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Teachers remain concerned over in-person instruction By Mindy Lucas Bluffton High School teacher Michelle Gordon thinks a return to in-person, five-days-a week instruction this fall could be too soon, especially given the high numbers of Covid-19 cases Beaufort County is currently seeing. After hearing S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster’s call to reopen South Carolina’s schools with face-to-face instruction
last week, Gordon’s response was, “not yet,” she said. It’s a phrase she often uses when her students say they can’t do something or they’ll never understand the concepts she teaches as a math teacher. “So I will say, ‘Not yet, but as you continue to work at it … you’ll get it,’” she said. Like Gordon, many teachers across the state are now
questioning whether the governor and other elected officials are truly “getting it.” After McMaster’s press conference last week, teachers took to social media to express their concerns – and much of it was not good. According to analysis conducted by the University of South Carolina’s Social Media Insights Lab, an immediate opposition from teachers,
school administrators and parents could be seen on social media. An analysis of 915 comments in the days following the press conference, found significantly less support for reopening than what the lab had seen earlier in the month. Only four percent favored reopening while eight times as many comments, 31 percent, were negative.
“Conversations changed when the governor outlined his plan,” said Reopening Jack Landess, plan says an Insights Lab District it could still analyst on the start with lab’s website. all-virtual “The posts we instruction, page A6. saw showed a lot of frustration, with fear that in-person classes will en-
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BMH bending not breaking By Mike McCombs As of Monday morning, Beaufort Memorial Hospital was treating 29 positive COVID-19 patients. The Intensive Care Unit was full with 12 patients – six of those positive for COVID-19 and three of those on ventilators. “It will be different tomorrow,” BMH Spokesperson Courtney McDermott said, noting that patient numbers fluctuate every day. McDermott said that last week, there was an increase in younger patients in the age group of 21–30.
Beaufort Memorial will host free testing event at Battery Creek From staff reports Beaufort Memorial (BMH) will host a free COVID-19 testing event from 7 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 29 at Battery Creek High School at 1 Blue Dolphin Drive in Beaufort. All testing is on a firstcome, first-served basis. A physician’s order is not required. BMH staff will collect test specimens using kits supplied by DHEC, which will run all tests through its state laboratory and communicate the results to BMH. BMH staff will notify patients about their results within 48 hours after DHEC delivers them. Participants should expect to receive results within 5 to 7 days after test collection. The BMH Infection Pre-
danger teachers and school personnel as well as enhance the spread of COVID-19.” South Carolina Superintendent of Education, Molly Spearman, said while every South Carolina parent must be given the option of both virtual learning and face-to-
vention team will call anyone who tests positive and provide detailed instructions for self-isolation, selfcare and home disinfection. Those who test negative will receive a text notification or phone call. On his Facebook page, State Senator Tom Davis gave a summary of the free testing event held Wednesday, July 15 at Lady’s Island Elementary School. According to Davis, Chair of the Re-Open S.C. Select Subcommittee, there were 394 people tested with 46 testing positive – a positive rate of 11.6 percent. All of those tested were advised of results over the weekend, within 5 days.
SEE BENDING PAGE A5 THE NUMBERS Totals As of Monday, July 20 S.C. confirmed cases: 71,213 S.C. probable cases: 232 S.C. confirmed deaths: 1,147 S.C. probable deaths: 17 Beaufort County cases: 2,517 Beaufort County deaths: 31* *Total from Beaufort Co. Coroner’s Office, not DHEC
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‘Impromptu’ concert breaks out at Beaufort Sandbar
By Mike McCombs For the past four years during Water Festival, dozens of boats and hundreds of revelers have crowded around a barge at the sandbar in the middle of the Beaufort River for a concert. This year, however, musician Pat Cooper canceled the July 18 concert, which is not affiliated with the Beaufort Water Festival, because of the COVID-19 surge in South Carolina. But on Saturday, boaters took things into their own hands, flock-
ing to the Beaufort Sandbar for an improvised concert event of their own. “Our officers did report that a number of boats at the Beaufort Sandbar did have people aboard playing music – either live or through sound systems,” S.C. Department of Natural Resources spokesperson David Lucas said, “and the result was that throughout the afternoon on Saturday, there were multiple sort of impromptu mini-concerts going on at any given time that were spread out around the vicinity of the Sand-
bar, with smaller numbers of boats or people watching at each, rather than one large organized stage and crowd as in years past.” According to Lucas, DNR had additional boats scheduled to patrol in Beaufort in anticipation of the Water Festival and the Sandbar concert. When both were canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, DNR kept the patrols on the schedule anyway. “Our reasoning being that many people had already made travel plans, reservations, etc., and that as
a result, boating traffic would still be somewhat heavier than normal this weekend despite the cancellations,” Lucas said. Lucas said that assumption “proved to be correct,” as the boating traffic was high, though not as high as “during a typical Festival/ Concert weekend in years past.” Though he couldn’t say how many, Lucas said DNR “did issue a larger number of citations – both warning tickets and summonses – than (it) would on a typical weekend for a wide range of boating safety
issues, including two BUI arrests.” “Thankfully, there were no fatalities or serious boating accidents to report,” Lucas said. As for the concert, Lucas said none of the tickets written had anything to do with the gathering at the sandbar. All Executive Orders previously issued by Gov. Henry McMaster related to the COVID-19 pandemic were lifted some time ago. “Boating activity is essentially back to where it was before the pandemic, as far as regulations go,” Lucas said.
Boats flocked on Saturday, July 18 to the Beaufort Sandbar, where there were several smaller concerts throughout the afternoon. Submitted photo.
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FILMS IN THEIR HONOR
Beaufort History Museum opens Fort Fremont exhibit.
Film Festival seeks films that honor military, police, first responders.
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Please leave Bay Point alone
… A rebuttal to the most recent (July 16) letter from Josh Tiller regarding the proposed development of Bay Point Island: It is hard to understand how undertaking any kind of commercial development on an already fragile, constantly shifting, and ultimately disappearing spit of land can be in any way “sustainable.” Words are being finely parsed here, but the end result will be that Bay Point Island will be permanently damaged and/or outright destroyed by trying to do any building on it. The most responsible action we can take is to protect the island as best we can from any human intrusion/encroachment until Mother Nature totally reclaims her. Please leave Bay Point Island alone, and find a more suitable location for this proposed development project. – Mike Bogle, Beaufort
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from the Caribbean to New York, I have been exposed to many philosophies of development with varying degrees of sustainability, resilience, and green development. I am writing in support of the Bay Point Island ecotourism project as a cutting edge sustainable, green proposal. The project embraces and includes low-impact design and construction, and long-term operation. My specific areas of expertise in association with this development include the stormwater management, water supply, and sanitary sewer systems. The stormwater management facilities will be designed to meet or exceed the requirements of Beaufort County’s Stormwater Best Management Practices and will fully manage and mitigate the rate of runoff, water quality, and water volume as dictated by these documents and appropriate DHEC and EPA regulations. The sanitary sewer needs for the site will be
PUBLIC MEETINGS JULY 23–29
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Cat of the Week: Memphis is currently in a foster home. He is a very handsome 8-year-old. Memphis is an affectionate and curious tabby cat who loves to spend his day in the cat tree in front of the window or playing inside paper bags. He would be perfect for a house with adults with older kids. Memphis is neutered, microchipped, and up to date on vaccines.
