It’s a Right. It’s a Responsibility. It’s a Duty.
By: Taft Matney On several occasions, I’ve heard this coming election referred to as “the most important election or our lifetimes.” I have my personal feelings, and if you don’t know them but have a burning desire to find out what they are, feel free to ask. This isn’t the forum for that, though. […]
Happy Birthday to Us
By: Taft Matney In almost every speech I ever heard him give (and I heard a lot), former South Carolina Secretary of State Jim Miles used to say, “He who does not toot his own horn will not have his horn tooted.” For me, for us, for CRESCENT, let me take a moment to […]
We Deserve Better from Network News
By: Taft Matney Much like the winds from Tropical Storm Isaac now making its way to the Gulf, network television news blows. NBC dedicated each of its affiliated networks to 17 days of live Olympic coverage – even a streaming web site and mobile apps – so we could watch the trampoline finals and […]
UPDATED: Team USA… Made in China.
By: Taft Matney Seriously. There’s an entire region of our country that was built on textiles. We live in it. Though no longer the dominant industry, textiles are still powerful here in the Southeast. My grandfather was a linthead, and he wasn’t the only one in the Upstate who grew up in a mill […]
Who Knew Seersucker Would Become Water Cooler Talk?
By: Taft Matney So last week, I expressed my disappointment in the fact that the US Senate discontinued “Seersucker Thursday.” I also said, “I’m not going to turn this in to a column about when it (seersucker) should be worn, if you should wear socks with it, or what kinds of shoes and belts should […]
