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Kathleen Parker’s March 13 column makes me think Democrats are much smarter than Republicans and know much more about what’s best for our country. But don’t lose faith, my fellow Republicans. Her ranting about Donald Trump and his supporters is not aimed at us, but the 10 percent to 15 percent of folks who are undecided. We...

As a resident of Johns Island, I battle traffic daily both leaving and coming onto the island. My morning commute includes River Road traffic lining up to turn onto Maybank Highway, the back-up on Maybank to turn left on Folly Road, and now, a back-up on Folly Road at South Windermere due to the most ludicrous idea this city has ever considered.

What happens to those individuals who are either traveling or out somewhere and are not able to get themselves to their bathroom and a spouse needs to take them?

able when I heard a "pop" from the direction of the front door and saw the mail carrier walk past the dining room windows.

Having been on the board of InterFaith Crisis Ministry for several years, I was involved with the Palmetto House, a homeless shelter located in Summerville. We struggled to keep the doors open and to seek funds. We managed to get a grant to buy property and built it with many volunteers and donated money.

When are South Carolinians done paying their taxes? No, the answer isn’t April 18 — taxes are just due on that day. You finished paying them on Monday, April 11.

I was a page in 1940 for the Joe Tolbert faction of the Republican Party.

On any given day, the place in Charleston that draws the most diverse crowd is usually one of the 16 county libraries.

EASTON, Md. — It’s been a long while since South Carolina could look down upon its neighbor to the North.

LOS ANGELES — Animal Planet will soon celebrate the success of a unique program aimed at second chance dogs, often shy and traumatized victims of puppy mills, hoarders and abandonment.

Pepe’s Seafood

PARIS — Woody Allen’s latest film, "Cafe Society," will open this year’s Cannes Film Festival.

BOSTON — Among the many people forced to come to terms with the death and destruction caused by the Boston Marathon bombings were Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s high school friends.

PARIS — A 400-year-old picture that might have been painted by Italian master Caravaggio has been found in an attic in southern France.

Eggs are a longstanding symbol of spring, with featured roles in both Easter and Passover celebrations. For the latter holiday, which this year begins on the night of April 22, they’re roasted. And for the former, they’re traditionally dyed, a custom that in 1939 inspired a Charleston Evening Post recipe for cheese-stuffed pears.

Red Harbor Rum

For the grits:

Q: Hi Hanna. I have family coming into town to visit. They love to eat weird and new things (to excess) and are hard to impress. Reading your article about the new offerings at The Joe this season got me thinking that maybe you would know of local restaurants that could impress my family with offerings that are sort of "over the top"...

During the month of April, we’re spotlighting the daily diets of participants in Lowcountry Local First’s monthlong Eat Local Challenge, during which eaters are asked to shift $10 or more of their weekly food budget to items produced, caught or grown in the area. Challenge-taker Kathleen Oswalt lives in West Ashley.

Robert Moss is a culinary historian. His newest book, "Southern Spirits: Four Hundred Years of Drinking in the American South, With Recipes," was published this week by Ten Speed Press.

"The Southern Vegetable Book: A Root-To-Stalk Guide To The South’s Favorite Produce."

ANDERSON, Anthony, S’ville

BURCH, Jordan Jeremiah, 5, of Mount Pleasant, son of Ashleigh Burch and Brian Washington, died Sunday. Arrangements by The Palmetto Mortuary of Charleston.

Charleston County received a $2.25 million grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to implement reforms to reduce the jail population and create a more effective local criminal justice system.

The College of Charleston sailing team wrapped up the weekend with a sweep of the SAISA Team Race and SAISA Coed Championship titles in Jacksonville, Fla.