From staff reports For the second time this year, all Beaufort County buildings were closed to the public on Friday, July 17, until further notice. Beaufort County Government leaders remain concerned about
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met using state-of-the-art decentralized treatment in the form of a sequencing batch reactor, or similar central treatment plant. These types of plants are used in similar locations in the Lowcountry as well as throughout the U.S. Wastewater will be treated to near drinking water quality prior to being discharged to either a land application or to holding tanks for non-potable reuse. Finally, the water supply will be provided by a deep well, with the water being treated by a state- of-the-art reverse osmosis system to bring it to drinking water standards. Rainwater also can be treated for use as potable water, which is the primary way water is supplied in many areas of the Caribbean, as well as some areas of Texas and Arizona. When this project is completed, it will serve as an example of sustainability and eco-friendly design and development. – Joseph A. Mina Mina is a professional engineer with Rettew, based in Mechanicsburg, Pa. He is registered in South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Florida, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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City political races warming up
BEAUFORT ith the filing deadline for city elections less than a month away, you could almost say things are warming up. With the announcement last week by Billy Keyserling he wasn’t going to seek re-election, local businessman Mike Sutton was the first to throw his “hat” into the political ring for the mayoral seat, followed by current Councilman Stephen Murray. Rumor is Mike there may Sutton be others interested in that seat, not to mention businessman
Aug. 14 to file at City Hall. Elections are for four-year terms and are non-partisan, which means you don’t run as a Republican, Democrat, Independent, Socialist, etc.
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and artist Eric Longo, who was the target of a “write in” candidacy before Keyserling even announced his plans. Also filing is Neil Lipsitz who’s interested in one of the two council seats up for grabs. Those seats are currently held by Nan Sutton and Mike McFee, neither of which have announced their future political plans. Interested candidates, who have to live in the city, have until noon on Friday,
Touring golf cart tours on the way BEAUFORT – City officials are agreeing it just might work to bring another form of touring options to the historic district, this time, electric golf carts. Two business owners have approached the city about changing the touring ordinance to include electric multi-passenger golf carts to the mix. And the council, probably agreeing that maybe the poor horses DO deserve a break in this heat (although the horse tours will
still be out there) are in the process of doing just that. The multi-passenger cart tour Stephen operators Murray would have to adhere to basically the same rules as the van and bus operations, including participation in a rotation system that limits the number of tour vehicles on the roads at one time. One interested owner suggested the Council needed to do more to bring tourists to the area in these troubled pandemic days. It works in Orlando, it should work in Beaufort, he noted. Get ready, Disney World, here we come.
Quarantining In Atlanta PARRIS ISLAND – In case you were wondering, 1,200plus incoming Marine Corps recruits and their officers are no longer being quarantined at The Citadel in Charleston but rather in Atlanta hotels. When the quarantine for COVID-19 began back in March, incomNeil ing recruits Lipsitz were initially being housed in tents, rather than the traditional barracks. But an agreement was reached with The Citadel officials to send the young men and women to Charleston to be housed in the shuttered barracks there. But with classes getting
ready to start at The Citadel in early August, the Marine Corps had to come up with another plan. So Atlanta it was, for the 14-day quarantine period. Then back to Parris Island, which certainly is no Atlanta hotel. Officials at the recruit depot have not said when recruit graduations may start back but they’re not expected until at least late this year. Lolita Huckaby Watson is a community volunteer, I-95 and U.S. 17 voyager and works for an online news service covering local government. She is a former reporter/editorial assistant/ columnist with The Beaufort Gazette, The Savannah Morning News, Bluffton Today and Beaufort Today. She can be reached at bftbay@gmail.com.
Beaufort History Museum opens Fort Fremont exhibit From staff reports A new exhibit invites visitors to Beaufort History Museum to explore the history of Fort Fremont, a fortification built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Saint Helena Island in 1898. Visitors can view a special exhibit that displays award-winning images and a modern instructional video featuring exclusive drone photography of the site. The Exhibit was officially introduced to Beaufort History Museum Board Members and Friends of Fort Freemont at an open house on July 15. The images featured in the exhibit are loaned to the Museum by noted Savannah photographer Mike Tillison. BHM
Board Member Jeff Kidd created the video, a preview of which may be accessed at https://www.facebook.com/ Beaufort.History.Museum/ videos/393167394933323/. Fort Fremont was constructed in response to the Spanish American War to defend the coaling station and dry dock at the Port Royal Naval Station located on Parris Island. It was one of six fortifications designated to protect the southeast coast during the war. The name of the fort honors Major General John C. Fremont who was a Republican Presidential Candidate and Union Civil War General. The Fort was officially deactivated in 1912. Those touring the Exhib-
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What: Fort Fremont exhibit When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Where: Beaufort History Museum, 713 Craven Street. For more information: Docents are on duty to provide information and conduct tours. Visit www. beauforthistorymuseum. com or the BHM Facebook page for updates and news. Want to volunteer? For information on becoming a Docent or Volunteer Greeter, visit info@ beauforthistorymuseum. com or call 843-3793079.
its are asked to observe the commonly accepted CDC
Jannie Allen, right, and Beaufort History Museum Board Vice President Kathryn Mixon tour the special Fort Fremont Exhibit. protocols for social distancing while at the Museum. The use of facemasks is required. Beaufort History Museum has evolved to focus specif-
ically on the history of the Beaufort District. It strives to manage and display artifacts and documents held by the City of Beaufort, telling
the compelling stories of this area from the early 16th century until modern times. Docent classes are conducted on an ongoing basis.
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Amanda Powell, PA-C and Anna Grace Stoddard, PA-C TO BEAUFORT MEMORIAL SURGICAL SPECIALISTS ......................................
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o further enhance patient care, Beaufort Memorial Surgical Specialists has added two physician assistants, Amanda Powell, PA-C, and Anna Grace Stoddard, PA-C, to its team of board-certified providers. At the surgical practice Powell and Stoddard will evaluate patients before and after surgery and will assist the practice’s general surgeons in the operating room and the clinic. Beaufort Memorial Surgical Specialists is a multiprovider practice offering breast, general and vascular surgery performed by highly experienced board-certified surgeons who are skilled in the latest minimally invasive surgical techniques.
Powell and Stoddard will assist general surgeons Drs. Perry Burrus, Stephen Sisco, Deanna Mansker, and Tim Pearce at the practice.
