled due to COVID-19 protocols.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Whale Branch routs St. John’s, 41-0', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'whale-branch-routs-st-johns-41-0', '', '', '2021-09-15 13:15:49', '2021-09-15 17:15:49', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52334', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52336, 4, '2021-09-15 13:17:17', '2021-09-15 17:17:17', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Brackin Lambert</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Battery Creek’s football team looked strong in the first two quarters, going into halftime tied with visiting Andrew Jackson, but the Dolphins defense could not hold off Trey Thompson, who posted four scores as the Volunteers won, 34-20, Friday night at Dolphins Stadium.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Will White threw two touchdown passes to Dreshaun Brown, and Jeremiah Dilbert rushed for a score, but it wasn’t enough to overcome Thompson’s big night.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We made progress from Week 1, I believe we grew up as a team,” Dolphins coach Terrance Ashe said. “Some of our young guys really started to come along, and some of our older guys started to feel more comfortable.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After a White fumble on Creek’s first drive, the Vols recovered inside the Dolphins 10 and pushed through on an end around two plays later. Creek’s defense stayed hot on Andrew Jackson’s heels, forcing a three and out to take over at the AJ 49.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>White connected with Brown on a 12-yard out route to pick up a first down, and following a pass interference call, Dilbert ripped off a 19-yard scoring run, breaking several tackles to tie the game at 7 with just more than two minutes remaining in the opening quarter.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Quatrell Livingston secured a tipped ball from the Vols’ Hammond Wrenn to put Creek in business midway through the second quarter. Brown rushed for 42 yards over two plays to put Battery Creek deep in the red zone, but a misplay placed the Dolphins outside of the 20.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ivan Huerta was set up for a 29-yd field goal attempt, but a roughing the kicker penalty moved the Dolphins to the 11. Creek couldn’t convert, though, and went to the half tied.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Thompson opened the second half with a long 15-yd run for the Volunteers to put them in Dolphins territory and broke off another big play before finishing off the strong opening drive with a TD run from the 4. Andrew Jackson added another TD in the third quarter as Wrenn found Moe Danzy on a post route.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Battery Creek’s offense found its way through the air as White connected with Brown on a beautiful 52-yard pass to pull the Dolphins within seven with less than four minutes to play in the quarter, but the Vols answered right back as Thompson found an opening and scored from 52 yards out.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Thompson pushed across his fourth score of the night from 10 yards out to put the Vols up 34-13 in the fourth. The duo of White and Brown connected again late in the fourth from 22 yards out to make the score 34-20.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Everything goes back to controlling us at the end of the day,” Ashe said. “We have to be able to do our job.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Battery Creek travels to Manning on Friday with kickoff scheduled for 7:30 p.m.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Andrew Jackson’s Thompson too much for Battery Creek', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'andrew-jacksons-thompson-too-much-for-battery-creek', '', '', '2021-09-15 13:17:17', '2021-09-15 17:17:17', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52336', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52338, 4, '2021-09-15 13:18:21', '2021-09-15 17:18:21', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort High School’s top-seeded girls tennis player Sophie McMullen returns a backhand to Hilton Head Island High School’s Emily Ruckno during the second set of their singles match Thursday afternoon at Beaufort High School. McMullen lost in straight sets to Ruckno 0-6, 0-6. The Eagles as a team lost 6-0, to the visiting Seahawks. Photo by Bob Sofaly.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'BHS TENNIS', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'bhs-tennis', '', '', '2021-09-15 13:18:22', '2021-09-15 17:18:22', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52338', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52340, 4, '2021-09-15 13:23:38', '2021-09-15 17:23:38', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Above: Beaufort’s Brandon Williams, right, clears the way for Amariee Morris during the first half of the Eagles’ non-region game against West Ashley on Friday, Sept. 10, at Eagles Stadium. The Eagles went on to win, 38-7, and stretched their winning streak to four games. The Eagles will be on the road for Game 5 this week, traveling to face 2-0 Oceanside Collegiate Academy. Photos by Bob Sofaly.</em><br><br><strong>By LowcoSports.com</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Even when they weren’t at their best, the Beaufort High Eagles looked pretty good.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Tyler Haley threw three touchdown passes to three different receivers, and the Eagles’ defense turned in another dominant performance as Beaufort overcame five uncharacteristic turnovers to rout visiting West Ashley 38-7 on Friday and improve to 4-0.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The turnovers were the only thing that could slow down Beaufort’s offense, as Amariee Morris gashed the Wildcats for 124 yards and a touchdown on 24 carries and Haley was 12-for-19 for 217 yards and three TDs and rushed for 35 yards on four carries.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":52292,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/09112021-W.-Ashely-@-BHS-football-1-2522.jpg\"><img src=\"http://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/09112021-W.-Ashely-@-BHS-football-1-2522-801x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52292\"/></a><figcaption><em>Beaufort High School running back Amariee Morris is tackled hard by two West Ashley defenders during the first half Friday night, Sept. 10, at Eagles Stadium. The Eagles went on to win, 38-7, extending their record to 4-0 to remain atop Region7-4A.</em><br></figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Haley hooked up with McLeod Reichel seven times for 117 yards and a score, hit Zyrin Odom three times for 85 yards and a TD, and tossed a TD pass to tight end Michael Dennison in another impressive offensive performance.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort’s defense was once again up to the task, surrendering a touchdown pass in the second quarter but nothing more. Linebacker James Dennison took an interception back for a touchdown, Carter Bowersox forced a fumble that Zach Talbert recovered, and Marcus Brown and Michael Morales added picks for the Eagles’ dominant defense.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>West Ashley’s lone score of the night cut the margin to 14-7 midway through the second quarter, but Haley hooked up with Reichel for a 35-yard touchdown just before halftime to make it 21-7 at the break. He then found Odom for a 35-yard score to open the second half, and the rout was on. Joe Caprarola booted a 35-yard field goal before Haley capped the scoring with a 7-yard toss to Michael Dennison.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort (4-0) travels to Oceanside Collegiate for a tough road test Friday.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Eagles overcome miscues to rout Wildcats', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'eagles-overcome-miscues-to-rout-wildcats', '', '', '2021-09-15 13:23:39', '2021-09-15 17:23:39', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52340', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52342, 4, '2021-09-15 13:25:17', '2021-09-15 17:25:17', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Reusable diapers are those that people can wash or send to a diaper service for a clean replacement.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Parents and caregivers may choose reusable diapers for many reasons, including concerns about waste, a desire to avoid exposing the infant to the chemicals in some disposable diapers, and beliefs that reusable diapers are better for infants’ sensitive skin.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Here is more information about reusable diapers, including the health benefits, potential risks, and some other sustainable options.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>What are reusable diapers?&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Reusable diapers come in many forms. The simplest option is a cloth diaper with safety pins that keep the moveable parts of the diaper together.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The older cloth options tend to require complex folding and a considerable amount of time to assemble, so many people choose premade cloth diapers with inserts and snaps.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Some diaper services launder cloth diapers, then return a weekly or monthly supply of clean, recycled diapers.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Parents and caregivers may also choose to wash cloth diapers at home. Some people use a combination of reusable and disposable diapers for convenience, while others rely exclusively on reusable options.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Health benefits&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There may be some health benefits associated with using reusable diapers, especially for infants with skin conditions such as eczema. For example:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The infant can feel when the diaper is wet, which may support early potty training.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Depending on the type of diaper, the infant may have less exposure to harmful chemicals, including pesticides and fragrances. For example, organic cotton diapers are pesticide-free.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Cloth diapers may be more breathable, which can help reduce skin irritation.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Infants with allergies may have skin reactions to certain fabrics or chemicals in disposable diapers. Switching to cloth diapers, or using disposable diapers less often, may reduce exposure to allergens and other irritants.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Other benefits&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Many parents and caregivers choose cloth diapers because of concerns about sustainability, waste, or the environment. However, research does not clearly support one option as the environmentally superior choice.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Some people even believe that the cost of manufacturing cotton diapers and repeatedly washing them is as bad or worse for the environment as filling landfills with diapers.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>However, little scientific research has compared cloth diapers with disposable diapers, and most studies on the topic are very outdated. One thing remains constant, reusuable diapers don’t contribute consistent fill to the continued creation of ‘Mount Trashmores”. In 1989, the American Public Health Association published a warning about the environmental perils of filling landfills with diapers. This came after the discovery that diapers accounted for 3 million tons of waste per year in the United States alone.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Research from 2008, meanwhile, highlighted the carbon footprint of disposable diaper production and reusable diaper cleaning.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The study revealed that disposable diapers had a climate change impact of about 550 kilograms (kg) of carbon dioxide equivalents over the 2.5 years that infants typically need them. The impact of reusable diapers was slightly higher, at 570 kg of carbon dioxide equivalents.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>However, the study authors note that the impact of reusable diapers depends on how a person washes them. For example, washing them in full loads and hanging them to dry, rather than using a clothes dryer, could reduce the environmental impact by 16%.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In addition, reusing the diapers on more than one infant can significantly reduce waste and the overall environmental impact.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>That said, parents and caregivers who choose reusable diapers may choose them for reasons other than environmental impact, including:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>liking the appearance of reusable diapers&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>cost savings, depending on the type of diaper they choose and their method of laundering&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>wanting to support local or small businesses that produce or clean reusable diapers&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>not wanting to support large diaper companies&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Considerations&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Cloth diapers do not work for everyone. The drawbacks of this choice include:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>People do not always save money with cloth diapers. Buying high-end diapers or using a laundering service can be a big investment and may even cost more than disposable options.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Cloth diapers can be inconvenient. Washing cloth diapers can be an immense burden for new parents and caregivers who also need to juggle work, family obligations, other children, and self-care. Those who choose laundering services may still find reusable diapers inconvenient when out and about.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The environmental benefits of cloth diapers are unclear. Parents and caregivers who choose reusable diapers solely for their environmental impact should research all options and take steps to ensure that they are laundering them in a sustainable way.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Cloth diapers are not a typical choice. This may mean that other caregivers — such as grandparents, staff at daycare centers, or baby-sitters — may be reluctant to use them or struggle to put them on an infant.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Using cloth diapers does not guarantee a lack of chemical exposure. Some cotton and other fabrics may contain dyes, bleaches, fragrances, or remnants of pesticides. Laundry detergent may also include fragrance or other chemicals.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Other sustainable options&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Reusable diapers are not the only environmentally friendly option. People who do not want to use reusable diapers can choose from a number of other options. For example, they can:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Choose recyclable or biodegradable diapers. Many companies now make diapers with a lower environmental impact, such as by using biodegradable materials.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Use several different diaper varieties. Parents and caregivers who find reusable diapers inconvenient to use in public might choose to only use them at home.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Reduce the need for diapers. Potty training early or using elimination communication (EC) can help an infant use fewer diapers. EC is a technique that parents and caregivers can use to detect the signs that an infant needs to use the bathroom. Some parents and caregivers fully or partially potty train very early on with this technique.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>In conclusion&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Reusable diapers are a good option for those who want to protect an infant’s sensitive skin while being mindful of the environment.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>They are not the only option for those who care about the environment or worry about the chemicals in diapers, however. Other solutions, including recyclable and biodegradable diapers, may be just as beneficial and more practical.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>People who worry about how a specific type of diaper might affect an infant’s skin or health should talk to a doctor. Sometimes, switching diaper creams or detergents offers more benefits than choosing a specific type of diaper.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For people who wish to try reusable diapers, they are available to purchase in some local stores, pharmacies, and online.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Source: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/327289#considerations <br><br>Exclusive content from CARE Magazine</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'parentPULSE© About reusable diapers', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'parentpulse-about-reusable-diapers', '', '', '2021-09-15 13:25:18', '2021-09-15 17:25:18', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52342', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52344, 4, '2021-09-15 13:27:01', '2021-09-15 17:27:01', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Mayo Clinic Staff&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You can\'t help but worry. You\'ve been a smoker for more than a decade, and now you can\'t seem to shake this cough. Or maybe you feel fine, but you can\'t stop thinking about those years of cigarette smoking before you finally quit.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Should you be tested for lung cancer?&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>That depends.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Routine lung cancer screening isn\'t necessary for the average healthy person. Annual CT scans are only recommended if:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You are between the ages of 50 and 80 and have a 20-pack-year history of smoking. That means smoking one pack a day for 20 years or two packs a day for 10 years.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You have a similar smoking history but quit within the past 15 years.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You don\'t need to get annual screens if you haven\'t smoked for 15 years.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>What about warning signs?&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In its early stages, lung cancer doesn\'t typically cause signs or symptoms. Warning signs generally only occur when the cancer is more advanced.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>These may include:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Persistent cough&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Coughing up bloody mucus&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Chest pain&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Voice changes&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Weakness and unexplained weight loss&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Progressively worsening shortness of breath&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Recurrent pneumonia or bronchitis&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you are at risk of lung cancer and are experiencing some of these signs, talk to your doctor. Tests may be recommended to confirm or rule out lung cancer.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Pros and cons of screening&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Lung cancer screening can save lives by finding cancer earlier, when it may be treated more successfully. On the other hand, screening can also lead to unnecessary tests and worry when it uncovers nonthreatening conditions. Some of the changes seen on screening scans might be insignificant but still need to be followed up.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Talk to your doctor about the benefits and risks of screening for you.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And don\'t delay. One report showed that only 15% of people at high risk of lung cancer underwent the recommended screening.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>https://www.mayoclinic.org/ connected-care/should-you-be-screened-for-lung-cancer/&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Should you be screened for lung cancer?', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'should-you-be-screened-for-lung-cancer', '', '', '2021-09-15 13:27:02', '2021-09-15 17:27:02', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52344', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52349, 4, '2021-09-15 13:32:03', '2021-09-15 17:32:03', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Recipe from: Quick &amp; Healthy Recipes and Ideas, Third Edition, © 2008 Brenda J. Ponichtera, R.D, Published by Small Steps Press, publishing health conscious books for the general public, a division of the American Diabetes Association.&nbsp;</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The addition of mandarin oranges gives a good flavor and eye appeal to the sauce. This colorful, healthy quick meal is one that you will want to serve for company. <strong>This recipe is also a good choice for a diabetic menu. </strong><br><br><strong>INGREDIENTS </strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>1 pound scallops (dry pack) or fresh local shrimp (shelled &amp; deveined)&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>1-2 tablespoons lite soy sauce (optional)&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>1 cup sliced green onions, in 1-inch pieces&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>2 cups red bell pepper strips&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>1 tablespoon cornstarch&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>3/4 cup fat-free chicken broth*&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>1 can (11 ounces) mandarin oranges, drained&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>1 can (8 ounces) sliced water chestnuts, drained&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>hot cooked brown rice or noodles (optional) </strong><br><br><strong>DIRECTIONS</strong><br><br>Spray a large skillet with non-stick cooking spray. Add seafood, ginger and soy sauce. Stir-fry a few minutes or until seafood is done. Remove from skillet and keep warm. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Add green onions and red pepper to skillet. Stir-fry until crisp tender, adding water or broth, as needed, to prevent sticking.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In a small bowl, mix cornstarch with chicken broth. Stir into skillet. Cook, stirring constantly, until thickened.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Gently stir in cooked seafood, mandarin oranges and water chestnuts. Heat thoroughly. Serve over brown rice or noodles.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Note: One serving is a good source of fiber. Optional ingredients are not included in the nutritional analysis. <br><br><strong>Makes 4 cups </strong>(4 servings); Each Serving: 1 cup; Carb Servings: 1; Exchanges: 1/2 fruit, 2 vegetable, 2 lean meat; calories 171, total fat 1g, saturated fat 0g, cholesterol 37mg, sodium 417mg, total carbohydrate 19g, dietary fiber 3g, sugars 7g, protein 21g </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>*Sodium is figured for reduced-sodium. <br><br>Exclusive content from CARE magazine</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Mandarin Orange Seafood', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'mandarin-orange-seafood', '', '', '2021-09-15 13:32:04', '2021-09-15 17:32:04', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52349', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(52352, 4, '2021-09-15 13:36:03', '2021-09-15 17:36:03', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Background&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Elderberry is the dark purple berry of the European or black elder tree, which grows in the warmer parts of Europe, North America, Asia, and Northern Africa.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Common Names: European elder, black elder, elderberry, elder flower, sambucus&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Latin Names: Sambucus nigra&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Elderberry has been used in folk medicine to treat colds and flu.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Elderberry is promoted as a dietary supplement for colds, flu, and other conditions. It has also been promoted for COVID-19, but there is no good evidence to support its use.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>How Much Do We Know?&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A small number of studies in people have evaluated elderberry for flu and other upper respiratory infections. Little research has been done on other uses of elderberry.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>What Have We Learned?&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Some preliminary research suggests that elderberry may relieve symptoms of flu or other upper respiratory infections.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>No published research studies have evaluated the use of elderberry for COVID-19. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Federal Trade Commission have taken action against companies that marketed products with unsubstantiated claims of effectiveness for COVID-19.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There’s not enough information to show whether elderberry is helpful for any other health purposes.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>What Do We Know About Safety?&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Raw unripe elderberries and other parts of the elder tree, such as the leaves and stem, contain toxic substances (e.g., sambunigrin) that can cause nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea; cooking eliminates this toxin. Large quantities of the toxin may cause serious illness.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Little is known about whether it’s safe to use elderberry during pregnancy or while breastfeeding.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Keep in Mind&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Don’t rely on elderberry or other dietary supplements for prevention or treatment of COVID-19. They have not been shown to be effective.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Take charge of your health—talk with your health care providers about any complementary health approaches you use. Together, you can make shared, well-informed decisions. <br><br><strong>CONSIDERING COMPLEMENTARY THERAPY? </strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Follow these tips:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list {\"ordered\":true} -->\n<ol><li>Gather information about the treatment. Look for websites that use qualified health professionals to create and review the information.&nbsp;</li><li>Find and evaluate treatment practitioners. Ask your doctor for a referral.&nbsp;</li><li>Discuss your choices with your doctor.&nbsp;</li></ol>\n<!-- /wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>- By Mayo Clinic Staff&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>For More Information&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Using Dietary Supplements Wisely&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Know the Science: How Medications and Supplements Can Interact&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Know the Science: 9 Questions to Help You Make Sense of Health Research&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sources:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/ elderberry&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mayo Clinic Staff: https://www. mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/complementary-alternative-medicine/in-depth/health-tip/ <br><br>Exclusive content from CARE magazine</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'What do we know about elderberry', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'what-do-we-know-about-elderberry', '', '', '2021-09-15 13:36:04', '2021-09-15 17:36:04', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52352', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52354, 4, '2021-09-15 13:37:29', '2021-09-15 17:37:29', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>BOE approves referendum project construction firm for Robert Smalls renovation</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In late August, the Beaufort County Board of Education approved an amendment that finalized an October 2020 deal with with Kansas City-based JE Dunn Construction to build a new Robert Smalls International Academy and demolish the existing facility for a guaranteed maximum price of nearly $62 million.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“This significant project is made possible from the referendum approved by voters in November of 2019,” Superintendent Frank Rodriguez, who expressed gratitude for having significant community input even during the pandemic, said in a release. “Based on the strong participation in public meetings held via Zoom, we are confident the K-8 facility is going to reflect the community’s desires for generations to come.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>TCL Culinary Institute to hold Enrollment Expo</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Culinary Institute of the South at Technical College of the Lowcountry will host an Enrollment Expo for prospective students from 4 to 6 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 16, at the New River Campus, 100 Community Drive, in Bluffton.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Information on scholarships and financial aid, as well as application assistance, will be provided at the expo, and faculty and staff will be on hand to answer any questions those interested in attending the school may have.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>While a grand opening is being planned for the institute in November, students will begin taking courses at the new campus when school begins in October. The campus is currently under construction in Buckwalter Place in Bluffton.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For additional details or to RSVP, visit www.tcl.edu/exporsvp.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Cougar Community Campus Clean-up</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>All Lady’s Island Middle School students, parents, teachers, staff, alumni and community friends are invited to join the first Cougar Community Campus Clean-Up from 8 to 11 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 18.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Enjoy a fall morning with the LIMS community as we work together to “spruce up” our campus. No experience needed; just a willingness to help out.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A prize will be awarded to the homeroom class with the highest participation (students, parents and teachers). Contact Nan Burvenich, LIMS STEAM2 Coordinator at nan.burvenich@beaufort.k12.sc.us with any questions.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Two from Beaufort make SNHU Summer 2021 President\'s List</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) congratulates the following local students on being named to the summer 2021 President\'s List – Joseph Milone of Beaufort (29906) and Jennifer Goldman of Beaufort (29906).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Full-time students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.700 and above are named to the President\'s List. Full-time status is achieved by earning 12 credits; undergraduate day students must earn 12 credits in fall or spring semester, and online students must earn 12 credits in either EW1 &amp; EW2, EW3 &amp; EW4, or EW5 &amp; EW6.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>SNHU is a private, nonprofit institution with an 89-year history of educating traditional-aged students and working adults. It offers approximately 200 accredited undergraduate, graduate and certificate programs, available online and on its 300-acre campus in Manchester, N.H.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>2 from Beaufort among Summer 2021 graduates at Alabama</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort students took home two of the University of Alabama’s more than 1,400 degrees awarded during its summer commencement ceremonies on July 31.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Andrea Curtis of Beaufort (29902) received a Master of Science, and Kayla Ochiltree of Beaufort (29906) received a Bachelor of Science in Commerce &amp; Business Administration.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The University of Alabama offers its students a premier educational, cultural and social experience with more than 200 undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. The campus gives students the opportunity to interact with faculty performing cutting-edge research.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>2 Beaufort students get Cumberlands degrees</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Two area students completed a degree this summer at University of the Cumberlands in Williamsburg, Ky.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Newton Prajapati of Beaufort (29906) earned a Master of Science in Information Technology, and Shashank Avvaru of Beaufort (29906) earned a Master of Science in Information Systems Security.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Well done to these Cumberlands Patriots!</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>University of the Cumberlands is one of the largest and most affordable private universities in Kentucky, offering quality undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and online degree programs.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'EDUCATION BRIEFS', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'education-briefs-36', '', '', '2021-09-15 13:37:30', '2021-09-15 17:37:30', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52354', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52356, 4, '2021-09-15 13:38:28', '2021-09-15 17:38:28', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The second edition of Port Royal author Susan Stone’s 2011 novel “We Heard You” will debut Saturday, Sept. 18 at Stone’s store, ZenDen, at 707 Paris Avenue in Port Royal.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The book, published by YBR Publishing of Ridgeland will be available from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Her novel has previoiusly received a five-star review from Readers’ Favorite, LLC.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to Susan Sewell of Readers\' Favorite, “We Heard You is a thrilling science-fiction novel that explores the idea that the sounds emitted in space are a message to us from an extraterrestrial source. The magnificent plot embraces the idea that beings from other worlds have been contacting us all along. Filled with suspense, intrigue, charming and unique protagonists, wily villains, dramatic backdrops, and a captivating storyline, this extraordinary book had me on the edge of my seat from the first page until the last. Inspiring and enlightening, it is a spectacular science-fiction novel, and I recommend it to everyone who enjoys seeing the universe from a different perspective.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Novel by Port Royal’s Susan Stone sees 2nd edition', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'novel-by-port-royals-susan-stone-sees-2nd-edition', '', '', '2021-09-15 13:38:29', '2021-09-15 17:38:29', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52356', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52358, 4, '2021-09-15 13:39:01', '2021-09-15 17:39:01', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Lowcountry Wind Symphony (LWS) is seeking new members as it returns to a regular concert season after an 18-month hiatus. Woodwind, Brass, and Percussion players are welcome.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There is no audition required. Rehearsals have started and are held Wednesday evenings from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Beaufort High School Band Room.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>LWS is a concert band, comprised of local amateur and professional musicians from the greater Beaufort County area. High school students, recommended by their teacher or band director, are also welcome. While all woodwind, brass and percussion players are welcome, there are particular needs for flute, double reeds, saxophone, and trombone.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>LWS is planning a full season of six concerts beginning in early November with “Saluting America’s Veterans VI.” Performances are scheduled north of the Broad River in Beaufort, and in the greater Bluffton area.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more information, contact Music Director Donald F. Jemella at dfjemella@outlook.com.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Lowcountry Wind Symphony seeking musicians', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'lowcountry-wind-symphony-seeking-musicians', '', '', '2021-09-15 13:39:02', '2021-09-15 17:39:02', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52358', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52360, 4, '2021-09-15 13:39:39', '2021-09-15 17:39:39', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Shorts at High Noon, the collaboration between the Beaufort Film Society and the Technical College of the Lowcountry (TCL), runs through November 17.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Screenings are from noon to 1 p.m. every Wednesday at TCL’s Beaufort campus and are free and open to the public. Check-in is at 11:30 a.m. Masks are required.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Next week’s screenings include The Story of My Grandma (26-minute student film), Lunch Hour w/ The President (six minute shot film) and Now You See Us (11-minute short film).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>All films were featured at the 2021 Beaufort International Film Festival. Trailers for these and all featured shorts are available for viewing at https://www.beaufortfilmfestival.com/official-selections-2021.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'TCL hosting Shorts at High Noon', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'tcl-hosting-shorts-at-high-noon-2', '', '', '2021-09-15 13:39:40', '2021-09-15 17:39:40', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52360', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52362, 4, '2021-09-15 13:42:01', '2021-09-15 17:42:01', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Above: Author Tamara Winfrey Harris</em><br><br><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will host its fifth annual Lowcountry Book Club Convention as a series of live and virtual events held from Tuesday, Sept. 21, through Saturday, Sept. 25.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This year’s presenting authors include New York Times bestsellers Tamara Winfrey Harris (Dear Black Girl) and Jason Mott (Hell of a Book), award-winning author and editor Lauren Marino (Bookish Broads) and the Between Friends Book Club (Novel Women), in addition to a pantheon of book club and book forum leaders and appearances by the Beaufort chapter of the Pulpwood Queens Book Club and Beaufort High School\'s Diversity Awareness Youth Literacy Organization (DAYLO).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":52306,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Jason-Mott.jpeg\"><img src=\"http://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Jason-Mott-764x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52306\"/></a><figcaption><em>Author Jason Mott </em></figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ideal for book club members and those interested in joining or learning more about book clubs, the Lowcountry Book Club Convention is presented in partnership with NeverMore Books and the Technical College of the Lowcountry, and made possible by the generous support of the Pulpwood Queens Books Club, the largest book club in the U.S.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Books by presenting authors will be available through NeverMore Books.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To learn more and register, visit https://bit.ly/3z6pKzf.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>SCHEDULE</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Tuesday, Sept. 21</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>7-8 p.m. </strong>– Write Review Interview with DAYLO founder Holland Perryman and Conroy Center executive director Jonathan Haupt, in conversation with Annie McDonnell, founder of the Write Review (Live on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Thewritereview). Virtual and free.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Wednesday, Sept. 22</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>7-8 p.m. </strong>– Author Interview with Lauren Marino, author of Bookish Broads: Women Who Wrote Themselves into History, in conversation with Jonathan Haupt on the Live from the Pat Conroy Literary Center podcast on the Authors on the Air Global Radio Network (http://tobtr.com/11919960). Podcast. Free.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Thursday, Sept. 23</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>6-7:30 p.m. </strong>– Author Visit with Jason Mott, New York Times bestselling author of Hell of a Book, in conversation with booksellers Lorrie and Dave Anderson, at NeverMore Books (910 Port Republic St, Beaufort) In-person and free. Call NeverMore Books at 843-812-9460 to reserve your seat.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Friday, Sept. 24</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>6-7 p.m. </strong>– Virtual Happy Hour Panel Discussion with online book club leaders: Susie McMahon (Luxurious Journeys), Susan Peterson (Sue’s Reading Neighborhood), Mandy Haynes (Pulpwood Queens), Annie McDonnell (World of the Write Review), Suzanne W. Leopold (Suzy Approved Book Tours) and Tina Hogan Grant (Read More Books), live on the Pat Conroy Literary Center’s Facebook page (www.facebook.com/patconroyliterarycenter). Virtual and free.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Saturday, Sept. 25</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>($12 registration fee for access to all Saturday presentations, optional $26 catered box lunch)</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>10-11 a.m. </strong>– Book Club Discussion of Pat Conroy’s A Lowcountry Heart led by the Beaufort Chapter of the Pulpwood Queens Book Club, at the Technical College of the Lowcountry (Building 12 auditorium) In-person, ticketed.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>11:30-12:30 p.m. </strong>– Author Visit with Tamara Winfrey Harris, New York Times bestselling author of Dear Black Girl, in conversation with Bluffton Book Festival founder Rockelle Henderson — and featuring members of the Beaufort High School Diversity Awareness Youth Literacy Organization (DAYLO). (Author Tamara Winfrey Harris will be presenting remotely, live-streamed at the Technical College of the Lowcountry auditorium.) Hybrid and ticketed.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>12:30-1:45 p.m. </strong>– Lunch Break (Optional gourmet box lunches catered by Debbi Covington at the Technical College of the Lowcountry.) In-person, ticketed.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>2-3 p.m. </strong>– Author Visit with Lauren Marino, award-winning author of Bookish Broads: Women Who Wrote Themselves into History, in conversation with book reviewers Holland Perryman and Jonathan Haupt, at the Technical College of the Lowcountry (Building 12 auditorium) In-person, ticketed.