This emotional documentary recounting the events and journey to forgiveness will have a two day screening, June 17 and 19. The first trailer for ‘Emanuel’ is powered with raw emotion and will bring back some horrific and poignant memories.
This was a day, we will never forget and this documentary will help us find perspective, clarity and for some closure.
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What: Corps of Cadets Parade
When: Every Friday at 3:45 PM during school session
Where: The Citadel – 171 Moultrie Street, Charleston, South Carolina 29409
Cost: FREE
Watch from the stands as more than 2,300 members of the South Carolina Corps of Cadets march in formation onto Summerall Field in the heart of The Citadel’s iconic campus, located on the banks of the Ashley River in downtown Charleston.
Parades typically include performances by The Regimental Band and Pipes, the firing of cannons, Pass in Review, and occasionally are used to present awards and recognize students, faculty, staff, and other notable figures.
Parades are family-friendly, free to attend, and open to the public.
PARKING: Visitors should plan to arrive 30-45 minutes prior to the start of the parade. Cadets will welcome visitors to campus, direct them toward parking, and assist in finding a seat in the viewing area.
Official Parade Schedule Website
DISCLAIMER: Parade times are subject to change due to inclement weather or other unforeseen circumstances. Combat veterans and other individuals who are distressed by loud noises are advised that parades often include the firing of cannons.
NEW YORK (AP) — Nikki Haley, the former United Nations ambassador and South Carolina governor, has a book deal.
St. Martin’s Press announced Wednesday that Haley’s book, currently untitled, will come out this fall. According to the publisher, the 47-year-old Haley will write about her experiences as ambassador in 2017-18 and her six years before that as governor, sharing “the consequential actions, decisions, confrontations, and behind-the-scenes negotiations that shaped national and world events.
Haley also will offer “deeply personal” insights and the “challenges” she faced as a woman during her time in government.
“I was blessed to serve during some momentous times as governor of South Carolina and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations,” Haley, a Republican who has often been mentioned as a possible future candidate for president, said in a statement. “There were tragedies and triumphs, but through it all my love for America has only grown. My hope with this book is to give people a unique window into recent history and inspire us toward a better future.”
Financial terms for her book were not disclosed. Haley was represented by Washington attorney Robert Barnett, whose other clients have included former President Barack Obama and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
Haley has written a previous book, “Can’t Is Not An Option,” which came out in 2012.
Numerous former Trump administration officials, from James Comey to Omarosa Manigault Newman, have written best-sellers. Former National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster has a book scheduled for 2020.
Often seen as an independent force within the Trump administration, Haley was once one of Trump’s toughest Republican critics.
She endorsed Florida Sen. Marco Rubio for president in 2016 and said Trump was “everything a governor doesn’t want in a president.” Trump, meanwhile, tweeted, “The people of South Carolina are embarrassed by Nikki Haley!”
As ambassador, she differed notably at times from the president’s more isolationist views, but she was one of the few top officials to depart amicably, and voluntarily. With Trump beside her in the Oval Office and telling her she had done a “fantastic job,” she announced last October she was stepping down at the end of 2018 because “it’s good to rotate in other people who can put that same energy and power into it.”
She also said she had no plans to run for president in 2020 and would campaign for Trump, who has since said he will nominate Kelly Craft, the U.S. ambassador to Canada, to succeed her at the U.N.
Fellow diplomats praised Haley when she announced she was leaving, but her time at the U.N. coincided with the Trump administration’s withdrawal from numerous international agreements and organizations, including the Iran nuclear deal, the Paris climate agreement and the U.N. Human Rights Council. Haley herself clashed with the White House last year when on television she previewed the administration’s planned imposition of a new round of sanctions on Russia.
After the sanctions never materialized, economic adviser Larry Kudlow said she got “ahead of the curve” and suggested she was confused.
“With all due respect, I don’t get confused,” Haley responded.
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This story has been corrected to show that Kelly Craft has not yet been nominated as U.N. ambassador.
Sourced: Associated Press
SCHOOL STUDENTS CAN NOW RIDE CARTA FOR FREE
FREE FARE PROGRAM INTRODUCES LOWCOUNTRY YOUTH TO TRANSIT
CHARLESTON, S.C. (April 9, 2019) – The Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority (CARTA) has launched a new Free Student Fare pilot program that allows students in the system’s service area ages 6 and older to ride CARTA for free. The new program is available to both public and private school students and applies to all CARTA services.
“The Free Student Fare pilot program is a win-win and accomplishes several important things,” said CARTA Board of Directors Chairman Mike Seekings. “First, it familiarizes a new generation with transit in the Lowcountry. Second, it reduces barriers to mobility for students who may otherwise have no transportation. After-school jobs, the public library and opportunities for recreation are all now within reach at no cost. Finally, riding the bus is a safer option than putting teens behind the wheel on our congested highways.”
The program is currently slated to run through August on a pilot basis and will be monitored for possible extension. Students will not be required to show ID in order to board at this time.
CARTA buses can be tracked in real time by downloading the Transit App. Trips can be planned and details on CARTA routes and services can be found at RideCARTA.com. Questions regarding the program should be directed to CARTA marketing and communications manager Michelle Emerson, who can be reached at memerson@bcdcog.com or (843) 529-0333.
ABOUT CARTA
The Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority (CARTA) is a public transportation system dedicated to providing affordable transit in the Charleston community through local fixed routes, on-demand paratransit service, and express commuter routes. For the latest on CARTA, visit www.ridecarta.com, like us on Facebook or follow on Twitter at @RideCARTA. All customers are encouraged to plan rides and track buses with the CARTA-endorsed Transit app.