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Hunting Island remains closed through Thursday
By Mike McCombs According to Hunting Island State Park’s official Twitter account, the park will remain closed through at least the close of business Thursday, July 23. The park was initially
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Participants are asked to enter Blue Dolphin Drive from Jennings Road and are encouraged to complete and print the COVID-19 Testing Form ahead of time. Bring the completed form, which can be found on the hospital’s website at BeaufortMemorial. org/FreeCOVID-19TestingEvents, and two additional copies to the event. Forms will also be available onsite. The event, in partnership with the Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) and Beaufort County Sheriff’s Department, are part of a statewide effort to provide broad access to testing, especially in rural areas. For more information, visit www.BeaufortMemorial.org.
LEGAL NOTICES
City of Beaufort PUBLIC NOTICE Request for Proposal RFP 2021-101 Waterfront Park Scott Street Terminus Landscaping Design and Installation The City of Beaufort is seeking proposals from professional landscape architects for the re-design of the Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park entrance at Scott Street Terminus to create an inviting entry to the park from both the Day Dock and Bay Street. Services will include design and installation. The RFP and additional documents may be accessed on the City’s website, https://www.cityofbeaufort.org/165/Procurement, Bid Opportunities - or by contacting the Procurement Administrator. Sealed Proposals must be submitted to: City of Beaufort Finance Department 1911 Boundary St. Beaufort, SC 29902 THE SUBMITTAL DEADLINE IS 2:00 PM ET ON AUGUST 7, 2020 Disclaimer: This project is being funded in whole or in part by the Land and Water Conservation Fund and South Carolina Parks, Recreation and Tourism. All applicable policies of the Land and Conservation Fund and South Carolina Parks, Recreation and Tourism as well as state and federal legal requirements shall apply.
City of Beaufort PUBLIC NOTICE Request for Proposal RFP 2021-100 City of Beaufort Expansion of Parking The City of Beaufort is seeking concept ideas and proposals from private developers or property owners to increase the vehicle parking capacity of the City’s Downtown Historic District and Beaufort Memorial Hospital areas to support the continued prosperity and growth of the City’s businesses, healthcare services, residents, cultural organizations, religious institutions, and government facilities. The RFP and additional documents may be accessed on the City’s website, https://www.cityofbeaufort.org/165/Procurement, Bid Opportunities - or by contacting the Procurement Administrator. Sealed Proposals must be submitted to: City of Beaufort Finance Department 1911 Boundary St. Beaufort, SC 29902 THE SUBMITTAL DEADLINE IS 2:00 P.M. ET ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2020.
City of Beaufort NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Proposed Zoning The City of Beaufort will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at 7:00 P.M. via Zoom and broadcasted via livestream on Facebook. You can view the meeting live via Facebook at the City’s website www.cityofbeaufort.org to consider the following: Application for zoning of approximately 19 acres at 14 FC Carter Drive to T4-N (T4 Neighborhood District). The property is further identified as District R100, Map 29, and Parcel 45 and 482. Applicant: Robert Sample for Broad River Place, LLC. Documents relating to this request are available for public inspection between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. Monday through Friday at Beaufort City Hall, 1911 Boundary Street, Beaufort. Interested persons are invited to attend the public hearing and Metropolitan Planning Commission meeting. Written comments can also be submitted to the City of Beaufort Community & Economic Development Department, 1911 Boundary Street, Beaufort, S.C. 29902. Note: If you have special needs due to a physical challenge, please call (843) 525-7011 for additional information.
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closed during the day Tuesday, July 7, when the island got 8 inches of rain. Between July 7 and Wednesday, July 8, Hunting Island received 12.75 inches of rain. The majority of the park’s roads were submerged.
“Pumping continues, but we still have lots of roads submerged,” Park Manager J.W. Weatherford tweeted Sunday. “Your safely entering and exiting the park is our number one concern.” As The Island News report-
ed last week, the campground remains open. Weatherford said then that “campers with reservations will continue to be allowed into the campground.” Weatherford also gave an update Sunday on the Hunt-
ing Island fishing pier, closed since suffering damage during Hurricane Matthew in 2016. “We do hope for an opening this year, but (it) likely could be a spring opening,” he tweeted. For the latest and most
accurate information about Hunting Island State Park, visit the park’s official Twitter account @HuntingIslandSP. Mike McCombs is the editor of The Island News and can be reached at TheIslandNews@gmail.com.
Rotary Club of Beaufort appoints new officers From staff reports Confronted by the challenges of COVID-19, the Rotary Club of Beaufort, Beaufort’s oldest Rotary, conducted a hybrid induction ceremony to install new officers on Wednesday, July 8. It was a hybrid because it combined both in-person and virtual components. Rotary by-laws stipulate that the new Club President be sworn in by the Rotary District Governor or Assistant Governor. Incoming President Robert G. Bussa attended the ceremony in person, but he was sworn in by Assistant Governor Whitney L. McDaniel via Zoom. The other 2020–21 Rotary officers sworn in were: Jeff M. Johnson (Immediate Past President), Amanda W. Burgin (President Elect), Wayne C. Promislow (Treasurer), and Whitney L. McDaniel (Secretary). The other officials taking office on July 8 were the Club directors. They are Charles
H. Dykeman, Vocational Services; Nancy A. Dykeman, International Services;
Rosemary H. Hunt, Youth Services; Ethan M. James, Rotary Foundation; Jay C. Patel,
At-Large; Cris Steele, Club Services; James D. Weiskopf, Public Image; and Howard E.
Heckrotte, Sergeant-At-Arms. The Rotary Club of Beaufort was established in 1936.
Financial plans are helpful, but financial planning is essential.
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Incoming Rotary President Robert Bussa (left) accepts the gavel from outgoing President Jeff Johnson on July 8.
ithout a doubt, the current market environment has created considerable anxiety among investors. Many are having second thoughts about their futures, and whether they can, or should, make adjustments to their portfolios based on recent events. Pursuing good financial planning requires a thoughtful process that correctly identifies both resources and needs, but also balances goals, objectives, and alternatives. According to recent Schwab research, those who put pen to paper with written financial plans are more confident, more engaged with their wealth and demonstrate more positive saving and investing behaviors. Of course merely having a financial plan doesn't cut it. It needs to be complete, realistic and actionable. At Schwab, we believe there are five key factors to consider as you plan for your financial life: 1. Create a list of goals that that include how much you’ll need and a deadline. If you write down your goals, you’re more likely to achieve them. Think of them as a road map to where you want to go—and make them practical and attainable. Here’s a simple two-step approach: • Step 1: Divide your goals into three
categories: short term (less than one year); medium term (one to five years) and long term (more than five years). • Step 2: Attach a dollar amount to each goal. For instance, a short-term goal might be your next vacation. How much will it cost? The more specific you can be, the more motivated you’ll be to work toward that goal. 2. Review your current situation. Total up the amount of money you have already accumulated toward each of your goals and how it is being invested. Be sure that your allocation between stocks, bonds and cash investments is appropriate to help reach your shortterm and long-term financial goals. Also consider your investment vehicles. Make use of tax-advantaged accounts for retirement savings. But avoid tapping those for non-retirement purposes, like the down payment on a home. Instead, use taxable accounts for these types of major purchase goals. 3. Make assumptions about your future. For longer-term goals like retirement, consider how much you'll be contributing towards
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Beaufort County zoning board meeting canceled
Beaufort County’s zoning board, originally scheduled for 5 p.m. on Thursday, July 23, at Beaufort High School’s Performing Arts Center, has been cancelled. A notice posted on the
county’s website said the school district has closed all school facilities to the public. The zoning board was expected to take up the controversial Bay Point development project at their regular meeting. The development project is expected to be back on the agenda for the next meeting scheduled Aug. 27.