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>3:30-4:30 p.m. </strong>– Author Visit with the Between Friends Book Club, authors of the book club-inspired novel Novel Women (Authors will present remotely, live-streamed at the Technical College of the Lowcountry auditorium.) 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(52364, 4, '2021-09-15 13:47:12', '2021-09-15 17:47:12', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In June, American Legion Beaufort Post 9 and Post 207 Auxiliary sponsored 10 young men and 10 young women, all local high school rising seniors, to South Carolina’s Palmetto Boys and Girls State encampments.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Post 9 recently celebrated these future leaders at a ceremony where they received praise for their activities at Palmetto Boys and Girls State encampments.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The area’s Boys State selections were Jake Alvarez (Beaufort High), Brock Durham (Holy Trinity), Ivan Huerta (Battery Creek), Quade Matthews (Battery Creek), Emmett O’Brien (Beaufort High), Anuj Patel (Beaufort High), Brian Rogers (Beaufort Academy), Graham Ruff (Beaufort High) and Aidan Tibbitt (John Paul II).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort’s Emmett O’Brien learned much about hands-on politics. While serving as a South Carolina state senator, he made an unsuccessful run for governor. That experience led to his selection to represent South Carolina at Boys Nation in Washington, where he served as one of South Carolina’s Senators, successfully led his bill to passage and managed the campaign for another student running for President.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The area’s Girls State selections were Carolina Alvarez (Battery Creek), Melia Bland (Beaufort High), Anna Brown (Beaufort High), Amelia Brunson (Holy Trinity), Kaylen Caldwell (Whale Branch), Shauntia Caruso (Beaufort High), Layla DuPont (Battery Creek), Mary Hiers (Beaufort Academy), Lissy Rembold (John Paul II) and Madison Schaffer (The Complete Student, Port Royal).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Every state except Hawaii holds Boys State and Girls State gatherings each summer for a week of intense activities involving leadership, citizenship, government, politics and athletics; South Carolina’s began in 1940. These programs spark interest and pride in government from the local level upward. Participants learn by doing, with active participation in mock city, county and state level governing.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'American Legion honors local students', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'american-legion-honors-local-students', '', '', '2021-09-20 12:24:01', '2021-09-20 16:24:01', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52364', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52367, 4, '2021-09-15 13:48:42', '2021-09-15 17:48:42', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Registration is now open for the 2021 Hire Me SC Employer Summit — an annual event led by Hire Me SC and Able SC for business managers, executives and human resource professionals looking to hire and retain a workforce inclusive of people with disabilities. The virtual event will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 13 through Zoom.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This year’s theme, “South Carolina’s Recovery: Powered by Inclusion,” is focused on inclusive hiring in the workplace as South Carolina continues to recover from employment and economic challenges spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic. Attendees will hear from a keynote speaker, participate in breakout sessions, network with other employers and leave the event with a better understanding of how to include individuals with disabilities in their workplace as the economy rebuilds.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Data shows that individuals with disabilities had a higher percentage of jobs lost due to COVID-19 compared to individuals without disabilities, as well as a lower rebound rate to pre-pandemic employment levels than those without disabilities,” Director of Employment Programs at Able SC Sandy Jordan said in a release. “As South Carolina rebuilds its economy, it’s extremely important that this untapped workforce isn’t overlooked.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The keynote speaker will be Ashley Oolman, founder and inclusion consultant of Allied Folk — an organization centered around consulting and coaching individuals and businesses to build equitable and inclusive spaces. Other session topics include supporting your employees’ mental health, best practices to recruit people with disabilities and working with your legal team to promote disability employment.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“According to the Department of Labor, about 20 percent of people with disabilities are employed and 3 percent of them are paid subminimum wage,” said Christine Gantt-Sorenson, attorney at Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd and a speaker at this year’s event. “This event will help employers identify areas where growth is needed and provide solutions to increase the number of people with disabilities in the workplace.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To accommodate a larger audience in a COVID-safe way, this will be a fully virtual event. Event information will be sent to registered attendees in advance of the conference.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Tickets are now available for $50 and can be purchased at https://hiremesc.org/employer-summit/. A special discount is available for employers that register five or more employees for the event — interested employers can email hiremesc@able-sc.org for details. Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and HR Certification Institute (HRCI) credit hours are pending.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Hire Me SC to host employer summit Oct. 13', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'hire-me-sc-to-host-employer-summit-oct-13', '', '', '2021-09-15 13:48:43', '2021-09-15 17:48:43', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52367', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52373, 4, '2021-09-15 13:51:38', '2021-09-15 17:51:38', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Wells Fargo Advisors</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Intuition. Patience. Discipline. A desire to learn. These are traits many women naturally possess and that can lead to confident decision-making and courageous accomplishments.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>They’re also the foundation that can help build a sound investing strategy. Perhaps you bootstrapped your own business, broke through the glass ceiling, managed the home front, or benefited from an inheritance. However you got to this point, your collective experience provides the wisdom to help you boldly move forward. But that doesn’t mean doing it alone.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Working with a financial advisor who complements your investing style and listens more than talks, can help you continue making those confident decisions and keep your investment plan on track.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Holistic wealth planning that helps prepare you for the unexpected</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When highly emotional life events happen, like divorce, death of a spouse, or even an inheritance, it can be challenging to factor in the financial implications. If one (or more) of these scenarios becomes your reality, it can be a huge relief to have your team already in place. An experienced financial advisor can help you navigate difficult decisions that could have an impact on you and your family for years to come.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Just in case, it’s best to be prepared and proactive:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Be aware of your family’s assets, debts, retirement accounts, insurance policies, and other financial information.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Gather important financial documents and safety deposit box keys and keep them accessible.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Make sure you and your spouse or partner have up-to-date wills and trusts, and that you discuss potential tax implications with your CPA and financial team.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>The right fit can make all the difference</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Life hums along and then…something changes. Perhaps you initiated the change or maybe you had to react to it. Either way, having resources to help you navigate decision-making can help mean smoother sailing.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Considering all the aspects of life that have a financial implication is like a wave that keeps expanding.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>From investing for a home, college costs, or retirement, to exploring lending and insurance options, an experienced financial advisor can help you manage risk while keeping you on track toward your investment goals.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This article was written for Wells Fargo Advisors and provided courtesy Katie C. Phifer, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, and Vice President-Investments in Beaufort, SC at 843-982-1506.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Investments in securities and insurance products are:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>NOT FDIC-INSURED/NOT BANK-GUARANTEED/MAY LOSE VALUE</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Wells Fargo Advisors is a trade name used by Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC, Member SIPC, a registered broker-dealer and non-bank affiliate of Wells Fargo &amp; Company.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>© 2020 Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC. All rights reserved.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Habits that help women investors succeed', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'habits-that-help-women-investors-succeed-2', '', '', '2021-09-15 13:51:39', '2021-09-15 17:51:39', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52373', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52375, 4, '2021-09-15 13:52:58', '2021-09-15 17:52:58', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Part of Spanish Moss Trail to be closed Friday</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Several sections of the Spanish Moss Trail from Hermitage Drive to Cottage Farm Road will be closed to the public from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 17.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Engineers will be taking soil samples near the Battery Creek Bridge. Equipment will be blocking the trail making it unsafe for pedestrians and bicyclists.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There will be \"Closed Trail\" signs clearly posted.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This is the start of a $359,500 project that includes engineering, permitting and construction repairs to the Battery Creek Bridge portion of the Spanish Moss Trail. The money has been awarded through the 2020-2021 Local Accommodations (ATAX) and Local Hospitality (HTAX) grant funds.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The construction timeline begins this month with preliminary design and permit applications to be submitted in October or November. Bidding and award for construction will be May through July 2022 and construction on the new Battery Creek Bridge is estimated to begin in August 2022.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Free COVID-19 vaccine clinics</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>These are free COVID-19 vaccine sites in Beaufort County next this week. All COVID-19 vaccinations are free. Patients won\'t pay deductibles, co-insurance, or co-payments. Walk-ins are welcome, or make an appointment for a DHEC clinic by calling 866-365-8110.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>– 8:45 a.m. to 4:05 p.m., Monday, Sept. 13 through Friday, Sept. 17, Beaufort County Health Department, 601 Wilmington Street, Beaufort. (Moderna, Janssen-Age 18+)</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 18 at St. Helena Branch Library. Walk-ins welcome, no appointment required.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 18, Yemassee Shrimp Festival, 101 Town Circle, Yemassee. (Janssen-Age 18+, Pfizer-Age 12+).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 18, Beaufort Library, St. Helena Branch Library, 6355 Jonathan Francis Senior Road, St. Helena Island. (Janssen-Age 18+, Pfizer-Age 12+)</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Men’s, women’s clubs hosting GOP barbecue fundraiser</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort Republican Women’s Club and the Beaufort Federation of Republican Men will hold a fundraising event from 5:30 to 8 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 30 at the Quality Inn, 2001 Boundary Street in Beaufort.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The event will feature a barbecue buffet by Jimmy Fitts, a silent auction, and a beer and wine cash bar. The guest speaker will be State Senator Chip Campsen.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Tickets are $25 each, and there will be no tickets at the door. Mail checks to BRWC, P.O. Box 1835, Beaufort, S.C. 29901 prior to Sept. 22. For more information, contact Elaine Gantt at 843-379-0056.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>County accepting applications for 2 percent tax grants</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort County Accommodations Tax Board is now accepting applications from organizations in Beaufort County wishing to receive grants from the 2 percent state accommodations tax fund.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>South Carolina law allows for a 2 percent tax levy on the rental of all transient accommodations to help provide financial support to promote tourism and fund tourism-related activities in municipalities and counties within the state.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As a result, individuals staying overnight in hotels, motels, inns, and vacation rentals pay 2 percent in addition to the statewide sales tax and any local sales and use tax applied to their lodging cost.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The current year application (2021/2022) is available online at https://bit.ly/3tioIPo.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Applications will not be accepted or reviewed if received incomplete or after 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 8.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Questions regarding the application process should be directed to Shannon Milroy at atax@bcgov.net or 843-255-2302.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Public hearing set for block grant</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There will be a public hearing to discuss a Community Development Block Grant application that will be submitted by the Town of Ridgeland on behalf of Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton and Jasper Counties to conduct a regional facilities assessment of the Area Agency on Aging\'s Senior Centers and Nutrition sites. The public hearing is set for 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 16, in Council Chambers at Ridgeland Town Hall at 1 Town Square in Ridgeland.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The region study is part of a phased process that will address programs, services, facilities, and transportation matters related to the region’s elderly population. The project has potential to benefit approximately 370 people, of which 51 percent are low to moderate income.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more information, questions or comments concerning the public hearing, contact Michelle Knight of the Lowcountry Council of Governments at 843-473-3990.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>WeGOJA Foundation gets $10,000 grant from SC Humanities</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The WeGOJA Foundation, a statewide nonprofit that supports the South Carolina African American Heritage Commission, has received a Growth Grant of $10,000 from South Carolina Humanities. Funding for the Growth Grants has been provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The grant helps recover resources and funds lost from program disruptions caused by COVID-19. 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(52378, 4, '2021-09-15 13:57:50', '2021-09-15 17:57:50', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Above: S.C. State Senator Mia McLeod (D), right, discusses how she would change state government if elected Governor of South Carolina in 2024. Sen. McLeod made a campaign stop Friday afternoon at the Gullah Geechee Visitors Center at LyBensons Gallery &amp; Studio on St. Helena Island. </em><br><br><strong>By Mike McCombs</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mia McLeod, a State Senator from Bennettsville and a Democratic candidate for governor, visited the Gullah Geechee Visitors Center at LyBensons Gallery &amp; Studio on Friday to meet potential voters from Saint Helena Island and Beaufort County.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>About three dozen interested people took up spots in the gallery to hear what McLeod had to say.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>One “local” issue McLeod showed some support for is the planned Port of Jasper.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“My interest is in bringing jobs and opening up better economic opportunities for the people of South Carolina,” McLeod said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Without saying his name, McLeod took a shot at former Rep. Joe Cunningham (D-1), touting the fact that she is the only candidate in the Democratic primary with experience in the executive branch. She worked for Govs. Jim Hodges and David Beasley.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>McLeod heavily criticized Gov. Henry McMaster and his current handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We need people in office who have the courage to lead,” McLeod said. “We don’t currently have that.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>With the potential for the effect of the pandemic in South Carolina to get much worse, McLeod said she’s already seeing signs it may play a part in the race two years from now.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":52284,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/09102021-Mia-McCleod-3-2287.jpeg\"><img src=\"http://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/09102021-Mia-McCleod-3-2287-872x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52284\"/></a><figcaption><em>S.C. State Senator Mia McLeod (D) describes how God talked to her and told her to run for Governor against Republican Henry McMaster in 2024 during a brief campaign stop Friday afternoon at the Gullah Geechee Visitors Center at LyBensons Gallery &amp; Studio on St. Helena Island. Photo by Bob Sofaly.</em><br></figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I think it’s going to have a significant impact. In the senate, I’m getting emails and phone calls every single day from Republicans and Democrats,” McLeod said. “Some even tell me, ‘Hey, I voted for Henry (McMaster) and I’ve been a Republican all my life, but they’re trying to send my kid back to school and she’s not able to be vaccinated yet.’ Or ‘They’re doing this, and my kid’s whole class or whole school is being quarantined.’ Or ‘My mother lives with us, and I don’t want her to get sick.’ When your policies and your politics impact people at home, and they can feel that impact and that you don’t care whether they live or die, I mean …”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>McLeod expressed the belief that many S.C. voters, not just Democrats, are ready for a change at the top. But she emphasized the voters couldn’t just want change, they had to do something.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Voters, she said, need to stop fighting change and settling for what is familiar if they want S.C. to grow.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I think we’re not talking about enough, the demographics in South Carolina are changing. Last year, we had a little over a million voters who were registered and did not vote,” McLeod said. “That is, in part, I’m sure, because of the pandemic, but also because they are voters who have not felt a sense of connection to the candidates before who are running. I am committed to changing that because I do believe my connection is pretty strong to the people in this state. I hope to reach the voters in this state and help them understand why the time is now to make those changes. We have a real opportunity.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mike McCombs is the editor of The Island News and can be reached at TheIslandNews@gmail.com.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Gubernatorial candidate McLeod visits St. Helena', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'gubernatorial-candidate-mcleod-visits-st-helena', '', '', '2021-09-15 13:57:52', '2021-09-15 17:57:52', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52378', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52380, 4, '2021-09-15 13:59:17', '2021-09-15 17:59:17', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>With two weeks to go before the Beaufort Shrimp Festival, those craving an outdoor event, and shrimp, of course, can get their fix this weekend at the Yemassee Shrimp Festival.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The event runs from noon to midnight, Friday, Sept. 17 and from 10 a.m. to midnight, Saturday Sept. 18 at the Yemassee Municipal Complex at 101 Town Circle in Yemassee.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This year’s theme is “Under the Sea.” Admission is free.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There will be more than two dozen food vendors spanning a wide array of cuisines and an expanded variety of craft/retail/service vendors.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At 7 p.m. Friday, Treys Aliens will perform for the Street Dance. There is a parade at 10 a.m. Saturday, and at 7 p.m., The 83s will perform at Town Hall.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There will be a small carnival and live entertainment throughout both days, including the Parris Island Marine Corps Band. There will also be a classic car show on Saturday at the athletic fields beside Harold’s Country Club.<br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>WANT TO GO?</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>What: </strong>27th Annual Yemassee Shrimp Festival</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>When: </strong>Noon to midnight, Friday, Sept. 17 &amp; 10 a.m. to midnight, Saturday Sept. 18.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Where: </strong>Yemassee Municipal Complex, 101 Town Circle, Yemassee</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Yemassee Shrimp Festival this weekend', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'yemassee-shrimp-festival-this-weekend', '', '', '2021-09-15 13:59:18', '2021-09-15 17:59:18', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52380', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52382, 4, '2021-09-15 14:01:05', '2021-09-15 18:01:05', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Burton Fire District and Beaufort County EMS responded to a single-vehicle crash on Trask Parkway late Monday evening that resulted in fatal injuries to the elderly male driver.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At approximately 9:30 p.m., Burton firefighters and County EMS personnel responded to a reported motor vehicle collision on Trask Parkway by Fiddlerville Cove Road.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to Burton Fire District release, when emergency crews arrived on scene, there was a single vehicle – a heavily damaged pickup truck – off the roadway, which appeared to have rolled over multiple times.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The elderly male driver, Leavin “Jack” Jackson, 75, of Beaufort, was pronounced dead on the scene at 9:38 p.m., according to Beaufort County Coroner David Ott.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to the Burton Fire District, Jackson did not appear to be wearing a seatbelt.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A forensic autopsy was scheduled for Wednesday at Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, according to Ott, “to determine if (Jackson) may have had a medical-related event that caused the accident, or if he died because of the accident.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Emergency crews searched the surrounding area for more possible victims but found none. Firefighters remained on scene for longer than 90 minutes searching the area and securing hazards.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Beaufort man killed in Trask Parkway crash', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-man-killed-in-trask-parkway-crash', '', '', '2021-09-15 14:01:06', '2021-09-15 18:01:06', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52382', 0, 'post', '', 0);

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(52446, 4, '2021-09-22 11:03:51', '2021-09-22 15:03:51', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There is an age-old, home-spun platitude that is nonetheless true, as most home-spun wisdom tends to be: “You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I have tried to change mostly unchangeable attitudes of determined folks, but I have been using high-test vinegar. Mea culpa.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Marinated in linguistic “honey,” I wish to encourage unvaccinated folks to give vaccinations serious reconsideration, for an important reason you may not have thought of previously.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Most every U.S. economist, left- or right-leaning, conservative or liberal, or any orientation in between, agree that the low-level-of-vaccination-based COVID-19 situation is a constant and dynamic encumbrance on the recovery of — wait for it — “THE ECONOMY!”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Virtually every country’s economy has suffered deep distresses; none have revitalized their financial drivers of national stability and growth to pre-pandemic levels of 2019. Put another way, eight billion consumers can’t all be wrong.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>So, forget the arguments directed to those determined not to get vaccinated, a minority of about 25 percent. Instead, let’s encourage them to cogitate on the non-medical reality that unvaccinated folks mostly hurt themselves by damaging the economy. A stuttering economy hurts everyone.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Consider this: stores of all types are closing again; most malls remain deserted (a great place to do a zero-to-60 test of that new super-Corvette); untold numbers of restaurants remain closed, many of them never to reopen. Millions of jobs are available but CEO’s cannot find sufficient workforce to operate at full capacity, because many workers have died from COVID-19 and/or have chosen other better paying jobs. Yet millions remain unemployed and without a dependable livelihood.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Remember those bargain stocks you bought that were guaranteed to “go through the roof,” but bombed instead? Remember that new car you were ready to buy to replace your 10-year old klunker, but you couldn’t manage the exorbitant payments because selling prices are off the charts and certain key parts aren’t available, thus delaying production?&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Guess why that happened?&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There is insufficient room here to even begin reciting all the economic damage entwined in the base of COVID-19’s wreckage to limb, life and livelihood. In the arena of national commerce, recent polls show that more than half of all Americans favor vaccine requirements at work. Failure to do so will continue dragging economic recovery.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Here is one big hurt on the economy to consider. The Kaiser Family Foundation calculated treating each unvaccinated, COVID-19 infected/hospitalized sick person, costs about $20,000 for each patient, or about $3.5 billion in just the past three months, with 287,000 preventable Covid-19 hospitalizations from June to August. The economic-based destruction of the means of financial support for millions of Americans will continue until we bring COVID-19 under control. There is only one way to do that, boys and girls, and you already know what that is.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Most cinemas and plays have not reopened. Rambunctious unvaccinated teenagers who can’t go to movies are driving their parents nutzoid by staying home. Opening all movie-houses quickly will save parents’ sanity. The best way to parental nirvana is to maximize vaccinations by reassuring unvaccinated folks to become part of a large and safe majority is a good thing.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Without a robust increase in vaccination rates soon, we will not achieve “herd immunity,” which means that the economy will remain sluggish at best, and will continue struggling to recover. Decaying economies nearly always lead to undesirable societal changes. We’re already seeing the negative consequences of this correlation.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The economy-based social changes in America today are partly reflected in sharp divisions because of our battered economy, not the least of which is the division of vaccinated versus unvaccinated “tribes.” It is said that, “a rising tide raises all ships.” This is a physical truth, unless there is a leaking hole in the ship’s hull. A strong economy tends to benefit all Americans, unless there is an error in the calculation.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ignore the truths that unvaccinated folks are 11 times more likely than their vaccinated neighbors to get sick and die; that COVID-19 vaccines are safe and exceptionally effective; that unvaccinated folks are quite prone to infecting others, most often family members; and so on.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Regrettably, these truths haven’t encouraged unvaccinated folks to get “the jab.” Please do think about the devastating impacts of all this on the economy.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Perhaps the time has come for our unvaccinated kinsmen/women to reflect on the duties required of each of us, as good citizens in our society, to give serious reconsideration to the “goodness” of the act of vaccination. Saving your own life and that of loved ones, and even strangers, is the highest level of “goodness” in America’s exalted values.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Good for your body and soul. And good for THE ECONOMY! Go for it! It will not hurt you.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>“Well, all I know is what I read in the newspapers.” – Will Rogers. </em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>David M. Taub was Mayor of Beaufort from 1990 through 1999 and served as a Beaufort County Magistrate from 2010 to 2015. You can reach him at david.m.taub42@ gmail.com. </em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'OK, it’s all really about the economy', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'ok-its-all-really-about-the-economy', '', '', '2021-09-22 11:03:52', '2021-09-22 15:03:52', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52446', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52448, 4, '2021-09-22 11:07:50', '2021-09-22 15:07:50', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It is Sunday and I’m in Danbury, Conn. Yesterday, my wife and I drove to Danbury to celebrate Dean Moss’ 75th birthday and last night did our celebrating at the home of his son, Will Moss, who works with my son, Zach, at NBC in Stamford.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dean grew up in Pomfret, Conn., and at 40 was hired as the General Manager at the Beaufort Jasper Water and Sewer Authority. Dean and Alice Moss quickly blended into Beaufort’s small social biome, Alice eventually running the foundation that supports Beaufort Memorial Hospital.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Their children, Will and Lily, became good friends with my son, Zach, and we often took hikes in the Blue Ridge especially around Mt. Pisgah and into the Shining Rock Wilderness.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Will, Lily and Zach were all in Danbury yesterday and, with the assistance of Will’s home-brewed beer, we talked about their coming of age in Beaufort. One of those stories centered on a canoe trip that we all took down the Ichetucknee and Santa Fe rivers — a trip that began at a crystal clear up-welling called Ichetucknee Springs. The trip also included the (Charles) Friedman boys as well as the (David) Porter boys.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Santa Fe/Suwannee is a long system that begins in the middle of Florida’s panhandle, then works its way South through stands of Cypress, Black Tupelo and Gum trees to the Gulf of Mexico. It is surrounded, for much of its length, by swamp and in those long gone days was largely without human habitation. After about six hours of current-assisted paddling we came upon a fish camp.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Now I’m old, and my memory unreliable, but the fish camp I’m talking about bore no resemblance to the Fish Camp Restaurant in Port Royal. None at all. This fish camp, emphasis on camp, featured a dark, low-ceiling bar built atop swaying creosote pilings beginning to give way to the inexorable, russet-colored current. It was, however, known for fried catfish, cold beer, and for bunk beds for patrons too impaired to make their way out of the swamp. As we paddled up to its dock the kids fell silent, each sensing something bad had transformed their fathers — that tonight was going to be their own version of “Deliverance” or, perhaps,“Texas Chainsaw Massacre.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Our large party was tired, hungry but the smell of hot grease got us into the bar and the grown-ups into their first Pabst Blue Ribbon. Soon we were talking, laughing, re-living the capsizing, the collisions and the loss of styrofoam coolers as we pin-balled our way down river. The kids, at their own table and strangely subdued, ordered fried mozzarella sticks which they garnished with sugar from the complimentary packets provided by the restaurant.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Later, when we were shown the beds in the bunkhouse, the kids again went silent; presumably thinking their (normally) reasonable fathers had crossed-over some invisible line separating sanity from madness. And I will admit the bedding was alive with some kind of biomass — probably harmless.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Later that night the kids met together, discussed the bedding and bathrooms, then voted to send Lily to us who said, “We must leave this place!”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We must find shelter elsewhere,” were the words I remember to this day. The problem was there was no elsewhere. Eventually Lily went back to her room, but the kids were not happy.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Yesterday, Lily Moss revealed that as a result of this experience in Florida she decided to dedicate her life to providing impeccably clean sheets, and bathrooms, in hotels around the world. Lily is now Director for Guest Experience for Kimpton Hotels. Kimpton has 8,000 employees and 68 hotels worldwide.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>What is distinctive about Kimpton, is the fact that each hotel is different. They are themed but they are also immaculate. And Lily Moss has “opened” a good many of these hotels. Currently she is working in Honduras.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Last night, as we sat in the Connecticut twilight she said, “It was the horror that I saw at that Florida fish camp that led me to Kimpton. That night I decided nobody else would see that kind of depravity.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As I finished-up Will’s handcrafted beer, I marveled how a small, unfortunate decision on my part resonated through the years. Lily Moss now travels the world, opening hotels and delivering a unique experience, largely due to my thoughtlessness. It goes to show you that one never knows when a hurried, un-researched, unfortunate hotel reservation will have monumental, long-term consequences.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Scott Graber is a lawyer, novelist, veteran columnist and longtime resident of Port Royal. He can be reached at cscottgraber@gmail.com. </em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'You never know which choice you make will have monumental long-term consequences', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'you-never-know-which-choice-you-make-will-have-monumental-long-term-consequences', '', '', '2021-09-22 11:07:51', '2021-09-22 15:07:51', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52448', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52450, 4, '2021-09-22 11:09:00', '2021-09-22 15:09:00', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort County has allocated an additional $100,000 to the Beaufort County Distance Learning Fund of Coastal Community Foundation.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort County Distance Learning Fund will support nonprofits in Beaufort County that are currently providing educational support services such as virtual learning, socially distanced learning, and supplemental academic enrichment, or those that would like to begin offering these components.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"With the ongoing fluidity of the pandemic, it\'s hard to know what the learning environment will look like week to week,\" Director of the Southern Lowcountry for Coastal Community Foundation Veronica Hemmingway said in a release. \"Our goal is to continue supporting organizations that are providing all types of academic support to Beaufort County students, and we are grateful that Beaufort County is committed to providing the resources to make that happen.\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“It’s always a privilege, as a public servant, to be able to work alongside the County Council to quickly solve problems that meet the needs of the community,” Beaufort County Administrator Eric Greenway said. “This additional funding of the Distant Learning Grant program allows the positive impact on the quality of life of many Beaufort County citizens to continue as we navigate the COVID-19 pandemic.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Launched in January with $100,000 in seed money from Beaufort County, the Beaufort County Distance Learning Fund awarded five grants in June to nonprofit organizations supporting students in Beaufort County.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort-Jasper YMCA of the Lowcountry was awarded $25,000 to support its eLearning Support Program, which provided students the time and space to complete their virtual coursework while their parents continued to work throughout the pandemic.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Our trained staff made sure each student attended their scheduled live video instruction, tutoring, small group, and independent learning opportunities as assigned by their teacher,” Branch Executive Director for the Beaufort-Jasper YMCA of the Lowcountry Kaylin Garst said. “Without the financial assistance of the Beaufort County Distance Learning Fund of CCF, our Y would not have been able to offer this program that provided 940 hours of learning assistance to 180 children for 25 weeks.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>With another round of funding now available, the Beaufort County Distance Learning Fund is accepting applications from 501(c)3 nonprofits and recognized houses of worship in Beaufort County serving Beaufort County students. Coastal Community Foundation began accepting applications on an ongoing basis beginning Tuesday. The funds will continue to be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis, and organizations are encouraged to apply as early as possible to secure funding.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'County grants Beaufort County Distance Learning Fund additional $100,000', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'county-grants-beaufort-county-distance-learning-fund-additional-100000', '', '', '2021-09-22 11:09:01', '2021-09-22 15:09:01', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52450', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52452, 4, '2021-09-22 11:09:53', '2021-09-22 15:09:53', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort’s Rohrer named to spring 2021 President\'s List at The Citadel</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Christopher Rohrer of Beaufort is among the nearly 60 cadets recognized for their outstanding work during the spring 2021 semester at The Citadel.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The President\'s List is one of the most distinguished cadet awards presented by The Citadel. The list is a combination of the dean\'s list and the Commandant\'s Distinguished List and is composed of cadets who contribute the most to their companies while maintaining excellent military and academic records.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>With more than 180 cadets holding rank within the Corps, The Citadel provides a leadership lab, contributing to the fulfillment of its mission to educate and develop principled leaders.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Cadets and students named to The Citadel\'s spring 2021 dean\'s list</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Thirteen Beaufort students at The Citadel have been selected to the dean\'s list, a recognition given to cadets and students who are registered for 12 or more semester hours and whose grade point average is 3.20 or higher, with no grade of I (Incomplete) and no grade below C for work in a semester.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The nearly 1,100 cadets and students recognized for their academic achievements during the spring 2021 semester include these local cadets and students: Alma Orozco-Rico, Henry Manley, Reed Reichel, Kyle Davis, Edward McCormick, Christopher Rohrer, Ethan McKenzie, Ryan Henrickson;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Brendan Bowersox; Elliott Ruoff; Cody Spencer; Ty Bouscal; and Thomas Conrad of Beaufort.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Academics at The Citadel are divided between five schools: the Tommy and Victoria Baker School of Business, the School of Engineering, the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, the Swain Family School of Science and Mathematics and the Zucker Family School of Education.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort’s Daniel accepted into Honors College at the College of Charleston</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mckenzie Daniel of Beaufort will attend the Honors College at the College of Charleston starting this fall.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Daniel is a graduate of South Carolina Connections Academy and plans to major in Finance at the College of Charleston.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Honors College at the College of Charleston was recently recognized as one of the top 40 public university honors programs in the country by Inside Honors. Additional information can be found at honors.cofc.edu.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'EDUCATION BRIEFS', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'education-briefs-37', '', '', '2021-09-22 11:09:54', '2021-09-22 15:09:54', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52452', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52454, 4, '2021-09-22 11:12:15', '2021-09-22 15:12:15', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The S.C. Governor’s School for the Art and Humanities Creative Writing Department is now accepting submissions for the annual Govie Writing Awards. South Carolina students in grades 6-12 are invited to submit works in fiction and poetry for statewide recognition and gift cards to M. Judson Booksellers, an independent bookstore located in downtown Greenville.