As outgoing school board chair, I am pleased to learn that the South Carolina Circuit Court has dismissed the Freedom of Information Act lawsuit brought by the editor of The State newspaper Paul Osmundson. From the beginning, this lawsuit was improperly brought and a waste of taxpayer resources. The SchoolContinue Reading
Here are the facts the public needs to know. This current School board has worked hard to ensure accountability and transparency to every taxpayer in a time in our country when every dollar counts. It is our students and teachers that are impacted by an economy suffering from inflation andContinue Reading
By Sarah Ostergaard October is National Economic Education Month, which promotes the importance of teaching economics in schools. According to the Council on Economic Education, “Economic education gives you the tools to make informed decisions for yourself, your family, and your community. It is essential we give young people inContinue Reading
by Edward.M.”JIB” Colie IIIAn official approach to electric vehicles: The state of California has actually put regulations in place that will ban vehicles with combustion engines by the year 2035. There will be exemptions for hybrid and plug-in hydrids but that is all. Personally speaking I hope that this actContinue Reading
By: Edward M.”JIB” Colie III Electric cars and a 2-way charge. The Ford F-150 pickup has a unique feature as far as EV’s go. This is the fact that it’s charging system can go 2 ways. First it charges the vehicle’s battery and second there is an inverter that convertsContinue Reading
By Sarah Ostergaard CRT, SEL, DEI, oh my. Is CRT in our schools? Yes, if you define the acronym CRT to mean Culturally Responsive Teaching. There seems a misunderstanding that CRT is SEL, and vice versa, that DEI excludes people, and none of it belongs in OUR (not an acronym)Continue Reading
By Mike DuBose All of us experience major distress during our lifetimes. As a result, our thoughts and emotions impact happiness, productivity, and relationships. Our mental and physical health are greatly affected by moods and circumstances. Some of us bounce back from life’s major problems, while others need extra helpContinue Reading
By Mike DuBose In our last article, we defined trauma and examined how many of us (or someone you know) are haunted by past tragedies. We learned that trauma has endless categories and how it impacts people differently throughout their lives. Sadly, as I researched the American staggering trauma statistics,Continue Reading
By Edward M. “JIB” Colie III It can get confusing with four different plugs for charging EVs. The most favorite is the SAE standard J-2772 which is the favored level one and level two AC charging plug. Then there is the CCS1, known as the combined charging socket which allowsContinue Reading
BY: Edward M. “JIB” Colie III I have alwqys been ben fond of electric cars so when I was 12 years old I assembled one out of cast off parts. In one aspect it was a success but In three ways it was a failure. My EV started with aContinue Reading
By Mike DuBose Following our recent series of finding happiness, we now turn to the darker end of the spectrum. Many of us have personally experienced or witnessed major trauma during our lifetimes that has resulted in unhappiness, traveling down unresolved, very painful roads of suffering, some from childhood orContinue Reading