each of your goals over time. You may decide to include your partner in this plan or plan for each separately depending on your financial arrangement. The earlier you start saving, the less you’ll have to set aside each year. If you start saving in your 20s, 10mpercent of your salary before taxes each year is a good goal. If you wait until your 30s, that number should bump up to 15 percent. Wait until your 40s, and you may have to put away 30-35 percent each year. No matter when you begin, the important thing is to stay on course. 4. Assess your risk tolerance. Evaluate the amount of risk you're willing to stomach with your investments to help inform how you should allocate your portfolio between stocks, bond and cash investments. This is key to staying the course toward your goals during the inevitable ups and downs in the market. Your willingness to take on risk will and should vary depending on your various savings goals. For example, if you’re nearing or entering retirement, you probably don’t want to risk significant losses in your portfolio. Rather, you might be aiming to grow the value of your
Chevas wins library volunteer award
The Friends of South Carolina Libraries (FOSCL) 2020 Award for Outstanding Volunteer was presented to Deb Chevas of Beaufort at the July Board meeting of the Friends
investments but also have current income needs and want relative stability. Just as an example, for those types of needs, Schwab’s moderately conservative model portfolio has 40 percent allocated to equities, 50 percent in fixed income and 10 percent in cash or cash investments. A more long-term goal may allow you to be a bit more aggressive in your allocation, but always stay diversified. 5. Analyze return expectations. Based on your risk tolerance, a sound investment plan contains some sort of expectation regarding the portfolio returns. These return expectations aren't year-by-year forecasts, but represent long-term averages used in the planning process. It’s important to stay realistic. If your return estimates are too optimistic, you run the risk of not being able to retire on time or pay for a child's education. If they're too pessimistic, you may needlessly sacrifice some of your current lifestyle. To reap the most reward from your investments, try to avoid unnecessary fees and taxes. Experience tells me, the hardest part for most investors is just getting started. Once you’ve jumped into the process, you realize it’s
a terrific learning exercise. You can always update or make changes as necessary, but importantly, you have begun anchoring your expectations. By establishing a plan, you’ll quickly realize that you have more investing confidence, a better understanding of what you need to do manage your future, and are generally less anxious about your future.
of the Beaufort Library. "We are thrilled that Deb's many contributions of her time and enthusiasm have drawn this recognition from the statewide Friends organization,” Friends President Carol Brown said. “Her year-long management of community book and AV donations at
the library and co-chairing of the annual Friends Book Sale at Waterfront Park has significantly boosted the Friends’ support of our essential Library services in Beaufort." Visit www.FriendsoftheBeaufortLibrary.com for more information about Friends activities.
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HEALTH & WELLNESS Options & References for a Healthier Life
The power of peers: Now is the time for Safer Six
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nstitutions of higher education around the world continue their planning to safely reopen this fall. The style of education will vary and most certainly will be written in sand, being subject to constant change, rather than being set in stone. The binary model of fully in-person classes and fully remote learning is replaced by many hybrid variations, all designed to prevent the spread of infection and to accommodate illness. Professors will be expected to quickly and creatively adapt methodologies to their curricula, lesson plans, lectures, advising, experiential learning, and exams amid the presence of COVID-19. Another campus challenge is student awareness and adherence to safety measures. Three of the most widely promoted safety measures during COVID-19 are hand
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washing, wearing a mask, and maintaining a social distance of six feet. College life is a time of academic growth, communal living, and social exploration. More than ever, college campuses will need creative and collaborative assistance in implementing campus safety. In preparing for student arrival, signage and mandatory video training are important measures of relaying information and providing resources, however, they may not be the most impressionable or effective techniques in promoting
safety adherence. One strategy I deployed as a college student advisor of sexual health advocates is peer-to-peer education. Fostering peer-to-peer education may equip educators with an additional tool to consider as the fall semester approaches. The benefits I have observed by incorporating peer educators in sexual health may be relevantly transferable to COVID-19 safety, moving from a Safer Sex campaign to a Safer Six (maintaining social distance) campaign. Peers have the power to reinforce, inspire, and change behavior. Peers can be a vital way of disseminating information and peers can often be more effective influencers. The American College Health Association (ACHA) recently completed a brief data report titled The Impact of COVID-19 on College
Student Well-Being. In the study, professors emerged on top. Students reported that their “campus leaders have generally been supportive, especially professors.” Professors, being viewed as especially supportive in
Safer Six. This collaboration can take many different forms. Students who are looking for a capstone project, field work, service-learning, research, or honors dimension may be particularly interested in teaming up with faculty.
The benefits I have observed by incorporating peer educators in sexual health may be relevantly transferable to COVID-19 safety, moving from a Safer Sex campaign to a Safer Six (maintaining social distance) campaign” the ACHA report, are poised to connect with students to encourage safety measures. As a professor myself, I believe we should consider advising students on peer-topeer education in practicing
By no means is peer-to-peer education a panacea for the COVID-19 challenge facing our college campuses. Rather, it is a tool to consider. With professors’ support, students can leverage these opportu-
nities in an impactful manner. Peer-to-peer education can benefit the campus community as it adjusts to the changing climate that COVID-19 created. This fall semester holds many uncertainties. Through all the unknowns, there is one constant: the power of the student-professor relationship. I encourage faculty to adopt lessons learned in peer-to-peer Safer Sex education to collaborate with students and explore the effective role peer educators may play in supporting the practice of Safer Six. Dr. Alice Holland, PhD, APRN, CSE is a national certified family nurse practitioner and national certified sex educator. She is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Nursing and Health Professions at the University of South Carolina Beaufort.
