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Come September, everyone’s ready for cool season cooking. In South Carolina, root vegetables fit the bill. You can’t beat veggies like carrots and sweet potatoes to add earthiness and substance to comfort food fit for everyday cooking or special celebrations. Let the following recipes be your guide to coaxing the best flavor from beneath the … Read more
In the early 1980s, Upstate South Carolina resident Louie Lewis was visiting his parents in Taylors when his 68-year-old father stood up, stretched and moaned, “Oh, my aching body.” “And I said, ‘Well, dad, maybe you should take up a good weight-training program,’” Lewis recalled. “And he sort of gave me the evil eye because … Read more
When Geri Morris was forced to retire in 1998 from the Greenville Housing Authority, she was at the top of her game in every facet: pay, responsibility, performance and work ethic – often putting in 12-hour days and loving every minute of it. Her only crime was that she had reached the age of 79, … Read more
Each October, HealthLinks highlights courageous breast cancer patients. Over the years, we’ve shared laughter, tears, successes and losses. This issue showcases Charleston resident Cindy Booth Hines, who is well past the anxiety-inducing “five-year mark.” She is a reminder to the newly diagnosed that while cancer is a road filled with uncertainty, there are those who … Read more
Our Pets Can Talk Do you ever wonder what it would be like if your pets could talk? To some, this would be a joy to communicate each other’s feelings and needs, while others may feel they would be constantly nagged to play and go outside. Though they can’t hold conversations with us, our pets … Read more
Heavy or improperly worn backpacks can not only be a literal pain in the neck, back and shoulders, they can also lead to poor posture. It’s such a significant issue that the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) has designated every third Wednesday of September as National School Backpack Awareness Day to educate parents, teachers and … Read more