Holy City helps drive dramatic nationwide increase in solar capacity
CHARLESTON – Charleston ranked eighteenth nationwide and second among South Atlantic cities for solar energy capacity per capita, landing it among the nation’s leaders for installing clean energy from the sun. The results come from the sixth edition of Shining Cities 2019: The Top U.S. Cities for Solar Energy, a new report released today by Environment America Research & Policy Center. It is the most comprehensive survey available of installed solar capacity in major U.S. cities.
“The Holy City can also be known as one of America’s ‘Solar Stars’,” said Emma Searson, Go Solar Campaign advocate with Environment America Research & Policy Center. “Charleston’s use of solar energy sets an example for the rest of the country.”
Charleston ranked ahead of Jacksonville and just behind Sacramento for megawatts of solar energy capacity per capita as of year-end 2018, and was included in the annual Shining Cities report for the first time this year. The city has used solar energy to ensure clean air for public health and keep energy dollars in the community.
In addition to the annual rankings, the report examined national solar power in major cities over the past six years. The analysis found that from 2013 to 2018, solar energy capacity more than doubled in 45 of 57 of America’s largest cities.
Yet, the report also found that all of the cities in the study could install far more solar energy capacity than they currently have. According the report, 33 cities could install at least 50 times as much solar PV as they currently have installed in total on their small building rooftops alone.
“Each year we harness more and more of the enormous solar energy potential across the country,” said Searson. “We still have a long way to go, but leaders like Charleston are taking the steps necessary to power more homes, schools and businesses with clean energy from the sun.”
In addition to the report, Environment America Research & Policy Center also released a new guide, “Ten Ways Your Community Can Go Solar”, a resource for local officials and community members who want to take action and bring more solar to their cities and towns.
This year’s Shining Cities survey ranks 69 of the nation’s major cities by solar energy capacity. Honolulu ranks first overall for solar energy capacity per capita, while Los Angeles places No. 1 in total solar energy capacity installed. Regional leaders for solar capacity per capita were Burlington, Vt. in the Northeast; Washington, D.C. in the South Atlantic; San Antonio in the South Central region; Indianapolis in the North Central region; Las Vegas in the Mountain region and Honolulu in the Pacific region.
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Environment America Research & Policy Center is dedicated to protecting air, water and open space by investigating problems, crafting solutions and educating the public.For Immediate Release:
Media Contact:
Emma Searson, Go Solar Campaign advocate, 828-545-7300, esearson@enviornmentamerica.org
Bret Fanshaw, Go Solar Campaign director, 602-252-9225, bfanshaw@environmentamerica.org
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Charleston, S.C.: There were 350 dolphins off the coast of South Carolina in 2008, and it’s unclear how many remain in the face of increasing human activity, crab pot entanglement and other dangers.
The executive director of conservation group The Lowcountry Marine Mammal Network, Lauren Rust, tells The Post and Courier that the dolphin population is smaller than people realize.
Since the 2008 count, crab pot entanglement deaths have steadily increased and dozens of sick and malnourished dolphins have washed ashore dead. A virus broke out along the East Coast from 2013 to 2015, killing more than 1,500 dolphins, about 178 of which washed ashore in South Carolina.
And while the dolphins seemingly dwindle, funding is being cut at agencies such as the U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The Associated Press
Summary of Events – April 7, 1863
In April, Major General David Hunter prepared his land forces on Folly, Cole’s, and North Edisto Islands to cooperate with a naval bombardment of Fort Sumter.
On April 7, 1863, the South Atlantic Squadron under Rear Admiral S.F. Du Pont bombarded Fort Sumter, having little impact on the Confederate defenses of Charleston Harbor. Although several of Hunter’s units had embarked on transports, the infantry were not landed, and the joint operation was abandoned.
The ironclad warships Keokuk, Weehawken, Passaic, Montauk, Patapsco, New Ironsides, Catskill, Nantucket, and Nahant participated in the bombardment. Keokuk, struck more than 90 times by the accurate Confederate fire, sunk the next day.
One of the ironclads was commanded by Percival Drayton, a Charleston native, who fought for the Union. (Drayton’s brother, a Confederate general, had commanded the Southern forces that were defeated at the Battle of Port Royal by a Union fleet and soldiers that included Percival Drayton.
Casualties were slight: 1 killed and 21 wounded for the Union and 5 killed and 8 wounded for the Confederates. Dupont and his captains decided not to renew the attack the next day. Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles was appalled, and Dupont was relieved from command on July 5, 1863.
Press Release By Martine Wolfe-Miller, Communications Manager
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (April 5, 2019) – Mount Pleasant Mayor Will Haynie and Dr. Carole Swiecicki, executive director and CEO of Dee Norton Child Advocacy Center, yesterday met on the front lawn of Mount Pleasant Town Hall among dozens of blue and silver pinwheels to designate Mount Pleasant a Pinwheel City. Mount Pleasant partnered with Dee Norton and the Children’s Trust of SC in support of their efforts to raise awareness for child abuse prevention across South Carolina.
“By proclaiming Mount Pleasant a Pinwheel City through the month of April, we seek to empower adults to prevent abuse from happening to the children in their lives,” said Mayor Haynie. “The pinwheel is the national symbol of child abuse prevention. It is a whimsical reminder of the happy childhoods we want for all children.”
Throughout April, pinwheel gardens will serve as a reminder of child abuse and how everyone can help prevent abuse from happening.
Dee Norton Child Advocacy Center, the region’s leading resource to prevent abuse, protect children and heal families, will raise awareness in honor of National Child Abuse Prevention Month and hold events all month long to spread awareness and share tips to prevent child abuse from happening.
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