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Students are competing for either the George Singleton Prize in Fiction or the Jan Bailey Prize in Poetry. These awards were named for the Creative Writing Department’s two founding faculty members, who will also serve as judges for the competition.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Entries are divided into two categories, with students in grades 6-8 competing in a middle school division and students in grades 9-12 competing in a high school division. Students may submit either short fiction or poetry. Specific guidelines for each submission category can be found on the Govie Writing Awards webpage at www.scgsah.org/writingawards. The deadline for entry is Nov. 12.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>First prize winners in either category will receive a $200 gift card to Greenville indie bookstore, M. Judson Booksellers. Submissions chosen as honorable mentions will receive a $50 gift card. The gift cards are redeemable both in-store and online.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Governor’s School invites young writers to participate in 2021 Govie Writing Awards', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'governors-school-invites-young-writers-to-participate-in-2021-govie-writing-awards', '', '', '2021-09-22 11:12:16', '2021-09-22 15:12:16', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52454', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52456, 4, '2021-09-22 11:16:33', '2021-09-22 15:16:33', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Veteran administrator Juliet White, PhD, has been selected to lead the Beaufort County School District’s Student Services division that encompasses special education, alternative programming, guidance counseling, adult education, nursing, athletics, and additional student services/initiatives.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>White, who has served as the district’s Director of Special Education since 2019, brings 28 years of educational experience to the role of Student Services Officer. She started her career as a speech-language pathologist and clinical instructor and has served districts across the state of S.C. as director of special services, executive director of special education programs, and assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>White is enthusiastic about her new role and strongly believes all students can achieve at their highest levels with the appropriate supports. “This division will provide a variety of services to support staff, students, and families to eliminate obstacles, facilitate instruction, and enable students to succeed within their learning environment.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>White holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in speech pathology and audiology, as well as an education specialist degree in educational leadership, all from South Carolina State University. She also earned a doctorate in speech pathology and audiology from the University of South Carolina, where her dissertation research examined early predictors of academic achievement in low income students.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I am excited to reinvigorate the Student Services Division,” Superintendent Frank Rodriguez said in a release. “Given Dr. White’s passion for this work and her vast experience, I know she will lead her division well to provide the supports needed to help move academic achievement forward so our students can reach their full potential and succeed, both in the classroom and in life.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'BCSD selects officer to lead Student Services', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'bcsd-selects-officer-to-lead-student-services', '', '', '2021-09-22 11:16:33', '2021-09-22 15:16:33', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52456', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52458, 4, '2021-09-22 11:18:28', '2021-09-22 15:18:28', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Three area high school students have been announced as semifinalists in the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program and will advance to the next level of competition.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Among the roughly 200 South Carolina students selected as national semifinalists were Timothy Brown and Holland Perryman of Beaufort High School and Mary Chumney of Holy Trinity Classical Christian School.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>These students entered the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program competition by taking the 2020 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. They are part of the nationwide pool of semifinalists that includes the highest-scoring entrants in each state, placing them in the top one percent of all U.S. high school seniors.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As semifinalists in the 67th annual National Merit Scholarship Program, they will compete with 16,000 national finalists for 7,500 college scholarships worth nearly $30 million.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I am confident they will represent Beaufort County well in the next phases of this national competition,” Beaufort County School District Superintendent Frank Rodriguez said of Brown and Perryman in a release.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Mary Chumney continues to excel and her Holy Trinity family is proud of her hard work and dedication to rigorous academics,” Holy Trinity Guidance Counselor Tara Gaillard said. “This award is yet another outward sign of the inward growth she has experienced over her many years at Holy Trinity. Soli Deo Gloria!\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In order to become a finalist, each semifinalist and their high school must now submit a detailed application that provides information about the student’s academic record, participation in school and community activities, leadership abilities, employment, and honors and awards. In addition, each semifinalist must be endorsed and recommended by an official from their high school, write an essay, and earn SAT scores that confirm the student’s earlier score on the qualifying test.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>About 95 percent of the semifinalists are expected to attain finalist standing, and approximately half of the Finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship, earning the Merit Scholar title.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) is a nonprofit established in 1955, and its scholarships are underwritten by NMSC with its own funds and more than 400 businesses and higher education institutions.<br><br><br><em>Above: Holy Trinity Classical Christian School senior Mary Chumney, left, has been named a National Merit Semifinalist. At right is HTCCS guidance counselor Tara Gaillard. Photo courtesy of Holy Trinity Classical Christian School.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', '3 area students honored as 2022 National Merit semifinalists', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3-area-students-honored-as-2022-national-merit-semifinalists', '', '', '2021-09-22 11:18:29', '2021-09-22 15:18:29', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52458', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52460, 4, '2021-09-22 11:28:30', '2021-09-22 15:28:30', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Wes Kerr</strong><br><br>Ryle Owens was doubted at every step of his basketball journey. He didn’t have a single offer after his high school career. In fact, he rode the bench up until his senior season.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But that didn’t stop this determined young man from reaching his childhood dream: becoming a professional basketball player.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There was little reason to believe Owens would have a chance at making it big after his time at Beaufort High. Primarily a spot-up shooter off the bench, he saw very little time at the varsity level and failed to attract the attention of college scouts.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>His minutes started to ramp up as his senior year tipped off, but adversity quickly struck again. Owens began to experience serious knee pain, denying the Eagle from fulfilling his full potential on the court. The future of his basketball career was suddenly shrouded in doubt.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There’s no guarantee that even the most talented athletes recover from knee surgery, and Owens needed work done on both knees, sidelining the unproven player for more than a year. He was bed-ridden for months, wondering if he would ever get the opportunity to chase his dreams again. But he refused to give up on the goals he had set as a young child.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A former coach gave him a contact at USC Salkehatchie, and Owens put everything he had into what could very well be his last shot. After redshirting a year due to the surgery, the former Beaufort Eagle stepped back onto the court and poured his heart into every practice and every possession.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The climb back into action was like scaling the steepest mountain on the planet. Not only did he have to recover and find his own game again, but he also had to elevate it further against a new level of competition.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>He rode the bench again initially, waiting for that opportunity to show his teammates, coaches, and scouts what he could do. During his lengthy, 18-month recovery, one refrain kept echoing through his head.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Wait until I get healthy. Wait until I get healthy.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ryle was right.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After showing off in his tiny seven-game stint at USC Salkehatchie, Owens went back to the Lowco and enlisted the help of now-Beaufort Academy coach Nick Field. Field was blown away by Owens’ athleticism, shooting ability, and most of all his work ethic.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>With Field’s help combined with an inspirational drive to push his game forward day in and day out, Owens landed a spot at Young Harris College in Georgia.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It was a small Division II school with limited notoriety, but Owens knew that he would seize the opportunity. Head coach Jeremy Currier took a chance on the kid from Beaufort, and a determined Owens became a star for the Mountain Lions.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Fitting the team’s high-tempo offense brilliantly, he became a reliable shooter and an explosive ball-handler with the hops and quickness to thrive all around the court. In his senior season at Young Harris, Owens drained 74 three-pointers and became a valuable leader to his team. As his college career came to a close, he was itching to take his blossoming game even further.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>With the help of Field, Owens came in contact with agents across the globe in hopes of earning that elusive first pro deal. But the COVID-19 pandemic put seemingly all basketball leagues on pause in 2020, halting Owens’ hopes for the foreseeable future. Most people in his shoes would call it quits and look to begin a new chapter.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Not Ryle Owens.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>He committed himself to any opportunity he could snag to work out, improve his skills, and raise his stock when others were sitting on the sidelines. He worked out with an NBA trainer in Virginia, learning valuable insight from a resource at the top of the sport’s hierarchy. Then, he came back home again to coach and mentor a group of young and talented players, just like he was a few years earlier.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The experience was invaluable. Not only did he make an impact on so many in his own community, he used the time to pick up on what he needed to fix in his own game.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When leagues and showcases returned across the country and the globe, Owens was ready to put what he had learned into action. Thanks to Field, H2bball founder Rob Benson, and up-and-coming trainer Casser Middleton, the path was paved for Owens to reach what he had been eyeing since the first time he stepped foot in a gym. He traveled to showcases across the country, proving to the basketball world what he knew all along. And then, 18 months after his college career came to a close, TSU Tbilisi in the former Soviet republic of Georgia came calling. The dream was now a reality.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A kid from the little town of Port Royal, S.C., who was confined to the bench in high school, is now on his way to play pro basketball in Europe. He had no business making it this far in his hoops career.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But with every piece of adversity thrown his way, he used his unending determination, the amazing mentors in his corner, and his faith to defy the odds.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The professional career of Ryle Owens is about to lift off, and we can’t wait to see him rep the Lowco.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Wes Kerr is a graduate of Hilton Head Island High School and Davidson College. He reports on local sports for LowcoSports.com and is co-host of the LowcoSports Lowdown and Lowco Pigskin Podcast.</em><br><br><em>Above: Beaufort High grad Ryle Owens (3) made a name for himself playing for tiny Young Harris College in north Georgia. Submitted photo.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Ryle Owens never gave up on the dream, now it’s coming true', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'ryle-owens-never-gave-up-on-the-dream-now-its-coming-true', '', '', '2021-09-22 11:28:31', '2021-09-22 15:28:31', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52460', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52462, 4, '2021-09-22 11:30:53', '2021-09-22 15:30:53', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>LowcoSports.com</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After an impressive 4-0 start, Friday’s trip to The Citadel to face Oceanside Collegiate seemed like the biggest hurdle between Beaufort High and a perfect regular season. The Landsharks tripped up the Eagles, using six turnovers — including two they returned for touchdowns in the fourth quarter to seal a 31-17 win and hand Beaufort its first loss.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Eagles came out flat on the road, and the defense that has dominated all season couldn’t get off the field early. Oceanside’s Rhett Powell converted on fourth-and-1 to extend an early drive, then punched it in himself for a 7-0 lead. The Landsharks doubled the margin when Colby Shirey tossed a TD pass to Cole Stickler, and Spencer McKinley’s 47-yard field goal put Beaufort in an early 17-0 hole.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But Beaufort came roaring back, scoring 17 straight points to pull even. Tyler Haley hit Zyrin Odom for an 18-yard TD, and Amariee Morris capped off a long drive with an 8-yard TD run before Joe Caprarola pounded a 35-yard field goal to pull the Eagles even.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>That’s when the turnovers that have plagued the Eagles the past two weeks came home to roost.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Rico Harrell picked off Haley at the Beaufort 20 and walked into the end zone to put the Landsharks back on top, and — after a lengthy delay when the lights went out at Johnson-Hagood Stadium — another Haley heave ended up in OCA’s arms, and eventually in the end zone to seal it.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort (4-1) has next week off before opening region play at home against Hilton Head Island High on Oct. 1.<br><br><em>Beaufort’s Zyrin Odom takes a big hit from Oceanside Collegiate Academy’s Roan Shawver and loses the ball during their game Friday night in Mt. Pleasant. The Landsharks handed the visiting Eagles their first lost of the season, 31-17. Photo by Andrea Fabian.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Eagles undone by turnovers in loss to Landsharks', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'eagles-undone-by-turnovers-in-loss-to-landsharks', '', '', '2021-09-22 11:30:54', '2021-09-22 15:30:54', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52462', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52464, 4, '2021-09-22 11:36:39', '2021-09-22 15:36:39', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>blasts Northwood</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>LowcoSports.com</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A two-week delay to make their home debut was worth the wait for the Beaufort Academy Eagles, who hit on all cylinders in their first action in three weeks, blasting visiting Northwood Academy 62-6 on Friday at Merritt Field.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A precautionary two-week quarantine didn’t seem to slow down the Eagles, who dominated the Chargers from the outset in every phase of the game.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Devonte Green led an offensive clinic, rushing for 141 yards and three touchdowns on just six carries with touchdown runs of 23, 26, and 43 yards. Jaxen Porter also found the end zone three times, hauling in a 12-yard touchdown pass from Braydon Dineen and adding scores of 6 and 18 yards on the ground, the latter a determined effort in which he dragged several Chargers into the end zone.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dineen didn’t have to go to the air often, attempting just four passes, but two of them wound up in the end zone. The junior quarterback also threw a 6-yard scoring pass to Walker Day. Alex Williams also found the end zone, rushing for 40 yards and a score on just three carries.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>BA’s defense was just as impressive, shutting out the Chargers until the waning moments of the game and coming up with a pair of interceptions. Cody Dalrymple took a pick 50 yards for a score and added five tackles, and Jackson Davis also had a pick. Porter had a team-high six tackles, while Colten Collins and Ben Lubkin added five each.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Eagles (2-0, 1-0) travel to Thomas Heyward on Friday.<br><br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>FRIDAY’S AREA FOOTBALL SCHEDULE</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hilton Head Island at Wade Hampton, 7:30 p.m.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Blythewood at May River, 7:30 p.m.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Baptist Hill at Whale Branch, 7:30 p.m.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort Academy at Thomas Heyward, 7:30 p.m.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hilton Head Christian at Colleton Prep, 7:30 p.m.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hilton Head Prep at Bethesda Academy, 7:30 p.m.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ridgeland-Hardeeville at Pelion, 7:30 p.m.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>EDITOR’S NOTE</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Schedule is subject to change due to COVID quarantines. Find weekly and team-by-team schedules and results, region standings, and area statistical leaders at LowcoSports.com.<br><br><em>Beaufort Academy’s Devonte Green heads toward the end zone for his first touchdown during the early minutes of the first quarter against Northside Academy on Friday at BA’s Merritt Field. The Eagles went on to win a lopsided game, 62-6. The Eagles next face Thomas Heyward Academy at 7 p.m. Friday in Ridgeland. Photo by Bob Sofaly.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Green, Porter shine as BA blasts Northwood', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'green-porter-shine-as-ba-blasts-northwood', '', '', '2021-09-22 11:36:39', '2021-09-22 15:36:39', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52464', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52466, 4, '2021-09-22 11:37:39', '2021-09-22 15:37:39', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>entists may get similar medical training, they can have their own opinions and thoughts about how to practice medicine. They can have different ideas about how to diagnose and treat conditions or diseases. Some doctors/ dentists take a more conservative, or traditional, approach to treating their patients. Other doctors are more aggressive and use the newest tests and therapies. It seems like we learn about new advances in medicine almost every day.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Many doctors specialize in one area of medicine, such as cardiology or obstetrics or psychiatry. Not every doctor can be skilled in using all the latest technology. Getting a second opinion from a different doctor might give you a fresh perspective and new information. It could provide you with new options for treating your condition. Then you can make more informed choices. If you get similar opinions from two doctors, you can also talk with a third doctor.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Tips: What To Do&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Ask your doctor for a recommendation. </strong>Ask for the name of another doctor or specialist, so you can get a second opinion. Don\'t worry about hurting your doctor\'s feelings. Most doctors welcome a second opinion, especially when surgery or long-term treatment is involved.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Ask someone you trust for a recommendation. </strong>If you don\'t feel comfortable asking your doctor for a referral, then call another doctor you trust. You can also call university teaching hospitals and medical societies in your area for the names of doctors. Some of this information is also available on the Internet.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Check with your health insurance provider. </strong>Call your insurance company before you get a second opinion. Ask if they will pay for this office visit. Many health insurance providers do. Ask if there are any special procedures you or your primary care doctor needs to follow.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Ask to have medical records sent to the second doctor. </strong>Ask your primary care doctor to send your medical records to the new doctor. You need to give written permission to your current doctor to send any records or test results to a new doctor. You can also ask for a copy of your own medical records for your files. Your new doctor can then examine these records before your office visit.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Learn as much as you can. </strong>Ask your doctor for information you can read. Go to a local library. Search the Internet. Find a teaching hospital or university that has medical libraries open to the public. The information you find can be hard to understand, or just confusing. Make a list of your questions, and bring it with you when you see your new doctor.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Do not rely on the Internet or a telephone conversation. </strong>When you get a second opinion, you need to be seen by a doctor. That doctor will perform a physical examination and perhaps other tests. The doctor will also thoroughly review your medical records, ask you questions, and address your concerns.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Source: womenshealth.gov&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women\'s Health&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>National Women’s Health Information Center <br><br>Exclusive content from CARE Magazine</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'How to get a second opinion', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'how-to-get-a-second-opinion', '', '', '2021-09-22 11:37:40', '2021-09-22 15:37:40', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52466', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(52468, 4, '2021-09-22 11:39:27', '2021-09-22 15:39:27', '<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2><strong>6 tip-offs to rip-offs:</strong></h2>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Rosario Méndez&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong><em>Bogus product! Danger! Health fraud alert!&nbsp;</em></strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You’ll never see these warnings on health products, but that’s what you ought to be thinking when you see claims like “miracle cure,” “revolutionary scientific breakthrough,” or “alternative to drugs or surgery.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Health fraud scams have been around for hundreds of years. The snake oil salesmen of old have morphed into the deceptive, high-tech marketers of today. They prey on people’s desires for easy solutions to difficult health problems—from losing weight to curing serious diseases like cancer.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a health product is fraudulent if it is deceptively promoted as being effective against a disease or health condition but has not been scientifically proven safe and effective for that purpose.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Scammers promote their products through newspapers, magazines, TV infomercials and cyberspace. </strong>You can find health fraud scams in retail stores and on countless websites, in popup ads and spam, and on social media sites like Facebook and Twitter.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Not Worth the Risk. </strong>Health fraud scams can do more than waste your money. They can cause serious injury or even death, says Gary Coody, R.Ph., FDA’s national health fraud coordinator. “Using unproven treatments can delay getting a potentially life-saving diagnosis and medication that actually works. Also, fraudulent products sometimes contain hidden drug ingredients that can be harmful when unknowingly taken by consumers.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Coody says fraudulent products often make claims related to:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>weight loss&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>sexual performance&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>memory loss&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>serious diseases such as cancer, diabetes, heart disease, arthritis and Alzheimer’s.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>A Pervasive Problem. </strong>Fraudulent products not only won’t work—they could cause serious injury. In the past few years, FDA laboratories have found more than 100 weight-loss products, illegally marketed as dietary supplements, that contained sibutramine, the active ingredient in the prescription weight-loss drug Meridia. In 2010, Meridia was withdrawn from the U.S. market after studies showed that it was associated with an increased risk of heart attack and stroke.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Fraudulent products marketed as drugs or dietary supplements are not the only health scams on the market. FDA found a fraudulent and expensive light therapy device with cure-all claims to treat fungal meningitis, Alzheimer’s, skin cancer, concussions and many other unrelated diseases. Generally, making health claims about a medical device without FDA clearance or approval of the device is illegal.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Health fraud is a pervasive problem,” says Coody, “especially when scammers sell online. It’s difficult to track down the responsible parties. When we do find them and tell them their products are illegal, some will shut down their website. Unfortunately, however, these same products may reappear later on a different website, and sometimes may reappear with a different name.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Tip-Offs&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Here are some tip-offs to help you identify rip-offs.&nbsp;</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>One product does it all. </strong>Be suspicious of products that claim to cure a wide range of diseases. A New York firm claimed its products marketed as dietary supplements could treat or cure senile dementia, brain atrophy, atherosclerosis, kidney dysfunction, gangrene, depression, osteoarthritis, dysuria, and lung, cervical and prostate cancer. In October 2012, at FDA’s request, U.S. marshals seized these products.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Personal testimonials. </strong>Success stories, such as, “It cured my diabetes” or “My tumors are gone,” are easy to make up and are not a substitute for scientific evidence.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Quick fixes. </strong>Few diseases or conditions can be treated quickly, even with legitimate products. Beware of language such as, “Lose 30 pounds in 30 days” or “eliminates skin cancer in days.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>“All natural.” </strong>Some plants found in nature (such as poisonous mushrooms) can kill when consumed. Moreover, FDA has found numerous products promoted as “all natural” but that contain hidden and dangerously high doses of prescription drug ingredients or even untested active artificial ingredients.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>“Miracle cure.” </strong>Alarms should go off when you see this claim or others like it such as, “new discovery,” “scientific breakthrough” or “secret ingredient.” If a real cure for a serious disease were discovered, it would be widely reported through the media and prescribed by health professionals— not buried in print ads, TV infomercials or on Internet sites.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Conspiracy theories. </strong>Claims like “The pharmaceutical industry and the government are working together to hide information about a miracle cure” are always untrue and unfounded. These statements are used to distract consumers from the obvious, common-sense questions about the so-called miracle cure.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong><em>Even with these tips, fraudulent health products are not always easy to spot. </em></strong>If you\'re tempted to buy an unproven product or one with questionable claims, check with your doctor or other health care professional first.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This article appears on FDA\'s Consumer Updates page, FDA.gov/ consumerupdates. that features the latest on all FDA-regulated products. https:// www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/6-tip-offs-rip-offs-dont-fall-health-fraud-scams&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Scammers know that people looking for a good deal may be tempted to click on their links. But if you know how to spot online shopping scams, you can avoid losing your money — and more. Read some tips from the Federal Trade Commission and avoid online deals that don’t deliver.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Some online deals charge but don’t deliver&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Lots of people like to shop online. It\'s easy and sometimes faster than finding what you want at the local mall. With just a few clicks, your order is processed, and your purchase could be on your doorstep the next day. That is, unless you clicked on an ad that was really a scam.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Online ads that offer deals on luxury items at low prices can be part of a scheme to take your money and give you nothing in return. Scammers falsely use well-known name brands in their ads for clothing, shoes, online games, and other expensive items to entice you. Scammers know that people looking for a good deal may be tempted to click on their links. But if you know how to spot online shopping scams, you can avoid losing your money—and more.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong><em>If you like to shop online, keep these tip-offs to rip-offs in mind:&nbsp;</em></strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Anyone can set up an online shop. So before you place an order online, confirm that the shop has a physical address and a phone number where you can reach someone if you have problems with your order.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Scammers often offer luxury brands at ridiculously low prices to trick you.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Clicking on pop-up ads can download viruses, spyware, malware, and other unwanted software to your computer. It’s best to avoid them.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If the seller requires payment through a wire transfer or by you giving them numbers off a gift card or prepaid card, that’s a scam. Legitimate sellers won’t restrict payment to those methods.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong><em>More tips: </em></strong>Always check BBB.org and google reviews for the name of the Store as well. In addition, make sure when buying anything it always says https:// at top when buying anything on line. And <strong>type the address in search bar instead! Don’t click links to get to any site. </strong>Example: type in search bar <strong>Amazon. com</strong>, etc.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Consider using PayPal to pay for online purchases. Your credit card and bank information is not given to a third party.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><a href=\"https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/ some-online-deals-charge-dont-deliver \">https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/ some-online-deals-charge-dont-deliver </a><br><br>Exclusive content from CARE magazine.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Don’t fall for health fraud scams', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'dont-fall-for-health-fraud-scams', '', '', '2021-09-22 11:39:27', '2021-09-22 15:39:27', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52468', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52470, 4, '2021-09-22 11:41:37', '2021-09-22 15:41:37', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Should you wash your raw meats and vegetables before cooking?</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When it comes to food safety in the kitchen, it\'s important to keep your work area clean from bacteria and the possibility of cross-contamination. It\'s best to use hot, soapy water to wash utensils, cutting boards and other surfaces you use, especially when handling raw meat and poultry.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Gathering family and friends together for a home-cooked meal should bring joy. The last thing you want is unexpected food poisoning.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"It\'s important to remember to wash your hands frequently, keep foods at proper temperatures and cook meats to proper temperatures to avoid any foodborne illness,\" says Mayo Clinic clinical dietitian Anya Hill.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Rinsing vegetables to rid them of loose grit or lingering dirt helps reduce germs. But when it comes to meat and poultry, that\'s another story.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"Some people think they are supposed to wash their meats and chicken before cooking. I recommend not washing them because that puts you at risk for spreading the bacteria around your kitchen and around yourself,\" Hill says.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Cooking raw chicken straight from the package is safe, says the Food and Drug Administration, because modern food safety systems have been greatly improved. Bringing meats to their proper temperatures will destroy any foodborne illness.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Chicken and all poultry products are safe to eat at 165 F. Beef, pork and lamb should be cooked to 145 F and ground meats are safe to eat at 160 F.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>By following a few simple tips, you can feed those you love the food you love safely.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-minute-should-you-wash-your-raw-meats-and-vegetables-before-cooking/\">https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-minute-should-you-wash-your-raw-meats-and-vegetables-before-cooking/</a><br><br>Exclusive Content from CARE Magazine</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'careTALK©', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'caretalk-7', '', '', '2021-09-22 11:41:37', '2021-09-22 15:41:37', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52470', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52472, 4, '2021-09-22 11:43:11', '2021-09-22 15:43:11', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>We previously talked about the benefits and set up of composting. Here’s how to determine if items can be composted:</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Composting is a cost-effective, viable way to reduce trash and produce a beneficial product for gardening and landscaping. This autumn, all those leaves you rake up will make excellent composting material.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Compost is an eco-friendly way to grow a healthy and flourishing garden bed or landscape. Full of nutrients and rich organic materials, compost is often called \"black gold\" by gardeners for the many benefits it provides. One of the main advantages to compost, apart from the way it boosts plant growth and health, is that it is relatively low cost to produce.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Food scraps and other non-toxic materials that are left to break down naturally create compost. Backyard composting speeds up the natural process of decomposition. In optimal conditions, organic matter can decompose more quickly. According to the Clemson University Cooperative Extension, microorganisms like bacteria, fungi and actinomycetes account for most of the decomposition that takes place in a compost pile.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>However, insects also can do their part to create compost. Such insects are referred to as \"physical composters\" because they break down materials by chewing, grinding and digesting them into smaller pieces. Bacteria create an oxidation process that heats up the compost pile and aids in its decomposition.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Homeowners can create their own compost piles with just a few items. Some of the staples of composting include foods that normally would be discarded. Vegetable peels, fruit rinds, eggshells, coffee grounds, and the like can be put into a compost pile. Meats and poultry should not be placed in a compost pile because of the threat of harmful pathogens and bacteria.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Other items that are not food-related also can be added to compost piles. It may be challenging to determine which ones are applicable. These products are usually considered safe:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>paper plates with no coating</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>products made from bagasse, a fibrous matter that remains after sugarcane or sorghum stalks are crushed</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>cardboard boxes</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>paper towels</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>wax paper</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>wax-covered paper cups</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>products certified as compostable by BPI</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>certified bio-plastics</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong><em>Anything that is coated in plastic that is not a bio-plastic must go into the trash or be reused in another way.</em></strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more information about composting, visit https://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/composting/<br><br>Exclusive content from CARE Magazine</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'UPDATE FOR THE COMPOSTING CROWD', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'update-for-the-composting-crowd', '', '', '2021-09-22 11:43:12', '2021-09-22 15:43:12', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52472', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52474, 4, '2021-09-22 11:44:35', '2021-09-22 15:44:35', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Although no scientists have studied the monk fast specifically, research on similar fasting methods suggests that it may offer health benefits. These benefits include promoting weight loss, increasing longevity, and reducing the risk of diabetes and heart disease.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Evidence shows that less than 15% of individuals on certain fasting plans experience side effects, such as irritability and feeling cold. Researchers do not know the long-term safety risks associated with fasting, but studies have identified some areas of concern.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>People who follow the monk fast diet abstain from food for 36 hours each week. During this time, the plan’s developer, WeFa.st, recommends drinking plenty of water and zero calorie beverages.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Does it work?</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There are no studies that focus particularly on the monk fast, but evidence suggests that other methods of intermittent fasting may promote weight loss and offer other wellness benefits.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>However, research has not examined whether the benefits are long-term. In addition, there are insufficient data on the safety of the practice, and experts do not recommend it for everyone.&nbsp;</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A person interested in following the monk fast should talk with a doctor first.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Potential health benefits</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Studies suggest that intermittent fasting, such as the monk fast, may promote weight loss, increase longevity, and reduce the risk of diabetes and heart disease.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Promotes weight loss</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 42.4% of people in the United States had obesity in 2017–2018. Doctors advise people to aim for a moderate weight because obesity is a risk factor for metabolic diseases, such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease, which are conditions of the heart and blood vessels.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A 2020 review analyzed 27 clinical trials that took place during 2000–2019 and looked at the effect of intermittent fasting on weight loss. It found that individuals who engaged in the practice had a weight loss of 0.8–13.0% without negative effects.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Research in 2015 on rats explored the effect of intermittent fasting on body fat. After 4 weeks, the results showed that body fat was approximately 40–52% lower in the rats that engaged in intermittent fasting. The results provide a starting point for human clinical trials to investigate how fasting affects weight loss.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Boosts longevity</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The National Institute on Aging reports on a mouse study that suggested that fasting has a longevity benefit. It found that the mice that ate one meal per day, which involved the longest daily fasting period, had a longer life than other mice. Age-related damage to organs also occurred later in this group of mice. The researchers hope to conduct further studies on other animals and, at a later stage, humans.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Reduces diabetes risk</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Diabetes affects 34.2 million people in the U.S. The condition involves high blood sugar, which can lead to serious complications that result in long-term illness or death.