Новости за 16.10.2016

Many South Carolina residents feared the worst as Hurricane Matthew slowly but surely came our way amid dire forecasts of the natural disaster’s eventual impact here.

Paul O. Roberts of Charleston has won The Post and Courier Golden Pen award for August for his letter to the editor "New solution for Maybank Highway."

Republicans are confident that they’ll retain control of the House of Representatives in November. That’s because they’re sure that Elbridge Gerry, who died more than two centuries ago, will be a more important factor than Donald Trump.

Hurricane Matthew was not a mega-disaster like Superstorm Sandy or Hurricane Katrina, but if precedent holds, simply rebuilding the beaches may cost federal taxpayers billions of dollars.

On Oct. 4, Gov. Nikki Haley announced her plan to start ordering evacuations of the South Carolina coast on the next day. By Oct. 7, as Hurricane Matthew bumped along the eastern edge of Florida, Charleston was almost empty.

Russia’s ambassador to Washington is disappointed.

I’ve lived in the Charleston area only four years and Hurricane Matthew was my first experience with a major weather event. The state of South Carolina has been rightfully praised for its preparation before and its performance during and immediately following the storm.

As a computer professional with over 20 years of experience, and as a person who appreciates MUSC’s vital role in our community, I want to express my deep concern over their information technology costs.

Congratulations to our power companies for working tirelessly and at great expense to restore lost power caused by Hurricane Matthew. Should they finally decide (or be forced) to make a serious effort to bury power lines, perhaps such heroic efforts will not be necessary in the future.

One of the key issues of the 2016 presidential campaign should be public education. From the start of the primaries to the general election neither candidate has publicly shared a vision for how to improve, fund and enhance equal educational opportunities for all our citizens.

An intriguing angularity, combined with arched windows and brick detailing, draws eyes to the Norwich. Cedar shakes, corner quoins and small sections of lap siding add to the visual appeal. This single-level plan can be adapted for wheelchair accessibility.

HOME. By Harlan Coben. Dutton. 400 pages. $28.

THE TRESPASSER. By Tana French. Viking. 464 pages. $27.

LAST DAYS OF NIGHT. By Graham Moore. Random House. 384 pages. $28.

HERE I AM. By Jonathan Safran Foer. FSG. 571 pages. $28.

Ambassador Detlev Ruenger, consul general of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Southeastern United States, will lecture at 10 a.m. today at the College of Charleston’s Jewish Studies Center, 96 Wentworth St. Ruenger’s remarks will be delivered in conjunction with the opening of the Zionismus exhibit in the rotunda of the...

Rick Jerue has lived a life of public service. As a young man in the 1970s, he worked with Volunteers in Service to America, then entered politics, first serving as a legislative assistant to the governor of Rhode Island, then as chief of staff to the state’s attorney general.

On the first weekend of October, I led 11 military veterans and their spouses into the Sequoia National Park for a marriage retreat. We came to accomplish three things: plant, laugh and love.

Beatrix Potter, author of the Tale of Peter Rabbit, said, "There is something delicious about writing the first words of a story. You never quite know where they’ll take you."

The transactions listed below include properties sold for $200,000 or more and recorded between Sept. 5-9.

Few pro wrestlers made as big an impact in the talent-laden Georgia territory during the late ‘60s and early ‘70s as Raul Molina.

AGUAYO, Feliciano, Johns Island

COX, Maryland Lamb Garrick, 88, of North Charleston, a retired owner and operator of Cox Day Care Nursery, died Friday. Arrangements by Carolina Memorial Funeral Home.

Rip out the sodden carpet, drag the wet, smelly furniture to the curb, choke back the mold, call the insurance company, and figure out where to live in the coming months.

No, not again.