Local nonprofit has surplus medical supplies and equipment By Mindy Lucas The Lending Room, an all-volunteer, locally based nonprofit, is trying to get the word out about a surplus of gently used medical equipment. Founded in 1961, The Lend-
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As far as testing, BMH tested 696 people last week with 163 coming back positive. That’s a positive rate of 23.4 percent. Peer pressure Rep. Joe Cunningham called on Governor Henry McMaster to change his COVID-19 strategy on Monday, July 14. Citing an increase in cases, positivity rates, deaths and hospitalizations, Cunningham called for McMaster to change strategies. “What we are doing clearly isn’t working,” Cunningham said in a letter. “And choosing to maintain the same flawed plan will only result in more cases, more loss of life and more businesses being forced to close their doors. It’s time for the Governor to hit the reset button, take the advice of public health experts and come up with a new strategy that slows the spread and shows the people of South Carolina that their leaders are doing everything possible to save lives.” Cunningham asked McMaster for a statewide mask requirement and joined State Senator Tom Davis in asking McMaster to ask for federal aid with testing. Holding steady here On average, in Beaufort County last week, there were 72.4 new cases each day in the week ending Monday, July 6. For the state, that number was 1,860.2. The state average was up from the previous week, when the average was 1,663.1. Beaufort County held steady as the previous week’s average was 72.6. Beaufort County did set a new high with 108 new cases reported on Thursday, July 16. No hospitalization data According to DHEC, the CDC notified all users of its National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) on Tuesday,
ing Room works to supply patients who need home medical equipment with the items they need and also accepts donations. Medical supplies began stacking up after The Lending
Room closed in March due to Covid-19, but the organization and its storage facility have recently re-opened, though with new safety protocols in place such as the wearing of masks. The group currently has
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As of Monday, July 20 Last week’s 7-day avg. new cases, state: 1,860.2 Previous week’s 7-day avg. new cases, state: 1,663.1 Two weeks ago’s 7-day avg. new cases, state: 1,604.1 Three weeks ago’s 7-day avg. new cases, state: 1,263.6 Last week’s 7-day average new cases, county: 72.4 Previous week’s 7-day average new cases, county: 72.6 Two weeks ago’s 7-day average new cases, county: 52.4 Three weeks ago’s 7-day average new cases, county: 38.9
July 14, that the COVID-19 Module for Patient Impact and Hospital Capacity would cease serving as an option for hospital reporting during this pandemic. DHEC issued a Public Health Order supporting the transition from NHSN to TeleTracking on July 15. Hospitals are actively making the transition and DHEC is monitoring their efforts. During this transition, the information currently provided by hospitals is incomplete and, therefore, inaccurate. Once DHEC is able to verify the information the hospitals are reporting as part of this new reporting requirement is accurate and the system is fully implemented, we will resume our effort to provide daily data reports. For July 14, the last date the data was presented, there were 1,593 hospital beds in use by COVID-19 patients and 214 of those were on ventilators. Those same numbers for the end of the previous week were 1,488 and 205, respectively. Goal achieved South Carolina has exceeded its monthly COVID-19 testing goal for the month of July by performing 143,336 tests from July 1 through July 16, surpass-
crutches, orthopedic boots and braces, bed pads, knee scooters and many other items and, in particular, has a high volume of wheelchairs, bedside commodes or toilet chairs and walkers.
If you or someone is in need of one of these items, contact The Lending Room at 843524-2554. Those accepting the equipment are only required to pay $1 upon pick up, which covers the release of the item as is.
The facility has regular hours, but volunteers advise calling first to make sure they are there or can accommodate requests. For more information, visit www.lendingroombeaufort.com.
Monday, July 20 New S.C. Cases: 1,445 S.C. deaths: 9 New Beaufort Co. Cases: 33 Beaufort Co. deaths: 0 Percent Positive: 17.7 Sunday, July 19 New S.C. Cases: 2,335* S.C. deaths: 19 New Beaufort Co. Cases: 93 Beaufort Co. deaths: 0 Percent Positive: 18.4 *Record High Saturday, July 18 New S.C. Cases: 1,481 S.C. deaths: 39* New Beaufort Co. Cases: 59 Beaufort Co. deaths: 0 Percent Positive: 21.0 *Record High Friday, July 17 New S.C. Cases: 1,964 S.C. deaths: 25 New Beaufort Co. Cases: 55 Beaufort Co. deaths: 0 Percent Positive: 17.4 Thursday, July 16 New S.C. Cases: 1,842 S.C. deaths: 69* New Beaufort Co. Cases: 108* Beaufort Co. deaths: 3 Percent Positive: 21.3 *Record High Wednesday, July 15 New S.C. Cases: 1,850 S.C. deaths: 0 New Beaufort Co. Cases: 78 Beaufort Co. deaths: 0 Percent Positive: 21.6 Tuesday, July 14 New S.C. Cases: 2,205 S.C. deaths: 23 New Beaufort Co. Cases: 81 Beaufort Co. deaths: 0 Percent Positive: 21.5
ing the target of 140,000 tests. To date, DHEC and partners have held 503 free testing events across the state since May, and a total of 638,194 tests have been performed in South Carolina. There are currently 89 mobile testing events scheduled through Aug. 15 with new testing events added regularly, and there are 182 permanent COVID-19 testing facilities across the state.
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School reopening plan features 2 options for parents
District says it could still start with allvirtual instruction
By Mindy Lucas Parents of Beaufort County school children will have two options for their child’s education when schools reopen this fall – keep children home for virtual instruction or send them to school for in-person education. However, the plan comes with one important caveat: Even if families choose the face-to-face option, which will include new Covid-19
protocols designed to keep students and staff safe, there is still the possibility that schools may switch to an all virtual model. “…As we approach that Sept. 8 start date, if conditions are not safe to go back into the classrooms to do face-toface instruction, then we will begin everyone virtual,” said Superintendent Frank Rodriguez at an online press conference held with members of the media on Friday, July 17. The full plan, which was also released on Friday and posted on the district’s website, provides additional de-
tails of both options. It also includes health and safety protocols for riding buses, wearing face coverings, now required in schools, and testing and quarantining should students or staff become sick or exhibit symptoms. The release of the district’s plan followed a press conference from S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster earlier in the week in which he urged South Carolina schools to reopen after Labor Day. While Beaufort County had already elected to move its start date to Sept. 8, many
South Carolina school districts had planned for an Aug. 17 re-opening date. But state officials thought that date was too soon to ensure the health and safety of parents, teachers and students. Meanwhile, parents should go ahead and choose which option they prefer, district officials said on Friday so that they can finish planning for how many students to expect in classrooms this fall. If the district has an abundance of parents who choose the face-to-face option, for example, schools may shift to a hybrid model of instruc-
tion in order to adhere to physical distancing and other guidelines recommended by DHEC. In that scenario, school days would be divided into AA and BB days that would allow schools to split the number of students in each class and decrease the number of students in the building on any given day, officials said. On days when students are not at school they would be at home participating in distance learning, or the virtual model of instruction. School officials said they won’t know until more regis-
trations are in, if they will be switching to the hybrid model. As of Friday, the district had only received about 6,000 registrations, with 60 percent signing up for face-to-face instruction and 40 percent opting for the virtual model. With 22,000 students in the district, school officials expect the bulk of registrations to come in within the next few weeks. Mindy Lucas is the Beaufort reporter for The Island News and is a staff writer for Lowcountry Weekly. She can be reached at mindy.islandnews@gmail.com.