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A 2021 study reviewed research published between 1990–2020 that explored the value of intermittent fasting for diabetes. Analysis indicated that the fasts reduced insulin resistance and promoted weight loss. Insulin resistance affects the ability of the cells to take up glucose from the blood, which results in high blood glucose.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The study authors concluded that the fasts are an effective, nonmedical treatment for type 2 diabetes.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Anyone with diabetes who wishes to try the monk diet should speak with a doctor first. The doctor can help them ensure that they are using diabetes medication correctly during fasting periods to avoid the complications of low blood sugar, or hypoglycemia.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Lowers heart disease risk</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that in 2019, 17.9 million people around the world died of cardiovascular disease. Heart disease is also responsible for about 25% of deaths in the U.S.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A 2019 review looked at studies on the effect of intermittent fasting on cardiovascular disease. The results indicated that it might reduce blood pressure, lower inflammation, and improve cholesterol levels, all of which can lower the risk of cardiovascular disease.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Risks</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There is no specific research on the risks of the monk fast diet. Studies on intermittent fasting in general do show that this practice has several potential risks, though.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Research from 2015 on intermittent fasting cited studies reporting that less than 15% of people who engage in certain forms of fasting experience side effects. These include:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>feeling cold</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>low energy</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>irritability</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>hunger</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>However, the authors of a 2017 review noted that the long-term effects of intermittent fasting are unknown and recommend more of this type of research to determine safety and efficacy. The review examined the potential for harmful effects of intermittent fasting and found the following areas of concern:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Insulin resistance in muscles: Fasting 1–2 days per week leads to overnight fluctuations in free fatty acid levels that are larger than those from a normal overnight fast. This can lead to increased insulin resistance in skeletal muscles.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mood problems: Although intermittent fasting may improve mood and eating behaviors in individuals with excess body weight, it may have the opposite effect in those with a weight within the recommended range. Some studies reported that such people experienced irritability and difficulty concentrating.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Menstrual cycle changes: It is possible that intermittent fasting will change the frequency and length of the menstrual cycle.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Feasting on nonfasting days: Some people who engage in intermittent fasting tend to feast on nonfasting days rather than focusing on eating nutritious, well-balanced meals. This may have a negative effect on general health, even if the person does lose weight.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Intermittent fasting is not appropriate for underweight individuals. Doctors also do not recommend it for older adults or people who are pregnant or breastfeeding. In addition, they do not advise it for individuals with:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>eating disorders</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>conditions, such as type 1 diabetes, that require meals at regular times</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>the need to eat regularly as a result of taking certain medications</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It is important for anyone on an intermittent fast to drink plenty of water to prevent dehydration. Doing this is especially necessary because part of a person’s daily fluid intake comes from food, such as fruits and vegetables. A 2018 study that reviewed research on the safety of intermittent fasting reported two cases of hospitalizations due to dehydration.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Alternative fasting methods</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Types of intermittent fasting other than the monk fast that you might consider:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Time-restricted feeding</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Alternate day fasting</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>5:2 eating pattern</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Periodic fasting</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Summary</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The monk fast involves abstaining from food but drinking plenty of water for 36 hours each week. The developer of this dietary approach recommends starting the fast on a Monday after the evening meal and ending it at breakfast on the Wednesday.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Early research suggests that intermittent fasting methods may offer various health benefits. However, doctors advise certain individuals to refrain from practicing them. A person should check with a doctor before following the monk fast or other methods of intermittent fasting.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/monk-fast? \">https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/monk-fast? </a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Exclusive content from CARE magazine</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'What is the monk fast?', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'what-is-the-monk-fast', '', '', '2021-09-22 11:44:35', '2021-09-22 15:44:35', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52474', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52476, 4, '2021-09-22 11:45:50', '2021-09-22 15:45:50', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The City of Beaufort will replace its current Business License Ordinance with a new model business license that is being adopted statewide to bring uniformity to business license rate classes throughout the State of South Carolina.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>City Council took that action at its Tuesday, Sept. 14 meeting during the first reading of a “repeal and replace” ordinance.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The model business license ordinance was developed by the Municipal Association of South Carolina to comply with the Business License Standardization Act, passed by the South Carolina General Assembly in September 2020. The new law was in response to business owners, who were frequently frustrated by language and rate classes that differed from one municipality to another.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The new law requires that cities rebalance their business license rates to achieve revenue neutrality.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>That means, Finance Director Kathy Todd explained, that rates are required to be adjusted so that when the new rate class schedule is applied to the 2019 reported gross revenues for the 2020 Business License Tax Year, the City of Beaufort does not earn any additional revenues but instead achieves revenue neutrality. Some businesses may experience higher rates, and some lower, she noted.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>She said that this rebalancing is required by the new state law every two years.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The final reading of the ordinance is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 28.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'City adopts model business license ordinance', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'city-adopts-model-business-license-ordinance', '', '', '2021-09-22 11:45:51', '2021-09-22 15:45:51', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52476', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52478, 4, '2021-09-22 11:55:32', '2021-09-22 15:55:32', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A Lowcountry boil featuring live music at the Community Beer Garden at The Sands in Port Royal is being held to support a local nonprofit that provides free legal representation to those in need.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Lowcountry Legal Volunteers will host the Lowcountry boil from 5 to 8 p.m., Saturday.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Tickets are $50 and include all-you-can eat Lowcountry boil catered by Sea Eagle Market and live music provided by The Cluster Shucks, a Beaufort-based bluegrass-rock band comprised of Jason Ward, Ben Coppage and Worth Liipfert.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Fun events like the Lowcountry boil in a beautiful setting helps support our mission to ensure that no resident of Beaufort, Jasper or Hampton county is denied the right to equal justice because of their income,” Lowcountry Legal Volunteers Executive Director and attorney Anne Caywood said in a release.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In 2020, Lowcountry Legal Volunteers provided more than 1,600 hours of volunteer hours, held two free legal clinics and closed out 124 cases in civil and family courts.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Lowcountry Legal Volunteers assists with adoptions, child custody, visitation, guardianships, divorce, name changes, simple consumer matters, eviction actions, lease termination, non-refund of security deposits, simple wills and probate.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>They are located at 108 Traders Cross in Okatie. To learn more about Lowcountry Legal Volunteers or to buy a ticket, visit lowcountrylegalvolunteers.org. Sponsorships for the Lowcountry boil are still available by calling 843-815-1570 or by emailing Beverly Bauman at beverly@lclv.org.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Lowcountry boil to benefit Lowcountry Legal Volunteers', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'lowcountry-boil-to-benefit-lowcountry-legal-volunteers', '', '', '2021-09-22 11:55:34', '2021-09-22 15:55:34', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52478', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52480, 4, '2021-09-22 12:01:11', '2021-09-22 16:01:11', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Eddie Jackson of Palmetto Training waits patiently for people interested in taking technical education classes to stop by his kiosk and chat during the SC Works Open House on Thursday at the SC Works office on Castle Rock Road. Jackson said the technical education puts people in contention for top paying technical jobs offering $20 an hour starting salary. Photo by Bob Sofaly.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'PATIENTLY WAITING', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'patiently-waiting', '', '', '2021-09-22 12:01:14', '2021-09-22 16:01:14', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52480', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52482, 4, '2021-09-22 12:02:54', '2021-09-22 16:02:54', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The City of Beaufort has selected Shenandoah Restorations of Irmo, S.C., to restore the 29 windows in the historic Carnegie Library building in downtown Beaufort.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Several of the windows were damaged by Hurricanes Matthew and Irma. In July 2020, the City was awarded a grant of $188,500 from the South Carolina Historic Preservation Office to restore the windows.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This past June, the City issued a Request for Proposals for the restoration work. Shenandoah’s $117,711 bid was both the lowest and most responsive, Finance Director Kathy Todd told City Council members at their Sept. 14 Regular Meeting.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Carnegie Library Building, which is owned by the City, opened in 1918. It was one of more than 1,600 public libraries across the United States funded by steel industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. It is a contributing structure in the Beaufort Historic District. The building now houses the Beaufort/Port Royal Convention &amp; Visitors Bureau.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Downtown Operations Director Linda Roper said the windows’ restoration is expected to begin in October and will last roughly six months.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Also at the Sept. 14 meeting, the City announced that it had received a grant of $12,500 from the South Carolina Department of Archives &amp; History, which the City will match, to hire an expert in building preservation to assess the current condition of the Carnegie Library. The vendor selected will prioritize needed repairs and estimated costs. Roper said an RFP will be issued for this work.<br><br><br><em>Above: Shenandoah Restorations of Irmo, S.C., will restore the 29 windows in the historic Carnegie Library building in downtown Beaufort. Photo courtesy of City of Beaufort.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'City selects company to restore windows at historic building', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'city-selects-company-to-restore-windows-at-historic-building', '', '', '2021-09-22 12:02:55', '2021-09-22 16:02:55', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52482', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52484, 4, '2021-09-22 12:03:46', '2021-09-22 16:03:46', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Shorts at High Noon</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Noon to 1 p.m., Wednesdays through Nov. 17, Technical College of the Lowcountry’s Beaufort campus. A collaboration between the Beaufort Film Society and TCL, screenings are free and open to the public. Check-in is at 11:30 a.m. All films are from the 2021 Beaufort International Film Festival. Schedule and trailers for all featured shorts are available at https://www.beaufortfilmfestival.com/official-selections-2021. Masks are required.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>29th Annual Beaufort County Youth Conference</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 25, virtually on Zoom. This years theme: \"This Is America. Quest for the Best.\" Planned by teens for teens, the conference includes workshops, entertainment, door prizes and T-shirts will be available for middle and high school participants. Contact Carrie Major at 843-812-4399 or Janie W. Brown at 843-592-0013 for more information. Register on the Beaufort County Youth Conference Facebook page.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>CPR re-certification</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>8 a.m to 12:30 p.m., Saturdays, Sept. 25, Nov. 13, at the Wardle Family YMCA, 1801 Richmond Ave., Port Royal, offers CPR. Cost is $25 for YMCA certified course. Those interested need to register at the Y as space is limited and filled on a first come, first serve basis. Questions? Contact William Howell, Aquatics Director, 843-522-9622. To register visit the Y front desk or online at beaufort-jasperymca.org and click ‘Register for a Program’ at the top of the page.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>GOP barbecue fundraiser</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>5:30 to 8 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 30, Quality Inn, 2001 Boundary Street, Beaufort. Hosted by the Beaufort Republican Women’s Club and the Beaufort Federation of Republican Men. Tickets are $25 each, and there will be no tickets at the door. Mail checks to BRWC, P.O. Box 1835, Beaufort, S.C. 29901 prior to Sept. 22. The event will feature a barbecue buffet by Jimmy Fitts, a silent auction, and a beer and wine cash bar. Guest speaker will be State Senator Chip Campsen. For more information, contact Elaine Gantt at 843-379-0056.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'WHAT’S HAPPENING', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'whats-happening-70', '', '', '2021-09-22 12:03:47', '2021-09-22 16:03:47', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52484', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52486, 4, '2021-09-22 12:04:47', '2021-09-22 16:04:47', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Firefighters stop vehicle fire, save home</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Burton firefighters and Beaufort County EMS were able to safely extinguish a vehicle fire within feet of a home, preventing any damage to the residence.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Just past 12:30 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 18, the Burton Fire District was dispatched to what at first was reported as a house fire on Bonaire Circle North. A neighbor called 911 after his wife heard popping and explosions, and reported to dispatchers that he believed his neighbor’s home was half engulfed in flames.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Burton firefighters and EMS personnel from the Shell Point fire station arrived four minutes later and reported that it was in fact a vehicle fire and not a house fire. Fire crews pushed the flames away from the home and extinguished the fire, which was confined to the engine and passenger compartments.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>No injuries were reported. The fire is under investigation.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>City Council approves Fire Department grant</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At its Sept. 14 meeting, Beaufort City Council voted to approve a grant from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to the Beaufort/Port Royal Fire Department for $418,060. The Assistance to Firefighters Grant, which will be matched by $41,806 in City funds, will be used to provide paramedic and basic and advanced emergency medical technician training to firefighters.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Last year, the Fire Department received a DHS grant of $220,824, allowing the department to train 30 firefighters to the EMT-Advanced level.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This grant allowed the department to provide advanced skills and limited pharmacological interventions to emergency patients. On July 1, the level of medical care the department was qualified to provide went from Basic Life Support (BLS) to Intermediate Life Support (ILS).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Men’s, women’s clubs hosting GOP barbecue fundraiser</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort Republican Women’s Club and the Beaufort Federation of Republican Men will hold a fundraising event from 5:30 to 8 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 30 at the Quality Inn, 2001 Boundary Street in Beaufort.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The event will feature a barbecue buffet by Jimmy Fitts, a silent auction, and a beer and wine cash bar. The guest speaker will be State Senator Chip Campsen.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Tickets are $25 each, and there will be no tickets at the door. Mail checks to BRWC, P.O. Box 1835, Beaufort, S.C. 29901 prior to Sept. 22. For more information, contact Elaine Gantt at 843-379-0056.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Public input needed on transportation plan</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Lowcountry Council of Governments (LCOG) is working to update the 2045 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) and Rural Area LRTP.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>These plans will identify transportation needs for the urbanized and rural areas over the next 20 years and provide a set of multimodal strategies to address these needs.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In put on the region\'s transportation needs with a short survey at http://metroquestsurvey.com/tz0i0l.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The survey closes Friday, October 8. For more information, visit www.lowcountrycog.org, contact Stephanie Rossi, Planning Director for the Planning Department at Lowcountry Country Council of Governments, at 843-473-3958 or email srossi@lowcountrycog.org.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>County accepting applications for 2 percent tax grants</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort County Accommodations Tax Board is now accepting applications from organizations in Beaufort County wishing to receive grants from the 2 percent state accommodations tax fund.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>South Carolina law allows for a 2 percent tax levy on the rental of all transient accommodations to help provide financial support to promote tourism and fund tourism-related activities in municipalities and counties within the state.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As a result, individuals staying overnight in hotels, motels, inns, and vacation rentals pay 2 percent in addition to the statewide sales tax and any local sales and use tax applied to their lodging cost.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The current year application (2021/2022) is available online at https://bit.ly/3tioIPo.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Applications will not be accepted or reviewed if received incomplete or after 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 8.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Questions regarding the application process should be directed to Shannon Milroy at atax@bcgov.net or 843-255-2302.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>United expands service between Hilton Head, Washington Dulles</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>United Airlines has expanded its seasonal nonstop service between the Hilton Head Island Airport (HHH) and Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to daily, year-round service.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In addition, United will continue to provide seasonal flight options between HHH and other United cities.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Over the last three years, United Airlines has increased the number of destinations served at HHH, the size of their aircraft, and the duration of their seasonal markets. This move to serve the island, year-round will make it even easier to fly directly into and out of Beaufort County, throughout the entire year.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'NEWS BRIEFS', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'news-briefs-195', '', '', '2021-09-22 12:04:48', '2021-09-22 16:04:48', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52486', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52488, 4, '2021-09-22 12:06:18', '2021-09-22 16:06:18', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The nursing shortage in Beaufort County is critical and only expected to get worse in the near future. A new scholarship program aims to address this crisis.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The South Carolina Nurse Retention Scholarship (SCNRS) is a new and unique program designed to attract and retain nurses who continue to work in Beaufort County. A charitable fund has been established through the Community Foundation of the Lowcountry to provide funds to eligible candidates.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The need for nurses in Beaufort County is critical and expected to grow. By 2030, the number of registered nurses needed in the United States is estimated to increase by 28.4 percent, from 2.8 million to 3.6 million. By that point, South Carolina is expected to have the fourth largest nursing shortage in the nation.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Currently, South Carolina has the poorest ratio of nurses to the population at 7.9 per 1000, while the national average is 12.5. Both South Carolina and Beaufort County are Health Professional Shortage areas for primary care nursing.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>USC Beaufort has a robust nursing program, graduating about 40 students each year. On average, nursing students graduate with $22,000 in student loan debt. Combining this with the fact that salaries for new nurses are up to $6,000 per year higher outside of South Carolina, many qualified nurses are leaving the area.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To close this gap, the SCNRS aims to provide an additional $6,000 per year in the form of direct payments to new BSN graduates who can demonstrate that they are providing direct patient care in Beaufort County. Recipients will be selected based on merit and demonstrated financial need, with special consideration given to marginalized or underserved populations.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Nurses would receive a payment of $3,000 after each confirmed six-month period of local employment in an approved setting. The scholarship is renewable for up to four years.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Community Foundation of the Lowcountry has generously provided the initial funds to build the program’s infrastructure and launch the program in Beaufort County.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>SCNRS’ goal is to grow and eventually expand the program statewide. They expect to offer four scholarships this year with initial funds provided by generous donations from individuals within the community, including the founders of the initiative, Dr. William Fuller and Robert Elliott, each pledging to provide full support for a candidate.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>By 2022, SCNRS hopes to provide 10 more annual scholarships, with an endowment fund created to sustain the program. SCNRS has a fundraising committee reaching out to individuals, businesses, and other stakeholders, asking for support to sponsor a candidate for up to four years.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Nurses are the beating heart of our healthcare system.” according to Robert Elliott. “Our goal is to keep our best and brightest here, at home. We need more qualified nurses in Beaufort County.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For additional information about the scholarship or where to donate, visit the SCNRS website at www.scnurseretention.org.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Nurse Retention Scholarship hope to keep Beaufort County nurses in Lowcountry', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'nurse-retention-scholarship-hope-to-keep-beaufort-county-nurses-in-lowcountry', '', '', '2021-09-22 15:55:48', '2021-09-22 19:55:48', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52488', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(52490, 4, '2021-09-22 12:10:39', '2021-09-22 16:10:39', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Bindon Plantation back in the news with preliminary green light for development</strong><br><br><em>YEMASSEE</em> - New life has been pumped into the long-awaited, much-debated Bindon Plantation in the rural hinterland of Yemassee.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>With a quick show of hands, the Yemassee Town Council last week gave unanimous approval to a preliminary development plan for the 1,317 acre tract located on Trask Parkway near the Stoney Creek Cemetery Road.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The property annexed by the growing municipality in 2016 was, at one time, being eyed for development of up to 1,300 homes and 450,000 square feet of commercial development.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The new agreement, which is restricted with a 2012 conservation protection easement purchased by Beaufort County for $3.2 million, proposes 20 single-lot homes ranging from five to 17 acres and a total of five docks.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Called Stoney Creek at Bindon, the applicant for the new development is Taylor Development Group LLC out of Winston Salem, N.C. Owner of the property is Hollingsworth Fund LLC which had the plantation on the market in 2019 for $12.4 million.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The town approval came with 16 requirements for the developers involving things like water runoff, emergency vehicular access through the gated community, etc. Since the area is not served by public water or sewer services, the proposal includes the use of wells and individual septic tanks.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The development permit is the first for the town in a very long time. But since 2018, the town has processed 280 annexations, primarily rural areas, including three major plantations owned by former President Donald Trump’s attorney Lin Wood.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The council’s approval of the preliminary permit came with oversight by the Beaufort County Open Land Trust and the S.C. Coastal Conservation League.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There is no time line attached to the approval so when development will begin is anyone’s guess.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Speaking of more new houses</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>SEABROOK – Land clearing along Trask Parkway, aka U.S. 21, at the Stuart Point Road intersection is taking place, making way for a new residential subdivision, Teal Bluff.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A project of the Forino Company, the planned 44-lot subdivision is being marketed by Berkshire-Hathaway.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Pennsylvania-based development firm has several other ventures in the Lowcountry, including Mossy Oaks in Ridgeland and Academy Park on Lady’s Island neighboring Beaufort Academy.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The company also purchased Coosaw Point development on Lady’s Island earlier this year.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Lest we forget the ‘affordable housing’ issue</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>YEMASSEE – Before the Town Council last week voted to dramatically change development activity in the community, members heard from Beaufort County Administrator Eric Greenway about a plan to help folks who can’t afford housing.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The council was the first of at least eight presentations Greenway plans to give on the county’s efforts to establish an intergovernmental affordable housing trust fund. Creation of the fund, which would come from contributions of the municipalities in the Beaufort and Jasper Counties area plus grants and loans, is a proposal from the Southern Lowcountry, SoLoCo, group whose members meet regularly to discuss mutual areas of concern.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Affordable housing for the local workforce has been a growing issue for the past decade with different local governments using different approaches to try and bring some relief.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The municipalities will be asked to initially contribute a percent of the money they receive from the federal American Rescue Plan.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The concept must be approved by the Beaufort and Jasper County Councils, as well as the municipalities, to be implemented.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The importance of affordable housing was highlighted – once again – in the past week on Hilton Head Island, where the owner of a 45-lot mobile home park announced plans to close the residential facility and, if the town approves, rebuild 164 apartments on the Broad Creek waterfront.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To sweeten the deal, a spokesman for the developers said they would offer a percent of the units – eight in total – for “workforce housing.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The developer is asking for a rezoning of the property to accommodate an increase in density, from eight units per acre to 12 units.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The town staff and planning board has recommended the town council reject the rezoning request.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Another bridge to the island</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>LADY’S ISLAND – Okay, it’s a walking bridge, for pedestrians, but it’s something happening related to the much-debated Whitehall development at the foot of the Woods Bridge.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort City Council moved forward last week with a contract to Duncan O’Quinn Marine to build the crosswalk along the Woods Memorial Bridge, connecting the proposed park and downtown.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The county planning department is in charge of development of the 9.6 acre public park on the property. They’re working their schedule around the nesting eagles which means construction is possible only between May and September.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Construction of things like the walking trail area scheduled to begin around May of next year although the county planners say things like perimeter fencing and picnic tables might be installed before that.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>No word yet on Whitehall Point Holdings LLC’s plans to begin work on the commercial and residential development which will include up to 30 townhouses and single-family homes plus three mixed-use buildings.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Site work permits for the project were submitted to the city last month and are under review by the technical staff.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Lolita Huckaby Watson is a community volunteer and former reporter/editorial assistant/columnist with The Beaufort Gazette, The Savannah Morning News, Bluffton Today, Beaufort Today and The Robesonian (Lumberton, N.C.). She can be reached at bftbay@gmail.com.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'LOWCOUNTRY LOWDOWN', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'lowcountry-lowdown-50', '', '', '2021-09-22 12:10:39', '2021-09-22 16:10:39', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52490', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52492, 4, '2021-09-22 12:11:31', '2021-09-22 16:11:31', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>City Council appointed three new members to the Tourism Development Advisory Committee (TDAC) at its Sept. 14 Regular Meeting. They are:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Henry Brandt, of St. Helena Island</strong>: Brandt is the owner/CEO of Coastal Expeditions South, and has worked in the eco-tourism industry since 2005.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Mickey Minick, of Savannah</strong>: Minick operates the Kelly Tours Gray Line, which began operations in Beaufort in 2019. He has been in the tour and transportation business for almost 20 years.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Chetan Patel, of Beaufort</strong>: Patel is a second-generation hotelier and owns Country Inn &amp; Suites by Radisson.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The TDAC meets once a year to consider applications for ATAX grants – grants from state accommodation taxes to local non-profit organizations that support tourism in Beaufort.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'City Council appoints 3 to Tourism Advisory Committee', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'city-council-appoints-3-to-tourism-advisory-committee', '', '', '2021-09-22 12:11:33', '2021-09-22 16:11:33', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52492', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52494, 4, '2021-09-22 12:17:06', '2021-09-22 16:17:06', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Thank you</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Thank you for reporting the Beaufort City Council\'s recent decision to remove Helen Spalding from the city\'s Election Commission. Since she was in open defiance of the most important requirement of her position – nonpartisanship – it was the only decision possible.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>While it is acceptable for the rest of us to align with one party or another, this is the one thing that our elections officials must conscientiously avoid. The City Council acted in the public\'s best interest, under the law, and in a manner that contributes to voters\' trust in our local elections process.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>– Carol Anne Brown,&nbsp;Beaufort</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br><strong>Continue to&nbsp;inform residents</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Thank you for staying on top of the story of Helen Pappas Spalding and her City Elections Commission appointment. I feel the Island News’ coverage of her role in organizing the “Audit the 2020 Election” rally(s) was instrumental in generating the protests that led to the City Council removing her from the committee.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Please continue your work of informing residents of issues of local importance.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>– Susan Boyd, Beaufort</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br><strong>City Council is against transparency</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Shorter and more direct: In their hard stand against transparency, Beaufort City Council labeled participation in raising funds for election audits a “political” activity and sent the clear message “you will accept the leaders selected for you without question” by removing Helen Spalding in a 5-0 vote for questioning and wanting to research anomalies observed in the 2020 election.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>– Tracey Martin, Nevada</em><br><br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Pete Richards&nbsp;left a great legacy</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I wanted to say how pleased I was to see that the Fort Fremont Interpretive Center was named for Pete Richards. Pete was one of the most community minded persons I have ever known.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Not only did he work endlessly on this project, but he was the leader of Fripp Island Audubon and led the effort to get a large part of Northern Beaufort County designated as an Important Bird Area.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Also, Friends of Port Royal Wetlands was formed under his guidance, as well as the annual Birthday for the Birds celebration. He and his wife were involved in many other community related activities. Our community was so fortunate to have Pete and he left a great legacy.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>– Ruth Achurch, Beaufort</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br><strong>Terry Manning’s column divides&nbsp;us more</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I’m really not sure where to begin in response to the spirit of (Terry Manning’s) article.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Our society has been intentionally divided over the past 10 years in every way possible by the media and those who consume it.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Since Covid, it has accelerated dramatically.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>These divisions only further weaken our society and are causing animosity among our neighbors</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It is certainly not helpful to write opinions that only further stir the pot.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We all have rights to manage our health and to practice our beliefs to the best of our ability.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The resistance to vaccines is certainly due to incomplete information provided since the outbreak. When we have doctors and politicians on both sides of the issue it leaves us to make decisions based on our life experiences and choices.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Yes, the Old Testament deals with health, medicine and sanitizing, however God has also given us an immune system.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When medicines are forced or mandated, we have lost our freedom as a society, we are seeing that now and are rightly concerned.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Why not try to remember that we all have one creator who loves us and wants us to love one another. If we can walk this way, any other argument or position is irrelevant.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Those who are believers try to live their faith the best they can, continue to fall and get up again and keep going. This is what eventually will mature them into caring and loving individuals.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When we encounter those, we may not agree with, let us look at ourselves and remember not only our own failings, but realize we do not know their situation or circumstances.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>– Don Rowe, Beaufort</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br><strong>City Council’s&nbsp;action disturbing</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The article in your newspaper is very disturbing.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Why would a member of the Elections Committee be removed for standing up for a process to “evaluate” an election.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I understand there has been much behind the scenes discussion, which I believe you should also bring out in your paper, if you truly want to report on both sides of this issue equally.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Thank you for your ear.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>– Jack Grimsley, California</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br><strong>City Council members are traitors</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Their actions are disgusting, how can they look themselves in the mirror? 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(52501, 4, '2021-09-22 12:22:14', '2021-09-22 16:22:14', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;<strong>From staff reports&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After a year off because of COVID-19, the Town of Port Royal and the Old Village Association of Port Royal welcome OktoPRfest beck to town from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. this Saturday on Paris Avenue.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The event will feature German and American festival food with a variety of craft, imported, and domestic beverages. There will also be live music, local vendors, a kid-zone, classic cars and more.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Rhinelanders will entertain those in attendance with fun festival-style, German-inspired music, including waltzes and polkas.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Then, from 2:30 to 5 p.m., the Dark Waters Project their unique blend of bluegrass and alternative rock they call “Darkgrass.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Pets are prohibited.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'OktoPRfest returns to downtown Port Royal', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'oktoprfest-returns-to-downtown-port-royal', '', '', '2021-09-22 12:22:16', '2021-09-22 16:22:16', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52501', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52503, 4, '2021-09-22 12:27:07', '2021-09-22 16:27:07', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p> <strong>By Carol Weir </strong><br><strong>Special to The Island News </strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Can sewage from bathrooms around the Lowcountry predict the next local coronavirus hot spot?&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Student researchers at the University of South Carolina Beaufort (USCB) are monitoring the spread of COVID-19 by partnering with Beaufort Jasper Water Sewer Authority to study wastewater, which can sound an early warning for spikes in the disease.