A couple of months ago, in a small screening room at the Music Box Theatre, the strangest thing happened: An elderly woman seated beside me grabbed my hand, then, realizing what she had done, quickly ...

Louisiana’s recent tax reforms have improved the state’s competitiveness, but lasting economic growth will stall without a stronger workforce. That is why enacting policies to help businesses meet ...

Voters in a northwest Georgia congressional district will elect a new representative on Tuesday to replace Republican ...

The recent sinking of the 72-foot fishing boat Lily Jean and deaths of all seven aboard calls to mind the tragic loss of the Andrea Gail also out of Gloucester in 1991. The storm which claimed the ...

There’s a cultural shift taking place at the South Carolina Statehouse, and it’s being led by one of its newest members: S.C. Rep. Hamilton R. Grant. The most remarkable thing about this shift is that ...

Republican Clay Fuller defeated Democrat Shawn Harris in a special runoff election in the state’s 14th Congressional District ...

March is Women’s History Month and, for both of us, it is a moment to reflect with gratitude. We share the unique honor of being the only two women leading natural gas companies in the commonwealth.

There are certain photographs that stay with you. As a journalist, editor and photographer, some events and individuals are imprinted on my mind in vivid detail. Such was the case with Carol Rose, who ...

As a career educator and now a superintendent, I’ve spent my career witnessing firsthand the transformative power of education. But one lesson stands out above all: The earlier we engage children in ...

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I served our nation as a civil servant. I experienced the stress, financial impact, and uncertainty. My children were impacted too. What made it worse was hearing public speculation about a bloated ...

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