Running a lifetime thing for Moore
By Justin Jarrett LowcoSports.com Most of the time, Gavin Moore is an ordinary preteen boy who loves playing video games and sports and riding his skateboard or surfboard with his friends. Other times, he’s out for an 8-hour run, leaving grown men who have raced all their lives in the dust. “I want to make running a lifetime thing and just be happy with it,” Moore said. “Go to college, maybe even the Olympics.” Forgive him if he makes such a bold statement so casually — he’s only 12, and frankly, it’s not an unrealistic goal. Moore has shown he has a rare and natural ability for distance running since he started pounding the pavement in first grade. He stayed after school one day to run with a sixth-grader who ran cross country and was immediately hooked, so he began pushing his parents for more opportunities to train and race, starting with local 5K road races and steadily pushing himself harder.
“He always wanted that next distance or goal time,” Gavin’s mother, Emily, said. “He joined the Beaufort Track Club because he was craving more. We let him be the guide and set his goals.” For the past several months, he has been focused on training for the Cremator Ultra, a 50-mile grind contested on a fully-exposed 12.5-mile stretch of road in Beaufort in the middle of July, when the temperature routinely pushes triple digits and the heat index easily exceeds 100 degrees. Such was the case July 12, when Moore was one of only seven runners who completed the race. But he didn’t just complete it — he blazed through the four 12.5-mile legs of the race in 7 hours, 49 minutes, and 40 seconds, more than an hour faster than runner-up Ryan Dunn. Moore had a gameplan for the Cremator, and he was able to stick to it. He went out in a crisp 8:30 mile pace and kept his first 30 miles under 9-minute pace before easing off a bit. He was all alone by the first
Gavin Moore has a game plan for the Cremator, and he was able to stick to it. Submitted photo. checkpoint at 12.5 miles, but he still found an extra gear at the end, pushing back under the 9-minute pace for the final four miles. “I just wanted to get it over with,” Moore recalls. “It was so hot.”
Moore is already something of a celebrity around Beaufort, drawing plenty of honks and waves from neighbors who see him putting in work on the roads and trails where he typically runs 35-50 miles per week.
SCHSL rejects schedule Teachers overhaul, pushes back fall season from page A1 By Justin Jarrett LowcoSports.com The South Carolina High School League’s plan for the fall sports season began to take shape last week — albeit somewhat amorphous — when the league’s executive committee denied a proposal to restructure the entire 2020–21 calendar and approved a plan to push back the start of fall sports. A nearly three-hour online meeting of the SCHSL Executive Committee and school administrators covered plenty of ground — including the Lexington 1 School District’s proposal to proceed with low- and moderate-risk sports in the fall and move higher-risk sports, including football, to the spring. But their ultimate decision was to stay the course, moving the start of football practice back from July 31 to Aug. 17 with hopes of playing a seven-game regular season and four-week postseason, rather than the typical five-round format. Teams that do not qualify for the condensed postseason would be permitted to schedule an eighth game. Other fall sports could begin practice Aug. 17 and play their first games beginning Sept. 1. All sports that use region standings for playoff seeding — football, volleyball, and girls tennis — would be asked to play region contests first during the compacted season in hopes of completing the region schedule and preserving the prospect of
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a traditional postseason. SCHSL Commissioner Jerome Singleton touted the plan’s flexibility, including the prospect of further delaying the start of the season if the state of the COVID-19 pandemic does not improve, as well as the ability to play either a full or compacted schedule in the winter and spring seasons if the fall slate is delayed further. Singleton said the start of the football regular season could be pushed back as far as Oct. 2 before having to dramatically alter the seven-game format, and the schedule could also accommodate an interruption of up to two weeks without invading other sports’ seasons. “This virus is truly a moving target,” Singleton said. “I think it would be a mistake if we just tried to time it out. … We won’t be able to predict that the virus will be any less at any time than what it is now.” Singleton said the league hopes the additional delay will provide time for mask mandates and other preventative measures to take hold, as well as allowing time for experts to learn more about how the virus is spread and thus how to implement guidelines to prevent the spread during athletic competition. Critics of the SCHSL proposal on social media argued it wasn’t much of a plan at all and favored the Lexington 1 proposal or the approach the state’s private schools are taking, which
essentially amounts to full speed ahead. SCISA Athletics Director Mike Fanning reiterated to member schools this week that the league will move forward with its plans to begin full practices July 29 and proceed with a full 10game regular season and playoffs as scheduled. Another point of contention during Wednesday’s discussion was the subject of offseason workouts, which SCHSL approved beginning June 8. Local SCISA programs also are conducting summer workouts, but the Beaufort County School District announced this week it would delay the start of summer workouts from July 20 to Aug. 10, now just one week ahead of the proposed start of fall practice. Greenville County Schools, which also have shut down in-person workouts, presented a proposal to halt workouts statewide, citing a competitive advantage, but the proposal was denied. When the meandering Zoom meeting finally wrapped up, the answers that were provided were mostly tentative. With the pandemic still occurring in real-time, the executive committee plans to reconvene Aug. 4, hopefully armed with more information to advance a plan for competition this fall. “Hopefully,” Singleton said, “we discover more that will allow us to be more relaxed, not more prohibitive.”