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Tye Pettay, PhD, a molecular ecologist and assistant professor of Biological Oceanography, assembled a team of undergraduate assistants to study sewage, with the hopes that wastewater surveillance may one day help communities stay ahead of a fast-moving virus.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The novel coronavirus shows up in the feces of both symptomatic and asymptomatic people who have been infected, meaning evidence of its spread flows daily into wastewater treatment plants.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In the future, public health officials wouldn’t need to wait for COVID-19 patients to turn up in doctors’ offices. It can take several days for patients to get sick enough to seek treatment and days more to get test results back, so official counts of COVID-19 cases show what has happened in the past, not what’s happening now. Wastewater testing could identify an uptick much faster, researchers think, giving doctors time to prepare and disease investigators a head start to identify new hot spots.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I love all research, but this is especially interesting because we may be able to help people,” said biology major Sam Messinides, a junior, who is working on the project. “We can get a pretty good idea of what sites are being affected the most.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>During the 2020-21 school year, because USCB wasn’t able to routinely and quickly test the entire student body, leaders of the University’s Public Health Response Team asked Pettay if he could use the equipment in his lab on the Beaufort campus to test wastewater coming from the residence halls. Pettay repurposed equipment he was using to study ocean plankton and USCB’s chancellor Dr. Al Panu used federal CARES funding to purchase other supplies he needed to start analyzing sewage samples. USCB modeled its wastewater testing project on a similar study being conducted at the University of South Carolina in Columbia.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This summer, Pettay’s lab began testing samples collected weekly by BJWSA staff at wastewater treatment plants in Hardeeville, Cherry Point (Bluffton), Palmetto Bluff, Palm Key, Point South, St. Helena, Port Royal and Laurel Bay.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“None of this would have been possible without (BJWSA),” Pettay said. “This has been a fantastic partnership.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Pettay’s lab equipment on USCB’s Beaufort campus uses sensitive tools to identify the virus that causes COVID-19 among everything else found in raw sewage. This methodology – called wastewater epidemiology – has been used to track the community presence of several other viruses in recent years, including polio.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The students blend the samples using a kitchen blender and then use a centrifuge to separate the components of the fluid. Finally, they obtain the viral concentrate by filtering the samples. The samples are frozen until the RNA can be extracted and tested for SARS-CoV-2, the causative agent of COVID-19.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Several samples have had enough novel coronavirus to detect, the students said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Data on the quantity of COVID-19 particles per liter of wastewater must be coupled with other information — the number of individuals served by a particular treatment plant and average volume of viral particles shed by infected individuals, for example — to calculate how many people in a given community have the virus.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In addition to providing community service and advancing scientific research, the students are gaining valuable experience as they work in the lab.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Zyamanii Baksh, who her lab-mates call “Z,” wants to go to medical school.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“This is a very good opportunity for me to get some research training,” she said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Laboratory testing of wastewater does carry some level of risk.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Raw sewage includes many potential pathogens. And scientists aren’t yet sure if COVID-19 viral particles in wastewater are infectious — they may be just inactive molecular fingerprints of the virus.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Nonetheless, Pettay and his students are careful, using KN95 respirators, gloves, eyeshields and lab coats to protect themselves from bacteria and viruses that might be present in the wastewater.<br><br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>LATEST <strong>COVID NUMBERS</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There were 2,158 new confirmed and probable COVID cases reported statewide on Tuesday, and the state’s rolling seven-day average sits at 3,681. There were 110 deaths.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There were 43 new confirmed and probable cases reported Tuesday in Beaufort County. Beaufort County’s seven-day average of new cases is 93.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There were three COVID deaths reported Tuesday in Beaufort County and 11 from Sept. 12 through Sept. 18.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>BEAUFORT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As of Tuesday evening, there were 42 COVID patients in Beaufort Memorial Hospital, down from an all-time high 60 last week. Just five of those 42 are vaccinated.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Nine patients are in the ICU and nine are on ventilators. No vaccinated patients are in the ICU or on a ventilator.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>BEAUFORT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Through Sunday, Sept. 12 the total number of positive cases for the BCSD for roughly the first four weeks of the school year sits at 892 students and 83 faculty and staff members.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Throughout the entire district, there are 1,479 students and 36 faculty and staff members quarantining. That’s roughly 7 percent of Beaufort County public school students.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>– Staff reports<br><br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Above: USC Beaufort students Zyamanii Baksh, front, and Sam Messinides examine wastewater samples. 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Photo courtesy of Beekman Webb. </em><br><br><strong>By Beekman Webb</strong><br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"left\",\"id\":52434,\"width\":168,\"height\":126,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/BeekmanWebb.jpeg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/BeekmanWebb-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52434\" width=\"168\" height=\"126\"/></a><figcaption>Beekman Webb</figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;I am a Beaufort native, a lifetime resident and I have spent my working life restoring, repairing, updating and modifying Beaufort’s historic buildings. I have been a member and supporter of Historic Beaufort Foundation for many years and I have strong feelings about preservation and infill in our National Landmark Historic District.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I believe that the significant historic buildings themselves, and the ways that they are preserved and allowed to be modified, are of primary importance. They are almost sacred to me. If we ‘mess them up’ we have destroyed a big part of the appeal of our town.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Second in importance are the infill buildings and new construction and the ways they affect our historic fabric. We need new construction in the district. We don’t need vacant&nbsp;lots and we don’t need run-down, poorly-built structures that were ill-conceived and badly designed in the first place just because they happen to be there. We need new buildings that complement our great historic structures; that blend with them; that don’t detract from their beauty and significance.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Something all of us can agree on is that new buildings should “fit in.” But what makes a new building “fit” in Beaufort, or in any historic town? What is it that makes new construction complement its surroundings, or on the flip side, what makes it stick out like a “sore thumb?”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I feel that Beaufort’s current ordinances that limit the mass and scale of new buildings are reasonable.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort has had large, three-story buildings in the historic district for 200 years. The lost and lamented Sea Island Hotel was three stories high and extended through the entire block from Bay to Craven Streets.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The rear section was added in the second half of the 19th century and, in my opinion, it blended well with the large house to which it was attached, and with the Anchorage and the Rhett House which bracketed it.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It blended because the person who designed it did not try to “reinvent the wheel” in his design. He utilized paned windows that were separated from each other by sections of wall. He utilized louver shutters, a parapet. He chose wood lap siding for his addition. He didn’t try to copy exactly the elements of the old mansion he expanded, but he drew from architectural details that say “Beaufort.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":52427,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Sea-Island-Hotel-1-Cirrca-1910-.jpg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Sea-Island-Hotel-1-Cirrca-1910--1024x582.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52427\"/></a><figcaption><em>A photo of the side of the Sea Island Hotel from Newcastle Street taken in 1900s. Photo courtesy of Beekman Webb.</em><br></figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>That’s what we should do today. I am not suggesting that we should build fake historic buildings like some towns have done and continue to do, but our architects should draw from the large and varied lexicon of details that have graced our town since its beginning.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Let’s not build something that looks like anywhere USA. We have such a great vocabulary of local architectural language and components to utilize. Why aren’t we doing it more?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We don’t have to put shutters and parapets on every building, but if we mull three windows together or if we utilize big sheets of glass or strange-colored masonry or any of the myriad architectural elements trending today, nobody is going to think “Beaufort” when they see them.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Regional styles in architecture, language and social habits are fast becoming homogenized and disappearing. Where distinctive local style remains, it’s precious.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":52506,\"width\":636,\"height\":429,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Screen-Shot-2021-09-22-at-12.34.23-PM.png\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Screen-Shot-2021-09-22-at-12.34.23-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52506\" width=\"636\" height=\"429\"/></a><figcaption><em>Artist’s rendering of the Cannon Building, planned for the corner of Charles and Port Republic streets.</em></figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In Beaufort, we are fortunate to have our own special “Beaufort style” of architecture. It’s more than just the tabby, the colonial brick, the wood siding, it’s a combination of elements. The original “Milner Report” of the 70s, which has proven to be a great assistant in Beaufort’s restoration, pointed out many of the specific distinguishing details. My hope is that the newly-commissioned Milner study will prove to be as influential as a how-to guide for new design and construction in our historic district.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Every architect who designs a building for the district is not steeped in the history and tradition of our town. That’s where our Historic District Review Board comes in; that’s where Historic Beaufort Foundation can help. Let’s not just say, “we don’t want” this or that. 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In short, all citizens. To ensure that our democracy “shall not perish” requires a patriotic duty from all of us. This duty is called CITIZENSHIP.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Citizenship’s foundation is possessing an essential comprehension of what a democratic republic form of government requires from each of us. We must practice our Citizenship.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>An important duty of good citizenship is that all who can should register to vote, vote your choice, and stand up for that right. If you are unsure how to be a good citizen, consider taking a course in Civics or Government at your local Community College.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Our freedom, our democracy, our republic, our liberty ultimately rests on “We The People” exercising our civic duty. Each of us. Are we up to it? <br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>“Well, all I know is what I read in the newspapers.” – Will Rogers. </em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>David M. Taub was Mayor of Beaufort from 1990 through 1999 and served as a Beaufort County Magistrate from 2010 to 2015. You can reach him at david.m.taub42@gmail.com. </em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'WE THE PEOPLE…', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'we-the-people-2', '', '', '2021-09-29 12:48:37', '2021-09-29 16:48:37', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52552', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52554, 4, '2021-09-29 12:51:07', '2021-09-29 16:51:07', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It is Tuesday, and I’m at the Freight Yard Pub in North Adams, Mass. The Freight Yard Pub is actually located in a freight yard, although the number of freight trains passing through has diminished since the days when North Adams made gas masks, capacitors and bomb sights for the U.S. Army.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Pub comes with a working fireplace fed with actual, organic, locally harvested logs; the ubiquitous football-focused monitors; and a pleasant woman who knows my name and knows that I always order the chili.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This afternoon is quiet except for the big screen monitors showing highlights from the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. At the moment two female athletes are doing something called Tae Kwan Do. The problem — from my bar stool vantage point — is the fact that the protective padding seems to inhibit much movement. They resemble two Michelin men trying to knock each other over.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When I was 13, I was an altar boy at the Catholic Chapel at Fort Sam Houston in Texas. I was in the first stage of adolescent rebellion and spent hours in a pew contemplating the depth and dimensions of my unhappiness. But one afternoon the Chapel’s Black, 60-year-old custodian asked, “Do you like boxing?”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I watch the Friday Night Fights,” I replied.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Lemore — I cannot remember his last name — said he had two tickets to a fight that would be “televised\" at a nearby baseball stadium. In those days there was a primitive closed circuit, Jumbotron-like technology that could bring black and white images from faraway places like Yankee Stadium. The following Saturday night we watched Floyd Patterson take on and beat Ingmar Johansson.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Before I describe that fight, let me say that the boxing world was still basking in the afterglow of Sugar Ray Robinson — still remembering, in particular, the second fight between Sugar Ray and Carmen Basilio.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In 1958, Robinson, the taller of the two men at 5 feet, 11 inches, started fast trying to put away the 5-foot-6 Basilio early. Basilio danced away from Robinson’s jab and pummeled the older man’s body. Basilio’s weapon was a left hook which was countered by Robinson’s right uppercut. Then, suddenly, Basilio’s left eye began to swell.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A hematoma the size of an avocado made it clear that Basilio had lost vision in his left eye. Robinson went after that eye, winning rounds 7 and 8. Basilio came back in Round 9; and rounds 10 and 11 are now legendary as each man stood their ground and simply traded blow for blow.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sugar Ray won in a split decision, but now (1960) it was clear that Sugar Ray’s jabs, hooks and counterpunching were getting slower, less crisp and he was losing his early-round knockout ability.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Then heavyweights Floyd Patterson and Ingmar Johansson arrived. They had each beaten the other in two earlier matches. This was the rubber match between Patterson and the huge, unsmiling Swede.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sitting in the stadium with Lemore that night, I saw Johansson put Patterson on the floor — twice. Then watched Patterson get up and knock-out Johansson in the sixth round.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After the fight, we went to Lemore’s house for dinner. There we talked into the night about Archie Moore, Bobo Olson and Rocky Marciano. Lemore told me about his own amateur boxing history and how he once thought he might become a professional.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Soon, I was spending more time with Lemore than I was spending with my own family. At the same time my relationship with my father deteriorated to the point where he seemed to welcome my absence.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Then my father said we were leaving San Antonio — he would give up his skin graft research at the Army’s Surgical Research Unit and take over a small hospital lab in Landstuhl, Germany. When I think about that decision, some 60 years later, I think he wanted to salvage his relationship with me and thought travel through Europe would help.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We did travel. But it didn’t help that much.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When we left for Europe, I told Lemore and his wife that I would write. Yes, we would continue to talk about a young, up and coming fighter named Cassius Clay, who liked to imitate Sugar Ray’s dancing, jabbing, counter punching style.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But I never did write.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And so this afternoon I sit — Berkshire Pale Ale in hand — thinking back on Sugar Ray, Carmen Basilio, Floyd Patterson and Ingmar Johansson; and a father’s efforts to rebuild his relationship with his son.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And I remember Lemore and random acts of kindness.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Scott Graber is a lawyer, novelist, veteran columnist and longtime resident of Port Royal. 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(52556, 4, '2021-09-29 12:56:03', '2021-09-29 16:56:03', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>American Louise Signore made worldwide news in 2019 when she told CBS New York her secret to living 107 years.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I never got married.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Other women recognized for longevity have held similar perspectives. Britain’s Gladys Gough, then a spry 103, told the Daily Mail in 2011, “I never got married or had a boyfriend either. … I just couldn\'t be bothered with men.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In 2016, Jessie Gallan of Scotland said she had lasted 109 years of life because “I got plenty of exercise, (ate) a nice warm bowl of porridge every morning and have never gotten married.” Gallan told the Daily Mail that men are “more trouble than they\'re worth.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It’s a sentiment I would like to dispute, but I struggle to do so. Too many women live with a constant and justifiable fear of harm from the men closest to them.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Take the case of Gabrielle Petito. At the time I am writing this column, authorities are still looking for the man suspected in her death. Petito was reported missing after after her fiancé, 23-year-old Brian Laundrie, returned alone from a cross-country trip the two had undertaken.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The couple took off in early July from the home he shared with his parents. They populated their social media pages with posts about their adventures, always portraying themselves as exemplars of romantic bliss.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But police in Moab, Utah, documented encountering the couple in response to reports of a domestic dispute. Footage shows a visibly upset Petito telling officers “issues” between the two had been building for days, but that neither wanted charges to be filed. They were in love, after all. Police let them go.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Petito texted her mother in late August they were on their way to Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When Laundrie returned home Sept 1, Petito was not with him. Her family reported her missing on Sept. 11, and not long after, Laundrie went missing. He was formally declared a “person of interest” on Sept 15.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Her remains were discovered three days later inside the Grand Teton National Park.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Parallel to developments in the Petito case, dialogue arose centered on the response of national media and law enforcement to her disappearance and how it was so much more energized than reaction to reports of missing women of color.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Missing white woman syndrome” certainly is a topic worthy of review. The New York Post defended its coverage, saying the Petito story was such a big deal to readers and the national media editors were forced to elevate it. This fear of missing out on a big story (and associated newsstand sales and clicks to their websites) blinds the Post to their contribution to the hype, but let’s not digress. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Women of all ethnicities face dangers from the men in their circles.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On a recent broadcast, MSNBC’s Ali Velshi detailed how women from around the world, from varied cultures, suffer violence from men who are seldom held fully accountable for their actions. “If you are a woman of color, an indigenous woman, a trans woman, or a woman living in poverty, the system values your life even less,” Velshi said.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sometimes these same women downplay erratic male behaviors as “He’s just a little moody” or “He only gets upset because he loves me.” Such rationalizations can have tragic consequences.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A fact sheet from The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence reports one in four women experience sexual violence, physical violence and/or stalking by an intimate partner during their lifetime; from 2016 through 2018 the number of intimate partner violence victimizations in the United States increased 42 percent; and access to a firearm by an intimate-partner abuser increases the risk of the female victim’s death by 400 percent.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Justice Department reported that while men were four times more likely than women to be murdered overall, women were six times more likely to be victims of intimate killings. These “intimate killings” (what an awful term) are homicides committed by spouses, dating partners and exes.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to NCADV, intimate partner violence is most common against women between the ages of 18 and 24. Petito was 22 years old</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. This year, we should all make an effort to become more aware of the toll this violence is taking on literally half of the people on the planet and try to help prevent it. At the very least, we should punish the perpetrators of this violence to the fullest extent allowable under the law.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you are in danger from domestic violence, you can seek confidential help using the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799- 7233 (SAFE). 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(52558, 4, '2021-09-29 13:01:50', '2021-09-29 17:01:50', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The President of the Technical College of the Lowcountry, Richard Gough, joins distinguished leaders from across South Carolina to participate in the Diversity Leaders Initiative (DLI), an award-winning Furman University’s Riley Institute program.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Now in its 18th year, the program equips participants with tools and perspectives to leverage diversity to improve organizational outcomes and drive social and economic progress in South Carolina. Gough is one of 42 individuals to be a part of the 15th Lowcountry cohort.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Society faces enormous challenges on multiple fronts in 2021. Now more than ever, leaders must come together to identify ways to unite communities in the pursuit of better outcomes for all,” Executive Director of the Riley Institute Donald Gordon said in a release. “The participants in this class will gain unique frameworks and tools as they lead in these unprecedented times.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>DLI class members are selected through a rigorous application and interview process after being nominated by existing program graduates, known as Riley Fellows. Participants are accepted based on their capacity to create an impact within their organizations and communities. Each class is crafted to reflect the diverse demographics in South Carolina.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Gough will take part in a highly interactive curriculum consisting of case studies, scenario analyses and other experiential learning tools that maximize interaction and discussion among classmates and facilitate productive relationships. Working alongside classmates, Gough will also develop a capstone project that raises awareness of community need.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>DLI classes are facilitated by expert Juan Johnson, an independent consultant who was The Coca-Cola Company’s first vice president for diversity strategy.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“DLI is unique among South Carolina’s leadership programs,” Johnson said. “In addition to developing new relationships and affecting positive change in their communities, participants gain deep knowledge of how to effectively manage and lead diverse workers, clients, and constituents.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'TCL’s Gough selected to become Riley Fellow', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'tcls-gough-selected-to-become-riley-fellow', '', '', '2021-09-29 13:01:51', '2021-09-29 17:01:51', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52558', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(52562, 4, '2021-09-29 13:03:04', '2021-09-29 17:03:04', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Technical College of the Lowcountry has named Angela Jackson the first recipient of the Frieda R. Mitchell Early Childhood Development Student Award.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to a news release, Jackson exemplifies Mitchell’s vision for supporting students with a commitment to early education and child development. Jackson is a first-year student pursuing an Associate in Applied Science-Early Care and Education degree, and she dedicates her time outside of the classroom to Beaufort County Parks and Re c rea t i o n and the Early Childhood P r o g r a m ’ s Community Lending Library.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The family of Frieda R. Mitchell established the Frieda R. Mitchell Early Childhood Development Student Award Endowed Fund at the Technical College of the Lowcountry in 2021. The fund will be a permanent tribute to Mitchell.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Mitchell Award recognizes students enrolled in the Early Care and Education Program who are engaged in community service and demonstrate a commitment to early childhood education.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mitchell was a tireless social justice activist and a champion for children and families. A graduate of the Mather School, she founded the Beaufort County Education Committee, the central force for school desegregation. In 1968, Mitchell and Agnes Sherman were the first Blacks elected to a school board in South Carolina.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'TCL celebrates 1st Mitchell Award winner', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'tcl-celebrates-1st-mitchell-award-winner', '', '', '2021-09-29 13:03:05', '2021-09-29 17:03:05', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52562', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52564, 4, '2021-09-29 13:04:13', '2021-09-29 17:04:13', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Charleston-born and Greenville-based recording artist Edwin McCain will perform a benefit concert on John Paul II Catholic School’s campus Saturday, Nov. 6 during his 2021 tour.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>McCain found top-40 success on the Billboard charts in the late 1990s with I’ll Be (No. 5, 1998) and I Could Not Ask For More (No. 37, 1999), and his debut single Solitude featuring Darius Rucker reached No. 25 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart in 1995.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Local band Twin Roots, with lead singer and JPII performing arts teacher Ava Nixon, will kick off the evening events, followed by The Nice Guys before McCain takes the stage.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Called the “great American romantic” by the New York Times, McCain has built an enviable career over the past 20 years with the year-round touring schedule of a tireless troubadour.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The concert is outdoors and is open to the public. Tickets ($50-$75) and parking passes ($20) are available on the school’s website at https://bit.ly/3EVYYhh.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Concert goers are encouraged to bring chairs and blankets. Multiple area food trucks will be on site to serve up their unique offerings.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The JPII grounds will open at 4 p.m. The concerts begin at 5 p.m. McCain is expected to take the stage around 8 p.m.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Edwin McCain to perform Nov. 6 at John Paul II Catholic School', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'edwin-mccain-to-perform-nov-6-at-john-paul-ii-catholic-school', '', '', '2021-09-29 13:04:14', '2021-09-29 17:04:14', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52564', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52566, 4, '2021-09-29 13:06:04', '2021-09-29 17:06:04', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Becky Sprecher&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Met Hi-Def Broadcast Series opens its 2021-22 season on Saturday, Oct. 9 with Modest Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov. It is the only opera Mussorgsky ever completed and one of the most famous in the Russian repertory.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Based on the play by Alexander Pushkin, it begins in 1598 after the death of Ivan the Terrible’s elder son, Fyodor. Boris has been acting as regent because Fyodor was sickly, weak-minded and not capable of governing. But for some reason he is now reluctant to formally accept the throne, although the nobles (boyars) and the council (the Duma) are pressuring him to do so.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At the end of the Prologue, gongs and bells clanging in ominous tones signal that, although Boris has finally agreed to become Czar, he has big problems. There is famine in the land and the Time of Troubles (the unstable period between the Ryurik and Romanov Dynasties) has begun.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Rumors of a Pretender to the throne in Poland and an uprising in Lithuania complicate matters. Furthermore, Boris has a terrible secret: he made sure that he would become Czar after Fyodor’s death by murdering Ivan’s younger son, the child prince Dimitri, and it’s eating him alive.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>While history tells us that Boris Godunov was indeed Czar during this time, there is no actual evidence that he murdered little Dimitri. But Pushkin, influenced by Shakespeare’s histories (chiefly Macbeth), leaves no doubt about Boris’ guilt for dramatic purposes.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The role of Boris is written for a singer we don’t get to see take center stage very often, the bass. Usually relegated to playing aging grandfathers, high priests or senior advisors, the bass appears at critical moments, makes his pronouncements then steps back to let the tenor have the limelight (and the girl). But this is a voice with extraordinary power and presence, and opera lovers should not miss this rare opportunity to hear it in a leading role.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We’re in for a treat in this production because we’ll get to see the renowned René Pape reprise his 2010 Met performance as Boris. A singer who charges into every scene, he practically grabs us by the throat as he works through Godunov’s personal struggles. The opera is Wagnerian in that regard, a psychiatric patient singing in monologue to a silent and seemingly unjudgmental listener (the audience), all the while egged on by the orchestra.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>With 200 singers and more than 600 costumes, this is a big opera. While the Met has a large stage, which can more than accommodate a crowd scene, the challenge lies in staging the crucial private ones. Ferdinand Wögerbauers’s minimalist settings display shimmering golden grandness where appropriate, but he and director Stephen Wadsworth are also able to present the personal scenes in an intimate way.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Watch for the Clock Scene toward the end of Act II, where a paranoid and delusional Boris imagines that he is visited by the murdered Dimitri and muses about the pitfalls of ill-gained power. He sings standing alone near the throne, the symbol of power he so deeply coveted.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In Act III, there’s a deliciously venal scene featuring the ambitious Princess Marina Mnishek and the Pretender, Grigori. And in Act IV, Scene I, the chickens come home to roost for Boris, as we see a powerful man sing of regret and remorse in the presence of his children. When Boris takes his last breath, gongs and bells echo once again the tragedy which had been foretold in the Prologue.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In Scene II of Act IV, the Pretender Grigori (now calling himself Czar Dimitri) has marched into Russia with his troops, launching an insurgency. People are starving and order has broken down, but nevertheless, they hail Dimitri.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As the opera ends, a Simpleton remains at center stage. Sometimes known as “Holy Fools,” they are the Russian version of Eastern Orthodox religious ascetics who are quite sane and pious but may act intentionally foolish in order to deliver prophecies or disguise their piety. In this case, the Simpleton warns of tumultuous times ahead.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There was controversy about the order of these last two scenes. Many thought the opera should end with the death of Boris, causing subsequent composers like Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and Dimitri Shostakovich to do some tinkering. But Mussorgsky did not choose this option because it would make the opera about Boris rather than the tragic plight of the Russian people under the rule of cruel tyrants.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Whether or not this works dramatically will no doubt be the subject of your après performance cocktails, as we are going to see the composer’s original 1869 version. Boris Godunov will run straight through for two hours and 30 minutes, so be ready. After a year of dark theaters all over the world, have we not learned that we can’t take such pleasures for granted? Get your tickets, mask up and be there.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Metropolitan Opera broadcasts return with Boris Godunov', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'metropolitan-opera-broadcasts-return-with-boris-godunov', '', '', '2021-09-29 13:06:05', '2021-09-29 17:06:05', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52566', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52568, 4, '2021-09-29 13:07:21', '2021-09-29 17:07:21', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Riverview Board of Directors is proposing a change to the school\'s bylaws to refine its election processes, according to a Sept. 21 email sent out by Riverview Board of Directors Chair Reece Bertholf.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The proposed changes are in sections 4.3 and 4.11 of the bylaws and, according to the email, are to ensure the board remains filled by “active advocates and ambassadors for the values, mission, and vision of Riverview Charter School.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Most notably, the new bylaws will allow 50 percent of the board to be elected by Riverview Families and staff and allow 50 percent to be appointed.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Riverview Charter School Bylaws can be found at https://bit.ly/3mb1jML. The public is invited to attend board meetings, which are normally scheduled on the third Thursday of the month. Any changes to the board meeting schedule can be found on the calendar on the school’s website – https://bit.ly/2Y03Gdl.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The bylaw change will be on the agenda of the next regularly scheduled meeting of the board currently set for 6 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 28.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Riverview Charter proposes change to bylaws', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'riverview-charter-proposes-change-to-bylaws', '', '', '2021-09-29 13:07:21', '2021-09-29 17:07:21', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52568', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52570, 4, '2021-09-29 13:09:56', '2021-09-29 17:09:56', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>By West Kerr<br><strong>LowcoSports.com</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Just as the Whale Branch Warriors put one hand firmly on the Region 7-1A title Friday, it suddenly slipped away from their grasp.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Despite a monster three-touchdown game from Joseph Hicks, the Warriors couldn’t hold onto a 17-point halftime lead Friday, falling at home to Baptist Hill 30-25.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Bobcats adjusted tremendously after the break, as a quarterback change sparked the visitors’ ground game to score 22 unanswered points and shock the third-ranked Class 1A Warriors. Whale Branch was unable to capitalize in the red zone, throwing a costly interception and failing to cash in on a 4th-and-3 while being shut out in the second half.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hicks delivered a tremendous all-around performance in the defeat, running for 195 yards and three scores on 20 carries while adding an interception on defense. The senior scored from 42, 57, and 23 yards out for his second straight three-touchdown game.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Kai’Shawn Jenkins connected with Jakhi Pusha for a 32-yard touchdown pass, and Keith Chisolm notched an interception.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Whale Branch (3-1, 2-1) looks to bounce back Friday in a home contest against Cross.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Warriors let halftime lead slip away vs. Bobcats', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'warriors-let-halftime-lead-slip-away-vs-bobcats', '', '', '2021-09-29 13:09:57', '2021-09-29 17:09:57', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52570', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52572, 4, '2021-09-29 13:11:03', '2021-09-29 17:11:03', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Nine students from Beaufort Academy earned the designation of AP Scholar by the College Board in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the college-level Advanced Placement Program (AP) Exams.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Students Ashton Bishop, Robert (Beau) Cooper, Matthew Coyle, Emma Dillinger, Alyssa Lewis, Emilie Claire Nason, Rachel Reineri, Chase Vaigneur, and Jack Carter Worrell qualified for the AP Scholar by completing three or more AP Examinations, with grades of 3 or higher.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Six of the students graduated with the class of 2021, while Bishop, Cooper, and Worrell are members of the class of 2022.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The College Board’s Advanced Placement Program provides motivated and academically prepared students the opportunity to take rigorous college-level courses while still in high school, and to earn college credit, advanced placement, or both for successful performances on the AP exams.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The above listed students joined 32,000 other students from across the country to earn academic honors from the College Board’s National Recognition Programs. These National Recognition Programs connect students with universities across the country, helping them stand out during the college admissions process.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Students took AP Exams in May 2021 after completing the challenging college-level courses at their high schools. The College Board recognizes several levels of achievement based on students’ performance on AP exams.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Most of the nation’s colleges and universities award college credit, advanced placement, or both based on successful performance on the AP exams.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Nine Beaufort Academy students earn AP Scholar awards', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'nine-beaufort-academy-students-earn-ap-scholar-awards', '', '', '2021-09-29 13:11:03', '2021-09-29 17:11:03', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52572', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52574, 4, '2021-09-29 13:12:39', '2021-09-29 17:12:39', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>LowcoSports.com</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Thomas Heyward’s potent offense took a hit with the loss of quarterback Dietrich Shuford to a season-ending knee injury, but the Rebels still have plenty of weapons and a dominant defense. They proved it Friday with a 24-0 home win over Beaufort Academy.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Shuford suffered a torn ACL early in last week’s win at Hilton Head Prep, ending his promising freshman season and shifting the Rebels’ focus on offense.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Two-way standout Brandon Howard took the reins Friday and made an immediate statement, breaking a 70-yard touchdown run to open the scoring. Howard finished with 101 yards on just seven carries and anchored the defense with an incredible 21 tackles in the shutout.