Why did House Republicans refuse to vote on the Violence Against Women Act?
Charleston City Paper |
January 16, 2013
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Why do so few women seek political office?new
Women hold about 17 percent of the seats at the federal level (women of color only hold 4 percent), while in state assemblies, they hold a bit more, 24.5 percent. Worldwide, the U.S. is ranked 80th in the number of women holding public office.
Charleston City Paper |
Alison Piepmeier |
10-24-2012 |
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Mr. Sanford goes (back) to Washingtonnew
You could feel it in the air. The cautious optimism that characterized South Carolina Democrats' anxiety over the prospect of Elizabeth Colbert Busch being elected to Congress was gone. Polling numbers be damned, it was anybody's race going into the special election on May 7, and by the end of the day, it was still a toss-up.
Charleston City Paper |
Sam Spence |
05-15-2013 |
Policy Issues
Preservation Society works to save one of Magnolia Cemetery's masterpiecesnew
Before he was ultimately laid to rest, William Burroughs Smith spent 30 months inside the Magnolia Cemetery receiving tomb. Or, more accurately, his body did.
Charleston City Paper |
Susan Cohen |
05-09-2013 |
Policy Issues
From farmers markets to cooking classes, schools are helping families grow better eating habitsnew
The children gathered around the classroom table at Pinehurst Elementary in North Charleston are having a difficult time cutting mangoes. Ann Hoch, a former chef, is there to help.
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
05-09-2013 |
Policy Issues
Charleston Animal Society thinks outside the box to create a no-kill communitynew
Last week, a speckled brown kitten was rescued by Charleston County animal control from the south side of the Ravenel Bridge. "We get calls every spring where people say someone threw a kitten on the bridge," says Kay Hyman, the director of community engagement for the Charleston Animal Society. "No one's ever seen it actually happening really. Kittens are born all the time under that bridge, and what happens is they get spooked ... and they start moving."
Charleston City Paper |
Susan Cohen |
04-24-2013 |
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Black Erosionnew
Gentrification breaks a neighborhood down from the inside out.
Charleston City Paper |
Jenna Lyles |
04-23-2013 |
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