face instruction, she would only approve plans that offer “high quality options and keep safety as their top priority.” In addition, many of the state’s top teacher associations have since weighed in saying they opposed the governor’s move to reopen schools without additional consideration for the pandemic. “The Palmetto State Teachers Association categorically opposes Governor McMaster’s push for all school districts in South Carolina to operate in-person instruction, five days a week, without regard for the status of the coronavirus pandemic when schools are scheduled to resume,” the association said in a statement released last week. The association went on to say while they applauded the governor’s call for districts to move start dates to fall, they also believed if health conditions did not improve it would be “irresponsible and dangerous” to return to full, in-person education. “We believe this action would needlessly jeopardize the health and safety our state’s 800,000 students and more than 50,000 teachers,” the association stated. “While we know more now than we did in March about how Covid-19 is spread and contained, the current rate of spread of Covid-19 in our state makes a return to full in-person instruction far more dangerous than it was when the governor ordered schools to close in March.” SC for Ed, the South Carolina Education Association, the South Carolina School Boards Association and the
He hopes to raise his profile while reducing his mileage this fall — the first year he is eligible to compete for the Beaufort High School cross country team, a moment he has looked forward to for years while training with the Eagles’ top runners. “Gavin is a phenomenal athlete,” said Marlon Belden, who was the Class 4A state runner-up for the Eagles as a junior last fall. “His potential is truly limitless, and to think he hasn’t even started running at the high school level yet is beyond exciting. When you have a kid with that much passion, in combination with an unmatched work ethic, you are bound to see some national records fall. We have all been betting on this kid for years. He’s a hometown hero and will continue to excel in this sport at every level.” It’s not just his future high school teammates who have taken Moore under their wing. He gives a lot of the credit for his success to local distance runners Tim Waz and Stephen Noble, who have trained with him
South Carolina Association of School Administrators have all issued similar statements. It’s a level of concern Gordon said she’s been hearing from colleagues, many of whom see a virtual model as the “safe alternative.” “In a non-pandemic world, full-day schooling with faceto-face instruction would clearly be the best option,” she said in an emailed letter to The Island News. “But unfortunately, we are living in a pandemic-stricken world and trying to work our way back to ‘normal.’ We need to make decisions that won’t set us back, but instead push us forward in stopping the spread of this disease.” While teachers like Gordon have acknowledged the importance of face-to-face instruction, they have also pointed to the challenges and risks of teaching during a pandemic while trying to adhere to health and safety protocols. What’s more, there are concerns over one’s own health and the health of teachers’ families. “Teachers are just concerned that they could be placed in a position where they could be affected and those they love could be put in the (same) position,” said Gordon who has an 11-year-old herself. At an online press conference on Friday, Beaufort County School District officials acknowledged the importance of providing flexible options not only for parents but for teachers as well and a work force that is already facing potential shortages. According to the county: • 366 teachers in the current teacher force are 55 and older; • 175 are eligible for retirement because of age or years of service; • 46 percent of the dis-
for several years and nurtured his unique ability. Moore ran his first 50K at age 9 and has since completed two marathons, two more 50Ks, including a trail race, and now the 50mile Cremator. He already holds age-group state records in the 5K, 8K, 10-mile, and marathon. Just how far Moore can push himself is yet to be seen, and he and his family know his talent could be fleeting. As he ages and matures, his body will change, and that might dictate whether he focuses on speed, endurance, or something in between. “He’s a small kid but it’s never stopped him,” Belden said. “It might even work to his advantage if his growth is steady.” An unexpected growth spurt might change Gavin Moore’s focus and his goals, but it won’t be able to derail his drive and work ethic, nor the intrinsic motivation to be the best he can be. “Winning is nice,” Moore says, “but time … If I get my PR, I’m always going to be more happy than if I win the race.” trict’s current work force (including all employees) are in a high-risk group themselves or live with or provide care to someone who is at high risk for Covid-19. Overall, while Gordon felt the district’s plan, released on Friday, was “very comprehensive,” there were still questions as to how the two options would work in conjunction with each other, and what that first week of school will look like. “Many teachers have asked, who will teach virtual and who will teach face-to-face and what does that even look like to do a hybrid model,” she said, referring to a model the school district would implement if too many parents register for in-person education. In that model, students would be assigned different days to attend school in an effort to reduce class size, district officials have said. “I know the district is working really hard at putting that together, but there’s still big question marks,” Gordon said. Like other teachers across the state, she points to the work conducted by the Department of Education’s AccelerateED Task Force. The group, comprised of school officials and leaders from around the state, recommended that if a county had a DHEC-reported COVID-19 infection rate of “High,” the instruction provided should be virtual until rates go down. Beaufort County has consistently rated “High” on those metrics for the last few weeks. “Let’s trust our state health experts, monitor their data and make sound decisions,” Gordon said when discussing whether to return to in-person education. “Until the data show marked improvement, I will continue to say, ‘Not yet.’”
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Open debate under assault in America
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t is Saturday, early, humid and still. It is July and this, of course, is Beaufort. This July, however, is different. This morning I don’t have my Gazette — there is no longer a Saturday issue — nor do I have the Wall Street Journal. The WSJ’s “weekend edition” comes by mail and generally doesn’t arrive until Monday. I do have my computer and have, grudgingly, learned how to use Google and routinely navigate my way to recently published articles. This morning I have a piece from Harper’s titled “A Letter on Justice and Open Debate.” The piece begins by saying the obvious. That we are in a “moment of trial” where powerful protests for “racial and social justice” are in the streets, surging through the social media, splayed across the front pages of newspapers that I don’t have this morning. The piece goes on to say
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that “the free exchange of information and ideas, the lifeblood of liberal society, is becoming more constricted. While we have come to expect this on the radical right, censoriousness is also spreading more widely in our culture; an intolerance of opposing views, a vogue for public shaming and ostracism, and the tendency to dissolve complex policy in a blinding moral certainty.” The piece — signed by writers like Margaret Atwood, J.K. Rowling and Atul Gawande — says “the way to defeat bad ideas is by exposure, argu-
ment, and persuasion, not by trying to silence or wish them away … as writers we need a culture for experimentation, risk taking, and even mistakes. We need to preserve the possibility of good faith disagreement without professional consequences.” This piece comes not from Donald Trump or his apologists, rather it comes from left-leaning writers, journalists and column-writers who see a growing “censoriousness” and unquestionable righteousness coming from college students, university professors who “disinvite” speakers and who call for the firing of faculty who have strayed away from accepted dogma. But here, in Harper’s, is a plea for unfettered, unpunished debate and for keeping one’s mind open to new, uncomfortable opinion. For my generation — those creaking souls now in their
mid-70s — this is a hard thing to do. We have been sentient for six decades and we have seen a lot of trial and tribulation. We have seen felons and fools as well as genius and generosity. We have come a very long way and now, at long last, we believe we know what is true and how the world works. In my own case (“Oh boy, here he goes again”) I have a set of beliefs one of which concerns the American Civil War. That belief was neatly captured by the film-maker, Ken Burns, about 20 years ago. One remembers Shelby Foote speaking — in his sonorous Mississippi accent — about the tactical tenacity of J.E.B. Stuart and Ulysses Grant. One remembers the letters (from doomed farm boys on both sides) read against the haunting strains of Ashokan Farewell. One re-
members that millions tuned into this series and talked about it for months thereafter. Now, these same doomed soldiers (if they were Southern) are compared with the Schutzstaffel — and J.E.B Stuart has assumed a Rommelesque persona. On maybe Hans Guderian is the better metaphor. There has been a sea change that may have something to do with the passing of the World War II generation and the thinning-out of the Boomers. I just don’t know how or why this has happened. I have five friends with whom I meet every Thursday afternoon. We talk about Trump, about the virus, about race, about education and retirees and resorts on barrier islands. And we disagree. Sometimes we raise our voices and shout, “That’s a crock of ______!” Sometimes we are a little more precise in our
criticism. But at the end of the hour — sometimes two hours — we adjourn with a glass of Cabernet Sauvignon and, if necessary, apologize and affirm the fact that each of us is entitled to his or her view however moronic or misguided. With the help of that full bodied Cab we gaze out into the nearby marsh (and sky) marveling at the drama of the contrasts and colors. The writers who put together the Harper’s piece know their history — the French Revolution in particular. But they also know the right to disagree, to say something odious (not harmful) is precious. And that open debate, in these strange and turbulent times, is under assault. Scott Graber is a lawyer, novelist, veteran columnist and longtime resident of Port Royal. He can be reached at cscottgraber@gmail.com.