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>James Townsend also had a big game, rushing for 106 yards on nine carries, including a 6-yard touchdown run to cap the scoring with 9:29 left in the second quarter, and Tony O’Banner added 70 yards and a touchdown on nine carries.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Anthony Fripp contributed 62 yards on nine carries and scored a pair of two-point conversions in a thoroughly impressive showing from the Rebels’ ground game.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Howard led a dominant defensive effort for the Rebels, while Preston Hamilton collected eight tackles, a sack, and a fumble recovery, and Jordan Mikell picked off a pass. Lawson Hewlett added nine tackles, Cameron VanGeison added eight, and Symir Mitchell blocked and recovered a punt.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>THA limited a strong BA offense to 221 total yards and picked off two passes. Jaxen Porter led the Eagles with 82 yards on the ground and anchored the defense with seven tackles and a sack. Cody Dalrymple added six tackles, and Ben Lubkin picked off his fourth pass of the season for BA, which held strong in the second half and shut out the Rebels.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Rebels (4-1) host John Paul II for their final non-region game Friday, while BA (2-1) travels to Hilton Head Prep for a pivotal region game in Sea Pines.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'THA regroups on offense; defense dominates BA', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'tha-regroups-on-offense-defense-dominates-ba', '', '', '2021-09-29 13:12:39', '2021-09-29 17:12:39', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52574', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52576, 4, '2021-09-29 13:16:19', '2021-09-29 17:16:19', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Brackin Lambert</strong><br><strong>LowcoSports.com</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Jeremiah Dilbert posted a season-high 196 rushing yards and scored a TD but the Dolphins could not overcome an early deficit, falling to the North Central Knights, 36-14, on Friday night at Dolphins Stadium.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dreshaun Brown rushed for 76 yards and recorded a score for the offense. Quatrell Livingston lead the way for the defense racking up five tackles, assisting on two and picking up two tackles for a loss.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Things started off rough for the Dolphins as Hunter Hollingswoth’s punt was blocked and scooped up in the end zone by the Knights, putting North Central up early. Dilbert put the Dolphins in North Central territory, but Creek could not punch anything across the goal line. Early in the second quarter BC fumbled the ball on the Knights 33 yard line, and Jonathan Clarkson took it to the house 67 yards to put the Knights up 13-0.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>North Central would add another score following an interception to move up 21-0 after the PAT. After a safety and another score, the Knights were up 29-0 before Dilbert ripped off a 53-yard TD run to put Creek on the board with less than a minute in the half. North Central would score again, making the score 36-7 before the Dolphins would score again making it 36-14.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Battery Creek opens region play on the road at Academic Magnet on Thursday. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Above: Battery Creek wide receiver Dreshaun Brown tackles a North Central defensive back after the pass intended for him was intercepted during the first quarter of their non-region game Friday night at Dolphins Field. The Dolphins lost the game, 36-14, extending their losing streak to three. Photo by Bob Sofaly.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Dilbert’s big day not enough for Dolphins', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'dilberts-big-day-not-enough-for-dolphins', '', '', '2021-09-29 13:16:19', '2021-09-29 17:16:19', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52576', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(52578, 4, '2021-09-29 13:18:48', '2021-09-29 17:18:48', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>How older people can stay safe from the Delta variant&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As the Delta variant continues to spread across the United States, some older people may be wondering what they can do to stay safe.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“For our older population, COVID has always been an issue because they are more likely to get sick, get sick longer, more complications, so it’s a big concern,” said Ronan Factora, MD, who specializes in geriatric medicine for Cleveland Clinic. “The Delta variant really represents a change in the infectivity of COVID-19, so people are more likely to get sick.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dr. Factora said since the Delta variant is highly contagious, it’s vital for older people to be especially careful. So, what can they do to protect themselves?&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>First and foremost, get vaccinated if they haven’t already. Dr. Factora said that’s going to be their best line of defense. He also recommends wearing a mask when possible and avoiding big crowds.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>He knows it can be tiring to keep up with these precautions, but he said we can’t afford to take any risks with this variant.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“You want to be as safe as possible and just balance that risk and benefit and make sure you do the right thing for your safety, but also think about the people around you who may still also be at high risk for getting the COVID-19 virus. You can still protect them as well as yourself,” he said.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When it comes to visiting grandchildren, Dr. Factora said it’s important to remember kids under 12 can’t get vaccinated yet, so older people may want to consider wearing a mask.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Source: https://newsroom. clevelandclinic.org/2021/09/22/ how-older-people-can-<a href=\"https://newsroom. clevelandclinic.org/2021/09/22/ how-older-people-can-stay-safe-from-the-delta-variant/\">https://newsroom. clevelandclinic.org/2021/09/22/ how-older-people-can-stay-safe-from-the-delta-variant/</a><br><br>Exclusive content from CARE magazine</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'WISEwords...', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'wisewords', '', '', '2021-09-29 13:18:49', '2021-09-29 17:18:49', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52578', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52580, 4, '2021-09-29 13:20:43', '2021-09-29 17:20:43', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Breast cancer is the second most common cancer among females in the United States. Researchers across the globe are working to find new and improved ways to prevent, detect, and treat breast cancer.&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), breast cancer is the second most common cancer to affect females in the U.S. Males can get breast cancer too, but this is rare.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The American Cancer Society (ACS) notes that approximately 281,550 females will receive a diagnosis of invasive breast cancer in 2021. It also estimates that 43,600 of those will die as a result.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>However, due to increased awareness and advances in screening, treatment, and management, death rates from breast cancer decreased by 40% between 1989 and 2017. This equates to 375,900 deaths prevented within that time frame.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Knowing the history of breast cancer explains how awareness, screening, and treatment have evolved throughout the years.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Early discovery of breast cancer&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to an article in the journal BBA Clinical, the earliest descriptions of breast cancer date back to 3500 B.C.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There were many theories about the causes of breast cancer. The sections below look at some of these theories in more detail.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Humoral theory&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Although theories varied from expert to expert, both Hippocrates and Galen attributed the development of breast cancer to an “excess of black bile.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hippocrates also believed that the body consisted of four fluids: blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile. When these were balanced, a person was healthy. Having too much or too little of one or more of these fluids, however, would cause disease or cancer.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This idea persisted for 1,300 years.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Lymph theory&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Eventually, the lymph theory replaced Hippocrates’ humoral theory.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The lymph theory proposed that lymph, not bile, formed cancer. Lymph is the fluid that carries white blood cells throughout the body.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In the 1700s, Scottish surgeon John Hunter supported the theory and agreed that tumors grew from lymph.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Blastema theory&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In 1838, a German pathologist named Johannes Müller pushed against the lymph theory. Müller believed that cancer consisted of cells, not lymph.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Müller’s student Rudolf Virchow determined that all cells, even cancerous cells, derived from other cells. In the 1860s, a German surgeon, Karl Thiersch, noted that cancer travels around the body due to malignant cells spreading.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Early research on breast cancer&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Breast cancer awareness was not a part of mainstream media until the early 20th century. In fact, breast cancer activism did not occur until individual females came forward. Support groups, and eventually political activist groups, formed later.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In the early 1970s, surgeons performed radical mastectomies routinely. Back then, surgeons considered radical mastectomies “life saving” procedures. However, when Babette Rosmond — the then-editor of Seventeen magazine — found a lump in her breast, she pushed for alternative treatment.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Rosmond became the first person to publicly challenge breast cancer treatment. This encouraged other people with breast cancer to speak up, fueling the need for more research and funding.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Breast cancer milestones&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In the 19th century, advancing technologies provided hope for breast cancer treatment and research. The following are a few milestones worth noting:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>1882: William HalstedTrusted Source performs the first radical mastectomy to treat breast cancer.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>1895: Physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen discovers the first X-ray.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>1932: David H. Patey develops the modified radical mastectomy.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>1937: Sir Geoffrey Keynes recommends radiation therapy in addition to surgery to spare the breast.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>1976: The ACS recommends mammography as an early detection tool.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>1978: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves tamoxifen (Nolvadex) as a treatment option for breast cancer.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>1984: Researchers discover the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) gene, which is linked to more aggressive breast cancer when overexpressed.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>1986: Scientists successfully clone the HER2 gene.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>1992: Evelyn H. Lauder co-creates the pink ribbon to create awareness for breast cancer.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>1994–1995: A group of researchers discovers BRCA1 and BRCA2. People with mutated BRCA genes may have a higher risk of developing breast cancer.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>1996: The FDA approves anastrozole (Arimidex) as a treatment option for breast cancer.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>1998: Findings from the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project Breast Cancer Prevention Trial show that tamoxifen reduces the incidence of breast cancer in at-risk individuals by 50%.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>1998: The FDA approves trastuzumab (Herceptin) as a treatment option for breast cancer.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>2006: Research indicates that raloxifene (Evista) reduces breast cancer risk in postmenopausal people by 76%Trusted Source.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>2011: The Early Breast Cancer Trialists’ Collaborative Group meta-analysis suggests that radiation therapy reduces the riskTrusted Source of breast cancer recurrence to 16% and mortality to 4%.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>2013: The FDA approves ado-trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) to treat HER2-positive breast cancer.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>2013: Experts define breast cancer by molecular subtype: hormone receptor (HR)-positive/HER2- negative (luminal A)&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>HR-negative/HER2- negative (triple-negative)&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>HR-positive/HER2- positive (luminal B)&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>HR-negative/HER2- positive (HER2- enriched)&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>2017: The FDA approvesTrusted Source the first biosimilar drug, trastuzumab-dkst (Ogivri), for breast cancer treatment.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>2019: The FDA approvesTrusted Source fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki (Enhertu) for breast cancer treatment, as it shows promise in people with HER2-positive breast cancer.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>2020: The FDA approvesTrusted Source sacituzumab govitecan-hziy (Trodelvy) for treating metastatic t&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Modern treatment options&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Today, healthcare professionals know that breast cancer has subtypes, each of which has a different effect on the body.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Having this deeper understanding of how breast cancer works has led to more personalized treatment options and improved quality of life for both patients and breast cancer survivors.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The CDC lists the following modern treatment options for breast cancer:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Surgery: </strong>This removes cancerous tissue. There are different types of breast cancer surgeries, including mastectomies and lumpectomies.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Chemotherapy: </strong>Chemotherapy for breast cancer can shrink and kill cancer cells.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Hormonal therapy</strong>: This treatment blocks cancer cells from accessing the hormones they require to grow.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Biological therapy: </strong>Biological therapy works alongside the immune system to fight cancer cells. One example is immunotherapy.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Radiation therapy: </strong>This uses high energy rays to kill cancer cells.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Special laboratory tests, including liquid biopsies and new imaging tests, are leading the way to quicker and less invasive breast cancer detection.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The ACS lists the following imaging tests as newer experimental tests for breast cancer research:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>scintimammography, which is a form of molecular breast imaging&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>positron emission mammography&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>electrical impedance imaging&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>elastography&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Advances in modern technology not only allow doctors to detect breast cancer earlier. They also give them the ability to determine who needs chemotherapy and who does not.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Today, some people can receive treatment with hormone therapy alone.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to the ACS, there are more than 3.8 million breast cancer survivors living in the U.S. This number includes those who are currently receiving treatment and those who have finished treatment.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Although it is not currently possible to prevent breast cancer, there are ways to lower one’s risk, including avoiding alcohol, staying physically active, and maintaining a moderate weight.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Summary&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Breast cancer research has come a long way since the discovery of the condition, but there is still so much more to learn about how it forms and how to treat it effectively.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For now, early detection is the key to successfully treating breast cancer. Performing regular breast self-exams and undergoing routine screenings are two ways to go about detecting breast cancer earlier.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/history-of-breast-cancer? \">https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/history-of-breast-cancer? </a><br><br>Exclusive content from CARE magazine</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'The history of breast cancer', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'the-history-of-breast-cancer', '', '', '2021-09-29 13:20:43', '2021-09-29 17:20:43', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52580', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52582, 4, '2021-09-29 13:21:55', '2021-09-29 17:21:55', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Plant-based burgers have soared in popularity over the past couple of years. Are these meat alternatives healthier for you than the real thing? Introducing more plant-based foods in your diet is a good thing, says Katherine Zeratsky, a Mayo Clinic registered dietitian nutritionist, but pay attention to the ingredients.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It looks like a burger. It cooks like a burger. Some say it tastes like a burger. But is it healthier?&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"It really depends on how that plant-based burger is made.\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Katherine Zeratsky says the benefit of plant-based burgers usually comes in the form of fiber and other nutrients. But then comes the issue of fat.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"Some plant-based burgers are going to have added fat, and oftentimes, the added fat is a saturated fat.\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Commonly added fats are coconut oil or palm oil. Like with natural meat burgers, saturated fats can be concerning.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"Saturated fat has an association with raising our bad cholesterol, and the concern is that it may increase our heart disease risk.\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>High sodium and calories also can make a dent in health benefits of a veggie burger. Zeratsky says eating more plant-based foods like vegetables or whole grains is a good approach.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"Just compare products.\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Along with added fiber, there\'s another benefit to a plant-based diet.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In general, switching to a plant-based burger is an opportunity to allow someone who enjoys meat to have something that is similar—yet more likely—a healthier choice.<br><br>Exclusive content from CARE magazine </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><a href=\"https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-minute-are-plant-based-burgers-better-for-you/\">https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-minute-are-plant-based-burgers-better-for-you/</a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Are plant-based burgers better for you?', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'are-plant-based-burgers-better-for-you', '', '', '2021-09-29 13:21:55', '2021-09-29 17:21:55', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52582', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52584, 4, '2021-09-29 13:23:50', '2021-09-29 17:23:50', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When you get a cut, scrape or other minor skin laceration, doctors recommend that you take measures to ensure that the wound doesn’t get infected and heals properly. Many people opt to use over-the-counter medications, such as topical antibiotic ointments and liquids, to aid the repair process—and as commonly believed, promote healthy skin healing.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Aiming to put this theory to the test, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers recently examined whether or not skin regeneration is affected when topical ointments are introduced to a wound site.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In their study—which appeared April 1, 2021, in the journal Cell Host &amp; Microbe — the researchers suggest that such over-the-counter medications may not be the healers we believe them to be.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The natural environmental factors that enhance skin regeneration are largely unknown. Although our immune systems and the nonpathogenic microorganisms living within our bodies play critical roles in repairing and regenerating our skin’s structure, the precise interaction between the two has been unclear.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In a small trial following six adults over a 10-month period, the researchers wanted to see if bacteria made a difference in wound healing. The participants either applied or didn’t apply a topical broad-spectrum antibiotic following every skin wound they received. To the surprise of the researchers, the majority of the antibiotic users experienced slower healing. Furthermore, in a concurrent study in mice, the antibiotics prevented the regeneration of hair follicles after wounding.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We tested many conditions where there were fewer or more bacteria present during wound healing, for example after antibiotic use. We found that generally speaking, normal levels of bacteria—and even bacterial infections that the body could fight off—would actually improve healing,” says study senior author Luis Garza, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of dermatology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“If further research confirms the finding of this study—that common over-the-counter antibiotic treatments are slowing the healing process—then perhaps people may need to reconsider their use of these products,” Garza says.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/newsroom/news-releases/research-story-tip-study-examines-why-skin-lacerations-may-be-slow-to-heal-even-with-topical-antibiotics\">https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/newsroom/news-releases/research-story-tip-study-examines-why-skin-lacerations-may-be-slow-to-heal-even-with-topical-antibiotics</a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Exclusive content from CARE magazine</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Why skin lacerations may be slow to heal, even with topical antibiotics', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'why-skin-lacerations-may-be-slow-to-heal-even-with-topical-antibiotics', '', '', '2021-09-29 13:23:51', '2021-09-29 17:23:51', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52584', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52586, 4, '2021-09-29 13:25:15', '2021-09-29 17:25:15', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Does your child become anxious and agitated whenever it storms? Health professionals have noticed that this behavior has become more frequent since evacuations due to hurricanes, frequent tornado warnings, or big thunder and lightning storms. What can you do to help your child overcome their fear of storms? Is your child always asking about the weather whenever you leave the house, and if the sky darkens, do they ask if you need to take shelter to be safe? Should you be worried? Should you schedule a visit for them with a counselor?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It\'s common for young children to be afraid of storms. Certainly, having to evacuate your home due to a hurricane is likely difficult for them, but you can take steps that may ease their anxiety. If you find their fear of storms does not improve or if the anxiety begins to interfere with daily life, consider having them talk with a therapist or counselor.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>During a storm, it is reasonable for a child to seek comfort from a parent. Storms can be scary. For children who are particularly sensitive to noise or light, thunder and lightning can be particularly challenging. For some children with a significant fear of storms, the problem comes not so much from a storm itself, but from the anticipation of a storm. That anticipation can result in ongoing stress and anxiety.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Many children are hesitant to leave the house if they think they may get caught in a storm. They may try to avoid outdoor activities. This stress can get in the way of other aspects of their lives, such as schoolwork, because the fear makes it hard for them to concentrate. It can be wearing on parents, too, as the children look for constant reassurance that it will not storm.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You can do several things to try to ease your child’s fear.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For some children, it is comforting to know the plan for staying safe in a storm. Talk to your child about what your family did before and how that kept you safe. Share what you will do during a storm—even if you are outdoors or away from home. Reassure them that you will do whatever you can to keep them safe. If your child has been through a scary experience, such as an evacuation, talk about how that was scary and how you as a family handled it, and explain what you will do if that situation happens again.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Knowledge also can help. Books, websites, or other resources that discuss weather are a good place for you and your child to learn more. Learning about the weather and understanding what causes a storm can ease some children\'s storm anxiety. Just be careful that the sources you choose focus on the storms themselves rather than dwelling on the destruction they can cause. Likewise, if you are trying to stay up to date on a storm that may affect you, be mindful of your child\'s whereabouts and what they can hear.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Try to help your child decrease their \"safety behaviors.\" These are the things they do that make them feel a little better, but they don\'t really do anything to keep them safe. These behaviors may include checking the forecast or asking about heading to shelter. When children rely on these behaviors, it prevents them from learning that they can handle their anxiety about uncertainty. As these behaviors decrease, children come to see that they can manage not knowing exactly what\'s going to happen, and things often turn out fine.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As you work through ways to help your child handle their fear, remember that it is important to be supportive and encouraging. Never punish or belittle a child for being afraid.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If the fear continues despite your attempts, or if it worsens or becomes distressing to you, then it is time to seek professional help.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The therapy used for storm anxiety consists of helping kids face their fear. It may start with simply talking about storms. That may transition to reading stories about storms, and watching videos of tornadoes, hurricanes, or other big storms. Eventually, it may include having the child outside in the rain or safely standing near a window watching a storm while it happens.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Of course, one of the challenges is that a therapist cannot conjure up a storm for a therapy session. Instead, making a plan and role-playing what children can do to handle a storm allows them to feel confident that they know what to do when a storm comes. Helping kids gradually face their fears in this way has proven successful in overcoming anxiety and excess worry.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>By Dr. Stephen Whiteside, Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><a href=\"https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-q-and-a-children-and-storm-anxiety/\">https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-q-and-a-children-and-storm-anxiety/</a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Exclusive content from CARE magazine</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Children and storm anxiety', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'children-and-storm-anxiety', '', '', '2021-09-29 13:25:16', '2021-09-29 17:25:16', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52586', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52588, 4, '2021-09-29 13:26:16', '2021-09-29 17:26:16', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Home Depot, Inc., a world-leading home improvement retailer, announced plans Sept. 23 to expand operations throughout South Carolina. The company is growing several of its supply chain and distribution operations, including the one in Jasper County.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Founded in 1978, the company operates 2,300 The Home Depot retail stores in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Canada and Mexico.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Home Depot’s expansion of existing South Carolina operations will increase the company’s distribution capabilities to meet growing demand and bring faster delivery to the region.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In Jasper County, The Home Depot will add a new distribution center, located at 10463 Speedway Boulevard in Hardeeville, creating 14 new jobs. The Coordinating Council for Economic Development has approved a $100,000 Rural Infrastructure Fund grant to Jasper County to assist with costs related to this portion of the project.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We are thrilled that The Home Depot, a nationally and internationally recognized company, is the latest company to invest in operations at the Riverport Commerce Park in Jasper County,” Jasper County Council Chairwoman Barbara Clark said in a release. “The company will be a great addition at this growing industrial park, which is perfect for distribution, just minutes from the Port of Savannah and the future Jasper Ocean Terminal.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hiring is ongoing as the company’s supply chain expansion continues. Interested jobseekers should visit careers.homedepot.com for a quick and easy application, or text JOBS to 52270 for a link to apply to local positions.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Home Depot expands operations in Jasper County', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'home-depot-expands-operations-in-jasper-county', '', '', '2021-09-29 13:26:17', '2021-09-29 17:26:17', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52588', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52590, 4, '2021-09-29 13:27:32', '2021-09-29 17:27:32', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Redcap, a Beaufort business founded and owned by Jeff and Lauren Tillapaugh, has earned accreditation from the National Home Watch Association for the eighth year.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The NHWA was formed in 2009 in order to establish and maintain industry standards for Home Watch and absentee homeowner services throughout the United States and Canada (www.nationalhomewatchassociation.org). Home Watch is a visual inspection of a home or property, looking for obvious issues, which means that it is a service that “keeps an eye on things” at your vacation or primary home while you are not in residence.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In addition to Home Watch, Redcap added a mobile detailing unit for cars and boats and also provides a variety of services to get their clients’ to-do lists done, including pressure washing, window cleaning, local moves, furniture delivery, organization, event staffing, and more.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Redcap serves the Beaufort area, including Fripp Island, Dataw Island, Habersham, Port Royal, Harbor Island, and the surrounding areas. The Tillapaughs can be reached at 843-822- 7332 or at redcapbeaufort@gmail.com. Learn more from their website at www.redcapbeaufort.com.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Local business Redcap retains accreditation', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'local-business-redcap-retains-accreditation', '', '', '2021-09-29 13:27:33', '2021-09-29 17:27:33', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52590', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52592, 4, '2021-09-29 13:28:40', '2021-09-29 17:28:40', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce has announced the finalists for the annual Civitas Awards, which recognize local leaders who work to enhance quality of life in the community.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Individuals, businesses, and organizations will be honored at the Civitas Awards dinner and ceremony on Thursday, Oct. 14 at an outdoor reception at Coosaw River Club.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Members of the community are invited to the event, where award winners will be announced as attendees enjoy dinner, drinks, entertainment, and networking.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>All-inclusive tickets for the event are now on sale through the Beaufort Chamber website at a member rate of $65 and a non-member rate of $85. For the first time, the reception theme will be “Lowcountry Casual” with local music and fare while overlooking the Coosaw River at sunset and high tide.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce is a non-profit membership-based organization working to build a healthy economy and improve the area’s quality of life. The Chamber assists in developing and supporting an economic, political and social climate favorable to businesses throughout the Beaufort Region.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>2021 Award Finalists for Businesses/Organizations (in alphabetical order)</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>The Cornerstine Award for Small Business Excellence</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Balance Barre &amp; Fitness</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bill\'s Liquor &amp; Fine Wines</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>SK Sign, Design, &amp; Marketing</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>The Torchbearer Award for Regional Economic Impact</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bay Street Realty</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort Memorial Hospital</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Parker\'s Kitchen</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>The Trailblazer Award for Spirit of Free Enterprise</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>303 Associates</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>GlassWRX SC</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Stoneworks</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>The Caretaker Award for Outstanding Non-Profit</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort Area Hospitality Association</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort-Jasper-Hampton Comprehensive Health Services</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Good Neighbor Clinic</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>2021 Awards for Individuals&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>(in alphabetical order)</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>The Sentinel Award for Military Excellence</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Matthew Beal, Navy Corpsman</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sgt. Diego Marmolejo</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Staff Sgt. Ginger Paddock</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>The Pillar Award for Community Leadership by an Individual</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Vimal Desai</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Stephen Murray</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Christina Wilson</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>The Buzzworthy Award for Outstanding Young Professional</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dr. Luke Baxley</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Jenny Phillips</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Kevin Phillips</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>The Chairman’s Award</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To be announced on site</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>The Lifetime of Leadership</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To be announced soon</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Chamber announces finalists for Civitas Awards', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'chamber-announces-finalists-for-civitas-awards', '', '', '2021-09-29 13:29:53', '2021-09-29 17:29:53', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52592', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52595, 4, '2021-09-29 13:33:12', '2021-09-29 17:33:12', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A small army of volunteers converged at Carteret Street United Methodist Church to unload a tractor-trailer carrying 3,000 assorted pumpkins Sunday. The Pumpkin Patch annual fundraiser for the church’s youth ministry, will be open from noon to 6 p.m., through Sunday, Oct. 31. Photos by Bob Sofaly<br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":52533,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/09262021-Pupkin-Patch-2-0830.jpeg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/09262021-Pupkin-Patch-2-0830-682x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52533\"/></a><figcaption>Once the 3,000 pumpkins are unloaded (the smallest first), they have to be put on either utility spools or on wooden pallets Sunday for the 20th annual Pumpkin Patch at Carteret St. United Methodist Church. Here, volunteers sort them by color and size. Photos by Bob Sofaly.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->', 'THE PUMPKIN PATCH', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'the-pumpkin-patch', '', '', '2021-09-29 13:33:56', '2021-09-29 17:33:56', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52595', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52598, 4, '2021-09-29 13:35:01', '2021-09-29 17:35:01', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Ghost Tours for 2021</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The CAPA Board of Directors and the Exchange Club have made the decision to postpone Ghost Tours until October 2022, they announced Tuesday afternoon on the CAPA Facebook page.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We were so excited about the energy and excitement surrounding the possibility of the event in the fall; however, the health and safety of our community, volunteers, and staff is the priority,” the post reads.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>County holding meeting Oct. 5 regarding Stuart Point Road Pathway</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort County is hosting a public meeting Tuesday, Oct. 5, to discuss the Stuart Point Road Pathway, one of the 14 priority locations as approved in the 2018 One Cent Sales Tax Referendum. The meeting will be held from 6 to 7 p.m., in the Whale Branch Elementary School Cafeteria, 15 Stuart Point Road, Seabrook.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort County staff will present the proposed design for the 8-foot shared-use path on Stuart Point Road from Delaney Circle to U.S. 21. The pathway improves pedestrian and bicyclist safety by providing a separate facility from the roadway.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Visit https://bit.ly/3zR8Kxb for meeting and project details.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For questions or persons requiring additional assistance due to language barriers, contact the Capital Projects Department at 843-255-2700.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Men’s, women’s clubs hosting GOP barbecue fundraiser</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort Republican Women’s Club and the Beaufort Federation of Republican Men will hold a fundraising event from 5:30 to 8 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 30 at the Quality Inn, 2001 Boundary Street in Beaufort.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The event will feature a barbecue buffet by Jimmy Fitts, a silent auction, and a beer and wine cash bar. The guest speaker will be State Senator Chip Campsen.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Tickets are $25 each, and there will be no tickets at the door. Mail checks to BRWC, P.O. Box 1835, Beaufort, S.C. 29901 prior to Sept. 22. For more information, contact Elaine Gantt at 843-379-0056.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Public input needed on transportation plan</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Lowcountry Council of Governments (LCOG) is working to update the 2045 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) and Rural Area LRTP.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>These plans will identify transportation needs for the urbanized and rural areas over the next 20 years and provide a set of multimodal strategies to address these needs.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In put on the region\'s transportation needs with a short survey at http://metroquestsurvey.com/tz0i0l.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The survey closes Friday, October 8. For more information, visit www.lowcountrycog.org, contact Stephanie Rossi, Planning Director for the Planning Department at Lowcountry Country Council of Governments, at 843-473-3958 or email srossi@lowcountrycog.org.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>County accepting applications for 2 percent tax grants</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort County Accommodations Tax Board is now accepting applications from organizations in Beaufort County wishing to receive grants from the 2 percent state accommodations tax fund.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>South Carolina law allows for a 2 percent tax levy on the rental of all transient accommodations to help provide financial support to promote tourism and fund tourism-related activities in municipalities and counties within the state.