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4 weeks ago | 
scpress.org | Tom Poland |Jen Madden
A fence has become more than a way to mark property—delineate—as a five-dollar word goes. “I put that fence up to delineate precisely where my line runs.” Redundant. To delineate is to indicate the “exact position.”Fences have long served as a hoity toity way to show off. You’ll see a place cordoned off precisely and a lot of times you’ll see the owner has gone to great pains with his fence.
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1 month ago | 
scpress.org | Patrick Byrne |Jen Madden
As I’ve gotten older and had kids of my own, it’s impossible not to think about how expensive certain things have become versus what they used to cost not so long ago. The cost of housing, cars and eating out is much more expensive in our post Covid world. One of the main reasons for being a parent is to provide your children with a better life.
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1 month ago | 
scpress.org | Thomas Hyslip |Jen Madden
Skip to contentAre you constantly battling dropped calls, sluggish data, or feeling the sting of an overpriced cell phone plan? You’re not alone. Many consumers wrestle with the same frustrations, wondering if a greener pasture exists on the other side of the network fence. Luckily, the days of blind faith in a carrier are over. Now, you can test drive a new service before making the leap, thanks to free eSIM trials. Why Take the Plunge?
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1 month ago | 
scpress.org | Patrick Byrne |Jen Madden
Making a large purchase can be daunting. For instance, the purchase of a new home can often bring with it a steady stream of sleepless nights due to an overworked brain wracked with worry. We want to make the right decision, after all, we’re stuck with it for the foreseeable future. Defining a house as a large purchase is easy to do. A house is expensive, therefore, it fits the definition of “large.” What if all of your purchases can be defined within a category?
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1 month ago | 
scpress.org | Thomas Hyslip |Jen Madden
A new smishing scam is circulating, tricking recipients into believing they owe unpaid tolls to E-ZPass and other toll service providers. The fraudulent messages attempt to steal personal and financial information under the guise of overdue payments. Scammers send text messages posing as E-ZPass, SunPass, Peach Pass, or other toll providers.
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1 month ago | 
scpress.org | Patrick Byrne |Jen Madden
We have a housing crisis in America. Depending on who you ask, this is due to zoning policies, stagnant wages, COVID, or a mix of racial and/or economic inequities. Most if not all of these are probably true. I’m not an economist so I have zero business weighing in on that part of it. What I do know is this, the houses that are being built today aren’t very appealing. Every house under $400K that’s being built around me is a box with a garage that could double as a front door.
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
scpress.org | Jen Madden
One of my greatest satisfactions sitting behind the editor’s desk was appreciating the newspaper had a pulse of the community. Credit extended beyond the newsroom; all employees served as our collective eyes and ears. Delivering news is hard work as editors well know. Stories don’t just fall in your lap. You must develop news sources, which can be a painstaking process. Sources willingly share good news. When bad news surfaces, they often create detours and roadblocks.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
scpress.org | Jen Madden
South Carolina remains one of the minority of states without an anti-SLAPP statute, which would allow for early dismissal of defamation lawsuits against both media and non-media defendants when the defendant(s) can show that the lawsuit is primarily aimed at suppressing discussion of an issue of public concern. In addition to dismissal of the case, in many states with such laws the defendant can also receive from the plaintiff(s) incurred in defending the lawsuit.
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Jan 6, 2025 | 
scpress.org | Tom Poland |Jen Madden
New Orleans-bound, Georgia Dawgs Andy and I left Columbia, South Carolina, December 31 at 7:30 a.m. Headed to the Sugar Bowl, our rooms waited at a Marriott in NOLA, that lady-like acronym for a city with its share of fame, and some will say filth. I’d visited NOLA before. In 2000 I departed a cruise ship moored in the meandering Mississippi to wander city streets. I remember buying a book in a voodoo shop.
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Jan 6, 2025 | 
scpress.org | Patrick Byrne |Jen Madden
The new year allows us to re-evaluate our lives and commit to making changes in order to positively impact our future. Exercising more and eating better are great goals to physically impact your life in a positive way. Understanding where your money ends up each month and having a consistent budget are also key to a healthy and happy 2025. Here are 5 easy steps you can take to positively impact your finances in the new year: Live on Cash Alone Access to credit has never been easier.