Shouldn’t you get the instructions first?
y girlfriend Donna called the other day. “Helwo” she said “Who is this?” I asked, hearing what sounded like a 3-year old child. “It’s me she said. I had oral surgery.” She mumbled. The sentence did not come across that clear, but I was able to get the gist of it. It turns out that at the grand old age of 62, she had to have her two lower wisdom teeth pulled. I will not go into all the gory details, but Donna was not a happy camper. I was reminded of when I
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was 19 years old and had to have three impacted wisdom teeth extracted. I looked like Richard Nixon for days. My jowls swelled; and forget about talking. I could barely move my mouth. So, I was sympathetic.
She asked, “Do you know why doctors do not give patients post-surgery instructions until after the surgery?” “Maybe patients would not have the surgery if they understood all the complications.” I suggested. Then she proceeded to tell me the events of the previous days. She said her husband had to wait out in the car during the procedure; and afterwards, the nurse walked her out, wobbly and puffy looking. She had gobs of gauze in her mouth too. The nurse handed her husband four pages of discharge instructions, along with five
prescriptions. Donna was kind of out of it and did not quite understand the concept of “post-surgery” instructions. As they were driving home her husband asked, “Do you want me to drop off the prescriptions and take you home, or do you want to wait in the car with me?” “Uh huh,” she replied. He asked “The first or the second. You have two options. Which one?” he asked. She pulled out the gauze and mumbled, “Home.” But first, they stopped at a fast food joint where she asked for something to drink
because her mouth was so dry. She swallowed a nice cold soda, which she sucked it down with a straw. That evening, as she was enjoying a glass of wine, having taken her antibiotic and pain medicine, her husband finally read all the instructions. “Uh oh.” Her husband said. “Guess we should have read these sooner.” As they went through the list, they realized she had violated many of the items on the “Do not do” list. That is when she wondered why she had not been given the instructions beforehand.
“Maybe Lee was right. The doctor doesn’t want to scare you,” she said. But as she sat there finishing her glass of wine, she was glad she had not read the instructions beforehand. After all, a glass of wine after oral surgery seemed like just what the doctor should have ordered. Lee Scott, award winning humor writer takes her “Walter Mitty” like persona and spins tales around everyday life. She enjoys boating, reading, and meeting people. Scott lives in Beaufort with her husband, JD, along with their dog Brandy. You can reach her at Lasshood@aol.com.
Typhoid Donald: The pandemic of DUMB-20, unmasked
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emember the story of “Typhoid Mary?” Allegedly, she was the first person in the United States diagnosed with typhoid fever. Because she was asymptomatic, she refused to stop working as a cook. Thousands died from the tragic infection that was traced back to just one person. Many of us are puzzled about how the deadly COVID-19 traveled so quickly to every place on Earth in only a few short months. Remember the myth about the invention of chess? A very smart mathematical wizard in China conned his Emperor, who was not very smart (much like our own POTUS). As a reward, graciously offered by the duped Emperor, the Wizard asked only to receive one rick grain on the first square, two on the second square, and then thereafter square the progression of tiny rice kernels on each of the 62 squares remaining. The Emperor quickly agreed. The real math showed
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that the rice owed to the Wizard was more than the ricerich kingdom could produce in centuries. Realizing this, the enraged and embarrassed Emperor quickly rewarded the Wizard with a one-way trip to “heaven.” The number of rice grains on the 64th square is 263, or 9,223,372,036,854,775,808 grains! That is what exponential means. Viruses thrive on exponential growth. Our POTUS has insisted on creating a fake make-believe alternate reality where COVID-19 is no big deal. POTUS declares that “soon it will just fade away;” perhaps much like General McArthur’s axiom pertaining to old soldiers, who also “… just
fade away.” Truth and reality intrude so that we now witness the largest daily nation-wide increase of infections yet recorded, as we continue to lead the world in this mortifying statistic. And 137,000 dead with no end in sight. Our most exalted medical experts document a truth that is diametrically opposite to the unending litany of POTUS’s lies. Dr. Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease guru, recently testifying under oath at a Congressional hearing. He said unequivocally that wearing face-masks is "definitely helpful in preventing acquisition as well as transmission" of COVID-19, and that the U.S. “has not prevailed” over this killer. For his honesty, Dr. Fauci has become persona non grata at the White House. Truth to power. When you conflate science with science fiction, you get politics! And bad politics at that. Outraged by the truth of real numbers, POTUS just
(July 15) ordered hospitals to send their infection/death data to the White House instead of the CDC. Hello? What kind of BS is this? Will you believe those White House “analyzed” numbers? I damned sure won’t! I continue my study of the newly discovered virus, DUMB-20; I am disappointed that NIH refuses to fund my research. I identified a large number of symptoms characterizing DUMB-20, and they seem to be exhibited most flagrantly in our own “typhoid Donald,” especially affecting his cerebral abilities. DJT represents how this infection creates a cognitive dissonance, rendering him DDB (deaf, dumb, blind) to undeniable facts of the real world. Yet, burrowed inside his cocoon of unreality and deniability, POTUS demands extraordinary efforts from everyone else to protect him from a killer virus that he says he has turned to dust. On July 17, there were a stunning 75,600 new infec-
tions, 11 records set in the past month. With his “stable genius” intellect (you bet), empty heart and stone-cold soul, POTUS claims “Only I can fix it!” Oh? So why ain’t it fixed already? With staggering increases in new cases and deaths every day, it seems to me someone has a whole lot of fixin’ to do. And the sooner, the better. Who might that “someone” be? At present, there is no coordinated action plan being developed in the White House to address the pandemic that literally sucks the life out of our republic. DUMB-20 appears to be highly infectious. Sadly, some of those newly infected by POTUS’s narcissistic self-absorption will die of terminal STUPIDNESS, but their death certificate will indicate that it was COVID-19. Wrong. DUMB-20 is the culprit, no doubt! With 137,000 deaths and climbing, POTUS maintains we are doing okay and he is on top of things. You should be outraged at this craziness.
Donald John Trump has laid waste to our country with a slash and burn style of non-leadership, preferring an incompetence and malevolence only he can deliver. We the People must put an end to this. He makes a better “bean salesman” than POTUS! Can you believe that insane photo? That’s worse than the horrible “Bible” photo op. Thank you, Mr. President. DUMB-20 strikes again! Disclaimer: I hope I did not confuse our readers with my last opinion piece about me not speaking or writing about POTUS again. The last three sentences of that piece were intended to indicate I meant AFTER the election. Sorry if I unintentionally misled anyone. “Well, all I know is what I read in the newspapers.” – Will Rogers. David M. Taub was Mayor of Beaufort from 1990 through 1999 and served as a Beaufort County Magistrate from 2010 to 2015. You can reach him at david.m.taub42@gmail.com.
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From staff reports A new category called the Duty & Honor Film Collection has been added to the 15th Annual Beaufort International Film Festival, scheduled for Feb. 16-21, 2021. This new category will stand alone from the other categories – feature films, short films, documentaries (feature length and short), animated films, student films, and screenplays – in that it will consist of films that are 40 minutes or shorter and reflect positively on the United States military, law enforcement, fire and rescue personnel and other first responders and their
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