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As a result, individuals staying overnight in hotels, motels, inns, and vacation rentals pay 2 percent in addition to the statewide sales tax and any local sales and use tax applied to their lodging cost.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The current year application (2021/2022) is available online at https://bit.ly/3tioIPo.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Applications will not be accepted or reviewed if received incomplete or after 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 8.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Questions regarding the application process should be directed to Shannon Milroy at atax@bcgov.net or 843-255-2302.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Pough resigns from SC Department of Juvenile Justice</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Freddie Pough, who served as director of the S.C. 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Department of Social Services and led the Richland County Family Court Division in the Fifth Circuit Solicitor’s office from 2015 to May 2020, when she joined the Department of Administration.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'NEWS BRIEFS', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'news-briefs-196', '', '', '2021-09-29 13:35:01', '2021-09-29 17:35:01', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52598', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52600, 4, '2021-09-29 13:36:39', '2021-09-29 17:36:39', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Lady’s Island/ St. Helena Fire District’s Joshua Gerde and Rush Riley were among the 21 recruits to graduate Sept. 24 from the South Carolina Fire Academy’s eight-week firefighter candidate school in Columbia. The firefighter recruits underwent a 320- hour training program of classroom and hands-on firefighting skills development.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“This challenging program requires commitment, passion, and dedication,” Fire Academy Superintendent Dennis Ray said in a release. “These recruits have successfully worked together as a team, performed extensive hands-on training with live fires, and passed intensive practical skills evaluations and written tests to meet the National Fire Protection Association standards.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At the end of the training, Gerde was awarded the Order of the Maltese, an award given to a recruit chosen by the class recruits.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Maltese Cross is a firefighter’s badge of honor, signifying that he or she works in courage – a ladder rung away from death. The Eight Obligations of The Maltese Cross are: Live in Truth, Repent of Sins, Love Justice, Be Sincere and Whole–Hearted, Have Faith, Give Proof of Humility, Be Merciful, and Endure Persecution.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Gerde also earned the Chief Robert Frick Award, given to the recruit with the highest grade point average.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The comprehensive training, offered quarterly at the Fire Academy, includes emergency responder first-aid training, hazardous materials operations training, auto extrication, flammable liquids and gas firefighting, rescue training, and National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Firefighter I and Firefighter II levels. Additionally, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, changes were made to class structure and facilities to promote social distancing and recommended precautions.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Fire Academy provides emergency services training to the municipal fire service – both paid and volunteer – airport crash rescue departments, industrial fire brigades and emergency teams and service organizations including EMS, law enforcement and military from around the state and the world. The Fire Academy is accredited by the International Fire Service Accreditation Congress and National Board on Fire Service Professional Qualifications (Pro Board) for multiple NFPA firefighter levels.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Fire Academy and the State Fire Marshal’s Office make up the Division of Fire and Life Safety, which is a division of the S.C. Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation.<br><br><em>Above: Pictured are the Sept. 24 S.C. Fire Academy graduates. First row (left to right): Sergio Pena, Virgin Islands Port Authority; Emmanuel Guthary, Dorchester County Fire Rescue; Yoan Jacobo, Cayce Department of Public Safety; Troops to Firefighters, McCrady Fire and Emergency Services; MaKenna Young, St. Paul’s Fire Department; Mya Swan, Dorchester County Fire Rescue; and Timothy Holt, St. John\'s Fire District. Second row (left to right): Rush Riley, Lady’s Island/ St. Helena Fire District; Peyton Stelle, City of Sumter Fire Department; Sergio Briceno, Pelham Batesville Fire Department; Joshua Gerde, Lady’s Island/ St. Helena Fire District; Logan Hiott, Walterboro Fire Department; Andrew LaPlace, Virgin Islands Port Authority; and Troops to Firefighters, McCrady Fire and Emergency Services. Third row (left to right): Lucas Richardson, Dorchester County Fire Rescue; Bailey Little, Van Wyck Fire Rescue; Darian Stokes, City of Sumter Fire Department; Joseph Lawson, Murrells Inlet-Garden City Fire Department; Connor Finn, St. John\'s Fire District; Caleb Riddle, St. John\'s Fire District; and Brandon Cowart, Pelham Batesville Fire Department. Submitted photo.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', '2 area firefighters graduate from SC Fire Academy', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2-area-firefighters-graduate-from-sc-fire-academy', '', '', '2021-09-29 13:36:40', '2021-09-29 17:36:40', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52600', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(52602, 4, '2021-09-29 13:39:33', '2021-09-29 17:39:33', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Shorts at High Noon</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Noon to 1 p.m., Wednesdays through Nov. 17, Technical College of the Lowcountry’s Beaufort campus. A collaboration between the Beaufort Film Society and TCL, screenings are free and open to the public. Check-in is at 11:30 a.m. All films are from the 2021 Beaufort International Film Festival. Schedule and trailers for all featured shorts are available at https://www.beaufortfilmfestival.com/official-selections-2021. Masks are required.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Friends of Port Royal Cypress Wetlands guided tours</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>9 a.m., fourth Friday of each month. The Friends of Port Royal Cypress Wetlands (501c3) offers tours to the public. Tours begin at the amphitheater (Paris Avenue), and you will be guided through the rookery, viewing the many varieties of birds and wildlife and learning the benefits of this stormwater system &amp; working organic laboratory. Tours will be conducted by Master Naturalist Jill Moore from Moore To Life. Those interested in attending, reserve a spot by email at katkatbray@gmail.com. For more information visit www.friendsofportroyalcypresswetlands.org , Facebook at FriendsofPRCypressWetlands, or on Instagram at friendsofprcypresswetlands.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Ancestor of the Land – Rufus Daniel Mitchell</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursdays through Saturdays, Beaufort Arts Council Exhibition Hall, Mather School Museum, Technical College of the Lowcountry, 921 Ribault Road, Building 1. A Tribute by Bernice Mitchel Tate, Andy Tate and Dr. Derek Mitchell Tate to the Beaufort County Rural Black Farmer. An authentic Beaufort County, S.C. Gullah Cultural Heritage photographic, visual art, digital art, material culture exhibition and instillation experience celebrating the life and times of Rufus Daniel Mitchell (1913-1987), his family and the historic Sheldon farming community.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Port Royal Farmers Market</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>9 a.m. to noon, Saturdays, year round, 1615 Ribaut Road, Port Royal. Rain or shine. For more information, visit http://www.portroyalfarmersmarket.com/, visit @portroyalfarmersmarket on Facebook or call 843-295-0058.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>The Historic Port Royal Museum</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>10 a.m. to 3 p.m. or upon request, Thursdays through Sundays, The Historic Port Royal Museum, 1634 Paris Ave. The museum features the turn-of-the-century businesses and industries of Port Royal: Shrimping, crabbing, oystering, the railroad, the school and the mercantile. Great gifts featuring local artists are available. For more information. visit www.portroyalhistory.org, email unionchurch1004@gmail.com or call 843-524-4333.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>LIVE After 5</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>5 to 8 p.m., every third Thursday each month, downtown Beaufort. Recurring monthly party with live music, local artists, late night shopping and drink and food specials. Rain or shine. Free entertainment, sponsored by Activate Beaufort. Entertainment schedule: Thursday, Oct. 21 – Alan Price; Thursday, Nov. 18 – Nick Poulin.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>CPR training</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>8 a.m to 12:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 16, Nov. 20, Dec. 11, at the Wardle Family YMCA, 1801 Richmond Ave., Port Royal, offers CPR. Cost is $35 for YMCA certified course. Those interested need to register at the Y as space is limited and filled on a first come, first serve basis. Questions? Contact Frank Hamilton at 843-525-0233 or ghh60fwh@comcast.net. To register visit the Y front desk or online at beaufort-jasperymca.org and click ‘Register for a Program’ at the top of the page.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>CPR re-certification</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>8 a.m to 12:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 13, at the Wardle Family YMCA, 1801 Richmond Ave., Port Royal, offers CPR. Cost is $25 for YMCA certified course. Those interested need to register at the Y as space is limited and filled on a first come, first serve basis. Questions? Contact Contact Frank Hamilton at 843-525-0233 or ghh60fwh@comcast.net.. To register visit the Y front desk or online at beaufort-jasperymca.org and click ‘Register for a Program’ at the top of the page.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>GOP barbecue fundraiser</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>5:30 to 8 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 30, Quality Inn, 2001 Boundary Street, Beaufort. Hosted by the Beaufort Republican Women’s Club and the Beaufort Federation of Republican Men. Tickets are $25 each, and there will be no tickets at the door. Mail checks to BRWC, P.O. Box 1835, Beaufort, S.C. 29901 prior to Sept. 22. The event will feature a barbecue buffet by Jimmy Fitts, a silent auction, and a beer and wine cash bar. Guest speaker will be State Senator Chip Campsen. For more information, contact Elaine Gantt at 843-379-0056.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Lowcountry Christian Women’s Connection luncheon</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>11:30 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 13, Hampton Hall Club House. Greet heroes Captain Daniel Byrne of the Burton Fire District, and Ken Huddelson and his service buddy Guideon, who will show us how Companions 4 Heroes will change the lives of our veterans. Prepaid reservations are $28 payable to CWC Bluffton care of Carol Mock, 607 Argent Way, Bluffton S.C. 29909. For more details, contact Julie at 602-750-5465 or email Julie.ott.az@gmail.com.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>YMCA Puppy Plunge</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>9 to 11 a.m., Saturdays, Oct. 23, Nov. 20, Dec. 18, Jan. 29, Feb. 26, and March 26. Wardle Family YMCA, Outdoor pool, 1801 Richmond Ave., Port Royal. Well-behaved canines of all breeds and sizes are welcome. Cost is $10 per pup. All proceeds benefit the Y’s Learn to Swim program. Owners will be required to sign a waiver before entering the enclosed, exterior pool area (use the side entrance gate), must be present with their pups at all times, and humans are not permitted to swim in the Puppy Plunge. The YMCA asks that pets be up-to-date on all vaccinations. Event is weather dependent so check the YMCA social media or call the Y front desk at 843-522-9622 the morning of the Puppy Plunge to check any status update.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Help of Beaufort Oyster Roast</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>4:30 to 7:30 p.m., Saturday Nov. 6, Port Royal Community Beer Garden. Tickets are $40 in advance, $50 at the door. Includes all-you-can-eat oysters, a craft beer, live entertainment and dessert. Proceeds support Help of Beaufort. To order tickets, visit www.helpofbeaufort.org.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Bourbon, Bubbles and Brew</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>5 to 7 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 7, Breakwater Restaurant and Bar, 203 Carteret Street, Beaufort. Tickets are $50 and can be purchased at BeaufortFilmFestival.com. A fun-filled evening of tasting fine “bourbons, bubbles and brews” with music by the ClusterShucks will benefit the Beaufort Film Society.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Chef’s Table Benefit &amp; Auction</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>6 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 11, Harbour Town Clubhouse, 11 Lighthouse Lane, Hilton Head Island. Tickets are $150 per person, $1,200 for table of eight. Event is limited to 250 guests. Featuring Rob Mondavi, Jr., and more than 15 Lowcounty chefs. Hosted by Jesse Blanco of Eat It &amp; Like It. Chef’s Appetizer Showcase &amp; Cocktails, 6 p.m. Chef’s Five-Course Dinner, 7:15 p.m. Live auction, 8:30 p.m. Event and auction registration at www.tcl.edu/table. All proceeds benefit the Culinary Institute of the South at Technical College of the Lowcountry and its students.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'WHAT’S HAPPENING', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'whats-happening-71', '', '', '2021-09-29 13:39:33', '2021-09-29 17:39:33', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52602', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52604, 4, '2021-09-29 13:40:43', '2021-09-29 17:40:43', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Fourteenth Circuit Assistant Solicitor Christine Grefe has received the Ernest F. Hollings Award for Excellence in State Prosecution from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for her juvenile caseload work in Family Court. She was recognized Sunday at the annual Solicitor’s Conference in Myrtle Beach.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Family Court focuses on doing what is best for the child,” 14th Circuit Solicitor Duffie Stone said in a release. “What is in the best interest of the child is in the best interest of the community. … (T)he child Christine turns around at age 13 will not be the career criminal we will see at age 30. She is making a difference and making our community better.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Grefe has been a prosecutor with the 14th Circuit Solicitor’s Office since 2004. She is one of the longest-serving attorneys in the office and is its lone prosecutor for juvenile cases, which are typically handled in Family Court. As assistant solicitor, Grefe works closely with the S.C. Department of Juvenile Justice and the Solicitor’s Office Juvenile Pre-Trial Intervention, Arbitration and Juvenile Multidisciplinary Court teams, which she was instrumental in forming.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>She was recently nominated to serve on Governor’s Juvenile Justice Advisory Council.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Solicitor’s Office juvenile prosecutor wins award', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'solicitors-office-juvenile-prosecutor-wins-award', '', '', '2021-09-29 13:40:44', '2021-09-29 17:40:44', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52604', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52606, 4, '2021-09-29 13:41:51', '2021-09-29 17:41:51', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A tourist stops to take a picture Monday of Fripp Inlet from the deck of the newly rebuilt Hunting Island Pier. The pier, originally built in the early 1980s by local businessman Joseph A. Mix, was named Paradise Pier but given to the S.C. Department of Parks Recreation and Tourism a few years later and renamed. The pier was heavily damaged by Hurricane Matthew in 2016. It took four-and-a-half years and $955,000 to repair the pier. Photo by Bob Sofaly.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'IT’S BACK!', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'its-back-2', '', '', '2021-09-29 13:41:51', '2021-09-29 17:41:51', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52606', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52608, 4, '2021-09-29 13:44:02', '2021-09-29 17:44:02', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Big Al and the Heavyweights from Baton Rouge, La., perform Saturday, Sept. 18 during the last in the Fall series of Street Music concerts in the Port Royal Skate Park. Photos by Bob Sofaly.<br><br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":52521,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/09182021-Concert-Series-finale-3-0579.jpeg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/09182021-Concert-Series-finale-3-0579-1024x608.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52521\"/></a><figcaption>Oliver North, 6, was nearly as entertaining as the band during the final concert in the Fall series of Street Music on Paris Avenue on Saturday, Sept. 18, in Port Royal. Due to weather concerns, the concert was moved to the Port Royal Skate Park giving Oliver an elevated platform on which to cut his best dance moves. Oliver was at the concert with his grandparents.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->', 'A Heavyweight concert', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'a-heavyweight-concert', '', '', '2021-09-29 13:44:03', '2021-09-29 17:44:03', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52608', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52610, 4, '2021-09-29 13:46:40', '2021-09-29 17:46:40', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>SNS Technologies, a managed service provider (MSP), with locations in Beaufort and Bluffton, that helps small businesses and healthcare clients with their technology service, solutions and support needs, has joined CompTIA Apprenticeships for Tech, a national program to expand and diversify the information technology (IT) workforce in South Carolina and across America.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>CompTIA Apprenticeships for Tech and partners such as SNS Technologies are working together to increase the number of IT workers across America; expand tech career opportunities for women, individuals with disabilities, people of color and other populations; and help employers meet their current and long-term needs for IT professionals.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>CompTIA, the nonprofit association for the IT industry and workforce, and Maher &amp; Maher, a recognized leader in building innovative and successful apprenticeship initiatives, were selected by the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) to participate in the national apprenticeship initiative. The program is helping companies of all sizes – from small firms such as SNS Technologies to large enterprises with thousands of workers – fill their staffing needs for technology professionals and to do so in a way to opens career opportunities for more individuals.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Employers interested in joining the CompTIA Apprenticeships for Tech program and individuals who would like to become apprentices can find more information at <a href=\"https://www.comptia.org/content/lp/apprenticeships-for-tech\">https://www.comptia.org/content/lp/apprenticeships-for-tech</a>.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'SNS Technologies joins National Tech Worker Apprenticeship Program', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'sns-technologies-joins-national-tech-worker-apprenticeship-program', '', '', '2021-09-29 13:46:40', '2021-09-29 17:46:40', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52610', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52612, 4, '2021-09-29 13:47:58', '2021-09-29 17:47:58', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In the newest initiative of The Help Save Gullah Geechee Land Campaign, 20 free sets of the six-volume \"Lucy\'s Kids and Money\" Series were presented to Beaufort County Library Director Amanda Brewer Dickman on Friday, Sept. 10 at the Hilton Head Island Branch Library.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Making the presentation on behalf of the Pan-African Family Empowerment &amp; Land Preservation Network (PAFEN) was founder and CEO Theresa White, PAFEN Executive Vice Chair Stephen A. McHayle, and \"Lucy\'s Kids and Money\" author and businesswoman Lucille Tyler-Baldwin of Bluffton.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“PAFEN views the presentation of \"Lucy\'s Kids and Money\" children\'s financial literacy books as a critical step in ensuring that the next generations of Gullah Geechee taxpayers will be well-equipped to handle the financial end of sustaining ownership of the ancestral homes and land being passed down to them,” White said in a release.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>White also noted that since 2015, PAFEN has prevented the loss of Gullah Geechee land assessed at more than $15-million-- primarily by paying delinquent property taxes in eight of the nine South Carolina counties included in the federal Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Juggling limited financial resources has long been a challenge for many land-rich, but cash-poor Gullah Geechee families,\" White observed. \"But Lucille Tyler-Baldwin has done a remarkable job of translating important financial literacy terms into simple to understand language that can be shared by entire families of all races.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The \"Lucy\'s Kids and Money\" series retails for $95 per set online. Tyler-Baldwin – who recently joined the PAFEN Advisory Board – made a generous $7,500 in-kind contribution to The Help Save Gullah Geechee Land Campaign by allowing PAFEN to purchase 125 sets of her books at the publishing cost.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We definitely appreciate her efforts to support our mission of saving property owned by people of African descent!\" White added.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In August, PAFEN distributed 40 sets of \"Lucy\'s Kids and Money\" books – covering the topics Credit, Basic Taxes, Saving, Credit Cards, When I Grow Up, and Financial Mumbo Jumbo – to Gullah Geechee elementary, middle, and high school students participating in the Marshview Community Organic Farm Tutorial Program, the DeGullah Way Tutorial Program, and the New Life Deliverance Temple Academy Tutorial Program on St. Helena Island. The tutorial programs were funded through grants written by Sara Reynolds Green, Owner of the Marshview Community Organic Farm, on behalf of the both the S.C. Coastal Community Development Corporation and New Life Deliverance Temple.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Plans are in the works to distribute free copies of \"Lucy\'s Kids and Money\" to the libraries of local Title I public schools, among other organizations that educate and empower youths.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Tyler-Baldwin unveiled her \"Lucy\'s Kids and Money\" series at the Zen Den\'s Bookfest 2021, which was held in partnership with the Pat Conroy Literary Center on May 29.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Adult financial literacy books authored by Tyler-Baldwin include \"Sick and Tired of Being Broke: One Woman\'s Journey on the Road to Financial Empowerment,\" \"In the Driver\'s Seat,\" and \"Women of Color Handling Their Business and Creating Wealth.\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Beaufort County Libraries gifted “Lucy’s Kids and Money”', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-county-libraries-gifted-lucys-kids-and-money', '', '', '2021-09-29 13:47:59', '2021-09-29 17:47:59', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52612', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52614, 4, '2021-09-29 13:50:51', '2021-09-29 17:50:51', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Well-behaved canines of all breeds and sizes are welcome to attend the YMCA Puppy Plunge beginning Oct. 23, 2021 – from 9 to 11 a.m. – at the Y outdoor pool at 1801 Richmond Ave., Port Royal.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The cost is $10 per pup and all proceeds benefit the Y’s Learn to Swim program, which teaches local youth and adults to swim at a reduced cost or for free.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Since the outdoor pool will be closed to humans, it’s time to let the dogs out,” YMCA Aquatics Director Perri Flaherty said in a release. “We’re looking forward to having as many pups as possible splashing, swimming and playing in our safe outdoor pool area. Of course, we’re also hoping to raise as much money as possible to supplement swim lessons, so everyone bring your pups to the Y.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":52548,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Puppy-Plunge.jpg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Puppy-Plunge-1024x978.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52548\"/></a></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Additional dates for the Puppy Plunge are Nov. 20 and Dec. 18, 2021 and Jan. 29, Feb. 26, and March 26, 2022. Owners will be required to sign a waiver before entering the enclosed, exterior pool area (use the side entrance gate), must be present with their pups at all times, and humans are not permitted to swim in the Puppy Plunge.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The YMCA asks that pets be up-to-date on all vaccinations. This event is weather dependent so check the YMCA social media or call the Y front desk at 843-522-9622 the morning of the Puppy Plunge to check any status update.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Puppy Plunge returns to YMCA', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'puppy-plunge-returns-to-ymca', '', '', '2021-09-29 13:50:52', '2021-09-29 17:50:52', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52614', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52616, 4, '2021-09-29 13:55:59', '2021-09-29 17:55:59', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Community Foundation of the Lowcountry has received a $487,000 grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service (NPS) funded through the Historic Preservation Fund and African American Civil Rights (AACR) grant program.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The funds will support the Community Foundation’s Second Founding of America Fund, which is undertaking three local projects: the restoration of the historic Deacon’s Study Cottage at Brick Baptist Church on St. Helena Island within the Penn School Historic Landmark District; the restoration of the foundation of the Grand Army Hall of the Republic; and the restoration of a freedman’s cottage both of which are in downtown Beaufort’s Historic Landmark District.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In total, the AACR grant program has funded $15.7 million for projects across the United States. With these funds, organizations and agencies conserve significant U.S. cultural and historic resources, which illustrate, interpret, and are associated with the great events, ideas, and individuals that contribute to our nation’s history and culture.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“As we work with The Second Founding of America Fund, we are delighted to serve as their partner and fiscal agent as they work to restore these important historic structures,” President and CEO of Community Foundation of the Lowcountry Scott Wierman said in a release. “These structures serve as instruments for the pubic to learn the often-lost stories of the Reconstruction Era, which started in Beaufort County in 1861, and where Reconstruction likely lasted longer than any other place.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“In addition to collaborative community outreach and educational programming, Second Founding of America is a designated philanthropic partner with the Reconstruction Era National Historical Park and the Reconstruction Era Historic Network,” said former Beaufort Mayor Billy Keyserling, who founded Second Founding of America.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“One of our principal goals it to help grow and sustain the Reconstruction Era National Historical Park and to help uncover and tell the many stories that will be discovered by students and communities in Beaufort County and across the region,” Keyserling continued. “While we intend to help identify and interpret sites throughout the county, state and region, the logical place to start is with properties adjacent to the Reconstruction Era National Park, which are in two of the state’s four Historic Landmark Districts.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Keyserling said additional support has come from Beaufort County Council’s Accommodations Tax fund, individuals, corporations, SC Humanities, and SC Department of Archives and History.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“But we have a long way to go to ensure that Beaufort County is not only the home of the Reconstruction Era National Historical Park, but also the center of developing educational initiatives in South Carolina and beyond,” Keyserling said.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Second Founding of America is providing $106,000 as a match to the National Park Service award. According to Keyserling, the funding is in place for this match and they are working to raise additional funds to save and open to the public other structures that represent the Reconstruction Era. Keyserling says this is a particularly important chapter of American History because it has often been left out of textbooks and classrooms.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Community Foundation of the Lowcountry receives $487,000 grant for Second Founding of America Fund', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'community-foundation-of-the-lowcountry-receives-487000-grant-for-second-founding-of-america-fund', '', '', '2021-09-29 13:55:59', '2021-09-29 17:55:59', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52616', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52618, 4, '2021-09-29 14:00:14', '2021-09-29 18:00:14', '<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2><strong>County Council puts damper on Keyserling’s plans for Smalls home </strong></h2>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>BEAUFORT </em>– Beaufort County Council wasn’t very nice to former Mayor Billy Keyserling and his efforts to expand the historic Reconstruction Beaufort district he’s worked hard to establish. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Keyserling, who opted not to run for re-election in 2020 to focus on Beaufort County’s Reconstruction history, had asked the Council to use $276,000 in accommodations tax dollars for the purchase of the Robert Smalls home to be used as a National Park museum.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But neighbors of the 511 Prince Street home once owned by the Reconstruction-era political leader, showed up en masse at Monday night’s council to object to his request.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Keyserling and his brother Paul purchased the house last month and with A-tax funds to match federal funds and private contributions, plan to donate it to the National Trust for Historic Places. In his comments to the council’s Finance Committee last week, Keyserling said those opposed to the project were focusing on misinformation.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>He contends opening the home to the public will not increase tourists in the area.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Frankly, I’m not sure they want the kind of people this will draw into their neighborhood,” he told the Council committee, speaking of those opposed to his request.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort Historic Foundation has an easement on the house which has been used as a private home. BHF Executive Director Cynthia Jenkins addressed the council and suggested there were too many unknowns about the project to support the proposal.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Council members rejected Keyserling\'s request to redirect the appropriations already approved from two Reconstruction Beaufort projects – a hut associated with Brick Baptist Church on St. Helena Island and foundation repairs at the Grand Army Hall in downtown Beaufort – to the Smalls home. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Councilman Logan Cunningham, once Council voted 7 to 4 to reject the request, said the “vote was about moving the money, not Reconstruction.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Keyserling said he would continue with the capital campaign to raise $2 million to cover the purchase and provide a maintenance trust fund.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Lolita Huckaby Watson is a community volunteer and former reporter/ editorial assistant/columnist with The Beaufort Gazette, The Savannah Morning News, Bluffton Today, Beaufort Today and The Robesonian (Lumberton, N.C.). She can be reached at bftbay@gmail.com. </em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'LOWCOUNTRY LOWDOWN', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'lowcountry-lowdown-51', '', '', '2021-09-29 14:00:15', '2021-09-29 18:00:15', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52618', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52620, 4, '2021-09-29 14:01:09', '2021-09-29 18:01:09', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort County Board of Voter Registration and Elections offices in Beaufort, Bluffton and Hilton Head Island will be open starting Monday, Oct. 4, for in-person absentee voting.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Absentee Precincts are open for the following Nov. 2 elections:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Town of Bluffton General (Town of Bluffton voters only);</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Town of Port Royal General (Town of Port Royal voters only);</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Town of Yemassee General (Beaufort County Town of Yemassee voters only);</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort County Referendums Special (All Beaufort County voters).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Absentee voting hours are from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday to Friday. The last day to vote absentee is Monday, Nov. 1. Voting will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. that day.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The absentee voting precincts are:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort: </strong>15 John Galt Road, Beaufort, S.C. 29906;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Bluffton: </strong>61B Ulmer Road, Bluffton, S.C. 29910;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Hilton Head Island: </strong>539 William Hilton Parkway, Hilton Head Island, S.C. 29926.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'In-person absentee voting opens Oct. 4', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'in-person-absentee-voting-opens-oct-4', '', '', '2021-09-29 14:01:09', '2021-09-29 18:01:09', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52620', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52622, 4, '2021-09-29 14:02:56', '2021-09-29 18:02:56', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There will be a public test of the Ballot Marking and Ballot Scanning devices at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 1, at the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Beaufort County office, located at 15 John Galt Road, Beaufort, S.C. 29906.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The board is conducting the test in advance of the following Nov. 2 elections:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Town of Bluffton General Election;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Town of Port Royal General Election;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Town of Yemassee General;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort County Referendums Special Election.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There will be limited space due to social distancing guidelines, and all CDC guidelines will be followed. Guests are very strongly encouraged to wear masks for viewing of the public test and masks are available to those who do not have one.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more information, visit https://www.beaufortcountysc.gov/vote or call 843-255-6900.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'County test of voting system to be held Friday', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'county-test-of-voting-system-to-be-held-friday', '', '', '2021-09-29 14:02:57', '2021-09-29 18:02:57', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52622', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52624, 4, '2021-09-29 14:07:44', '2021-09-29 18:07:44', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort lost another treasure last week</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When I posted the news of Dennis J. Adams’ passing online, I was overwhelmed with the flood of comments I received back. From members of the thespian community to classmates from library school, including one of his teachers, there was an outpouring of tributes and shared fond memories and great pictures of him in action.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I heard words such as “academic,” “oldest friend in Beaufort,” “wealth of knowledge,” “wicked smart,” “refined gentleman” and “Beaufort icon” just to name a few.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Whether you heard Dennis singing his sea shanties as Blackbeard on the CAPA Ghost Tours downtown, had the great fortune to have his help as reference librarian extraordinaire at the Scott Street public library, read his column in The Beaufort Gazette as the “Answer Man,” watched his wonderful performances in any of the many local productions he was in, heard him read Twas the Night Before Christmas at the annual tree lighting at Night on the Town, asked his help in translating Romansh or just knew him, you were indeed a lucky person.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>He was a lover of beagles, collector of art and creator of papier-mâché figurines and a devoted son and brother. Though he wanted no funeral, no memorial, not even an obituary, I hope that he would forgive me this brief public homage to a man who touched so many lives and left us much too soon.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>– Geni Flowers, USC Beaufort Librarian, Beaufort</em><br><br><em>(Above: Dennis J. Adams)</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Island News&nbsp;coverage, feedback should remain local</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I object fervently that your letters to editor that objected to your coverage of the now appropriately dismissed member of the city election board – were ALL from out of state?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I have previously thanked you for good journalism that serves our local electorate, but you are not a large urban paper whose readership is state or countrywide … Beaufort County is your home and where your good service is and should be focused.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>So, if you were trying to demonstrate balance in publishing alternative viewpoints, that is laudable, but any such sentiments should come from local resident readers, in my opinion. I full well expect your coverage brought you lots of negative input from local conservatives that may be victims of \"the lie,\" so print that input if you choose, and also do not allow your editorial prerogatives to be compromised.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You owe no apologies for the truth. Thanks for your valuable service.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>– Tim Dodds, Lady\'s Island</em><br><br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'LETTERS TO THE EDITOR', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'letters-to-the-editor-39', '', '', '2021-09-29 14:08:42', '2021-09-29 18:08:42', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52624', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52627, 4, '2021-09-29 14:10:29', '2021-09-29 18:10:29', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort’s John Payne, 76, joined the Navy ROTC program at the University of Missouri in 1962. Upon graduation, he was commissioned in the United States Marine Corps. After Officer Basic Training at Quantico, he was assigned to combat duty in Quang Tri province in Vietnam, where during the Tet Offensive in 1968 he was badly wounded. After recovery and return from Vietnam, he was assigned to Camp Pendleton, where he separated from active duty in 1970. In 1971 he joined the Marine Reserves and subsequently served at nine locations from Portland to Buffalo, rising to Battalion Commander. He retired in 1997 as a Colonel. He has three children who all joined the Marines. Moving to Beaufort County in 2000, he served as Chairman of the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) committee that helped “save” MCAS from closure.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":52546,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/John-Payne-Young.jpg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/John-Payne-Young-827x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52546\"/></a></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>– Compiled by John Chubb, American Legion Post 9. For nominations, contact jechubb1@gmail.com.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'VETERAN OF THE WEEK – JOHN PAYNE', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'veteran-of-the-week-john-payne', '', '', '2021-09-29 14:10:30', '2021-09-29 18:10:30', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52627', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52629, 4, '2021-09-29 14:11:56', '2021-09-29 18:11:56', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Jennifer Picklesimer took this photo of a “sweet little frog” earlier this month at Cypress Wetlands in Port Royal. To submit a Lowcountry Life photo, you must be the photographer or have permission to submit the photo to be published in The Island News. Please submit high-resolution photos and include a description and/or names of the people in the picture and the name of the photographer. Email your photos to theislandnews@gmail.com.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'LOWCOUNTRY LIFE', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'lowcountry-life-178', '', '', '2021-09-29 14:11:57', '2021-09-29 18:11:57', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52629', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52631, 4, '2021-09-29 14:13:57', '2021-09-29 18:13:57', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>TENNIS</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Bobcats sweep past Eagles for first region win</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bluffton girls tennis swept to its first Region 7-4A win with a 6-0 victory over Beaufort High on Thursday.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Bobcats won four of the six matches in straight sets and outlasted the Eagles in a pair of three-set thrillers after dropping the opening set to finish off the sweep.