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Is Charleston the Ideal Filming Location? Maybe Not Anymore...
All went well until last summer when South Carolina lost its competitive Film Incentives. Film incentives are rebates provided by the state to the movie makers and are one of the main reasons why...
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My Interview With a Gun
There’s been much in the news recently about guns and gun violence. By now, all the viewpoints, arguments, and rhetoric are out there for all to consider—moms, politicians, celebs, they've all weighed...
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Blog of the Week: Dr. Abess' Frank Discussion With a Firearm
We've said it before, and we'll say it again... The best part about editing Grit is we never know what we'll get to read from day to the next. We get lots of creative surprises, and Dr. Abess'Interview...
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Hell Yes, I'm a Feminist
Betty Friedan and I have a lot in common. We're both a little fiesty and a little tired of getting stuck doing the laundry. And we both turned 50 recently. Well, truth be told—while I turned 50 in...
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This Week In #CHS Tweets
Share: Truncated Headline: #CHS TweetsName of your Blog: #CHSPRIMARY CATEGORY: Charleston NewsTAGS: JetBlueThe Lee BrothersCharleston WeatherCharleston Wine + Food FestivalPalmetto BreweryMore Blogs...
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College Hoops: All Teams Equal in this Year's Tourney?
After a season muddled by the merry-go-round of national rankings, the NCAA tournament looms unpredictable, like a wildcat who feeds solely off upsets and buzzer beaters. Why though has it been so...
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5 Things I Never Want to Hear Again...
Banning words, like banning books, has a distinctly Big Brother kind of feel. However, the world may very well become a more harmonious place if we could agree to never touch on the following talking...
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An Open Letter to SC Senators Graham and Scott
Dear Senators Graham and Scott: I'll make this short. The Department of Homeland Security is frightening me. It is purchasing outrageous amounts of ammunition (1.6 billion rounds) and almost 3,000...
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Here's to All the Tribes Out There...
This morning, my mom and I had coffee together (read: perks of living with mom). Anyway, we talked about the day ahead and soon the topic of marriage equality came up. I liked what she had to say. She...
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Blog of the Week: Rebeccah Calls Out the Queen Bees
Rebeccah has a way of calling it like them sees 'em. So when this one came in, titled "5 Things I Never Want to Hear Again," we settled in for a good reality check. And that's what we got. It resonated...
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Who's Ready for Some T-Rav?
Ahhhh, we've winced as one set of Housewives after another has set out to hammer home unfortunate stereotypes from their respective cities. Orange County? Beverly Hills? New Jersey? New York? Here we...
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Would the Real Charleston Please Stand Up?
One blazing August some years back, I began my career as a student at the University Of South Carolina in Columbia. I knew barely anyone, as a very large proportion of my friends had stayed in...
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I Regret Accidentally Hearing This Song
There's been a lot of chatter online the last few days about the new Brad Paisley song "Accidental Racist."The song, which is featured on Paisley's new album Wheelhouse, features the country artist...
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Blog of the Week: Devin Reviews Accidental Racist
Okay, Devin told us what he thought of "Accidental Racist," and did so from mostly a musical standpoint. Lots of others have weighed in, too: the ladies on The View, Billboard's Joe Levy on CBS This...
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Peepin'& Creepin': Mark Sanford's Trespassing Charge...
So our former South Carolina governor's in hot water... again. Here's the Post & Courier article posted today... Nutshell: He was fishing around the dark exiting Jenny's Sullivan's Island house,...
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Senators Graham and Scott Respond...
A few weeks ago, Dr. John Abess—a Grit blogger—published this Open Letter to SC Senators Graham & Scott. In it, he requested clarification on the larger-than-typical ammunition purchase by the...
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Boston Marathon Results
Like everyone else, I have some thoughts on the Boston Marathon bombings. I am a runner. Runners are different than a lot of athletes. We don't "shoot around" or "hit some balls" to get better. When...
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Blog of the Week: April 19
Tim Brennan's "Boston Marathon Results" was spot on. As a nation struggling to cope with new terrorist attacks and to live with the reality of their threat, perhaps we could stand to take some cues...
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Last Night's Choice: The Doers Vs. The Debators
Last night, like most nights in our hoppin' happening city, where there is always something tugging at my time and interests (an art opening, a poetry reading, a committee meeting, or better yet, an...
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A Grit Must-Read: What Does Success Look Like?
… the American dream starts with a highbrow internship that pays $4.35 an hour — then another, and maybe another.” — excerpt from The Week article "America is raising a generation of interns" (March...
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