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Eagles are back in action Thursday, hosting James Island.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Bluffton 6, Beaufort High 0</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Singles</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>1. Gianna Wilson def. Sophie McMullen 6-2, 6-1</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>2. Ellory Pruitt def. Maddie Cofare 2-6, 6-2, 10-5</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>3. Taylor Welch def. Natalie Tuberville 6-0, 6-3</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>4. Olivia Boshaw def. Aisha Arora 4-6, 6-1, 10-8</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>5. Kensley Kaney def. Tallie Pendarvis 6-3, 6-0</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Doubles</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>2. Abby Stevens/Annastacia Federinko def. 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Eighth-grader Gavin Moore (17:27.10) finished in sixth, and Connor Eby (17:30.50) was right behind in eighth to help the Eagles (114 pts) claim fourth place in the team standings.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Antia (20:26.60) continued her strong start to the season in fifth place while teammate Anna Brown (22:01.00) took 13th to earn Beaufort (182 pts) a seventh-place finish.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort High is back in action at the Military Magnet Academy Invitational on Saturday.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Seahawks sweep&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>team titles at&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sand Shark Classic</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hilton Head High cross country took home the hardware at the Sand Shark Classic, sweeping the boys’ and girls’ races Saturday on USCB’s Bluffton campus.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Seahawk girls (32 pts) held off a strong Bluffton side (35 pts), as four HHIHS runners placed in the top eight. Cynthia Gudaitis (20:04.80) led the way in second place as North Charleston’s Ellie Timmons (19:53.60) claimed the individual title.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hilton Head’s boys followed suit with a first-place finish, as Caden Thune (16:36.30) edged out Bluffton’s Earlon Baker (16:40.60) for the individual title. All five scoring runners finished in the top 10 for the Seahawks (28 pts).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Seventh-grader Brookelynne Daugherty (22:53.70) impressed on the girls’ side for Battery Creek in 10th, and John Paul II’s Brady Mahoney (23:09.20) was right behind in 11th.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Daniel Reedy (18:21.80) finished 12th in the boys’ race for Holy Trinity, Blake Hubic (18:50.80) took 17th for John Paul II, and Aiden Northway (19:57.00) put together a solid run for Battery Creek. 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(52699, 4, '2021-10-06 12:49:14', '2021-10-06 16:49:14', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you are a Veteran or Military Service Member you may be eligible for Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&amp;E), formerly known as Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment, services to help with job training, resume development, job seeking skills coaching, and finding a good job.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>VR&amp;E is a Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) program. Read the basic information on VR&amp;E at https://www.benefits. va.gov/vocrehab/index.asp.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The VR&amp;E Program also offers other services to assist eligible veterans and service members in starting their own businesses or providing independent living services for those who are severely disabled and unable to work in traditional employment. Read about the VR&amp;E Program and how to apply online, by mail, or in-person, at the VR&amp;E Process Page at https:// www.va.gov/careers-employment/vocational-rehabilitation/.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The VR&amp;E Program intent is to assist service members and veterans with service-connected disabilities to succeed:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In transitioning back to civilian life;&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In finding suitable employment;&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On campus by supporting education and training;&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At home and communities through services to maximize independence in daily living.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Read more about how to apply for VR&amp;E at https:// www.va.gov/careers-employment/vocational-rehabilitation/how-to-apply. Learn more about how to apply on-line using the VA’s Application For Vocational Rehabilitation For Claimants With Service-Connected Disabilities, VA Form 28-1900 at https://www.va.gov/ careers-employment/vocational-rehabilitation/apply-vre-form-28-1900/start. For accessing VR&amp;E through the Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES) read the information at https://www.va.gov/careers-employment/vocational-rehabilitation/ides.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The VR&amp;E Program is also known as Chapter 31 and will help those eligible to explore employment options and address training needs. In some cases, veteran and service member family members may also qualify for certain benefits. Family members of veterans and service members can find out if they are eligible for certain counseling services, training, and education benefits at https://www.va.gov/careers-employment/dependant-benefits.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Veterans are eligible to apply for VR&amp;E benefits if the Veteran:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Has an honorable or other than dishonorable discharge; and&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A VA service-connected disability rating of 10 percent or more or a memorandum rating of 20 percent.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Active-duty service members are eligible to apply for VR&amp;E benefits if the Service Member expects to receive an honorable or other than dishonorable discharge and:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Obtains a VA memorandum rating of 20 percent or more or&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Is enrolled in the *Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES).&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>(Note: The Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES) is a joint DoD and VA disability evaluation process. Under this system, VA helps DoD determine if wounded, ill, or injured service members are fit for continued military service and provide disability benefits to service members and veterans, if appropriate. IDES allows VA and DoD to share information and to complete each agency’s respective process simultaneously, without the need for duplicative exams and ratings.)&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>While eligible to apply for VR&amp;E, the service member must meet the criteria for entitlement, except if the service member is awaiting discharge due to serious injury or illness, which occurred in the line-of-duty. In this case, the service member will be automatically entitled to VR&amp;E benefits under the National Defense Authorization ACT of 2008.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The VR&amp;E entitlement is for 48 months but this period may be extended if a VA Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor determines that the service member has a serious employment handicap. The time limit for a service member’s eligibility to receive VR&amp;E benefits is limited to 12 years. The 12-year period starts on the latter of these two dates:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Date of separation from active military duty or&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Date when the veteran was notified of a VA service-connected disability.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you’re a veteran or service member with a service-connected disability that impacts your ability to work, the VA’s VR&amp;E Program may be able to help. VR&amp;E offers five support-and-services tracks to help veterans and service members find and keep a job, and live as independently as possible.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>VR&amp;E support-and-services tracks can help those eligible to learn new skills, find a new job, start a business, get professional or vocational training and educational counseling, or return to a former job. The five VR&amp;E support tracks are:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Reemployment track, where a Service Member may have the right to return to the civilian job that he or she held before they deployed. Services include consultation with the employer, job accommodations, coordination with the Veterans Heath Administration services, reemployment rights advice, and case management.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Rapid Access to Employment track, where a veteran or service member can get employment counseling, short-term training, subsistence allowance, resume development help, interviewing skills preparation, job search assistance, and job-search support that matches the veteran’s existing skills.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Self-Employment track, where a service member or veteran, with a service-connected disability, can get help to start his or her own business. Services may include referrals to resources (Small Business Administration, etc.) to assist in developing a business plan, training in small business operations, and guidance in obtaining resources.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Employment Through Long-Term Services track, where a veteran or service member may be eligible for specialized training or education to obtain suitable employment. This service could include college, vocational, or technical training; apprenticeships, internships, on-the-job training, subsistence money personalized case management, and individualized employment services.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Independent Living track, where a veteran or service member is unable to pursue a vocational goal or seek employment can get assistive technology, independent living skills training, community-based support services, gain increased access to the community, acquire a volunteer position, and obtain home adaptations to improve independence in daily living.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Read more about VR&amp;E tracks at https://www. va.gov/careers-employment/vocational-rehabilitation/programs/.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The VR&amp;E Program is not the same as the GI Bill. The GI Bill is an educational program. VR&amp;E is a program to assist veterans and service members with service-connected disabilities to overcome barriers to employment and become suitably employed.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Four of the five VR&amp;E tracks of services are geared specifically toward employment. The “E” in VRE stands for employment assistance.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The three VR&amp;E offices in S.C. are located in Columbia (803-647-2400), Charleston (843-740-9114), and Greenville (864-271- 9682). These offices are in the VBA Southern District and the VBA Regional Office in Columbia, SC. The Charleston VR&amp;E Office is located at 4600 Goer Drive, Suite 110, N. Charleston, S.C. 29406, but due to the COVID Pandemic, it is not open to the public and services are being provided remotely.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>See https://benefits. va.gov/benefits/offices. asp to read about VBA Regional Offices and their locations. This website has a map showing SE, NE, Continental, and Pacific VBA Districts. It also has a by state index that provides links to VA regional offices, an email address for contacting the regional office director and a listing of additional VA facilities located in each state.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Visit your regional office website to learn about the services the regional office provides, directions to the facility, hours of operation, and the leadership team that serves the regional office. The Columbia, S.C. Regional Office is located at 6437 Garners Ferry Road, Columbia, SC 29209.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The wonderful benefits offered through the VR&amp;E Program are too many to list in one newspaper article. So do your homework and read all about these hard-earned benefits at www.va.gov and watch the VA YouTube video entitled The Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Program Individualized Path to Employment at https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=pq1eDxZv1Zk.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It is always advisable to use a trained professional called an accredited representative (an accredited attorney, claims agent, or Veterans Service Officer-VSO), to get help applying for VR&amp;E benefits. The VA trusts these professionals because they’re trained and certified in the VA claims and appeals processes and can help with VA-related needs.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Find a VA list and contact information for Veterans and Military Service Organizations at https://www.va.gov/VSO/ VSO-Directory.pdf. You can also search online for VA Accredited VSOs, Attorneys, and Claims Agents at https://www.va.gov/ogc/ apps/accreditation/index. asp.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>More importantly, S.C. Veterans can find a list of all S.C. County VSOs at https://scdva.sc.gov/county-veterans-affairs-offices. S.C. County VSO services are free. The Beaufort County Veterans Service Office is located in the Disabilities and Special Needs Building, at 100 Clear Water Way, Beaufort, S.C. 29906, phone number 843- 255-6880, and fax number 843-255-9445. Call ahead to make an appointment.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Larry Dandridge is a retired Lt. Col. In the U.S. Army. He is a Vietnam War era wounded warrior, a combat and 100 percent disabled veteran, a former Infantryman, former Warrant Officer and pilot. Dandridge is also a past Veterans Service Officer, and a current volunteer Patient Adviser, CEO Advisory Council Member, and Patient and Family Advisory Committee Member at the RHJ VA Medical Center, as well as a published author and free-lance writer. He can be reached at LDandridge@earthlink.net. </em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'What are veterans and military service members’ VR&E benefits?', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'what-are-veterans-and-military-service-members-vre-benefits', '', '', '2021-10-06 12:49:15', '2021-10-06 16:49:15', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52699', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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The surge in consumer prices comes at a moment the president is pressing his case for a sprawling, $3.5 trillion social spending bill. Admitting there’s inflation would jeopardize that bill, because its eye-popping price tag would likely further fuel inflation. That’s not something people will easily stomach if they’re already nervous about fast-rising living costs.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Much rides on convincing people the high prices we’re seeing won’t stick around.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The spiking inflation rate comes amid a record-shattering government spending binge, much of it billed as “stimulus” to counter the impact of pandemic-related shutdowns. Meanwhile, the shutdowns disrupted supply chains while increased unemployment benefits helped create labor shortages.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>That’s the certain recipe for inflation: increasing the money circulating in an economy (increasing demand) versus the amount of goods and services available for purchase (reducing supply). When demand for goods and services exceeds their supply, prices go up. So, that flood of federal dollars we’ve recently seen is a reason we’re seeing higher grocery bills today. The question is, how long will rising prices continue, and how bad will they get?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Certainly, downplaying the inflation threat is the politically convenient move.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When sluggish growth is the main threat to the economy, Washington’s standard remedy is a spending spree. But when the predominant threat is inflation, a spending spree drives up inflation even more. That’s when it’s time for Washington to cut up its credit cards. That\'s not what the White House wants to hear as it’s pushing another massive spending bill.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The White House says the current bout of inflation is driven by a couple of factors temporarily causing demand to outpace supply: people spending their savings because businesses and factories have re-opened, and lingering labor shortages and bottlenecks caused by the shutdowns. Officials insist inflation will be short-lived.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Skepticism is warranted, however. There’s no end in sight for the supply chain bottlenecks, and they may further worsen. And while it’s likely that some of the factors at work here are temporary, there are some that aren’t – such as increased home prices, gasoline, groceries, and of course, federal spending.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Even some economists on the left have sounded the alarm about the president’s free-spending agenda. They include Larry Summers, a former top economist for presidents Clinton and Obama, who clearly struck a nerve earlier this year in warning that inflation could remain for a while. He suggests tapping the brakes on spending.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A lawmaker from the president’s party has advocated a “pause” on the impending spending bill until a clearer inflation picture emerges. That’s good advice. We mustn’t tempt fate by rushing through a spending bill that could worsen inflation’s sting.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Inflation eats away at our purchasing power and erodes our standard of living. It’s a hidden tax hike. And politicians who fancy themselves champions of lower-income Americans should keep in mind that inflation hurts the little guy the most. For people struggling to get by, necessities become even less affordable.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There\'s no evidence to justify dismissing the inflation threat out of hand. To ignore it risks increasing the intensity and duration of the pain ahead. And let\'s just say the White House\'s recent track record doesn\'t inspire confidence in its ability to read warning signs, no matter how clear.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Pumping the brakes on government spending is the only wise course of action.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Richard Eckstrom is a CPA and the state Comptroller. He’s president of the National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers, and Treasurers.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Inflation threat means it’s time to pump brakes on spending', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'inflation-threat-means-its-time-to-pump-brakes-on-spending', '', '', '2021-10-06 12:58:33', '2021-10-06 16:58:33', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52701', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52704, 4, '2021-10-06 13:00:25', '2021-10-06 17:00:25', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Misinformation is false information. Disinformation is deliberate falsehood. Mal-information is information that might be true, but is intentionally used to deceive.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>These mendacities are the mother’s milk of the anti-vaccine activists, political propagandists, conspiracy theorists, and their ilk. They corrode our liberty, under the false guise that their vulgar messages are strengthening our freedom. Balderdash!</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In 1962, the famous science fiction writer, Arthur C. Clark proposed three new laws of “science.” The third became the most famous and most cited: “A technology sufficiently advanced is indistinguishable from magic.” I am a believer in the magic of this “law of science.” The magic of digital technology (DT) has fundamentally changed the 21st Century; now and forever; for better or worse.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Since the industrial revolution of the 19th century, technology has increased exponentially, whereas, social norms and government laws have lagged eons behind technological advancements. This is why DT has been so successful, and why we have so few meaningful laws to rein in the ocean of deceit in which we are drowning.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The guiding principle of “trollism” is to inundate social networks with prodigious amounts of the exuded grass digested by cows – a four-letter word I cannot print here, but you know what I mean.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Digital technology allows legions of anonymous fabricators to subvert users of social media. Adept exploitation of social networks enables these “trolls” — human, robot and sophisticated Artificial Intelligence/algorithms — to mislead us. They operate 24/7/365, creating a tsunami of outrage and confusion with their fakery; these trolls have been described as “epistemic sociopaths.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Trolls are socio-pathological serial killers of Truth. The First Amendment does not protect robots or artificial intelligence (AI) to sing their deceitful songs.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>These enemies of Truth succeed because they are aided and abetted by social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and the like, which have virtually no restrictions on what appears on their podiums. These vicious, unrelenting attacks on our democracy are unprecedented, and they must not be ignored. Doing so only emboldens trolls to try even harder to convince us that what we believe to be true, is not to be believed at all.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The goal of the trolls is not to convince you of the lies they propagate. Their goal is to make you question what you believe, and to confuse you to the extent that you can no longer discriminate between truth and falsity.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Trolls want folks to be unable to know whom to trust; who is lying; who is telling the truth. Confusion, frustration, indecision – such chaos becomes a deadly weapon. In that way, these demons act like merciless termites steadily eating away at the pillars of our democracy, pillars built upon Truth. Every aspect of trust and credibility is corroded and degraded by these insidious “Pied Pipers of Lies” through their knowledge and use of digital technology.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A major player in the social media universe, Salesforce (CRM), whose CEO also owns Time magazine, is increasingly critical of Facebook. Insider information from the Wall Street Journal’s investigation found that Facebook’s highest officials were not only well aware of its negative impact on users, but also that they failed to mitigate this existential problem. To quote a basic critique of Facebook by Salesforce’s CEO: \"In each and every major topic, it gets connected back to the mistrust that is happening and especially the amount of it being seeded by the social networks. It must stop now!”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Recently, YouTube has hit hard on the falsities of the anti-vaxxer trolls, including in Russia. A definite step in the right direction.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Some high-tech billionaires have urged Congress to try and stop the \"level of deceit\" on virtually all social networks. The Federal government has a vital role to play, and it is essential that Congress pass specific laws to prevent social media platforms such as Facebook from disseminating deceitful, dangerous garbage – tall tales that attack our democratic principles at their very foundation.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The trolls are the enemy of Superman and our republic: “Truth, Justice and the American Way.” The survival of our thus-far-successful experiment with republican democracy is at stake. Trollism is a “clear and present danger,” and they must be stopped.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Germany’s government pressured Facebook, which took an unprecedented removal of fake accounts spreading COVID-19 misinformation that also encouraged violence onto COVID restrictions. If the Germans can manage this important remediation of our problems with evil Trolls, why can’t we?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>“Well, all I know is what I read in the newspapers.” – Will Rogers</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>David M. Taub was Mayor of Beaufort from 1990 through 1999 and served as a Beaufort County Magistrate from 2010 to 2015. You can reach him at david.m.taub42@gmail.com.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Misinformation, disinformation, mal-information: A one-way road to Perdition', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'misinformation-disinformation-mal-information-a-one-way-road-to-perdition', '', '', '2021-10-06 13:00:25', '2021-10-06 17:00:25', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52704', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52706, 4, '2021-10-06 13:01:32', '2021-10-06 17:01:32', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Omne trium perfectum, good things come in threes. Beginning my article with a Latin phrase is a definite sign of intellect, prestige, and mastery of pretension. It rolls off the tongue with a bit more fashion, pizazz, and proof that I utilize Google.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Three Little Pigs, Three French Hens, and a three-ring circus would never be without three. What a dismal world it would be.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Researching scenarios that prove this epithet, I chose to examine my own experiences. One example indisputably frolicked to the forefront of my flustered mind. Unsure of the regional implications and wary of excluding those above the Mason-Dixon, I won\'t feign the South has exclusivity. It is a universal phenomenon.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Almost every woman has a trifecta, strong ties that unite a group of women who may appear to otherwise have very little in common, somewhat of yin and yang but with a twist that keeps things intriguing. It is a natural force with extraordinary results — an equilateral triangle maintaining calm or creating chaos.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For me, it is the saint, thinker, and troublemaker – a mystical recipe for survival or disaster. It is to my trifecta I turn when life gets a bit squally. Considering myself the thinker of the motley mix, I have but two options. The saint keeps me grounded and semi-logical, while the troublemaker seems to have an endless supply of questionable solutions.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The saint is sensible, responsible, and far more rational than her cohorts. When tempers go high and right, she is there with an appropriate amount of chocolate and an insufficient amount of alcohol. She makes sure we have sunscreen, arrive home safely, and are always the first to RSVP.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>She has single-handedly kept the troublemaker and me out of prison. She has direct lines to Jesus and an endless supply of Advil. The contents of her purse are the eighth wonder of the world.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I do believe every trifecta needs a troublemaker. She has kept us both on our toes and given us stories to tell our future grandkids. Continuously encouraging us to color outside the lines, buy the shoes and add just a bit more makeup.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Her heart is golden, motives dubious, and her willingness to go to battle is legendary. She intuitively hears the slightest tone in my voice and arrives with a baseball bat and a bottle of wine, ready to use her expertise with both.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Maybe the trifecta is little pieces of us all, and together we form a capable, caring, and charismatic woman. They turn to me when difficult situations knock on their door. I arrive with a solution or an alibi without fail. The troublemaker knows I am the one to bail her out, find her car and help with the pesky adult tasks. The saint knows I am the first to stand by her side when her soft voice is unheard. They both know to call me if they find themselves alone.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We fight. We disagree. We drink bottles of wine while solving all the world\'s problems and stay in touch no matter how life laps the miles. We are, to each other, a true north, especially when things go south.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>One woman is strong, two are fierce, but a group of three can change the world or at least your mood. Soulmates of a different kind with three hearts, three personalities, and evidence that good things certainly do come in threes.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Cherimie Crane Weatherford is the owner/founder of SugarBelle, a long-time real estate broker and a lover of the obscurities of southern culture. To contact her with praise and adoration, email CCWIslandNews@gmail.com. To complain, call your local representative.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'A group of three can change the world', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'a-group-of-three-can-change-the-world', '', '', '2021-10-06 13:01:33', '2021-10-06 17:01:33', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52706', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52708, 4, '2021-10-06 13:03:09', '2021-10-06 17:03:09', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Donald Wright</strong><br><br>Consuming nutrients is necessary for human sustenance, and it is no less ethical eating meat than eating anything else that fits the bill — or fills the tummy. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beyond health concerns, the major reasons commonly offered for not eating meat are based on prevailing notions of the relative values of living things. Our self-serving understanding of the natural order places animals on a higher plane than plants and humans on a higher plane than other animals. The more similarities a living entity shares with us, the less inclined we are to eat it.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Based on this, some believe it ethical to eat plants but not animals; others believe it ethical to eat animals, but not those with certain human characteristics, often drawing the line at those possessing a central nervous system. Most avoid eating animals considered our near relatives — chimpanzees or orangutans, for instance — and virtually all abstain from eating other humans. Fair enough.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But Linnaeus did not consult plants, or even orangutans, when he developed, and others refined, what came to be widely accepted ideas of these biological hierarchies, and our ideas about the relative value of living things have a record of being badly miscast. After all, a century ago, learned people of European descent held that such persons as themselves, termed “Whites” for their pale skins, were superior to such other human groupings as “Blacks,” “Browns,” “Yellows,” or “Reds.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Decisions not about whether we should eat these perceived lower orders, but about their mental and physical capacities, their life and death, and how we should treat them, were based on this hierarchical notion. That we now hold such racist ideas in contempt shows how thoroughly some of our most deeply held sentiments can change over a few generations.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Current ideas about biological hierarchies may be as ripe for change as were those about race a century ago. Already, such basic ideas supporting how we deal with animals as the centuries-old belief, handy for carnivores, that certain animals feel neither pain nor fear have been proved incorrect and have thus altered in some measure how we treat and kill the animals we consume. Respected botanists also now theorize that plants also feel pain and even recognize affection.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In considering the biological hierarchy, might we soon cease to place animals in a higher order because, among other negative characteristics, they consume oxygen and give off carbon dioxide, take — sometimes violently — what they need for their nourishment and excrete what remains wherever it strikes them, and kill one another in mating rituals, or to claim dominance, or for a perceived political gain?&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At the same time might we not raise to a higher plane the plants that take in CO2 and give off oxygen, create their own food from sunlight, renew the soil they grow in once they die, and in some cases offer up nourishing vegetables, fruits, nuts, and nectar for the consumption of others?&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If such ideas gain acceptance, should they form the ethical basis for what we eat? If so, it might then be ethical to eat animals and not plants.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As with all animals, we humans cannot sustain ourselves without consuming something that once was alive. Rather than limit which living things we consume based on current notions of which is more advanced, or suffers more in the process, is it not better to treat with consideration the plants and animals we eat, making sure their lives are decent and their killing carried out as humanely as possible, while giving thanks to the living entities whose lives we take so that we may survive another day?&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Donald Wright has been a Beaufort resident since 2014. Retired, he has authored several books. </em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Why it is ethical to eat meat', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'why-it-is-ethical-to-eat-meat', '', '', '2021-10-06 13:03:10', '2021-10-06 17:03:10', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52708', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52710, 4, '2021-10-06 13:04:14', '2021-10-06 17:04:14', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It is Sunday, and I’m in Massachusetts. Yesterday my wife and I hiked a short, relatively level trail featuring edible, trailside blueberries and the rusting wreckage of a crashed airplane.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I carried two maps, some bottled water but no poncho for the possibility of rain. One of these maps was badly drawn — at least it confused me — and we ended up walking an extra three miles in the rain.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I was humiliated.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I was humiliated because I have taken the Land Navigation Course at the U.S. Army’s Infantry School at Fort Benning. Humiliated because I often brag about my understanding of maps. Humiliated because henceforth my wife will never, ever believe I passed the course or have intuitive insight with regard to direction or distance or knowing one’s location in the world.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>One exercise at the Infantry School involved a compass and three fellow lieutenants, one of whom could reliably translate his walking stride into feet. Then we were given a compass bearing and a distance to be walked in that direction. Then, assuming we had gotten to the first point successfully (a tree), there was a second compass bearing and a second distance. Then another. And another. Eventually we were given a grade based upon the time it took to complete the course.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And then there was a second, night-time exercise which meant walking a straight line — and computing the distance — regardless of obstacles. Of course the US Army made sure there were bogs, streams and flesh-scraping thorns in the line of march. These obstacles slowed us down, scratched our faces, and threw-off our pace man. This night-time walk in the woods proved to be difficult and painful. But our pain wasn’t anything like the pain experienced by the 2nd Battalion, First Marine Division on Guadalcanal in 1942.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The initial amphibious assault was successful with the Marines capturing the almost-completed Japanese airstrip. But immediately the Japanese Navy began making plans to retake the island and to destroy the 11,000 Marines now in residence there.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Japanese counter-attack involved 900 Japanese soldiers at Ilu River, mistakenly labeled the Tenaru on the maps then available to the 2nd Battalion commanded by Lt. Col. Edwin Pollock. Pollock, a 1921 graduate of The Citadel, would later acquire four stars and eventually retire in Beaufort.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Japanese attack was a frontal assault against the dug-in Marines, who were armed with 30 and 50 caliber machine guns, along with a few 37 mm anti-tank guns. The Japanese force was essentially annihilated.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Although the Battle at Tenaru ended in victory, the Marines lacked reliable maps, accurate tide charts and many of their radios did not work. Voice radios were not functioning because of the moisture that affected the circuits and the metal contacts. “Walkie Talkies” powered by batteries had a range of one or two miles but were ineffective in the jungle.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In desperation the Marines turned to ground wires. But they got stepped-on and broken and had to be strung-up in trees.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For the most part the Marines relied on patrols to give them some notion of where the Japanese were located and their strength. But after the battle it was determined that the locations of the enemy were often wrong. The information was erroneous because the Marines were misled by the difficulty walking through the jungle. Walking through the dark, heavy foliage, the patrols overestimated the distance they had traveled. The Japanese turned out to be a lot closer.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In 1970, the term “drone” wasn’t in the Marine Corps vocabulary. These days Marine Corps rifle platoons are organized around drones and drone operators. The Marine Corps is determined not to repeat the confusion it experienced on Guadalcanal and has incorporated reconnaissance drones into its infantry.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But, of course, the Chinese are developing this same image-gathering technology and both countries are developing drone-seeking missiles. So one assumes the Marines have a man who operates the friendly drones and another man who shoots down the unfriendly drones.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>All of which leads me to believe that there is still some utility in having the ability to look at contour lines and identify landmarks on the ground. But our reliance on satellite-assisted electronics — and that seductive female voice that tells where and which way to turn — means we are raising a generation of map-avoiding illiterates. Recruits who may not know what a map does, or is, other than provide antique wall decor.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Scott Graber is a lawyer, novelist, veteran columnist and longtime resident of Port Royal. He can be reached at cscottgraber@gmail.com. </em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'We are raising a generation of map-avoiding illiterates', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'we-are-raising-a-generation-of-map-avoiding-illiterates', '', '', '2021-10-06 15:57:27', '2021-10-06 19:57:27', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52710', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52712, 4, '2021-10-06 13:06:07', '2021-10-06 17:06:07', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Wes Kerr</strong><br><strong>LowcoSports.com</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It was the Brandon Howard show Friday night at Thomas Heyward Academy in Ridgeland. The senior did it all on homecoming night, accounting for four touchdowns with 14 tackles and a pick on defense as the Rebels rolled past John Paul II, 46-6.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After losing starting quarterback Dietrich Shuford to a season-ending injury two weeks ago, Howard stepped up again in a big way, taking five carries for 56 yards and two touchdowns while completing three of eight passes for 84 yards and two scores.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Anthony Fripp anchored the ground game, running for 107 yards on 14 carries, and Tony O’Banner excelled as a versatile playmaker, racking up 51 yards and a touchdown to go with a 38-yard reception. Ryder Smith dashed to the end zone on a 10-yard run, while Cutter Williams and Cody Parker added a pair of touchdown catches each.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Rebels defense shut down a JPII attack that put up 76 points the previous two weeks, holding the Golden Warriors to fewer than 150 total yards. Howard was a force at linebacker, recording 14 tackles and an interception. Walker Taylor and Cameron VanGeison each put up 10 tackles while Cody Parker added six stops and picked off a pass. The ferocious defense was busy in the backfield, as Taylor, Josh Alfonso, and Preston Hamilton each picked up a sack.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Michael Carbone and Sebastian Slusne led the defensive effort for John Paul II with nine tackles each.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Thomas Heyward (5-1, 1-0) travels to Colleton Prep for a region contest Friday, while John Paul II (2-3, 1-0) looks for a bounce-back win at home against Northwood&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Howard’s heroics lead Thomas Heyward to rout of JPII', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'howards-heroics-lead-thomas-heyward-to-rout-of-jpii', '', '', '2021-10-06 13:06:08', '2021-10-06 17:06:08', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52712', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52714, 4, '2021-10-06 13:07:24', '2021-10-06 17:07:24', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Whale Branch bounced back from a heartbreaking loss a week ago to beat visiting Cross, 31-14, on Friday, assuring the Warriors of a home game in the first round of the playoffs.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Warriors’ region title hopes took a hit with a 30-25 loss to Baptist Hill last week, but Whale Branch was back to its winning ways against the Trojans. Kai’Shawn Jenkins had a big game, rushing for a touchdown and tossing a 63-yard touchdown pass to Jakhi Pusha, who also added a 7-yard scoring run.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Warriors’ defense shut out the Trojans in the second half with the help of interceptions from Mason Griffin and Kamron Holman. Griffin took his pick back for a touchdown.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Whale Branch star Joseph Hicks helped anchor the defense but carried a lighter load in the backfield due to back soreness.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Whale Branch (4-1, 3-1) is off next week before traveling to Estill on Oct. 15. The Warriors are also seeking an opponent for Oct. 22.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Whale Branch gets back to winning ways vs. Cross', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'whale-branch-gets-back-to-winning-ways-vs-cross', '', '', '2021-10-06 13:07:24', '2021-10-06 17:07:24', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52714', 0, 'post', '', 0);
